The aviation industry enters the year-end travel and cargo peak season in the fourth quarter, and China Airlines chairman Kao Hsing-huang told reporters at the 2026 ITF Taipei International Travel Fair that the carrier will push hard in the fourth quarter, going all out on both passenger and cargo operations. Third-quarter revenue rose 28.01% year on year and first-nine-months revenue rose 20%, both record highs; the airline remains upbeat that the year-end travel season and the year-end shopping season in Europe and the United States will keep lifting passenger load factors and restocking demand for general cargo and e-commerce goods.
EVA Air will launch Taipei-Delhi flights in December, and president Sun Chia-ming said sales are very strong thanks to ample demand from India to Taiwan and North America, with the first two flights already fully booked, while domestic travel agencies such as Lion Travel have launched India itineraries. North American load factors remain strong, and load factors on Northeast Asia, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and cross-strait routes are all very strong; on the cargo side, robust AI shipment demand is keeping rates firm, and EVA Air continues to pursue high-value cargo.
Tigerair Taiwan also joined the travel fair, having already reported first-nine-months earnings per share of NT$5.07, more than half a share's par value. Looking to the fourth quarter, the carrier is optimistic about passenger demand, with strong autumn foliage and snow-season travel demand plus the November travel fair and holiday season expected to keep bookings strong and fourth-quarter momentum high.