STARLUX Airlines schedules its first transpacific route with a non-stop service between Taipei (TPE) and Los Angeles (LAX) starting April 26, 2023. For the first time, the airline will fly to North America.
Initially, the carrier will offer five weekly operations (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and from June the service will increase to daily flights, providing an offer of 4,284 seats per week.
STARLUX will be the third airline operator on the Taipei (TPE) – Los Angeles (LAX) route and will have a 17.24% market share: in this segment the company competes with EVA Air and China Airlines. In addition, the airline will be the only area carrier in Taiwan to offer First Class on intercontinental flights.
Previously, the company had planned to start operations in the United States in June 2022, but due to health restrictions due to the pandemic it delayed its plans. During the past year, the airline began recruiting sales and airport operations staff to start flights to Los Angeles (LAX).
Flight schedule
From June 2023.
- Taipei – Los Angeles Flight JX 002 TPE 23:40 – LAX 20:30 daily flights.
- Los Angeles – Taipei Flight JX 001 LAX 00:50 – TPE 05:40+1 daily flights.
The route will be operated on Airbus A350-900 aircraft with a capacity of 306 seats in four classes (4 First Class/26 Business Class/36 Premium Economy/240 Economy) and promotional fares are available from USD 1,154 round trip.
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 857,257 passengers were mobilized in 2019 between Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). This segment was LAX’s sixth busiest transpacific route.
STARLUX recently began its first flights on Airbus A350-900s on intra-Asia routes to Bangkok (BKK), Macau (MCM) and Tokyo – Narita (NRT). The company plans to expand its network in North America and enter the European market.
