Date : May 16 , 2008 Airlines : EVA Air ( Chongqing ) , China Airlines ( Chongqing ) , TransAsia Airways ( Chongqing ) , Mandarin Airlines ( Chengdu ) Due to the Sichuan earthquake , many Taiwan travelers were unable to get flights out of the quake region . Both governments reached a deal and chartered four flights to depart from Chengdu and Chongqing to Taiwan on May 16 , 2008
Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Cross-Strait charter