EVA Airways, one of Taiwan’s leading international carriers, has launched an interline partnership with Southwest Airlines to broaden its reach in the US market, the airline said yesterday.
Under the arrangement, EVA Air passengers can book transpacific trips with onward connections to more than 30 US destinations via Southwest’s network, it said in a statement. Connections would be available through four major gateways: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Chicago O’Hare.
The agreement allows travelers to use a single reservation for both carriers and check luggage through to their final destination, EVA Air said.
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Southwest, the largest US airline by passengers carried, operates a fleet of more than 800 aircraft. On Instagram, the Dallas-based carrier said the “partnership is another step forward as we continue our mission to bring more choices (and new horizons) to our customers.”
EVA Air said that the tie-up builds on its long-term strategy to deepen its US presence, adding that since joining the Star Alliance in 2013, it has added code-sharing partnerships with Air Canada and United Airlines, among others.
Outside of the Star Alliance, EVA Air said it has also forged interline partnerships with Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and Canada’s WestJet to provide passengers with wider booking options.
At present, the carrier operates 89 round-trip nonstop flights per week across the Pacific to North American cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Houston, Chicago, Vancouver and Toronto. Services to Dallas are set to begin on Oct. 3, raising the total to 94 weekly flights by year’s end.
Meanwhile, China Airlines, Taiwan’s other major international carrier, announced on Monday last week that it had also formed an interline partnership with Southwest Airlines.
China Airlines offers nonstop trans-Pacific flights to North American destinations such as Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Ontario, California, where travelers would be able to make their connections.
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