January 19, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan – China Airlines and its subsidiary Mandarin Airlines will work together to launch Lunar New Year charter flights directly to mainland China, from February 13 to 25. A total of 16 round trip flights to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou have been arranged, including eight charters on the Taipei-Shanghai-Taipei route, two on the Taipei-Beijing-Taipei route, four on the Taipei-Guangzhou-Taipei route, and two on the premier route Kaohsiung-Shanghai-Kaohsiung. Passengers on China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines can use their tickets interchangeably on both airlines, and can combine scheduled flights with the charter flights.
Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A330-300 aircraft will be used for the charters, all of which will provide two-class service. With the required mileage, or additional payment, Dynasty Flyer members can upgrade from Business Class to First Class seats, or from Economy Class to Dynasty Class. Dynasty Flyer members can accumulate mileage on these charter flights.
The charter flights are now open for customers who wish to make reservations. Passengers from Taiwan region can reserve their flights by calling China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines Call Center directly ( tel: 02-27151212 and 02-27171230 ), or they can make reservations through designated travel agencies. In addition, passengers with scheduled flight tickets can switch those tickets to charter flights without an administration charge, and have only to pay the price difference.
On February 13, Mandarin Airlines will begin the flights by launching AE 871 to Shanghai using a Boeing 747-400. The full schedule that follows is currently in the process of approval by aviation authorities in both Taiwan and mainland China.
2007 Lunar New Year Charter Flights Schedule
| Airline |
Flight No. |
Date |
Aircraft |
Route |
Departure |
Arrival |
| China Airlines |
CI7957
|
Feb. 14
|
747-400 |
TPE-PVG |
07:00 |
10:10 |
| CI7958 |
747-400 |
PVG-TPE |
11:40 |
15:00 |
| CI7963 |
Feb. 15 |
330-300 |
TPE-CAN |
09:00 |
11:00 |
| CI7964 |
330-300 |
CAN-TPE |
12:30 |
14:15 |
| CI7957 |
Feb. 16 |
747-400 |
TPE-PVG
|
15:25 |
18:35 |
| CI7958 |
747-400 |
PVG-TPE |
19:55 |
23:15 |
| CI7971 |
330-300 |
KHH-PVG |
12:15 |
14:45 |
| CI7972 |
330-300 |
PVG-KHH |
16:05 |
18:50 |
| CI7951 |
330-300 |
TPE-PEK |
06:00 |
09:55 |
| CI7952 |
330-300 |
PEK-TPE |
11:15 |
15:15 |
| CI7957 |
Feb. 24 |
330-300 |
TPE-PVG |
06:00 |
09:10 |
| CI7958 |
330-300 |
PVG-TPE |
10:40 |
14:00 |
| CI7959 |
Feb. 25 |
747-400 |
TPE-PVG |
15:10 |
18:20 |
| CI7960 |
747-400 |
PVG-TPE |
19:50 |
23:10 |
| CI7963 |
330-300 |
TPE-CAN |
19:30 |
21:30 |
| CI7964 |
330-300 |
CAN-TPE |
23:00 |
00:45 |
| Mandarin Airlines |
AE871
|
Feb. 13
|
747-400 |
TPE-PVG
|
07:00 |
10:10 |
| AE872 |
747-400 |
PVG-TPE |
11:40 |
15:00 |
| AE871 |
Feb. 15 |
747-400 |
TPE-PVG |
07:00 |
10:10 |
| AE872 |
747-400
|
PVG-TPE |
11:40
|
15:00 |
| AE873 |
Feb. 16 |
747-400 |
TPE-CAN |
04:45 |
06:45 |
| AE874 |
747-400 |
CAN-TPE |
07:55 |
09:40 |
| AE871 |
Feb. 23 |
747-400 |
TPE-PVG |
10:00 |
13:10 |
| AE872 |
747-400 |
PVG-TPE |
14:40 |
18:00 |
| AE877 |
Feb. 24 |
330-300 |
TPE-PEK |
15:10 |
19:05 |
| AE878 |
330-300 |
PEK-TPE |
20:25 |
00:25 |
| AE873 |
330-300 |
TPE-CAN |
17:30 |
19:30 |
| AE874 |
330-300 |
CAN-TPE |
20:40 |
22:25 |
| AE871 |
Feb. 25 |
747-400 |
TPE-PVG |
06:00 |
09:10 |
| AE872 |
747-400 |
PVG-TPE |
10:40 |
14:00 |
AE1871
|
330-300 |
KHH-PVG |
12:15 |
14:45 |
| AE1872 |
330-300 |
PVG-KHH |
16:05 |
18:50 |
|
