Taiwan CAA protests China’s unilateral adjustment of flight routes

Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) protested China’s unilateral adjustment of flight routes close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday.

In a statement, the CAA said it “deeply regretted and strongly protested” Beijing’s move earlier in the day, when the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced it was cancelling what it called an “offset measure” for the southbound operation of the M503 flight route, which is west of the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

Also in the announcement, the CAAC said it plans to start eastbound operation of routes W122 and W123, which connect Route M503 with Fuzhou and Xiamen cities in Fujian Province.