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China Airlines recently opened a new direct flight route between Taoyuan and Phoenix. They've been plastering it all over their plane signage. I thought it was
by dluan 1y ago
China Airlines recently opened a new direct flight route between Taoyuan and Phoenix. They've been plastering it all over their plane signage. I thought it was funny that the flight must be pretty empty other than the handful of TSMC employees that need to go there.
- khuey 1y agoApparently China Airlines and Starlux are both going to fly that route next year. I have a hard time imagining there's demand for one let alone both.
- sam_goody 1y agoPhoenix is the fifth largest city in the United States. It is also one of the major hubs of the west, being in a good location (midway north), having good weather for planes, and having America West headquartered there. I would think there should be plenty of traffic going through there to Taiwan, similar to the amount going through a hub such as Chicago or NY.
- dangus 1y agoFrom Wikipedia: PHX was the 11th-busiest airport in the United States in terms of passenger boardings and 35rd-busiest in the world in 2024. The airport serves as a hub for American Airlines and a base for Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
- iszomer 1y agoFYI to all: China Airlines is a Taiwanese company (ROC) and has no affiliation with mainland China (PRC).
- dluan 1y agoEarlier this year Eva Air also announced a direct route to Dallas, supposedly starting next month. At the time I felt like it was a tariff negotiation tactic because that one also does not make sense.