EVA Airways (長榮航空) yesterday announced that it is to launch direct flights to Dallas, Texas, from Oct. 3, making it the only airline in Asia offering direct commercial services to two cities in the US state.
In addition to Dallas, the airline has been operating direct flights to Houston since June 19, 2015.
The company has been operating cargo flights to Dallas since 1998, EVA Air president Clay Sun (孫嘉明) said, adding that it decided to launch passenger flights as well, because the city is home to many corporate headquarters, and demonstrates strong economic and population growth.
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“The launch of direct flights to Dallas would make us the only airline in Asia that has two flight hubs in Texas. As Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is the world’s third-largest airport in terms of passenger volume, travelers can transfer to flights to other US cities or Central and South American countries,” Sun said.
The direct flight service would also increase the activity of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport as a transfer point, the airline said.
The services would be offered using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with direct flights being dispatched on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at the initial stage.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the US, with its population exceeding 8.3 million people, the airline said.
More than 20 Fortune 500 companies in sectors such as energy, healthcare, technology, aviation and finance have their headquarters in Dallas, the company said, adding that many Taiwanese corporations also have branch offices in the city.
Dallas is home to several travel destinations, including the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Reunion Tower and American Airlines Center, the home court of NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.
When flights to Dallas are launched in October, the airline would have nine operation hubs in the US and Canada, with the others being Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Houston, Chicago, Vancouver and Toronto.
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