ROC citizens returning to Taiwan are traveling in full protective gear. On Mar. 20, Taoyuan International Airport consolidated flights coming in from the US and Australia. Taoyuan International Airport Corp. also sent additional "epidemic prevention" vehicle fleet to 400 taxis at Taoyuan and 100 at Songshan Airport.


Travelers are wearing masks, goggles, and head-to-toe protective gear onto planes. Some arriving in Taoyuan on flights from the US and Australia on the 20th said they were too scared to take their masks off to eat or drink during their flight.

I didn't eat or drink on the flight. Neither of us did. (So you wore your masks the entire time?) Yes. We never took them off.

I flew in from Newark, in New Jersey. (Were you wearing all this protective gear from the time you boarded your flight to arriving in Taiwan?) I had three connecting flights before getting back to Taiwan.

Travelers are required to submit health affidavits and other documents for approval upon landing and can't clear customs until they are issued a residential quarantine notice. Some of the forms can be filled out online.

We've been following the news in Taiwan, so we knew about the home quarantine regulation and that we had to fill out a form online and download something. So, we filled out the form before we left and we cleared customs quickly.

Can't take the high-speed rail, so of course it's better to have buses (available). It's cheaper anyway. (Rental) "epidemic prevention" cars cost twice the price of the high-speed rail. Right, so that's pretty expensive. It's only NT$400 this way.

According to the airport, 7,628 travelers will leave Taoyuan and 5,716 will enter on the 20th for total traveler volume of 13,398. Taoyuan International Airport Corp. has increased its "epidemic prevention fleet" to 400 taxis at Taoyuan and 100 at Songshan, along with 200 rental cars and 50 tour buses. Wait time is estimated at around 30 minutes.



戴上口罩還不夠，也有旅客戴上護目鏡，甚至穿上防護衣，全套防護，凌晨桃園機場陸續有美、澳航線旅客返台，有旅客在飛機上，長程飛行也不敢吃東西和喝水，就怕感染新冠狀病毒。

返台旅客表示：「其實我沒有在飛機上吃東西，我也沒喝水，我們兩個都沒有進食。（所以你們口罩都沒拿下來？) 對，都沒拿下來。」

返台旅客表示：「從紐華克飛回來的，紐華克，紐澤西那邊。（從出發到回來台灣，一路就是穿著這樣的防護衣？) 因為我中間搭了三次航班，然後才回到台灣的。」

旅客下機後必須繳交健康聲明卡等檢疫資料，等待防疫人員核實，撥通聯絡電話，開立居家檢疫通知書，才能入境通關。20號順暢許多，旅客表示上網填寫表格又比紙本更快。

返台旅客表示：「因為我們一直都有關注台灣的新聞，知道說居家檢疫，需要先上網填一個單子，下載一個東西，所以我們在美國就填好了，進來很快。」

返台旅客表示：「高鐵又不能搭，有巴士當然是比較好。算便宜啦，因為防疫專車(租賃車)，好像要高鐵的二倍，對呀，那就滿貴的，這才400塊。」

根據預報，桃園機場20號，入境7,628人、出境5,716人，共13,398人。機場公司加派防疫專車應變疏運，排班計程車桃機400台，松機支援100台，共500台，租賃車200台，遊覽車全日備50車次，大約等待時間30分鐘，未出現大排長龍現象。