Transasia to serve Kaohsiung

From May1st Transasia Airways will operate non-stop scheduled service from Taipei to Kaohsiung. The route will be operated on a daily basis with ATR 72 aircraft, and will compete with Mandarin Airlines which operates a 3x weekly rotation with E-190 equipment.

Transasia operates 146 weekly services,with its largest bases in Macau and Taipei.

IATA BSP data shows that over 50,000 passengers have flown the sector with Mandarin Airlines having a market share of 47%.