Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) Passenger volume last year at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the country's main gateway, reached 38.47 million, an all-time high and representing a 7.45 percent annual growth, the Taoyuan International Airport Corp. (TIAC) said Thursday.
Contributors to the increase include four carriers that started offering services through the airport last year -- NokScoot, Turkish Airlines, Jeju Air and Jetstar Japan -- according to the TIAC.
New routes to cities such as Istanbul, Houston and Melbourne also introduced new passengers, it said.
Although operating with only one runway last year, the airport managed to handle 221,000 flights, a 5.9 percent growth, according to the company.
The airport, which has just completed restoration of the second runway, will carry out various new projects this year, including renovation of its Terminal 2, to accommodate the increasing passenger numbers, said company CEO Fei Hourng-jiun. (Courtesy of CNA)
