EVA Air's first Taipei - Chicago flight arrived at O'Hare International Airport at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 after airline President Derek Chen and approximately 300 passengers enjoyed a pleasant, 14-hour flight across the Pacific. Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans met the flight at the gate with a warm welcome. Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office Chicago Director General Calvin Ho and EVA President Chen joined Commissioner Evans at the gate to address a crowd of invited guests and passengers and celebrate the airline's 8th gateway in North America with live jazz, finger foods and drinks in a party-like atmosphere. Close to 50 travel agents, cargo service representatives and other guests joined officials and airline executives for the celebration. EVA will fly one of its new Boeing 777-300ERs between Chicago's O'Hare International and Taipei's Taoyuan International Airports. It is launching the route with four flights a week. The airline equipped its Boeing 777-300ER with all the latest comforts and conveniences, including inflight Wi-Fi and state-of-the-art entertainment systems in every seat. It configured it with 333 seats, 39 in Royal Laurel Class business, 56 in Elite premium economy and 238 in Economy. EVA infused tastes of its newest gateway into its first Chicago - Taipei flight by serving all passengers a classic salty caramel mix of the city's famous Garrett Popcorn. Chicago passengers can connect onward from Taipei on 132 flights to 12 cities in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Manila, Cebu, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpasar (Bali). With subsidiary UNI Air, EVA operates an additional 115 weekly flights to 27 destinations in Mainland China and also flies to Guam, Korea, 12 major cities in Japan and more.