Taoyuan airport handles 1.7m passengers over LNYStaff writer, with CNAPassenger traffic at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on the Lunar New Year holiday from Feb. 13 to Sunday totaled about 1.706 million people, up about 5.8 percent from the same period last year, the airport's operator said today. During the 11-day period, daily passenger throughput averaged about 155,000 people, with passenger volumes exceeding 160,000 four times, Taoyuan International Airport Corp said in a statement. The departures board is pictured at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in an undated photograph. Looking ahead to the 228 Peace Memorial Day holiday from Friday to Sunday, the company forecast average daily passenger traffic of about 147,000. The company said Lunar New Year operations ran smoothly this year, citing the effective use of artificial intelligence-assisted passenger traffic forecasts.

Source: Taipei Times February 25, 2026 07:14 UTC