LUNAR NEW YEAR TRAVEL:
Taiwan Taoyuan Worldwide Airport introduced on Friday that vacationers certain for choose Japanese airports may entry a preclearance service
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By Shelley Shan / Employees Reporter
Taiwanese vacationers heading to certan airports in Japan may from Thursday entry a border preclearance service at Taiwan Taoyuan Worldwide Airport to facilitate entry into Japan, Taoyuan Worldwide Airport Corp (TIAC) introduced on Friday.
The measure, which is made doable by way of the partnership between the airport operator and Japan’s Immigration Providers Company, applies to Taiwanese vacationers flying to Hakodate, Asahikawa, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima, Komatsu, Morioka Hanamaki, Sendai, Takamatsu or Niigata airports from Thursday to Feb. 29.
Those that enter Japan for tourism functions, household visits, short-term enterprise journey or would keep in Japan for not more than 90 days would be capable of entry the service, which might shut half-hour earlier than takeoff.
Photograph courtesy of Taoyuan Worldwide Airport Corp
Vacationers selecting to entry the border preclearance service at Taoyuan airport solely want to verify their arrival info on the boarding gates, the TIAC stated.
Japanese border management officers would examine passengers’ passports, take photos of their faces and acquire their fingerprints on the pre-clearance service, it stated, including that passengers may enter Japan quickly after the immigration officers there test their passports and full all entry procedures.
It’s to be applied subsequent month, because the Lunar New Yr vacation is the height time of journey to Japan, TIAC stated, including that greater than 6,000 Taiwanese vacationers may benefit from the short-term measure.
Previous to this 12 months, Japan’s border preclearance service was obtainable at Taoyuan airport from 2005 to 2009 and was resumed final 12 months with a two-week trial, TIAC stated.
This 12 months, the service would lengthen to at least one month and apply to flights to the ten Japanese airports serviced by China Airways, Starlux Airways and Tigerair Taiwan, TIAC stated.
“Because the winter break and Lunar New Yr vacation are peak occasions for outbound journey, we wish to remind vacationers to reach at Taoyuan airport 2.5 to three hours earlier than the departure of their flights,” the corporate stated. “They need to first take out laptops, pill units and cellular energy banks from their carry-on baggage after they arrive on the safety traces,” the comapany stated.
“They need to additionally take away water from containers in addition to their jackets, hats and waist belts to facilitate the safety test course of” it added.
The Japan Tourism Company on Jan. 17 revealed the outcomes of a survey amongst worldwide vacationers, displaying that Taiwan was ranked first in phrases off cash spent by worldwide vacationers in Japan final 12 months.
Taiwanese vacationers spent about NT$165.1 billion (US$5.27 billion) in Japan final 12 months, exceeding spending by South Korean and Chinese language vacationers, the outcomes confirmed.
Taiwan has signed reciprocal agreements with the US, South Korea, Australia, Italy, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the UK to facilitate the entry of Taiwanese vacationers.
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