Everything About the EVA Air Strike That Led to 100 Flights Being Cancelled

Think you know everything about the EVA Air Strike that led to a whopping 100 flights getting cancelled?

Well, let’s put that thought to the test.

Everything About the EVA Air Strike That Led to 100 Flights Being Cancelled

According to Taiwan News, the Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union (TFAU) announced that its EVA Air flight attendants members would go on strike, after failing to reach an agreement with the EVA Air management.

The strike commenced at 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon (20 June), and led to the cancellation of more than 100 flights on 21, 22 and 23 June.

According to reports, EVA Air management and TFAU representatives had held last-ditch talks at the Renaissance Taipei Shihlin Hotel, but were ultimately unable to reach a consensus.

At 2:10 p.m. yesterday on TFAU’s Facebook page, the union announced that its members would cease the provision of service at 4:00 p.m., and instead gather in front of the Evergreen Group building in Nankan, Taoyuan, to start protesting.

Complaints about overtime, long working hours and pay

According to Taiwan News, airline staff have demanded that the management respond to complaints regarding overtime, long working hours, and pay. However, despite two entire rounds of negotiations last month, the required results evidently failed to come through.

One point that has driven the union’s intentions, is that the allowance for flight attendants working in overseas destinations should be increased from NT$90 (U.S.$2.90) to NT$150 per flight; and that this only applies to TFAU members.

Also, the union has voiced concerns about EVA’s nine round-trip flights, which is seen as a cause of overwork.

On those nine-round trip flights, the union hopes that EVA Air will allow flight attendants to work only one leg of a trip, and then allow them to rest overnight. Currently, flight attendants are tasked to work on both legs of each trip on those nine routes, which allegedly often results in them working over 12 hours, a distinct violation of the Labor Standards Act.

You can view a video announcement of the strike down below:

Cancelled flights

Of the 100 flights that were compromised, a handful either hail from or proceed towards Singapore and Malaysia.

You can view the affected flights down below:

Flights from Taipei, Taoyuan Airport (TPE) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 20, 2019 (Thursday)

• BR857 Taipei-Hong Kong
• BR758 Taipei-Hangzhou
• BR809 Taipei-Hong Kong
• B7029 Taipei-Ho Chi Minh City
• BR056 Taipei-Chicago
• BR150 Taipei-Seoul
• BR261 Taipei-Manila
• BR205 Taipei-Bangkok
• BR827 Taipei-Hong Kong
• BR061 Taipei-Bangkok
• BR061 Taipei-Vienna
• BR087 Taipei-Paris

Flights from Kaohsiung (KHH) from 12:00 a.m. to 23:59 p.m. on June 20, 2019 (Thursday)

• BR797 Kaohsiung-Guangzhou

Flights arriving at Taoyuan Airport (TPE) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 20, 2019 (Thursday)

• BR858 Hong Kong-Taipei
• BR757 Hangzhou-Taipei
• BR810 Hong Kong-Taipei

Cancellations on Friday, June 21

Flights from Taoyuan Airport (TPE) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 21, 2019 (Friday)

• BR178 Taipei – Osaka
• BR217 Taipei – Kuala Lumpur
• BR166 Taipei – Sapporo
• BR257 Taipei – Chiang Mai
• BR225 Taipei – Singapore
• BR128 Taipei – Nagoya
• BR106 Taipei – Fukuoka
• BR067 Taipei – Bangkok
• BR067 Bangkok – London
• BR237 Taipei – Jakarta
• BR215 Taipei – Singapore
• BR138 Taipei – Hakodate
• BR255 Taipei – Bali
• BR801 Taipei – Macau
• BR116 Taipei – Sapporo
• B7110 Taipei – Shenyang
• BR855 Taipei – Hong Kong
• BR716 Taipei – Beijing
• B7106 Taipei – Dalian
• BR180 Taipei – Osaka
• BR857 Taipei – Hong Kong
• BR809 Taipei – Hong Kong
• BR032 Taipei – New York
• B7029 Taipei – Ho Chi Minh
• BR036 Taipei – Toronto
• BR004 Taipei – Seattle
• BR056 Taipei – Chicago
• BR150 Taipei – Seoul
• BR261 Taipei – Manila
• BR205 Taipei – Bangkok
• BR827 Taipei – Hong Kong
• BR052 Taipei – Houston
• BR315 Taipei – Brisbane
• BR028 Taipei – San Francisco
• BR026 Taipei – Seattle
• BR065 Taipei – Vienna
• BR087 Taipei – Paris
• BR010 Taipei – Vancouver
• BR016 Taipei – Los Angeles

Flights from Taipei, Songshan Airport (TSA) from 12:00 a.m. to 23:59 p.m. on June 21, 2019 (Friday)

• BR190 Taipei – Tokyo (HND)

Flights from Taichung (RMQ) from 12:00 a.m. to 23:59 p.m. on June 21, 2019 (Friday)

• BR815 Taichung – Macau
• B72596 Taichung – Wuxi

Flights from Kaohsiung (KHH) from 12:00 a.m. to 23:59 p.m. on June 21, 2019 (Friday)

• BR108 Kaohsiung – Tokyo (NRT)
• BR839 Kaohsiung – Macau
• BR796 Kaohsiung – Ningbo
• BR790 Kaohsiung – Tianjin
• B72298 Kaohsiung – Wuxi

Flights arriving at Taoyuan Airport (TPE) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 21, 2019 (Friday)

• BR206 Bangkok – Taipei
• B7030 Ho Chi Minh – Taipei
• BR262 Manila – Taipei
• BR149 Seoul – Taipei
• BR828 Hong Kong – Taipei
• BR177 Osaka – Taipei
• BR258 Chiang Mai – Taipei
• BR105 Fukuoka – Taipei
• BR218 Kuala Lumpur – Taipei
• BR127 Nagoya – Taipei
• BR165 Sapporo – Taipei
• BR226 Singapore – Taipei
• BR802 Macau – Taipei
• BR238 Jakarta – Taipei
• B7109 Shenyang – Taipei
• BR216 Singapore – Taipei
• BR137 Hakodate – Taipei
• BR115 Sapporo – Taipei
• BR256 Bali – Taipei
• BR856 Hong Kong – Taipei
• B7105 Dalian – Taipei
• BR715 Beijing – Taipei
• BR858 Hong Kong – Taipei
• BR810 Hong Kong – Taipei

Flights arriving at Taichung (RMQ) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 21, 2019 (Friday)

• BR816 Macau – Taichung
• B72595 Wuxi – Taichung

Flights arriving at Kaohsiung (KHH) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 21, 2019 (Friday)

• BR798 Guangzhou – Kaohsiung
• BR840 Macau – Kaohsiung
• BR107 Tokyo (NRT) – Kaohsiung
• BR795 Ningbo – Kaohsiung
• BR789 Tianjin – Kaohsiung
• B72297 Wuxi – Kaohsiung

Cancellations on Saturday, June 22

Flights arriving at Taoyuan Airport (TPE) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 22, 2019 (Saturday)

• BR055 Chicago – Taipei
• BR015 Los Angeles – Taipei
• BR027 San Francisco – Taipei
• BR025 Seattle – Taipei
• BR009 Vancouver – Taipei
• BR088 Paris – Taipei
• BR179 Osaka – Taipei
• BR206 Bangkok – Taipei
• B7030 Ho Chi Minh – Taipei
• BR262 Manila – Taipei
• BR149 Seoul – Taipei
• BR828 Hong Kong – Taipei
• BR062 Vienna – Bangkok
• BR062 Bangkok – Taipei
• BR068 London – Bangkok
• BR068 Bangkok – Taipei

Flights arriving at Taipei, Songshan Airport (TSA) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 22, 2019 (Saturday)

• BR189 Tokyo (HND) – Taipei

Cancellations on Sunday, June 23

Flights arriving at Taoyuan Airport (TPE) from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on June 23, 2019 (Sunday)

• BR055 Chicago – Taipei
• BR015 Los Angeles – Taipei
• BR051 Houston – Taipei
• BR003 Seattle – Taipei
• BR027 San Francisco – Taipei
• BR031 New York – Taipei
• BR035 Toronto – Taipei
• BR025 Seattle – Taipei
• BR009 Vancouver – Taipei
• BR088 Paris – Taipei
• BR066 Vienna – Taipei
• BR316 Brisbane – Taipei

Detailed information about the cancellations can be found on the EVA Air website. Passengers can also dial the EVA Air customer service hotline at 02-2501-1999 for more information.

For the record, strikes, particularly those in the transportation sector, are considered extremely rare in Taiwan. Although to be fair, there was a case just last year, when pilots at the country’s largest carrier, China Airlines, conducted a week-long strike.

Incidentally, just one day before the strike, EVA was considered by UK airline and airport review and ranking site Skytrax to be the 6th best airline, no. 1 cleanest in the world, and best for catering in the economy class. But judging from how things are progressing…

I think they’ll find it hard-pressed to keep their rankings as such, let alone progress even further.