TAIPEI – EVA Air will start direct passenger flights between Taipei, Taiwan and Toronto, Canada on Monday, March 29. The airline said the new service will shave hours off of travel time and make trip planning significantly more convenient. EVA is introducing the service with three flights a week.
EVA flight BR36 will depart Taoyuan International Airport at 18:45 (6:45 pm) on Monday, Thursday and Saturday and arrive at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport at 20:55 (8:55 pm) the same day. Return flight BR35 will leave Toronto later that night at 23:40 (11:40 pm) and land in Taoyuan at 05:45 (5:45 am) on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Asia-bound flights will make a brief fuel stop in Anchorage, AK. Approximate flight time from Taoyuan to Toronto is 14 hours and 10 minutes, Toronto to Anchorage, six hours and 30 minutes, and Anchorage to Taipei, 10 hours and 10 minutes. The airline is serving the route with one of its new, technically advanced Boeing 777-300ERs.
On EVA's far-reaching system, passengers from the Greater Toronto Area will be able to fly to Taipei and make easy, same-day onward connections to Manila, Phnom Penh, Saigon, Bangkok and 16 destinations in China. Travellers headed to North America will find Taipei to be a welcoming hub for flights to Toronto where they can continue on to Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and Halifax in minimal transit time.
In addition to competitive fares and service options that appeal to a broad range of business travellers, EVA is also working with travel agents to create tour packages that complement current products offered in Canada and America.