China Airlines, EVA Air ticket sales soar during summer vacation

China Airlines and EVA Airways, the two largest international carriers in Taiwan, saw demand for air travel in August soar on the back of strong demand during the summer vacation. The two carriers said the average load factor or passenger load factor, which is an airline industry metric to measure how much of an airline's passenger carrying capacity is used, topped 80% in August. In addition to summer vacation effects, market analysts said the airline industry has benefited from a surge in demand for air travel in the post COVID-19 era. EVA Air said it posted NT$18.17b in consolidated sales in August, up 51.24% from a year earlier with revenue generated from passenger flights soaring 246.95% year-on-year to NT$13.05b. EVA Air said the average load factor on its flights to the North American and European markets surpassed 90% in August. The carrier said with global passenger flight demand on the rise, it is planning to increase its number of flights to Seattle from seven a week currently to 10 in late October, raising the airline's total number of flights to North America to 87 a week. In addition, the number of flights to Okinawa will also be increased from one to two a day in late October, EVA Air said.<br/>