Southwest Partners with China Airlines to Offer Seamless Travel beyond West Coast; Good for Flyers from Taiwan, China, Philippines

Good news for US-bound travelers from Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines! China Airlines, the flag carrier of Taiwan, has teamed up with Southwest Airlines as an interline partner to expand within the United States. To take effect in early 2026, the Southwest-China Airlines partnership will facilitate your travel to 30 US cities, including Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, and Florida from the West Coast gateways of China Airlines on single flight tickets.

Currently, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Ontario, and Seattle are the only direct destinations of China Airlines flights to USA from Taiwan. But the newly announced partnership excludes New York JFK Airport. Southwest Airlines, one of the four largest domestic airlines in the US, will be providing seamless connections to and from the West Coast for China Airlines’ passengers from China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.

Having good strategic presence at Los Angles International Airport, Southwest Airlines is expected to fill up China Airlines flights from LAX to Taipei with passengers for Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Just like Alaska Airlines, as an interline partner, feeds China Airlines’ outbound flights from Seattle and San Francisco.

While EVA Air, another Taiwanese airline, operates direct flights to Chicago, Dallas, and Houston from Taipei, China Airlines’ passengers will connect on Southwest flights to these major US cities. Only cheap flight deals for USA to China travel, and USA and Hong Kong travel can make the Southwest-China Airlines partnership effective in winning EVA Air passengers from Chicago, Dallas, and Houston.

It is anticipated that China Airlines’ interline agreement with Southwest Airlines may lead to codeshare partnership in the future. Come 2026, Southwest Airlines passengers will get seamless connectivity to Taipei, Beijing, Wuhan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, and Cebu among China Airlines’ destinations.

Whether you prefer China Airlines or EVA Air flights, look no further than iEagle.com for US to China best flight deals, and cheap airline tickets to Philippines. Americans and immigrants in the US equally trust iEagle Travel as the most reliable air-ticketing partner for their budget international travel.