Following the launch of its newest route to Dallas/Fort Worth on Oct. 3, EVA Air is gearing up for more growth in the U.S. The Taiwanese airline currently offers passenger service to seven U.S. cities.

In addition to its recently launched Dallas/Fort Worth service, EVA flies to Houston, San Francisco, Chicago O’Hare, New York-JFK, Los Angeles, and Seattle. But more markets could be on the way.

Andrew Su, EVA’s North America Head Office executive vice president, told AirlineGeeks on the sidelines of the carrier’s Dallas/Fort Worth inaugural flight festivities that more options are on the table, especially as competition between Taiwan and the U.S. heats up.

“We already have very extensive service from the West Coast,” Su said. “We have 33 [flights] from Los Angeles and San Francisco, and 10 weekly from Seattle. And the rest of the gateways, we have daily service.”

In recent months, Phoenix has turned into a hotbed for U.S.-Taiwan service, with EVA rivals China Airlines and Starlux announcing new service. EVA has yet to announce service to the Arizona capital.

“I have to admit the competition is there, especially since we have three major carriers in Taiwan,” Su added in response to a question about growth in Phoenix. “But we have already run the business in North America for more than 30 years, so we are the leader.”

Unlike its competitors, EVA’s U.S. growth ambitions may be farther east, Su hinted.

“Now we are looking forward to a little bit to the East Coast,” he said.

Su’s comments come less than a month after Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport Corporation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority – which operates Washington Dulles – inked a new partnership to promote nonstop service between Taiwan and Washington, D.C. Currently, there are no regular flights between the two cities.

Why Dallas/Fort Worth?

Most of EVA’s passenger destinations in the United States are Star Alliance hubs. Dallas/Fort Worth bucks this trend, being a oneworld stronghold.

Su said the airline has been looking to add passenger flights to Dallas/Fort Worth “for a long time,” noting the region’s continued population growth.

“And you’ve got a lot of leading industry here in Dallas,” he added. “So I think it’s the right time for us to come to this market.”

EVA has operated cargo flights to Dallas/Fort Worth for several years. It is also the airline’s second destination in Texas after Houston.

Expansion is already planned on the Taipei-to-Dallas/Fort Worth route, too. After launching earlier this month with three times weekly service, the route will increase to five times weekly on Nov. 18.

Starting on Dec. 15, the new route will become a daily service.

Credits: EVA Airways

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EVA Air said it posted NT$15.62 billion (US$512 million) in consolidated sales in September, down 10 percent from a year earlier, adding that the decline came as Ghost Month in Taiwan affected consumer appetite to take overseas trips, while demand also fell after the summer vacation ended.

In Taiwan, Ghost Month, which was from Aug. 23 to Sept. 21 this year, has become a taboo time for many travelers to fly overseas amid fears over bad luck.

In September, EVA Air said sales posted by its passenger flights totaled NT$9.32 billion and revenue generated by cargo services hit NT$4.33 billion.

EVA Air said demand for its flights to U.S. destinations were affected by U.S. tariff policies in September, while flights to Europe and Australia remained stable, with the average load factor — an industry metric that measures percentage of passenger capacity used — at more than 85 percent.

Other than flights to Bali, Indonesia, demand for flights to most of its regional destinations slowed in September, while demand for flights to Chinese destinations moved higher from a year earlier to support the airlines’ regional flight operations.

In the first nine months of the year, EVA Air’s consolidated sales fell 1.07 percent from a year earlier to NT$162.69 billion.

EVA Air said it remains upbeat about October as the month has three national holidays that are likely to boost travel demand. In addition, the carrier will launch flights to Busan, South Korea, in late October and the new route is expected to generate more sales in the month as well as the fourth quarter.

The carrier said the fourth quarter is peak season for cargo services so sales are also likely to move higher.

For its part, Starlux Airlines said it posted NT$2.95 billion in consolidated sales, up 5 percent from a year earlier after revenue from cargo services rose 26 percent from a year earlier to NT$444 million.

Starlux Airlines said it will introduce a new winter flight schedule at the end of October by providing more flights in the region, resuming flights to Manila on Dec. 16 and launching flights to Phoenix, Arizona, on Jan. 15, 2026, further boosting sales.

During the January-September period, Starlux Airlines posted NT$32.70 billion in consolidated sales, up 26 percent from a year earlier.

Meanwhile, Tigerair Taiwan said its consolidated sales stood at NT$1.28 billion in September, up 1 percent from a year earlier as the number of its flights rose 7.8 percent year-on-year, with an average load factor of 85 percent easing the impact from slow season effects.

In the first nine months of this year, Tigerair Taiwan generated NT$12.59 billion in consolidated sales, little changed from a year earlier, with its average load factor at around 87 percent.

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