JuHeung An
I am a Korean passport holder.
I flew from Barcelona (August 13th) to Berlin (operated by Vueling) and from Berlin to Beijing (operated by Hainan Airline) and finally from Beijing to Taipei (operated by Hainan Airline).
At the transfer from Beijing to Taipei, local ground control reviewed my passport before issuing a boarding pass. The ground control employee has identified that my passport's expiration date is less than 6 months which is a pre-requisite for Korean passport holders to enter Taiwan with visa exempt status. The ground control employee wanted to confirm with the airline to see if I was able to enter Taiwan under this circumstance. After checking with a Hainan Airline employee I was informed that I could enter Taiwan under this circumstance and proceeded to issue my boarding…