Overview
- EVA Air inaugurated nonstop service between Taipei Taoyuan and Washington Dulles and now operates four weekly roundtrips under flight numbers BR003/BR004 using Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
- The 787-9 on the route is configured with 26 Royal Laurel business seats, 28 fourth-generation Premium Economy seats, and 224 Economy seats to serve long-haul travelers.
- Washington Dulles and EVA held a formal welcome that included a water-cannon salute, a ribbon-cutting with senior MWAA and Virginia aviation officials, and participation by a Taiwanese congressional delegation.
- Published sample summer fares list round-trip Premium Economy from about US$2,350 and Economy from about US$1,080, and the roughly 16-hour flight includes a late-night Dulles departure that may affect ground connections.
- The new nonstop adds Washington as EVA’s 10th North American gateway, increases the carrier’s transpacific footprint and leverages Dulles’ hub feed to improve direct access between the U.S. capital region and Taiwan.