Mandarin Airlines made its maiden flight from Taipei to Matsu Nangan on March 26. Minister of Transportation Wang Guocai was in the front row.

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[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] The people of Matsu are looking forward to it. Mandarin Airlines has become the second airline to fly to Matsu today (26th). fly.

The first flight AE7901 took off from Songshan Airport with a full load of 70 passengers at 10:30 am and arrived at Matsu Nangan Airport at 11:30 am.

In response to public feedback, "What's the use of having another airline, the tickets are still taken away by travel agencies!" Huaxin Airlines clarified that at least 70% to 80% of the seats are reserved for individual passengers, and almost all of them serve the needs of villagers returning to their hometowns during the Qingming Festival. Uni Air responded that groups accounted for less than 25% of the actual passengers.

Uni Air started flying to Matsu Beigan in 1998 and Nangan in 2003. Uni Air responded today that groups accounted for less than 25% of the actual passengers, mainly because some passengers made repeated reservations, which made it difficult to book seats and The no show rate (non-report) reached 13%. The company proposed to charge a handling fee for the second ticket change to reduce repeated reservations and allow more passengers in need to book seats.

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Mandarin Airlines stated that in order to celebrate the launch of Matsu, Mandarin Airlines held simple celebrations at Songshan Airport and Nangan Airport on the day of its maiden flight. One round trip.

Mandarin Airlines stated that the first return flight "Matsu Nangan-Taipei" flight AE7902 took off from Nangan Airport at 12:20 noon and arrived at Songshan Airport at 1:15 pm, carrying 65 passengers and an occupancy rate of 93%.

Mandarin Airlines, the first flight arrived at Nangan Airport and received the blessing of the water sprinkling ceremony. The VIP passengers on the first flight took a group photo in front of the plane after getting off the plane. The Lianjiang County Government also arranged a lion dance performance in front of the counter of Mandarin Airlines Matsu Airport .

Mandarin Airlines pointed out that the event "Plan Matsu trip and get free air tickets" was held on the official Facebook fan page. Netizens will vote for the post with the best content, and the top 2 with the highest votes will each receive Mandarin Airlines Taipei- A free round-trip air ticket for the Matsu Nangan route, and netizens who participated in the voting will also have the opportunity to draw a key ring in the shape of a Zhonghuaxin ATR aircraft.

The event period is from now until March 31, and the submission deadline will be announced on the Huaxin fan page with the highest votes.

Mandarin Airlines pointed out that passengers are welcome to travel to Matsu on Mandarin Airlines flights, and enjoy the must-see famous places such as Blue Tears of Nangan and Beihai Tunnel Road, Mazu Religious Park, Daqiu Island Sika Deer, Tung Chung Lighthouse, Iron Fortress, Jinsha and Qinbi Settlement Attractions, the 2-day 1-night "Taipei-Matsu Free Travel" starts at 5,988 yuan. In conjunction with the inaugural flight, a good gift event is launched. If two people make a trip, the second person will get a discount of 500 yuan, and then get a half-day ticket for the Matsu good trip, plus 100 before the end of March travelers can get "Matsu Three Treasures" coupons.

The "Taipei-Matsu Nangan" route of Mandarin Airlines launched today. Passengers on the first flight of Mandarin Airlines Matsu happily took pictures and checked in.

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The first flight arrived at Nangan Airport this morning. The VIP passengers on the first flight took a group photo after disembarking. The Transportation Committee of the Legislative Yuan will also visit Matsu today and tomorrow.

(Provided by Mandarin Airlines)