Penghu Tourism Affected by CAL Plane Crash

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 ◆ Penghu Tourism Affected by CAL Plane Crash

Tourism on the Penghu islands has been greatly affected by China Airlines (CAL) plane crash on May 25, with business at hotels, restaurants, tourist coaches and sightseeing boats plunging noticeably in recent days, according to news reaching here from Taiwan on May 29.

As the search continues for the bodies of the passengers and crew in the nearby seas, many travelers have canceled their trips to the archipelago off Taiwan's southwestern coast.

A large number of travel agents on Penghu and in Taiwan have received many cancellations of tour groups and private travelers and many traffic, housing and boat-hire businesses have been markedly affected.

The CAL Boeing 747-200, carrying 206 passengers and 19 crew, broke apart in mid-air and plunged into the Taiwan Straits en route to Hong Kong Saturday.