Straits flights ready, island ups fund ratio

Airlines on either side of the Taiwan Straits were busy preparing for the historic flights yesterday, when the island authorities raised their fund investment ratio in mainland stocks from 0.4 percent to 10 percent.

Experts, however, said the impact of the policy change would be mild on the liquidity of the mainland stock market.

Today, the first day of the weekend flight service, will see six mainland and five Taiwan airlines operating 18 return flights.