EVA Air launches Taipei‑Washington, D.C. flights

EVA Air announced on Wednesday that it will begin operating a new scheduled service between Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport on June 26. The route will be served by four weekly flights using the airline’s Boeing 787‑9 Dreamliner, which offers a three-class cabin layout: Royal Laurel (first‑class), a fourth-generation Premium Economy, and Economy.

The addition brings EVA Air’s North American network to ten gateway cities – Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Houston, Dallas‑Fort Worth, Chicago, Vancouver, Toronto, and the new Washington, D.C. link – and raises the total weekly departures on the continent to 98. The airline says the expansion makes it the carrier with the most destinations and the largest flight network from Taiwan to North America.

Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital and the seventh‑largest U.S. metropolitan area, is a major hub for government, diplomatic, and corporate activity. The city hosts a concentration of multinational headquarters, NGOs, and international institutions, as well as a sizable population of high‑net‑worth travelers. Its cultural assets, including the Smithsonian museums and historic sites, also generate demand for leisure and academic travel.

Passengers on the new service will be able to connect through EVA Air’s existing North American gateways to a broader network of more than 200 destinations across the Americas. The airline relies on its Star Alliance membership and codeshare agreements with carriers such as Air Canada, United Airlines, Avianca, and Copa Airlines, as well as cooperative arrangements with Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines, Sun Country, Southwest, and WestJet.

Founded in 1989 as Taiwan’s first privately owned international airline, EVA Air operates a fleet of over 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to roughly 60 destinations in Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America.