EVA Air announced on February 11, 2026 a new nonstop route from Taipei Taoyuan to Washington Dulles, launching June 26, 2026 with four weekly round trips, per Business Travel News' February route report. The service gives the Washington region its first nonstop link to Taipei and extends EVA's U.S. network to a sixth gateway.
What is EVA flying to Dulles?
The carrier's long-haul U.S. services are flown with its 777-300ER and 787 fleets; the schedule as announced calls for four frequencies per week starting June 26, with EVA describing the route as year-round. Exact equipment assignment per frequency should be confirmed in EVA's own timetable closer to launch, since carriers routinely swap 777s and 787s on new long-haul routes in the first months.
For Dulles, the addition matters beyond the nonstop itself. Taipei joins an EVA network built for connecting traffic: Taoyuan is the carrier's hub for onward service across Southeast Asia, mainland China, and Oceania. A Washington origin feeds that connecting bank, in the same pattern EVA uses from its existing U.S. gateways.
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Why does the Washington–Taipei market support a nonstop?
Washington's Taiwan-bound traffic has connected through San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Tokyo, and Dallas — gateways served by EVA, Star Alliance partners, or codeshare partners. A nonstop removes one connection for the corridor and positions EVA against one-stop itineraries on total time. Business Travel News' report places the announcement in the wave of trans-Pacific capacity additions timed for the Northern summer 2026 season.
Travelers comparing fares should note the summer 2026 context: per OAG schedule data compiled for the season, more than 1,300 new routes start worldwide between late March and late October 2026, which tends to compress introductory fares on new long-haul city pairs in the first months of operation.
What it means for bookings
Schedules and frequencies for new routes are subject to change, and this one carries that caveat in the standard way — launched June 26 per the February 11 announcement. Travelers holding award balances with Star Alliance programs will find the flight bookable once EVA loads inventory in the GDS; miles flown run roughly 7,400 each way on the great-circle route.