Taiwan-based China Airlines has named six mainland cities as destinations for direct flight across the Straits. The company says it is already taking bookings for December's flights.

China Airlines has scheduled 7 flights leaving Taipei for Shanghai every week. A one-way flight is expected to take one-and-three-quarter hours. The price has been set at 3700 yuan, and groups can receive a discount of about 300 yuan each. Other Taiwan Airlines are also planning to set up flight routes to the mainland.