As per reports, An employee of Starlux Airlines was fined followed by resignation from the job, after he was found using an airport working pass to evade immigration when leaving Taiwan for a holiday.
After the staffer checked in his luggage at Taoyuan International Airport’s Terminal 1 and obtained a boarding pass for a flight out of Taiwan, he used his airport pass to meet with friends at Terminal 2 before exiting to board his flight without passing through immigration, per CNA.
The Border Affairs Division of the Immigration Department has confirmed that the incident is indeed true. This employee has violated the provisions of the Entry, Exit and Immigration Law.
Anyone entering or leaving the country must be inspected by the Immigration Office of the Ministry of the Interior; those who do not undergo inspection are not allowed to enter or leave the country, and may be fined NT$ in accordance with the law.
A fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan was imposed. Since this employee was a first offender, a fine of 100,000 yuan was imposed after considering the circumstances.
Starlux said he was a new employee who had bought a ticket to spend a holiday overseas. The airline immediately canceled his airport pass after it had investigated the matter, and called a disciplinary hearing after he had returned to Taiwan. He acknowledged he had broken the rules and resigned the same day, Starlux said.
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