Starlux Airlines

Taiwanese carriers and airports are optimistic for growth opportunities.

Three carriers are growing their long-haul networks with routes to Ireland, South Africa and the US.

San Francisco will become Starlux Airlines’ second city in the U.S. from December.

Taiwan-based carrier Starlux Airlines is extending its route map in Japan to an eighth city as capacity between the two countries gradually recovers.

Starlux’s Taipei-Japan link as well as its North America routes continue to be the Taiwanese carrier’s mainstays, with load factors north of 80%.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

After launching LAX service, Starlux Airlines is targeting further transpacific growth and has signed up Alaska Airlines as its first airline partner.