Continuing to make up for its 3 years in the doldrums, China’s airline industry is to also now see the reintroduction of flights to and from Taiwan. For us in Nanjing, that translates to flights to both Taipei and Kaohsiung, beginning the 3rd week of April.
中国航空业继续弥补三年来的低迷，现在也将重新开通往返台湾的航班。对于我们在南京的人来说，这意味着从四月第三周开始飞往台北和高雄的航班。
It was announced this morning, 31 March, that the first post-COVID flights from Nanjing to Taiwan are to be operated by China Eastern Airlines. The Jiangsu division of the Shanghai-based carrier shall be flying two routes; Nanjing-Taipei and Nanjing-Kaohsiung.
3 月 31 日上午宣布，新冠疫情后首个从南京飞往台湾的航班将由中国东方航空运营。总部位于上海的航空公司江苏分部将执飞两条航线；南京-台北、南京-高雄。
The first of those takes to the air on 18 April, to Taipei. Flight MU5001 shall be a daily service, departing Nanjing at 14:45, to arrive at Taoyuan International Airport at 16:50.
第一个节目将于 4 月 18 日在台北播出。 MU5001航班每日一班，14:45从南京出发，16:50到达桃园国际机场。
Its return leg, flight MU5002, out of Taoyuan, will take off at 17:50 to land in Lukou at 20:10.
返程MU5002航班由桃园起飞，将于17:50起飞，20:10抵达禄口。
The following week shall also see an additional service to Taipei launched, on Mondays only, as MU2981. The outbound segment shall depart Lukou at 07:45 and land in Taoyuan at 09:50 every Monday; MU2982 inbound will leave Taipei at 10:50 and land in Nanjing at 13:05.
接下来的一周还将推出飞往台北的额外航班（仅在周一），航班号为 MU2981。去程段每周一07:45从禄口出发，09:50抵达桃园； MU2982回程将于10:50从台北出发，13:05抵达南京。
China Eastern’s flight out of Nanjing to another Taiwanese city, commences the following day, 19 March, to Kaohsiung. Located on the south coast of the island facing Hong Kong, the port of Kaohsiung is regarded as Taiwan’s second city.
东航从南京飞往另一个台湾城市的航班将于次日（3 月 19 日）开始飞往高雄。高雄港位于岛南海岸，面向香港，被视为台湾第二大城市。
A thrice-weekly service, every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, flight MU2945 is to leave Nanjing at 07:45 and arrive in Kaohsiung at 10:10. As MU2946 on the way back, the China Eastern aircraft will depart Kaohsiung at 11:10 on the same days, to land in Nanjing at 13:45.
MU2945 航班每周三班，每周三、五、日 07:45 从南京出发，10:10 抵达高雄。回程航班为MU2946，东航航班将于当日11时10分从高雄起飞，13时45分抵达南京。
China Eastern also has plans to resume routes from Nanjing to Taichung, and Wuxi to Taipei and Kaohsiung, as well as other regions, China News Jiangsu has reported.
据江苏中报报道，东航还计划恢复南京至台中、无锡至台北、高雄等地区的航线。
As to other carriers, it is also believed that regional operator, Mandarin Airlines, shall be initiating a Nanjing-Taipei flight sometime in July.
至于其他航空公司，据信支线运营商华信航空也将在七月某个时候开通南京-台北航班。
Nanjing is not alone. Routes between nine other Chinese cities and Taiwan are also to be reinstated in the near future.
南京并不孤单。中国其他九个城市与台湾之间的航线也将在不久的将来恢复。
