This is my 1st trip report on FlyerTalk!

I'm definitely not as good as tfung at trip reports, and I can't remember all the details.

I was traveling with my dad for a trip to visit my relatives.

TSA-TNN Far Eastern Air Transport B757-200
Check in at Taipei Domestic Airport was fairly quick. This was my first time flying domestically and it was interesting to see all the carriers. I have never heard of Uniair, FAT, and TransAsia Airways. I had no luggage to check, just a CD-player box for my grandpa and a bag. Unfortunately I wasn't assigned a window seat. Not a big deal, as the flight time was less then an hour. We went through security and they had a slight problem with my aerosol gel can. I guess airport security is a lot tighter in Taiwan. If you have even been to T1 of Chiang Kai Shek (TPE), remember that big sign before you go through the security gates that says something to the effect of "Bringing a bomb or a gun is punishable by death in Taiwan." Well the airport security finally let me go through with it. We waited at our gate for a few minutes. I think the FAT color scheme is really boring. Anyways, boarding commensed shortly. The f/a were very friendly, always carrying a smile. They even reloacted us closer to the front of the plane and stored our carryons. I think U.S. airlines f/a could use a big lesson from these f/a. The seats were fairly comfortable. The taxi to the rwy was short and we were in the air pretty quickly from boarding to takeoff. The safety briefing was done in 4 languages so by the time it was finished we were almost ready to roll down the rwy. Taipei is ALWAYS overcasted, so there was a bit of little bumps when climbing. A while after we leveled off, the service started. We got a cheese sandwich and a choice of juice, tea, or coffee. Water was also handed out. I had the juice. Pretty impressive for a 45 minute flight. The cheese sandwich was nothing special, but I was hungary so I ate it. The juice tasted pretty bad. We landed at TNN on time and taxied to the tarmac. We left the aircraft through stairways and then we were loaded us onto the bus that took us to the passenger terminal. From ground level, the 757 looks pretty impressive! The bus dropped us off and my aunt was there to pick us up.

TNN-TSA Far Eastern Air Transport B757-200
The terminal at TNN is really small. Just one building with a checkin counter, security gates, and a "gate", which was a room with a door to board the bus to take people to the tarmac. Anyways, we checked in with 1 carryon. I was a tad disappointed with not getting a window seat. We proceeded to the security gates. They made me show them the aerosol gel can. After I dug it out, they let me go. We waited a while and boarded the bus. Our flight was next to a TransAsia Airways A320. Anyways, we boarded the aircraft and took our seats. Boarding finished rather quickly and we were on our way. Taxi was short and we were soon rolling down the rwy. Nothing special about this flight. The service was the same sandwich and drink. I decided to save the sandwich for my friend who loved it. Taipei was overcasted again, and there was minor turbulance on approach to TSA. It seems like there are prerecorded messages for turbulance. Instead of the pilot coming on the intercom to say we will be expecting turbulance, a prerecorded message, with the same voice as the one used in NRT for boarding calls, said "Ladies and gentlemen, we will be expecting some turbulance. Please fasten your seat belts and remain seated. Thank you." Landing in Taipei was a bit rough, the approach looked pretty fast, and we slammed onto the rwy. Taxi was short, and we left the aircraft to meet some cousins downstairs. I had no idea who they were, so I smiled and played along.

In conclusion, 2 great flights with friendly f/a. I would recommend FAT if you are flying domestically in Taiwan.

Good report. Very interesting to see other countries' domestic product and comparing it the US domestic ones.

By the way, why didn't you book a window seat? Or are they only assigned at check-in? Also, is FAT a part of any alliance?
Terence

Oh I should of mentioned this.

Traveling from Taipei to Tainan is like taking a bus. Nobody ever calls ahead of time to book the flight. You go to the airport and buy the tickets on the spot. So getting window seats is hard. FAT offers flight to Tainan every single hour from 6 am to 10 pm i think. And so do all the other carriers there. And I do not think they are part of any alliance, however I think UniAir is Eva Air's domestic version, seeing as how the logo is almost the same, infact I even thought it was Eva Air until I saw the Uni part of the name.

Thanks for reading my report!

Thank you for the report!

I have looked forward to a trip report for Taiwanese domestic flights for a while. I am glad that I finally saw one.

For a 45 mintues flight, I think the service is excellent. What kind of cheese sandwich is served? I assumed it is in American style.

Have you flown the slightly longer TSA-KHH route or other longer Taiwanese routes? Are more substantial snacks served?

Thanks,
Carfield

Carfield:

The sandwich was just 2 pieces of bread one underneath and one above one piece of cheddar cheese. Suprisingly decent!

And no, these 2 flights were my first and only domestic Taiwanese flights.