Startup airline from Taiwan, Starlux Airlines, has launched its brand-new route between Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City, operating three round-trip flights a week.
K.W Chang -- a certified pilot and former chairman of EVA Airways -- established Starlux in May 2018, but which began operations on January 23 last year, with inaugural flights from Taoyuan to Macau, Da Nang and Penang.
From its Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport hub, Starlux Airlines will initially fly routes in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, with a gradual expansion to North America. It is now operating Macau, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Tokyo and Osaka routes.
STARLUX is introducing all 13 of a new generation of passenger aircraft -- the A321neo -- and four are already in place. The company plans to introduce another eight A330-900, ten A350-900s and eight A350-1000s.