China Airlines (CAL) which is in turn owned by the Taiwanese government. The airline operates flights to Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. China Airlines has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Northeast Asia. The Hong Kong route is the airline's most profitable market with hundreds of flights flown a week between Hong Kong and 4 cities in Taiwan, including Taipei (Taoyuan), Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung
China Airlines' wholly owned subsidiary, Mandarin Airlines, manages domestic flights and regional flights to secondary cities with smaller capacity requirements. China Airlines Cargo operates CAL's fleet of cargo aircraft, and manages the cargo-hold capacity in CAL's passenger aircraft. Tigerair Taiwan is a planned low-cost carrier, formed as a joint venture between China Airlines and Singaporean Tigerair, and is set to start operations in 2014
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