Planes are flying with many empty seats a month after daily direct flights began between political rivals Taiwan and China, and travel officials are urging that some of the restrictions in the landmark deal be loosened.
Taiwan and China launched more than 100 direct daily charter flights a week on December 15, a month before the busy Lunar New Year holiday season, underscoring how quickly ties have warmed under Taiwan's pro-China President Ma Ying-jeou.
But restrictions on destinations and rowdy receptions to visiting Chinese envoys to Taiwan amid deepening financial gloom have thrown turbulence around the historic air links.