On May 16, the first planeload of Taiwanese and overseas Chinese arrived in Taipei on an Eva Air flight. Although those on board were much relieved at having escaped the danger in Indonesia, they nonetheless were very critical of the ROC government and the airline for their handling of the situation.
五月十六日，第一架滿載台商、華僑的長榮航空專機終於抵台，不過落地後，僑民除了脫離險境的欣慰，卻也對政府及航空公司的處理方式大加撻伐。