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The three cities are among the newest additions to the Taiwanese luxury carrier’s growing global network.
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Starlux Airlines, the high-end startup carrier founded by former EVA Air chairman Chang Kuo-wei, may have had a bumpy start — its inaugural Taipei to Macau service launched just before the pandemic. But things are finally on the up, and the company posted its first annual net profit since operations began in January 2020. Now, the airline is introducing a quartet of new routes this summer in response to growing travel demand, expanding its regional Asian network while adding a third Trans-Pacific route to the United States.
From July 1, Starlux will connect Taipei-Taoyuan with the Vietnamese beach resort destination of Phu Quoc, making it the first full-service carrier on the route. Passengers can expect a journey time of four hours aboard an Airbus A321neo, which will fly five times a week. During the first fortnight, the carrier will run a mid-afternoon or early evening departure from Taipei depending on the day. All flights will then follow a single schedule from July 17. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, flight JX0705 is set to take off from Taoyuan at 2 p.m. to land in Phu Quoc at 5 p.m. local time; JX0706 will leave Phu Quoc at 6:30 p.m. and return to Taipei at 11:25 p.m.
On July 16, Starlux will begin running two daily flights between Taiwan Taoyuan and Hong Kong. Utilizing an Airbus A330-900neo, the morning departure, JX0231, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to arrive in Hong Kong at 9:40 a.m. The return service, JX0232, will depart Hong Kong at 10:55 a.m. and reach Taipei at 12:30 p.m. Starlux plans to deploy its signature aircraft, the Airbus A350-900, for selected afternoon flights. JX0235 will take off from Taoyuan at 4:50 p.m. and land in Hong Kong at 6:30 p.m. After a turnaround time of more than an hour, JX0236 will leave at 7:45 p.m. and arrive back in Taipei at 9:30 p.m. The flight time is about one hour and 40 minutes each way.
<figure id="attachment_138589" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-138589" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-138589 size-full" src="https://staging.destinasian.com/wp-content/uploads/Starlux-Airlines-A350-Business-Class-Overview.jpg" alt="The business-class cabin aboard a Starlux Airlines Airbus A350-900." width="1200" height="800" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-138589" class="wp-caption-text">The business-class cabin aboard a Starlux Airlines Airbus A350-900.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_138588" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-138588" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-138588 size-full" src="https://staging.destinasian.com/wp-content/uploads/Starlux-Airlines-A350-Business-Class-Detail.jpeg" alt="Starlux was the launch customer of the new Collins Aerospace Elements product in business class." width="1200" height="800" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-138588" class="wp-caption-text">Starlux was the launch customer of the new Collins Aerospace Elements product in business class.</figcaption></figure>
Starlux’s A350-900s have a four-class configuration with four first-class Suites, 26 business-class Pods arranged in a 1-2-1 layout, 36 premium economy seats, and 240 economy seats. Meanwhile, the A330-900neo has two cabins, with 28 business-class seats in a 1-2-1 layout and 269 economy-class seats.
The Taiwanese carrier will be deploying an A321neo for its five-times-weekly flights to Jakarta, due to commence on September 1. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, JX0761 will leave Taipei at 8:10 a.m. and arrive in Jakarta at 12:30 p.m. local time, while the northbound service, JX0762, will depart Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 1:30 p.m. and touch down in Taoyuan at 8:10 p.m. local time. Passengers will have a choice of economy, premium economy, and business class on the route; estimated travel times are five hours and 20 minutes southbound and five hours 40 minutes on the return.
Later this summer, Starlux will launch services to its third U.S. gateway after Los Angeles and San Francisco. From August 16, the carrier plans to operate thrice-weekly flights between Taipei-Taoyuan and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport aboard an A350-900. Flight JX0032 will leave Taipei every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 8 p.m. to arrive in Seattle at 4:15 p.m. on the same date, taking 11 hours and 15 minutes to cross the Pacific. The return service, JX0031, will be flown every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, departing from SeaTac at 2:10 a.m. and arriving in Taoyuan at 5:10 a.m. the next day after 12 hours in the air.
Starlux has set tongues wagging thanks to its sleek cabin products, next-level passenger offerings, and high service standards — a combination that is giving legacy airlines a run for their money. Even economy-class flyers can select their meals in advance and treat themselves to cocktails, watch movies on oversize 13-inch IFE screens with 4K resolution, enjoy branded toiletries, and breathe in a bespoke in-cabin fragrance.
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