New rules to cut cargo hauls 10%: CALLEFT OUT TO DRY? A CAL official told the Taipei Times that the center’s measures, dubbed the “Down to Zero 2.0” plan, had been misunderstood, as many thought that all 1,279 CAL pilots would immediately stop flying and be quarantined at government centers. The stricter anti-COVID-19 measures that the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has imposed on China Airlines are predicted to reduce the airline’s cargo capacity by about 10 percent, the company said yesterday. Even though the company only expects a 10 percent cut in its cargo capacity, the new measures would still affect the air cargo market, a freight forwarder manager said by telephone. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (台積電) and United Microelectronics Corp (聯電) said that their shipments are not likely to be significantly affected by CAL’s reduced cargo capacity.

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