Last June Taipei-based EVA Air joined the Star Alliance, which was really exciting news. Not only do they release a ton of business class award space, but they actually have a really solid business class product as well, featuring reverse herringbone seats.
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Yeah that's Elsa singing "Let It Go" (and no I don't have kids) 😉 I was wondering where the tooth fairy was. Have you seen the movie Frozen yet, Lucky? If not, try to watch it some time. I saw it on a flight back in February.
Just completed a TPE-YYZ with their Royal Laurel service and found it outstanding. Attentive and friendly, happy service, tons of food and drink, great seat. It's amazing they want to improve on that. Good job
Also forgot to mention a very important point: they're the only airline to serve Dom Perignon in Business class.
Eva no doubt has the best overall business class product - I feel as though they could step up catering a bit more.
I was impressed with my YYZ-TPE flight a month ago even after having done more than 10 longhaul F sectors the month before. It's great to see that they're making an already excellent product even better. Great to see them bucking the trend on racing to the bottom.
will the customers get to keep the pajamas ? or give them back like the ANA system?
hows it look for BR16 in early Oct?
Come on Lucky I thought you'd know that was Elsa from Frozen! I'm a 24 year old guy without kids and I was jammin to it lol (good movie to btw)
@ Rob -- Yep, they're getting the 777-300ER soon, and presumably would also get the same amenities.
@ Mike -- I would guess they can keep them. Even ANA doesn't make you return them nowadays.
Recently was on BR flight - a few days ago actually - though it was regional, but on a long-haul configured 777.
Anyway, @MEOW, according to their in flight magazine, pajamas thing has already started.
@Lucky, I do agree that they are close, but all these reverse herringbone seats have slight differences. My main problem was the complete lack of useable storage space (other than the side table and a very poorly designed side shelf). The CX seat is also only slightly better with a cupboard and a shoe locker. The QR seat is, so far, the best I've seen, with a storage space under the arm rest as well. Your thoughts?
Any word on whether Seattle will get 777 service again. As far as I can tell, even the part-weekly service it had goes back to 747 service in December 2014.
@ turgutbey -- Yep, they'll be offering three times weekly 777 service starting in August: https://onemileatatime.com/eva-air-launching-777-300er-flights-seattle/
Funniest post to date. Can't stop laughing watching the YouTube clip partly because I understand a bit of Mandarin. You are really hilarious but EVA is funnier than you. Lol.
@lucky. Yeah, I saw your post back when you originally posted it. But if you look at the flights on UA, it goes back to 747 around Dec. 12 for both directions. Just wondering if there's any chance they'll actually maintain the 777 service beyond early Dec.
@Mike I just flew NRT-ORD last week on ANA J class. They did not ask the pajamas back. But again, nothing fancy, it's just a so so pajamas though.
I'm a little ashamed to say this makes me more excited for my EVA flights in August.
@ turgutbey -- I would guess there's a good chance, and that they just haven't gotten around to updating their winter schedule yet.
Okay, okay. I'm sold. This is now in contention for my "aspirational trip." I know I need to make a choice and focus. If this is the one, (a) who are EVA's partners (so I know who to focus on)? and (b) where does one stay in Taipei (so I know which hotel card to work on)? Thanks! I love traveling vicariously through you. (Though traveling directly would be a little more fun.)
What do you do with the Rimowa kits? do you re-purpose them to hold your camera or anything else?
@ mbh -- As far as where to stay in Taipei goes, I absolutely loved the W and Le Meridien:
https://onemileatatime.com/review-le-meridien-taipei/
https://onemileatatime.com/review-w-taipei/
As far as points go, there are lots of options. You can efficiently book using United miles, US Airways miles (for another month or so), Aeroplan miles, or LifeMiles. So collecting Membership Rewards or Ultimate Rewards points should both do the trick.
@ Mike -- Most kits I empty and just use the pouches. But for the Rimowa kits I actually literally just keep them in "mind condition" as is.
@Marid
same for out BR16 flight in oct.
I wonder if BR858 will have any new perks by then?
Wha- twice as many flights from SF compared to NYC, but they put one of the WiFi-enabled planes out of NY?! You gotta be kidding me. Which metro area do they think are going to have more harried software engineers, huh?
@ mike -- I don't believe the shorthaul flight to Hong Kong would have Rimowas or pajamas. It might have the Fiji water, though.
Lucky
thats fine with me, its the br16 I am looking forward to, I've not been on EVA for several years, it looks like they are really putting out a competitive product now.
@ Lucky - The tagline for your blog should be Phenomenally Spectacular! 😀
Also, I think you embedded a wrong video: for me it shows an aerial video instead of the delivery video (watched it on their YouTube channel directly).
This makes me super-excited about their reported plans to start IAH-TPE nonstop in 2015. Perhaps that's one inaugural flight I can do!
Anyhow, the video was hilarious even without English subtitles; if you read Lucky's post, you could kind of follow along with what they were pitching. The SD/HD Spiderman was the highlight for 🙂
P.S. A complete lack of Hello Kitty is totally inexcusable, lol
Maybe it's just me, but Fiji water tastes slimy.
Based on this blog, I really want to fly Eva..,
I hope the master tapes of Frozen burn and a computer virus attacks satellite and cable boxes and sends that movie to oblivion. I. Just. Can't. Take. It. Anymore.
@Lucky: saw your reply to mbh - you can still book EVA with US Airways miles?!
@ Ginny -- Really any window seat is just about equally good, in my opinion. I quite like the mini cabin, as it's a bit quieter.