Taiwan may bar Chinese alirlines from adding Chinese New Year flighsA flight information board at the Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei , Taiwan , shows a China Eastern Airlines ' logo among other airline logos on 21 January 2018 . According to news reports , Taiwan ' s aviation regulator may reject two Chinese airlines ' application to add lights during the Chinese New Year holidays . The China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines have applied to add a total of 176 flights during the Chinese New Year holidays in February , but Taiwan has not approved yet , apparently over the disputed four flight routes China launched in the Taiwan Strait on 04 January . Taiwan claims the flight routes threaten flight safety and demands Beijing hold talks with Taipei , but China said launching new air routes is to ease China ' s air traffic congestion and there is no need for talks . EPA / DAVID CHANG ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전