TRANSASIA Airways has introduced once-weekly services from Hualien to Hangzhou in China.
This is the first scheduled cross-straits service for TransAsia out of Hualien, as the carrier seeks to target second tier Chinese cities as part of its regional expansion strategy.
The flight (GE3124) will depart Hualien every Thursday at 20:30, arriving in Hangzhou at 22:00. It will return from Hangzhou (GE3123) every Friday at 09:05, and land in Hualien at 10:35.
Vincent Lin, chairman, TransAsia Airways, said: “On April 28, Hangzhou will be included as a destination under the ‘Free Independent Travel’ programme. This coincides perfectly with our route launch enabling us to bring passengers from Hangzhou to Hualien.”
TransAsia currently operates 92 weekly flights from Taiwan to 12 destinations in mainland China, including Shanghai, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Chongqing.
