On October 3, EVA Air became the latest long-haul passenger airline to serve Dallas/Fort Worth. It is the first time the Texas hub, which is the world's third-busiest airport by flights , has had nonstop Taipei service. That's not surprising. With fewer than 27,000 round-trip passengers a year, the existing local market is relatively small. Of course, it'll target passengers transiting to multiple cities in East and Southeast Asia.

The arrival of EVA Air in Dallas came nearly half a year after the start of Cathay Pacific . The two East Asian operators have various things in common, including the similarity of their Dallas block times. EVA is timed at up to 16h 35m, while it is 16h 40m for Cathay . EVA's inauguration came two days after Gulf Air returned to New York JFK

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