Information of TTFly: Former transportation official Tseng Dar-jen has been named the new chairman of Taoyuan International Airport Corp. (TIAC) in a reshuffling of the company's management following severe flooding that disrupted airport operations on June 2.

Tseng, who served as vice transportation minister under the previous government that left office on May 20, vowed to do his best, saying the move felt like he was "returning home to help deal with problems."

He said he would invite scholars and experts to help with a thorough review of the airport's problems before developing strategies to deal with them.

Tseng, 58, has a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He previously served as director-general of the Freeway Bureau and participated in the construction of the Hsuehshan Tunnel and several airport runways.

Hsiao Ting-ko, vice president of Taoyuan Metro Corp., will take over as the airport company's chief executive officer, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications also announced.

Hsiao has previously served as the director of both Taoyuan International Airport and Songshan Airport in Taipei.

The new appointments were made after Transportation Minister Ho Chen Tan approved the resignation of TIAC Chairman Samuel Lin on Monday in light of the flooding that caused a power outage at the airport's Terminal 2 on June 2.

More than 200 flights were delayed that day, affecting some 30,000 passengers.

The Public Construction Commission on Monday blamed the flooding on human factors, saying the airport's drainage system was clogged with debris, and flood gates that could have prevented some of the damage to electrical equipment in Terminal 2 were not closed in time.

The minister also relieved the company's chief executive officer, Fei Hourng-jiun, of his duties. Fei had earlier requested to be disciplined.