CAL cancels April 17 Palau flight over weak interest‘NOT ECONOMICAL’: Although its average passenger load factor has edged upward, China Airlines said continued ‘travel bubble’ service depends on customer demandBy Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporterChina Airlines Ltd (CAL, 華航) yesterday said that it would cancel its flights between Taiwan and Palau on Saturday, despite the Taiwan-Palau “travel bubble” arrangement, as only two people had booked seats. “For the flight that is slated to fly from Taiwan to Palau on the afternoon of April 17, only two people purchased tickets, while no seats were sold for the flight that would return from Palau later on the same day,” CAL said in a statement. Photo: CNAUnder the travel bubble arrangement, people must join tour groups offered by local travel agencies, but there was little chance of the agencies continuing to offer the tour departing on Saturday, the official said. The flight from Palau to Taiwan today would fly as scheduled, because there would be 47 passengers aboard, it said. “Without the demand to transport cargo to Palau, CAL could not make up for the low passenger revenue with its cargo business,” the official said.

Source: Taipei Times April 13, 2021 15:56 UTC