Taiwanese carrier TransAsia takes off at Changi Airport

TransAsia will operate the A320 aircraft in a two-class configuration on the Taipei-Singapore route.

According to a release, including TransAsia Airways, six carriers will operate a total of 60 weekly services linking Singapore to Taipei. The others are Taiwan’s China Airlines and Eva Air, and Singapore-based Jetstar Asia, Singapore Airlines and Tiger Airways.

The flight schedule features an early morning departure out of Changi and an end of day return from Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport, which will give business and leisure travellers the opportunity to maximise their time in the Taiwanese capital. TransAsia will use Changi Airport’s Terminal 2. The flight details are as follows:

Passenger traffic between Singapore and Taipei rose 21.2% to 835,000 passenger movements in 2010, compared with the year before. In the first five months of 2011, the route grew by 16.5% to more than 385,000 passenger movements.