The Tainan City Government is committed to promoting international tourism, and continues to increase the number of international city destinations that fly directly to Tainan City. The Tourism and Tourism Bureau of the Tainan City Government held a press conference on the first flight of “Tainan-Sendai” at the Yonghua Municipal Center today (15th). Mayor Huang Weizhe personally announced that the first direct charter flight to Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan will take off on April 1, and the guests attending the ceremony kicked off the first flight ceremony, witnessing a new milestone in Tainan’s international tourism.

Mayor Huang Weizhe said that Tainan and Sendai have established friendship cities since 2006. Over the past few years, city diplomacy has ranged from visiting each other, sending exhibits and agricultural special products to each other, and during the epidemic, Tainan City sent masks to Japanese friendship cities , and Japan also sent AZ vaccines to Taiwan, whether between cities, or between Taiwan and Japan, the two sides are in close communication. Tainan City and Sendai City of Japan have deep ties. The two cities started exchanges due to the Qixi Festival. Since the official alliance was established in 2006, official and non-governmental organizations have never stopped visiting each other. On the 15th anniversary of the alliance, the mayors of the two cities also paid tribute to each other through videos.

Huang Weizhe also said that this Tainan-Sendai direct flight and chartered flight mode will not only make it easier for Taiwanese tourists to travel to Sendai in the future, but also hope to attract Japanese friends to Tainan for sightseeing. Next year 2024 is the 400th anniversary of Tainan, and the Taiwan Lantern Festival will also be held in Tainan. Friends from Sendai City and other counties and cities in Japan are welcome to travel to Tainan and experience the charm of a different ancient capital. The 179 seats that took off from Tainan are almost sold out, which shows that citizens are looking forward to the direct flight. Mayor Huang will also take the plane to Sendai to pay a visit to the mayor of Sendai. At the same time, the city council will also visit three counties in northeastern Japan. The council, Nanshi government and city council will conduct extensive cultural and industrial exchanges with Northeast. The mayor also looks forward to bringing back the results of the exchange to benefit all citizens and manufacturers.

The Nanshi government stated that the city government team has spared no effort in striving for direct flights with international cities. With the full support of Taiwan Tiger Airways, a direct charter flight between Tainan and Sendai, Japan has been realized. It is planned to depart on April 1 and return to China on April 5. The departure time from Tainan City to Sendai, Japan is from 7:45 am to 13:20 pm on April 1, and the time from Sendai to Tainan City is April 5. Departing at 14:20 and arriving at 17:20, Taiwan Tiger Airways flight IT-8150, model A320, can seat up to 179 seats, and the seats are very popular. In early March, more than 70% of the reservations have been made. Lin Guohua, Acting Director of the Tourism Bureau, said that the furthest flight from Japan to Taiwan is about 4 hours. Taking 2018 as an example, the number of Japanese visitors to Taiwan is the largest among Asian countries, and most of them come to Taiwan for sightseeing purposes. Japan has always been the promotion of Tainan City. The main target market for international tourism; Sendai City is the political, economic, and cultural center of Northeast Japan, and is also the most populous city in Northeast China. Tainan has been cooperating with the Sendai City Government and private organizations, hoping to expand the promotion of tourism in Tainan in Northeast Japan , For example, in 110 years, KHB East Japan broadcasted Tainan’s hand-painted lanterns at the Nagamachi Night Market, and in 111 years, Tainan and the Sendai Tourism International Association jointly held an online promotion meeting for Japanese tourism operators.

The Tourism Bureau of Nanshi Prefecture further stated that Tainan is a city rich in history and culture, natural beauty, snacks and delicacies and other tourism elements. After the direct charter flight from Tainan to Sendai, passengers can save 2 to 3 hours of traffic time. Looking forward to Through the realization of direct charter flights, more Japanese tourists are welcome to travel directly to Tainan, stay in Tainan for a few more days, deeply feel the charm of Tainan, and further enhance the popularity of Tainan in different regions of Japan, allowing more Japanese tourists Tainan is the first choice for overseas tourism in 2023!

Today’s distinguished guests gathered, City Councilors Huang Zhaohui, Shen Zhendong, Cai Xiaowei, Chairman of Taiwan Tiger Airways Chen Hanming and his leader Huniu, Director of Tainan Air Station Yang Yirui, Director of the Yunjianan Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Xiao Shengzhong, Chairman of the Tainan Travel Business Association Cai Chenghong, Many hotel business representatives from Tainan City also came to the scene to participate in the grand event. Everyone is looking forward to the inaugural voyage between the two places to bring higher tourism benefits and economic and cultural exchanges to Tainan and Taiwan.