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STARLUX Airlines to open Taipei-Phoenix in first quarter 2026
May 22nd 2025
Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines will provide Arizona’s first direct link to Asia when it launches Taipei to Phoenix in February next year, mayor Kate Gallego said in her State of the City Address. Read More » The route will operate three to four times a week, pending final government approval, she said. The new route follows a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) decision to invest US$165 billion in chip production in the state. “TSMC’s historic investment in Phoenix has brought thousands of high wage jobs and boosted our reputation as a semiconductor hub. Now it is helping increase air service demand,” Gallego said. It is forecast Phoenix international flights will add more than US$3 billion a year to the local economy and that STARUX operations alone could have an economic impact on the state of more than US$100 million annually. “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 chair, Chang Kuo-Wei, said and added “the moment he set foot in Phoenix”, he knew the carrier should invest there.
