Taiwan's leading independent airline, EVA Air , has landed a 7th place ranking in Condé Nast Traveller's prestigious 2021 Readers' Choice Awards for the Top 10 Airlines in the World. The recognition marks the first time EVA Air has won a Top 10 spot from the publication's readers and comes on the heels of equally high or higher traveller ratings in annual SKYTRAX and Travel+Leisure surveys. Readers Choice Award results are available on the Condé Nast Traveller website and highlighted in November's UK and US print editions. Information about EVA Air, its routes and services is available at www.evaair.com.

The annual survey to identify  the world's best hotels, resorts, cities, countries, islands, spas, villas, tours, trains, car rentals, luggage, airlines, airports, tours, and cruises attracted more than 800,000 readers to vote between 1 April and 31 May, 2021. By rating their travel experiences from around the globe, readers shared insights into places and things they miss and what they can't wait to get back to. Condé Nast Traveller describes its Readers' Choice Awards as the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry.

“We miss flying our passengers to favourite destinations and those of their dreams every bit as much as they miss air travel with us,” said EVA President Clay Sun. “We look forward to the day when COVID-19 no longer disrupts global travel and we can again operate our full schedule with all the services and niceties we are known for. In the meantime, we are adopting new technologies that enhance passenger wellbeing and working towards automated, paperless services with minimal face-to-face contacts during ticketing, check-in, baggage drop, departure and baggage claim processes. We could not do any of it or win passenger appreciation and recognition without the dedicated, hard-working EVA team.”

Condé Nast Traveller is a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine. In addition to Condé Nast Traveller UK and US, there are nine different international editions, including separate publications in China, India, Italy, Spain and the Middle East.

EVA Air was recently ranked 7th among the SKYTRAX World's Top 10 Airlines. It secured additional spots in SKYTRAX's top 10 for Best Economy Class Onboard Catering, Best Business Class Airlines, World's Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness, World's Best Airport Services and more.  Travel+Leisure readers honoured EVA by voting it 3rd in the “World's Best International Airlines.” AirlineRatings.com ranked EVA 9th of the World's Top-20 Airlines, 6th in the World's Safest Airlines for 2021 and among the World's Top-20 COVID-19 Compliant Airlines. EVA Air will continue to improve in the post-pandemic era and to be dedicated to maintaining top standards of safety and service on every flight.

Travellers can learn more about EVA and book travel at www.evaair.com

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About EVA Air:

EVA Air is a Star Alliance member and one of only 10 SKYTRAX-rated 5-Star airlines worldwide. Travellers responding to SKYTRAX's global survey voted EVA number one for the “World's Cleanest Aircraft Cabins” and “Best Economy Class Airline Catering.” TripAdvisor recognised it among the “Top 10 Airlines – World” and awarded it top spots in four more categories in its  Travelers' Choice Awards for Airlines while Travel + Leisure readers ranked it in the Top-10 International Airlines. It also earned a place in AirlineRatings.com's “Best of the Best” World's Best Airlines 2021 after similarly high ratings for safety and COVID compliance in January. The carrier  was established in 1989 as Taiwan's first privately owned international airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America where gateways are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. Travellers can learn more about EVA destinations and schedules or book and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.

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