Southwest Airlines Announces Partnership With Eva Airways

Southwest Airlines Announces Partnership With Eva Airways

Southwest Airlines announced on Monday a partnership with Taiwan-based Eva Airways Corp. for transpacific flights. This is the airline’s second deal with a Taiwanese partner this month following China Airlines.

Dallas-headquartered Southwest announced in social media posts Monday that passengers can start booking and flying trans-Pacific itineraries with EVA Air through four initial gateways; Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), and Chicago O’Hare (ORD).

Just like the partnership with China Airlines, the EVA Air arrangement is also just a basic interline agreement. That provides travelers a streamlined experience with connecting flights on a single ticket and check bags going to their final destination. But travelers will not receive any “reciprocal benefits, like free checked baggage and priority boarding”, as reported by NerdWallet.