Starlux Airlines plans to be, in point of dimensions, the third airline in Taiwan after China Airlines and Eva Air. It is one of the few carriers in the world to sport lie-flat seats in Business Class on a narrowbody aircraft (the A321neo) and individual IFE screens at all seats. It has a large order with Airbus for A350-900s and A350-1000s, all to be delivered within 2024, with which it plans to start long range flights to Europe and the US in 2021. The widebodies will feature a First Class cabin (Photo Wikimedia Commons / Melv_L – MACASR)
- - 5 STARS: Awarded to airlines achieving a very high, overall quality performance. It recognizes high standards of onboard product together with consistent and excellent standards of staff service across airport and cabin environments
- - 4 STARS: Awarded to airlines that deliver a good overall quality performance and provide good product standards across different travel cabins
- - 3 STARS: Awarded to airlines delivering a fair quality performance equating to the industry 'average' of acceptable product and service standards
- - 2 STARS: Shows airlines delivering a lower total quality performance, in some instances below the industry average across many rating categories
- - 1 STAR: Represents a poor quality of product delivered across the assessment sectors
* SKYTRAX (www.skytraxratings.com) is the most prestigious independent rating agency in commercial aviation. Its five stars rating system regarding airline quality has become a status symbol for carriers around the world. Here is what the stars stand for: