China Airlines (CAL) is to add the US Pacific Northwest to its network of destinations starting on July 14, when it begins nonstop service between Taoyuan and Seattle, the Taiwanese carrier said yesterday.
It would operate five flights a week using an Airbus A350-900, with departures every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, CAL said in a statement, adding that the flights would leave at 11:30pm and arrive in Seattle at 7:50pm the same day.
Return flights would take off at 1:40am from Seattle and arrive at Taoyuan airport at 5:05am the following day, it said.
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The addition of nonstop service to Seattle represents an important step in the airline’s expansion of its North American network as it seeks to take advantage of robust demand for travel between Taiwan and the US, the airline said.
Last year, more than 50 million travelers passed through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, making it the largest airport in the northwestern US.
CAL currently flies 40 weekly return fights to five major North American cities — New York; Los Angeles, San Francisco and Ontario in California; and Vancouver.
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A second daily flight would be added from May 15. It would leave Kaohsiung at 4:45pm and depart from Hong Kong on the return leg at 7:25pm, EVA Air said in a news release.
EVA Air currently operates 53 weekly flights between Taoyuan and Hong Kong.
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