EVA Air will restore nonstop passenger flights between Taiwan and India in December, entering a market that has grown by more than 20% since it was last served six years ago.
The Star Alliance member will open a route between Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) on Dec. 1, operating 5X-weekly with Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
The route will make EVA the only airline offering nonstop passenger flights to India and will restore direct connectivity between the countries for the first time since early 2020.
China Airlines was the last carrier to serve the market nonstop, operating TPE-DEL twice a week with A330-300s until the onset of the pandemic. EVA’s planned schedule will therefore offer more than double the frequency provided by the previous service.
“The launch of nonstop Taipei-Delhi service represents an important milestone in EVA Air’s network development,” EVA President Clay Sun says. “Growing connections across the manufacturing, semiconductor, artificial intelligence and technology industries continue to drive closer economic ties between Taiwan and India.”
Sabre Market Intelligence data shows that about 158,500 two-way passengers traveled between Taiwan and India in 2025, an increase of 25.8% from approximately 126,000 in 2024. The market was also 20.4% larger than in 2019, when demand totaled about 131,600 passengers and nonstop service was available.
Delhi was the largest destination in the Taiwan-India market during 2025, accounting for about 42,000 passengers, or 26.5% of total demand. Bengaluru ranked second with approximately 33,000 passengers, followed by Mumbai with 24,100 and Chennai with 23,000.
With the nonstop market currently unserved, more than 98% of Taiwan-India passengers traveled on one-stop itineraries in 2025. Bangkok was the largest connecting gateway, handling about 40.6% of traffic, followed by Hong Kong at 25.8% and Singapore at 20.9%. Combined, the three hubs accounted for more than 87% of the market.
EVA will seek to capture a share of those flows while using Delhi as a connecting point for other destinations across India. The airline’s partnership with fellow Star Alliance member Air India will provide onward connections from Delhi to major domestic cities.
“The new Delhi route not only provides a more efficient travel option for business and leisure passengers but also strengthens connectivity between India and North America through our Taipei hub,” Sun adds.
The route expands EVA’s ability to connect Indian passengers with its growing North American network. The carrier opened Taipei-Washington Dulles service on June 26, operating 4X-weekly with Boeing 787-9s and increasing its North American network to 10 destinations.
OAG Schedules Analyser data shows that EVA also serves Chicago O’Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston George Bush, Los Angeles, New York John F. Kennedy, San Francisco and Seattle, alongside Toronto and Vancouver.
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