In connection with today’s unilateral announcement by the Chinese authorities that flights from north to south on the M503 route will no longer fly to the west, and routes W122 and W123 will be activated to fly from west to east, Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation The Civil Aviation Administration expressed regret this evening and seriously protested.

Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration said that due to China’s measures, there was a significant difference between the results of communications between the two sides and those in 2015 when the M503 route was launched. The Civil Aviation Administration deeply regrets and has taken strict action.

Are protesting.

As for the potential impacts of China’s measures and the subsequent settlement and other details, Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration will conduct further assessment and discussion with relevant authorities before making any announcements to the public.

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The M503 route is a new international civil aviation route that China established in early 2015 on the west side of the center line of the Taiwan Strait. Because it is close to the center line of the Taiwan Strait and to sensitive airspace, it reduces Taiwan’s air defense. Warning time, which triggered Taiwan’s protests. In early 2018, China unilaterally announced the activation of M503 northbound operations and related connecting routes, affecting additional flights during the Spring Festival.

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