Etihad apologizes for in-flight broadcast

‘IMPROPER’: Any improper practice that belittles Taiwan’s sovereignty will not be accepted by the government or the Taiwanese public, the ministry said By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source The Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) on Friday night said that it received an apology from Etihad Airways, after a Taiwanese passenger complained that an inflight announcement on a flight to Taipei referred to Taiwan as “Taiwan, China,” prompting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to request an apology and correction.A Taiwanese passenger last week posted on social media their experience of taking an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Taipei earlier this month.They said that upon arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the inflight announcement said “Welcome to Taiwan”