Cross-Strait services upped; Taiwan allows individual mainland tourists for first time since 1950s

Taiwan and China in Jun-2011 agreed to increase the number of weekly cross-Taiwan Strait services by 50% from 370 to 558. Carriers on each side will receive an additional 94 weekly services through the new agreement to cater for increased travel across the Taiwan Strait amid improved bilateral ties and travel demand. The increase follows an increase in weekly services in 2010 from 270 to 370, reflecting booming trade and travel between the mainland and Taiwan.