Direct Flights to Taiwan

The opening up of direct flights, post and shipping between the mainland and Taiwan on Monday (or the liang'an santong) is good news for those who regularly commute between Beijing and Taibei. The price of a roundtrip Beijing-Taiwan flight has dropped by about RMB 600 and now goes for something in the vicinity of RMB 3,700 including tax. The length of the flight has also been cut by over an hour with the direct flight taking a mere 3 hours and 10 minutes.

Links and Sources
New York Times: Taiwan and China Restore Air Links
The Star Daily: Image of plane taking off from Beijing’s Capital Airport headed for Taibei yesterday afternoon
Sohu: 两岸包机直航12月15日启动 北京飞台北短70分钟