Exercises force the cancelation of 36 domestic flightsBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterChina’s military exercises in the Taiwan Strait forced 36 domestic flights to be canceled, while some international flights could not transit in Taiwan, the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) said yesterday. People at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport walk under a board showing flight details amid Chinese military drills around Taiwan yesterday. As of midday yesterday, no international flights had been canceled, although some canceled stopovers in Taiwan, CAA data showed. It coordinated with airlines to add 10 extra flights on the Kinmen route after the drills ends, including originally scheduled flights that were delayed, it said. As a result, 26 delayed flights on the Kinmen route would take off after the exercises conclude, it said.

Source: Taipei Times December 30, 2025 17:12 UTC