He Xinchun visited Zhuo Rongtai to discuss the "Taichung Airport Takeoff" project.
Taichung International Airport will handle 3 million passengers this year by the end of the year. Airport expansion is highly anticipated. Democratic Progressive Party Taichung mayoral candidate and legislator He Xinchun proposed the political idea of "Taichung Airport taking off" and emphasized that he has sought support from Executive Director Zhuo Rongtai in person. He insists on expanding the airport and planning a Terminal 3 to enhance industry and tourism; KMT candidate Chiang Chi-chen also advocates accelerating the construction of Terminal 3, promoting the "Taichung In, Taichung Out" new national gate plan, and upgrading Taichung International Airport to allow travelers from central China to enter and exit nearby.
The idea of relocating Songshan Airport proposed by Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan has also attracted attention to the expansion of Taichung Airport in the first half of the year. He Xinchun pointed out that the passenger volume of Taichung Airport exceeded 1.68 million in the first half of the year, and is expected to exceed 3 million by the end of the year. Taichung needs a major international airport, and he proposed the policy of "taking off from Taichung Airport." In the future, in addition to assisting in expanding routes, as international flights increase, in the short term, he will first coordinate with the Civil Aviation Administration to prioritize on-time flights based on the baggage waiting time that passengers care about, so as to improve passengers' willingness to use it and the overall service capacity.
He Xinchun also pointed out that Taichung Airport must be expanded in order to upgrade. She will cooperate with the central government to accelerate the construction of the third terminal and apron of Taichung Airport, truly upgrade it to an international-class airport, and with the doubling of international flights, the annual passenger volume will exceed 5 million. She will also build and improve external roads and public transportation, restart the airport gateway plan, and complete and complete the construction of external transportation, gateway plans and surrounding overall supporting facilities to promote Central Taiwan's industry and international tourism.
Jiang Qichen pointed out that the central government should proceed from the national air transport layout and regional balanced development, accelerate the promotion of the "Taichung in, Taichung out" new national gate plan, with the annual passenger volume of 10 million passengers as the goal, upgrade Taichung International Airport, including accelerating the planning and construction of the third terminal of Taichung Airport, and comprehensively evaluate the expansion of runway facilities and the development of an aviation city, so that people in central China can have more opportunities In terms of transportation, it is proposed to promote the transportation planning of highways directly connected to the airport, accelerate the subsequent planning and construction of the Orange Line of the Airport MRT, and improve the express bus joint operation between Taichung Airport and the high-speed rail and major transfer centers in central Taiwan to improve transfer efficiency. Airport expansion must be matched with a complete transportation network so that service benefits can be extended to all counties and cities in central Taiwan.
Jiang Qichen also advocated accelerating the construction of Terminal 3 and promoting the "Taichung in, Taichung out" new national gate plan.
