Starlux launches direct flights to BusanBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAStarlux Airlines is to open direct flights from Taipei and Taichung to Busan, South Korea, starting on June 1, with ticket sales to begin tomorrow, the airline said yesterday. Starlux would be the first airline in Taiwan to offer direct flights from Taichung to Busan. Of the 18.944 million outbound trips from Taiwan last year, South Korea was the third-most-visited country, following Japan and China, Tourism Administration data showed. A Starlux Airlines plane is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of Starlux AirlinesThe routes are the airline’s first to South Korea, adding to its growing network across Asia and North America, Starlux CEO Glenn Chai (翟健華) said.

Source: Taipei Times February 23, 2026 17:13 UTC