Taiwanese start-up carrier Starlux Airlines has commenced commercial operations on Thursday, January 23.
At the first day of operations, the new airline operated flights from its hub at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Macau, Da Nang (Vietnam) and Penang (Malaysia). Furthermore, a daily service from Taipei to Cebu, Philippines, will be added in April.
Welcome Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines launches its three inaugural flights today!
It will operate three-times-daily flights to Macau, twice-daily flights to Da Nang in Vietnam, as well as a daily flight to Penang in Malaysia.#STARLUXAirlines #A321neo pic.twitter.com/SG0vpwww7A— Taoyuan Airport (@taoyuanairport) January 23, 2020
Starlux Airlines currently has three Airbus A321neo jets in its fleet. The carrier’s first A321neo was delivered in October last year. A further seven A321neos will join the fleet.
In addition to the A321neo aircraft, Starlux ordered Airbus A350-900s and A350-1000s. Deliveries of the A350 jets are expected to start in 2021. According to the airline, the wide-body jets will be deployed on future long-haul flights to North America and Europe, as well as high-capacity routes to destinations in Asia.
Starlux Airlines was founded by Chang Kuo-wei, the former chairman of competitor EVA Air. The carrier received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in December 2019.
Nick Wenzel founded International Flight Network in 2016. He is the Social Media Manager and an Editor for IFN.news.
