PHOENIX (AZFamily)— Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is adding a new flight path to its list of international travel destinations.
On Tuesday, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego announced that STARLUX Airlines will begin a new nonstop flight between Phoenix and Taipei’s Taoyuan Airport. The flights would begin early next year, with three to four weekly flights.
The announcement comes shortly after the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) broke ground on a third facility in north Phoenix and invested $100 billion in Arizona microchip manufacturing.
“Phoenix’s first nonstop flight to Asia reflects the incredible strides we’ve made with our local economy, and our emergence as an international city,” Gallego said. “TSMC’s historic investment in Phoenix has brought thousands of high-wage jobs and boosted our reputation as a semiconductor hub, and now it’s helping increase air service demand.”
The flight service will begin with a 306-seat A350-900 Airbus. Once government approval of the flight path is finalized, tickets will go on sale.
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“I knew from the moment I set foot in Phoenix that STARLUX should make the investment to fly here. Not only is the growth of business between Taipei and Phoenix staggering, it’s a perfect match for our level of service. We are proud and honored to be the first carrier to provide nonstop Asia service for the Phoenix community,” STARLUX Airlines founder Kuo-Wei (K.W.) Chang said.
Phoenix international flights add more than $3 billion to the local economy each year. This flight service alone is estimated to boost Arizona’s economy by $100 million each year, said Gallego in a news release.
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