As countries reopen to visitors and global travel resumes, EVA Air, Taiwan's leading independent airline, has again earned a spot among AirlineRatings' World's Top 20 Best Airlines, ranking in 8th  position.  In January, the influential online product, safety and COVID-19 protections site recognised EVA Air in 9th place in the World's Safest Airlines for 2022.

"EVA Air has always been at the forefront of cabin innovation, starting with its premium economy in 1992," said AirlineRatings Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas. "EVA Air continues to deliver a top-quality product and service and is a standout airline.”

EVA Air has been busy during COVID lockdowns, finding ways to enhance and improve the airline travel experience for its passengers. To speed up airport processes and reduce person-to-person contacts, it created new check-in counter graphics in bright, easy-to-recognise colours and streamlined services from online booking and seat/meal selection to automated conveniences such as check-in. It has also been piloting a boarding system using biometrics with facial recognition. Earlier this year, it introduced the EVA e-Library, giving passengers more inflight reading choices, creating more convenient and comfortable flying experiences and eliminating a significant amount of newspaper and magazine waste. It continues to seek, evaluate and implement actions to help achieve its commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

AirlineRatings.com regularly monitors and assesses more than 385 airlines, rigorously scrutinising and rating them based on a system of one-to-seven stars. Data reviewed through its Awards of Excellence evaluation process includes the age of a carrier's fleet, audited passenger reviews and product offerings. Editors also considered airlines' Covid-19 responses, safety practices and profitability.

EVA Air will continue to improve services and operations, identify new passenger comforts and conveniences, upgrade its fleet and adapt inflight amenities to meet the highest health safety standards. With quality service and safety as its consistent goal, EVA Air aims to always give passengers the best possible inflight experiences.

More information about the ratings site and its awards can be found at www.airlineratings.com. Updates about EVA's schedules, services and COVID safety practices are available at http://www.evaair.com/.

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About EVA Air:

EVA Air is a Star Alliance member and is one of 10 SKYTRAX-rated 5-Star airlines worldwide. It also ranked 7th among the SKYTRAX World's Top 10 Airlines and 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. 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 won a spot in Condé Nast Traveler's prestigious 2021 Readers' Choice Awards for the Top 10 Airlines in the World and 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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