Taiwan parliament passes proposal to rebrand China Airlines


China Airlines is frequently mistaken for Air China. - Reuters

TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan's parliament passed a proposal Wednesday (July 22) to rebrand the island's largest airline to avoid confusion with carriers on the Chinese mainland.

China Airlines (CAL) is frequently mistaken for Air China -- the mainland's national carrier -- and there have long been calls to rename it or make it more clearly Taiwanese.

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