Starlux A350 Taipei to LA Pricing Released

Starlux recently took delivery of its A350 featuring a stunning new business-class cabin, as well as a first-class section right at the front. While the A350 has been doing familiarisation flights on select routes around Asia, giving passengers an opportunity to sample the new business class seat, the first-class section will only be available for booking on the inaugural flight to Los Angeles, which is scheduled for April 26th, 2023.

Flights were loaded a few days ago, but pricing has only now been released. The Starlux A350-900 will feature four classes, making it the first airline to offer a first-class option from Taiwan to the US.

• Four First Suites
• 26 Business seats
• 36 Premium Economy seats
• 240 Economy seats

Starlux Taipei – Los Angeles Schedule

The Starlux A350 will operate 5 days a week, skipping Monday and Sunday on the outbound flight and Monday and Wednesday on the inbound.

From June, Starlux will fly daily in both directions!

JX002 will depart Taipei at 23:40, touching down in LA at 20:30 the same evening.

On the return, JX001 will leave for Taipei at 00:50, driving a day later at 5:40.

Starlux First Class Pricing

For a return trip, expect to pay around TWD 443,019, which, at the time of conversion, works out to around AU$21,070.

Starlux Business Class Pricing

For a return trip on a saver business class ticket with Starlux, passengers can expect to pay around TWD 152,019, which works out to around AU$7,233.

Starlux Premium Economy Class Pricing

Starlux has priced its premium economy seat at TWD 67,435, which works out to around AU$3,206 for a return trip.

Starlux Economy Class Pricing

Those travelling in economy can expect to pay around TWD 35,716 or AU$1,698 for a return trip to LA.

Summing Up

I’m very interested to see what the soft product for Starlux first class will be like! At 20k return, I have high expectations in terms of food and, most importantly, the wine list! Considering the first-class cabin is not partitioned off from business and only slightly larger, they will need to pull out all the stops to justify the almost 3x price point of business. So far, pricing seems to be working, as the first-class cabin has sold out for the inaugural flight!