Hong Kong, July 11 -- Starting this month, active military personnel in Taiwan will be eligible for priority boarding and upgrades on availability when travelling on international flights of local airlines, Taiwan's premier, Cho Jung-tai, announced this week. Read More The ruling is in response to Taiwan president William Lai's encouragement of civil-military cooperation, Cho said. In a joint statement, China Airlines and EVA Airways labour unions said "providing upgrades to business class for active duty personnel is more complex than it seems". "Implementing it might damage the interests of ordinary people, shareholders and flight operators. If only specific companies cooperate with the policy, it will be detrimental to fair market compet...