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Kaohsiung to Kumamoto flight takes off, boosting ties

Reporter TVBS News Staff
Release time:2025/02/03 19:00
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Kaohsiung to Kumamoto flight takes off, boosting ties (TVBS News) Kaohsiung to Kumamoto flight takes off, boosting ties
Kaohsiung to Kumamoto flight takes off, boosting ties (TVBS News)

KAOHSIUNG (TVBS News) — Democratic Progressive Party (DPP, 民進黨) Legislator Hsu Chih-chieh's (許智傑) team joined the inaugural flight from Kaohsiung to Kumamoto on Monday (Feb. 3) to attend Japan's launch ceremony and promote city diplomacy.

Hsu emphasized that he and the late China Airlines (華航) Chairman Hsieh Shih-chien (謝世謙) worked together to secure this route, with Hsu visiting the airline multiple times.

 

Hsu noted that coordination with relevant parties resolved refueling and ground service issues in Kumamoto, enabling the route's successful launch at the end of 2024. Over recent years, Hsu has secured more than 10 routes to deepen interactions between Kaohsiung and Japan and foster friendly Taiwan-Japan relations.

Hsu plans to board another flight to Kumamoto later that day, sharing that he has meetings scheduled for Tuesday with Kumamoto's governor, mayor, local business representatives, and pro-Taiwan group legislators.

Hsu Chih-shan (許智善), the executive director of Hsu's team, expressed hope at the inaugural ceremony that the route would create more collaboration opportunities between Kaohsiung and Kumamoto and attract tourists from both regions.