Mandarin Airlines Faces Low Hualien Route Load Factors, Chairman Chen Ta-chun Hopes to Suspend Flights: 'Struggling is Meaningless'

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Mandarin Airlines Chairman Chen Ta-chun stated that rising international oil prices are causing significant losses, with an estimated deficit of NT$600 million this year. He revealed that the Kaohsiung-Hualien route has only a 20% load factor, and Taichung-Hualien about 30%, projecting a NT$70 million loss for these two routes annually. Chen hopes the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) will approve the suspension of Hualien flights, planning to reallocate capacity to other outlying island routes.