Ready for take-off: A record high number of flight movements at the airport is expected on January 27, when 870 aircraft are scheduled to arrive and depart.

A record high number of flight movements at the airport is expected on January 27, when 870 aircraft are scheduled to arrive and depart, 12% more than the daily average of 775, the Civil Aviation Department says.

The Civil Aviation Department said so far 20 airlines have submitted slot requests to operate 333 additional scheduled and ad-hoc charter flights, representing 666 flight movements, from January 24 to February 9, with most applications falling between January 27 and January 31. 

Airlines that have already submitted their requests plan to operate flights to 11 destinations in Northeast Asia, nine on the Mainland, eight in Southeast Asia and one in Australia. Taipei is the most popular destination, followed by Bangkok, Seoul, Sapporo and Tokyo.

The previous record high of 827 flight movements in a single day occurred on October 28 last year.