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Old Dec 14, 2020 | 1:45 pm
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Originally Posted by amtrakusa
CI aircraft never carry flags of any country in its current livery.
Because it was a compromise. If you look at the old livery, the ROC flag is very visible:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._AN0198833.jpg

(A quick note - CI is still owned majority by the Taiwanese Government.)

Originally Posted by amtrakusa
Are you sure about CA aircraft not carrying PRC flags? i don't think any of them actually exist. they do not have a subfleet of CA aircraft without PRC flags. looking at flightradar24, i don't think CA dedicates aircraft for Taiwanese markets at all.
Here is one:

https://cdn.planespotters.net/06657/...65062fb6_o.jpg

This was taken at TPE (the sign at the background reads Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in both Chinese and English).

And here is one with the PRC flag:

https://thepointsguy.global.ssl.fast...0/DSC02217.jpg
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