China Airlines, Ltd. announced the receipt of a work stoppage notice for 0221 Incident from the Office of Labor Inspection, Taoyuan City. On 21 February 113, an employee of the Company was injured in an accident while dismantling an aircraft on the ramp of Taoyuan Airport. After being immediately taken to hospital, the employee was pronounced dead, and the Office of Labor Inspection, upon receiving notification of the accident, immediately dispatched its staff to conduct a labour inspection and requested a work stoppage at the site of the accident.

China Airlines deeply regrets the need to cooperate with the relevant authorities in the investigation of the work safety incident and will do its utmost to assist the family members in dealing with the aftermath of the incident and in providing compensation to the widows and orphans.