Mayor Huang Weizhe (middle) announced today that the direct flight from Tainan City to Sendai City, Japan will be launched on April 1.

(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)

[Reporter Hong Ruiqin/Tainan Report] Tainan City has opened up new destinations for direct flights to international cities!

To catch up with the Qingming holiday, the Tainan-Sendai direct charter flight will start on April 1, with a round-trip fare of 25,000 yuan.

The Tourism Bureau of Nanshi City stated that this direct charter flight is in cooperation with Taiwan Tiger Airways. Because it is a charter flight, the fare is 25,000 yuan. Sendai, Japan to Tainan City departs at 14:20 on April 5th and arrives at 17:20. Tigerair Taiwan’s IT-8150 flight model is A320, with a maximum of 179 seats. The seats are very popular. Book seats in early March. It has exceeded 70%.

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Today (15) Mayor Huang Weizhe, Chairman of Tigerair Taiwan Chen Hanming and Huniu led by him, Chairman of Tainan City Travel Business Association Cai Chenghong and others jointly launched the ceremony.

Huang Weizhe, who will take a charter flight to lead a delegation to visit Sendai City, said that Tainan and Sendai City of Japan have a deep connection. He hopes that this visit can build a bridge of friendship and exchanges between the two sides, and the friendship between the two sides will be stronger. One step to achieve.

Taiwan’s Tigerair is expanding in Tainan for the first time. Chen Hanming said that the current charter flight prices are the same as those of other airlines, which only reflect the current high cost. Depending on the future oil price stability and market demand assessment, we will provide preferential prices as much as possible in the future. Mainstream routes provide convenience. The point-to-point expansion of other cities will also cooperate with the official promotion as far as the transportation capacity allows.

The Tourism Bureau of Nanshi City stated that the charter flight is going to be launched this time, hoping to establish a good model, so that Tainan tourists can go to Sendai conveniently, and also hope to attract Japanese friends to Tainan for sightseeing, saving the cost of high-speed rail round trips and other transportation time. Under 2 to 3 hours traffic time.

The Tainan City Travel Business Association also launched a 5-day Tohoku Cherry Blossom Viewing Hot Spring Tour in conjunction with the charter flight schedule. It departs on April 1 and returns to China on April 5. In addition to cherry blossom viewing and hot springs, the itinerary includes visiting famous historical attractions in Northeast Japan such as the national treasure Hachiman Shrine. , the travel expenses are about 45,000 yuan.

Comparison table of direct flights from Tainan City to Sendai City, Japan charter flights and departures from Taoyuan Airport.

(Provided by Nanshi Tourism Bureau)