The second lowest airport in the United States has its new link without stopping Asia, and is on a new plane with some elegant and latest generation seats.
On a flight that attracted a lot of fanfare, Eva Air, based in Taiwan, made her expected arrival on Friday night at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), opening a service inaugurated between Texas and Taipei.
It is the seventh American city for Star Alliance carrier, a partner of United Airlines and a pillar in heaven on the Pacific.
The new route from DFW also reinforces the northern airport of Texas rapid growth reputation As a center for travelers seeking to fly to remote destinations in Australia, Asia and the South Pacific.
“This new route is more flights, connecting,” said Eva President Clay Sun, speaking in DFW on Friday night just before the first flight of the carrier from the airport. “I think Eva is helping [strengthen] The connection between not only Taiwan, but also Asia and [the] United States, especially Texas. “
The new Eva Premium economy seats debut in us
But Eva’s new DFW service to its Base of Operations of the Taoyuan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is also a historic first for the airline itself.
No, we are not talking about his popular Hello Kitty jet, that already began to attract attention last summer in Chicago.
Rather, this DFW to TPE flight marks the debut in the United States of the new Eva Premium economy seats, which has just been released for the first time in its Boeing 787 Dreamliners fleet.
And it is an attractive option for travelers who do not want to pay the invoice (or points) necessary to write down an executive class seat Royal Laurel de Lieve, but they want some additional comfort on the long flight to Asia.
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Eva once went ahead of time when she launched a premium economy in the last 20s of the 20th Century, decades before the spacious reclining seats of Mid Cabin began to appear in mass in global airlines in the last 10 years.
But earlier this year, as carriers He continued seeing popularity in the premium economy Seats, Eva He announced that he would make his next movement.
These new seats, which appear for the first time in their Dreamliner fleet, are certainly a worthy bridge between the spiffy capsules in advance and the standard coach seats on the back.
Organized in a 2-3-2 configuration, these seats should be more than suitable for travelers looking to rest on the Transpacific walk.
The seats recline in a crib movement, where the seat cushion slides forward and up. Then, you can appear the leg and the rest. While it is not a lie experience, I personally believe that I could get a little decent shuteye in that reclined position, it certainly surpasses trying to sleep vertically in a coach seat!
In addition, like many of the main cabins of the premium economy that fly today, it will obtain (a little) additional privacy with wings around the headrest. And, there is also a new technology, with 15.6 inches backup screens in each seat.
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Eva Sports 28 of these reclining armchairs as an alternative for travelers who do not want to disburse for their 26 Royal Laurel business capsules in advance.
The Royal Laurel cabin in this 787-9 that will see in DFW essentially does not change the business class product that the carrier has flown in its 787 in recent years.
However, be careful with a future Eva innovation in your front cabin too. Executives last year told me they were in the early stages of reflect a suite concept That would present sliding privacy doors, which I would probably see in some of its largest and most premium aircraft in the future.
A Texas -style celebration
Even before addressing this new plane, DFW travelers received a large -scale Texas theme party that celebrated the new flight between the Star Lone and Taiwan state.
The food, the music, the decoration and the games greeted the passengers before the night out of the airport terminal D, that is, those passengers who did not spend time in the nearby American Express Centurion Lounge either Capital One Lounge, Every step of the door.
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The only interruption of the festivities: advertisements of a nearby door on a flight plank to Sydney, Australia.
It was a moving reminder of the increasingly robust reach that DFW has about the Pacific, and the airlines offered 28% more hub seats in 2025 than the previous year, according to data from the Cirium Aviation Analysis Firm.
Including without stopping Cathay Pacific service a Hong Kong that was launched earlier this year and Fiji Airways flights to the Nadi International Airport (NAN) that began at the end of 2024.
The importance of adding Eva and Taipei as a new PIN on the DFW route map was not lost in airport leaders, who compared the importance of this flight to the largest global event planned for northern Texas.
“I am excited by this route, since I am for the World Cup,” proclaimed Ken Buchanan, Executive Vice President of DFW, which refers to the world’s best -selling sporting event that will include matches in Dallas during version 2026.
Looking to the future
Eva will fly three weekly round trips between DFW and Taipei until November 18, when her schedule will grow to five weekly trips. Then, on December 15, the carrier will increase to daily service between the two cities.
How to book Eva Air with points and miles
Travelers who wish to book Eva using points and miles have some options:
- You can transfer Citi thanks rewards Eva Infinity Milreagars points in a 1: 1 relationship.
- Capital a mile It also directly transfer to Eva but with a reduced 4: 3 ratio, so 1,000 miles would become 750 miles Eva.
- You can also search for awarding space through one of Eva’s partners in the Star allianceas United AirlinesAir Canada, Singapore Airlines or All Nippon Airways of Japan, among others.
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