Sports Administration Director-General Chang Shao-hsi sits alone on a July 21 flight to Tokyo to attend the Olympic Games. That arrangement was necessary to allow social distancing between the athletes, which would not have been possible in business class, as there are only 36 seats in that section, it said. It flew all Taiwanese athletes in business class on their return from Tokyo after the Games. After submitting his request to resign, Chang was told to first go to Tokyo to handle matters related to the athletes. DPP caucus secretary-general Lo Chih-cheng (羅致政) said that somebody has to take full responsibility for letting athletes sit in economy class, as it was a mission handed down by the president and the premier.

Source: Taipei Times August 11, 2021 15:56 UTC