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Taiwan gateway promotes e-Freight


the Taiwan gateway. Deputy transportation minister Yeh Kuang- shih said he expects the gateway’s cargo


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aipei’s Taoyuan International airport handled nearly 1.8 million tons of cargo in 2010, an increase of 30.1 percent on its performance in the previous year and a new record for


volumes to grow further this year, driven by an economic recovery in the country and the new trade pact with China. The airport’s home-based carrier China


Airlines marked a milestone in its efforts to speed up cargo services on 1 December when it became the first carrier in Taiwan to successfully test the International Air Transport Association-led ‘e-Freight’ paperless import Customs clearance initiative that is being implemented by the Taipei Customs Office. The system will continue to be


tested on the Kuala Lumpur - Taoyuan route, while Taiwanese flag-carrier China Airlines will also work to expand its paperless cargo import clearance capability to other routes on its network in the near future.


IN BRIEF


KOREAN AIR has confirmed that its first A380 services, between Seoul and Tokyo- Narita and Seoul - Hong Kong, will start on 1 June. Once a second A380 is received, Bangkok is expected to be added in July.


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