Tainan, Dec. 25 (CNA) Taiwanese airline Tigerair Taiwan on Thursday launched its new Tainan-Okinawa route, which will make round trips every Thursday and Sunday.
Attending the launch ceremony, Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) welcomed travelers arriving in Tainan and presented them with a souvenir.
With the launch of the Tainan-Kumamoto route on Tuesday, operating flights every Tuesday and Friday, Tainan City government said the routes between Tainan and southwestern Japan would boost bilateral travel, trade and cultural exchanges.
The airline's Kaohsiung-Kumamoto route was launched on Tuesday and is scheduled to fly every Tuesday and Friday, according to Tigerair Taiwan.