Legislators' proposal requires the Civil Aviation Administration to evaluate the direct flight of Matsu Dongyin and Juguangcai helicopters to Songshan. The Civil Aviation Administration said that the evaluation will be completed in three months.

(Information photo, provided by Lingtian Airlines)

[Reporter Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] Between the four townships and five islands in the Matsu area, the inter-island transportation is inconvenient. Residents living in Dongyin and Juguang areas, if they want to go to and from Taiwan’s main island, they must first go to Nangan by sea to take a plane before arriving. Taiwan.

When the Transportation Committee of the Legislative Yuan reviewed the 112-year budget of the Civil Aviation Administration today, legislators Hong Shenhan, Liu Shifang, Chen Suyue and others proposed that the Civil Aviation Administration be asked to evaluate the feasibility of direct helicopter flights to Dongyin and Juguang to and from Songshan. Complete the relevant assessment tasks within the period.

At present, when the sea traffic in Matsu is interrupted, helicopter transportation measures will be activated. There are up to 3 sorties per day between Nangan and Dongyin and Juguang. The fourth and above need to apply for approval from the Transportation and Tourism Bureau. Nangan-Dongyin morning The first sortie starts at 8:40; the first sortie starts from Nangan-Juguang at 1:00 pm. Each sortie must have at least 4 local residents to fly.

In terms of ticket prices, Feidong is 1,200 yuan for Matsu citizens and 3,000 yuan for other people, and Juguang is 800 yuan for Matsu citizens and 2,000 yuan for other people.

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In order to improve the convenience of transportation between the residents of Dongyin and Dong, Xiju and the main island of Taiwan, the legislator proposes to ask the Civil Aviation Administration to coordinate and evaluate the feasibility of direct helicopter flights to Songshan. If necessary, it should cooperate with the Tourism Bureau and assist travel agencies to organize For charter flight needs, provide more convenient services in Dongyin and Juguang Township.

Lin Guoxian, director of the Civil Aviation Administration, said that there are helicopters that fly from Dongyin to Nangan in Matsu, but they are not suitable for normal transportation. Helicopters are slow and carry few passengers, so it is not economical to use them as transportation; and flying for an hour may cost 10,000 US dollars, one set sometimes carries 8 people, and the cost per person needs to be shared is quite high, but colleagues will still be invited to make detailed evaluations in the future.