Taiwan to resume international air transit service

Due to developments in Taiwan’s Covid-19 conditions, the island’s health agency has recently announced that international air transit services will resume from June 15.

By that time, Taiwan will have barred international air transit passengers for more than a year. The current restrictions were put in place on May 19, 2021.

This news will likely excite many Macau residents currently away from home as they will have a more direct route to return to Macau if departing from the Americas.

Currently, Macau residents flying in and out of the city can only fly via Singapore, which is the country that offers both flights and transit permission to and from Macau.

Taking this route means that returnees from the Americas need to fly excessively south before turning northward to head home.

With Taiwan resuming air transit services, travelers will be able to make a brief stop in Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport before boarding a flight home.

Entry into Taiwan is still restricted to its own residents and a small group of travelers meeting specific conditions.

As Taiwan eases transit restrictions, it will also shorten quarantine-upon-arrival periods from a seven-day quarantine plus seven-day health self-supervision (7+7 mode) to a three-day quarantine plus four-day limited movement, if tests-on-arrival return negative results. Otherwise, travelers will be required to complete seven days of quarantine.

During the four days of limited movement, travelers may only go to work or buy necessities. Nonessential travel will not be permitted.

Meanwhile, Macau’s Health Bureau has also announced over the weekend that from June 15, entrants will see their quarantine-
upon-arrival period reduced from “14+7” to “10+7.”