Most of the foreign airlines that agreed to tweak references to Taiwan to reflect the island as part of mainland China have been given more time to comply as Beijing extends a crackdown on companies regarding its stance on disputed territories.
Air France-KLM and Deutsche Lufthansa AG are among airlines that have made changes to their websites, while those that have received or applied for an extension include Japan Airlines Co. and ANA Holdings Inc. as well as United Continental Holdings Inc. from the United States, stated a Bloomberg report.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China said that all 44 carriers that were asked to modify their Taiwan references will do so. Eighteen made the required changes before a May 25 deadline, and the rest asked for extensions and were given until as late as July 25 to comply, the regulator said.
Airlines from United to ANA received letters from the regulator calling for strict adherence to guidelines on references to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau on websites and promotional materials.
According to an April 25 statement CAAC sent to more than 40 foreign airlines, carriers are not allowed to place China, Hong Kong and Taiwan on an equal footing, and must refer to “China Taiwan” or the “China Taiwan region.” Maps must display the territories in the same color as mainland China and airlines can’t place Taiwan in other categories such as Southeast Asia, it said.
Failure to comply with the directives within 30 days of the letter being sent out would mean the airlines could face punishment under Chinese regulations, according to the statement.
ANA confirmed its Beijing branch received a letter, dated April 25, from CAAC. The carrier is in negotiations to extend the 30-day deadline, Bloomberg quoted Yuko Yoshimura, a spokeswoman. She declined to specify whether ANA will comply with Beijing’s demands. According to the reports, JAL also applied for an extension.
United asked for and received a 30-day extension on the request. American Airlines Group has also received the Chinese request, meanwhile Delta Air Lines Inc. said it was studying the matter.
Korean Air moved destinations in Taiwan to the North Asia grouping on its website, from Southeast Asia previously. Asiana Airlines Inc. placed Taiwan under a section including China after receiving the letter.
Malaysia Airlines, Air France and Lufthansa now refer to “Taipei, China” on their booking websites. Jin Air Co., a low-cost airline under Hanjin Group, said it will change the Taiwan reference on its website to comply with China’s request by Friday or Saturday.
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