两岸中秋包机申请掛零 陆委会称交通选择充足

中秋节期间两岸包机申请数为零。1台湾陆委会副主委梁文傑解释，现阶段交通便利度高、运力充足，台商可选择国内线转机等多种方式返台，包机已无必要需求。1梁文傑表示成本大于效益，并指出交通便利、交通选择多等原因是没有人申请包机的原因。1陆委会重申包机申请需符合节前后7天规范，政府对包机态度开放。1

此前东方航空8月21日申请的西安往返桃园包机被驳回，理由是飞航日期距离中秋节太远。1对此，中国国台办发言人朱鳳蓮批评申请条件苛刻，称民众"看得到，摸不着、更吃不到"。1

No charter flight applications were submitted across the Taiwan Strait for the Mid-Autumn Festival period 1. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council attributed the absence of demand to abundant transportation alternatives and sufficient capacity, stating that Taiwanese businesses can return home through domestic connecting flights and other options, rendering charter flights unnecessary 1.

The council reiterated that charter flight applications must fall within seven days before or after the holiday 1. China Eastern Airlines rejected a Xi'an-to-Taoyuan charter flight application on August 21, with the proposed flight date deemed too distant from the Mid-Autumn Festival to qualify 1. Vice Chairman Liang Wen-chieh of the Mainland Affairs Council characterized the situation as one where "costs outweigh benefits," emphasizing that "convenient transportation and multiple travel choices" were the reasons no one applied for charters 1. Meanwhile, China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglan criticized the application conditions as overly stringent, saying the public could "see it but not touch it, and certainly not benefit from it" 1.