The beautiful TransAsia stewardesses then rolled a cart down the aisle offering packet drinks and wet towelettes.


On offer were either red tea or an energy drink.


Seatbelt signs were switched on throughout the whole flight as according to the pilot, there might be some bumps. But I guess it was to reduce inconveniences to the cabin crew during their service on the very short flight.

The flight was so short that when the crew were still serving drinks halfway down the cabin, we started our descent! However the crew still managed to finish serving all passengers and immediately collected the trash and prepared the aircraft for landing.

See the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?


Almost there. Beautiful mountains!


Nearing Hualien. The scenery is stunning!


Flew over Hualien city and making a turn back to the airport.


Runway in sight.



Landing at Hualien Airport Rwy03. The airport is also an airforce base and so photo-taking were actually prohibited while on the ground. An announcement was also made regarding this. But then...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrNIFWmCBNs


Just a very short taxi to the deserted terminal. I wonder when was the last time the aerobridges were used.


View of seats during disembarkation.


There were airforce personnel on the tarmac to stop anyone from taking photographs. So no photos of the aircraft on the tarmac. However I managed to capture a shot from the terminal building.


These are all the arrivals to Hualien airport in a day.


The airport looked very new and clean. And it is definitely very underutilized!


It was a short and pleasant flight on TransAsia Airways and an interesting experience to try out a Taiwanese domestic flight. I was actually surprised that TransAsia was able to accomplish the services on such a short flight. I was not even expecting a drink, much less newspapers and onboard shopping on the 20min hop. Excellent service by TransAsia!