Taking about hubs... I support the direct flights, but I think our government is not trying hard enough to get more benefits from the direct flights.
In a TW news, a Chinese airline's spokesperson was interviewed. She said Taiwanese could take direct flights to "our Mainland cities then transfer out to other countries"...
btw if you go back and check the old news:
1.
阿扁馬英九 市場走透透
阿扁對萬華提十大承諾 馬檢討松山機場遷建案
記者邱淑宜/台北報導
"國民黨台北市長候選人馬英九今早走訪中山區的濱江市場
,並對中山區發展提出願景,
馬英九表示,在他當選後,
將積極檢討松山機場遷建問題,他認為,在高鐵完工後,
松山機場遷建應該可以獲得認同。"
【1998-11-25/聯合晚報/12版/台北都會】
2.
選前利多 拉抬房市行情
"推動松山機場遷建
松山機場遷建,是國民黨台北市長參選人郝龍斌及民進黨台北市長參選人謝長廷不約而同的主張。"
聯合報2006.11.25
news on the "same date" lol
so my prediction: The airport will be closed down on 11/25/2014