Will the Beigong-Highland route be restarted? Chen Shikai: We are happy to join, but no business owners have applied yet.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, free seats on the high-speed rail were overcrowded, causing public complaints. Some aviation fans were looking forward to restarting the Taipei-Kaohsiung route. At that time, some operators said they could give it a try. Transportation Minister Chen Shikai also said, "If the aviation industry is willing to make such an assessment, we welcome it." He said today that the Ministry of Transportation still welcomes applications from operators, but no industry has yet inquired or applied.

Chen Shikai, Director of the Civil Aviation Administration He Shuping and other officials attended the Legislative Yuan Transportation Committee today (11th) to review the 2016 Central Government General Budget regarding the budgets of the Ministry of Transport’s Civil Aviation Administration, Railway Bureau, High-Speed ​​Railway Company and other units. During the meeting, they accepted a joint interview with the media. When asked about the feasibility of the Beijing-High Speed ​​​​Route, he said that if the industry is willing and the overall volume and capacity can cope with it, the Ministry of Transport welcomes applications from industry operators, but so far no industry has consulted or applied.

Although no industry has yet applied for it, next year’s Spring Festival will be a key time for the next wave of transportation. Will the government take the initiative to talk to the industry, encourage them to join, and apply for chartered flights to Beijing and High School for transportation? In this regard, Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China He Shuping said that outlying island routes are irreplaceable and are the main focus of domestic routes. Therefore, outlying island routes will still be given priority. Planning and arrangements will depend on the operator's capacity. If the operator has excess capacity and can execute it, the Civil Aviation Administration will respect it.

In 2005, the Civil Aviation Administration of China coordinated the passenger fuel surcharge adjustment mechanism with national airlines, using the international aviation fuel price per barrel announced by China National Petroleum Corporation as the charging standard. "Less than US$40" is the first level of no charge, and "less than US$40 - less than US$50" is the second level of charging. Short-haul routes are US$5, and long-haul routes are US$13. When the oil price increases by US$10, short-haul routes will increase by US$2.5, and long-haul routes will increase by US$6.5.

Legislator Xu Zhijie said during a question today that the recent increase in oil prices has led to continued increases in fuel surcharges, so he hopes to assess the frozen increase. He Shuping pointed out that various countries have fare review mechanisms for international flights, and the long and short distances are different. As for the fuel surcharge, some countries reflect it in the fare, while Taiwan collects it according to the increase in oil prices. This mechanism has been in place for many years, so it will still maintain the operation of this mechanism.