Fly along the east coast to greet the morning sun at dawn！ Mandarin Airlines sells a “First Ray of Dawn Charter Flight”

▲ Every New Year’s, people across Taiwan rush to welcome the first light of dawn. The photo shows Sanxiantai in Taitung. (Photo / Provided by the Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications)

Reported by Chen Ziying / Taipei

China Airlines recently launched an international flight service called the “2015 Happiness Dawn Flight,” and all its seats were snapped up quickly. Following suit, Mandarin Airlines, a member of the China Airlines Group, has also introduced a “First Ray of Dawn Charter Flight,” which went on sale at noon on the 16th. The 104 available seats are for a Taipei–Taitung flight operated by an E-190 aircraft, flying along the east coast from Songshan Airport to greet the morning light.

Update: Mandarin Airlines has announced that all 104 seats for the “First Ray of Dawn Charter Flight” have now been fully booked.

Mandarin Airlines stated that the dawn charter flight is scheduled to depart from Songshan Airport at 06:00 on January 1, 2015. With detailed commentary provided by the pilot along the way, the flight is expected to arrive at Taitung Fengnian Airport at 07:00. Passengers on this flight will not only be able to greet the first light of dawn on board but will also be among the first to arrive in Taitung on New Year’s Day.

※Buy a one-way ticket for the Mandarin Dawn Charter Flight and get the return trip for free. Purchase a one-way Taipei–Taitung ticket and receive a free Taitung–Taipei return flight. The special price for two people traveling together is TWD 2,015 per person, or TWD 2,462 per person for solo travelers. The dawn charter flight tickets are valid only for the specified date and flight and must be used on the day. A 25% cancellation fee applies for refunds requested before takeoff, and no refunds are allowed after takeoff or after the departure time has passed. The free return flight is valid only for the flight departing Taitung at 18:40 on January 1, 2015, and is scheduled to arrive in Taipei at 19:30.