TRIP REPORT | EVA Air (Economy) | Boeing 777-300ER | San Francisco to Taipei Taoyuan

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A few weeks ago, I traveled to the Philippines for a family event. This was my first time going back there in nearly 5 years, my first international trip in 4 years, my first 777 flight in 6 years, my first time flying to Taiwan, and my first time flying on EVA Air. This is also my first trip report on a long haul flight, and my first trip report on a foreign carrier. Enjoy the video!
Aircraft: Boeing 777-36NER
Airline: EVA Air
Registration: B-16736
Route: SFO-TPE/KSFO-RCTP
Date: August 3rd - August 4th, 2022
Flight Number: BR17
Seat: 55K
Scheduled Time of Departure: 1:00 AM
Actual Time of Departure: 1:22 AM
Departure Gate: G8
Scheduled Time of Arrival: 4:50 AM
Actual Time of Arrival: 4:17 AM
Arrival Gate: D7
Camera Used: Canon Powershot G7X Mark III

Пікірлер: 89

@hangtran-zo3ph 19 күн бұрын

In 4 days, I’m going to Vietnam with my family from San Francisco international via Taipei with the same aircraft that you went on and the same flight number. Mine was Eva Air No. 017 with registration of B-16738 and also was a 777-36NER. We were going in economy class too! It was the new livery, and not the old one, and thanks for the report!

@cristinecaluag7472 Жыл бұрын

Great insight. Thanks for the video. I showed it to my mom in preparation for her flight since she never used this airplane before.

@onemph05 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, will be taking eva for the 1st time from SFO to Clark Philippines.

@truthguy6318 Жыл бұрын

great video!

@WRic86 Жыл бұрын

Taking this flight in june to Cebu, thanks for the video

@maijason2251 9 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you so much for your sharing. Have great weekend

@pcmacintyre Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this report. I will be taking this flight in a couple months, transiting through to Bangkok. I finally chose to upgrade to premium economy, I couldn't deal with the narrowness of the seats in the economy 3-4-3 configuration on a 777. Since I was already planning on paying for extra leg room I finally decided to pay for the upgrade. How was the 15lb weight limit for carry-on bags? Did they weigh the bags at SFO? I took interest of those who also had stuffed backpacks.

@ttdenadaabba2149 11 ай бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS, and I really enjoyed your video 📹. I have flown with EVA before, no complaints! Gonna book my flight ✈️ to Cambodia 🇰🇭, with them once more. Thanks again for a job well done 👏 sir. Hope you enjoyed the Philippines 🇵🇭 .

@russellmania9157 Жыл бұрын

I just returned from Cebu City flying EVA through LAX. I used to fly Premium Economy but until the fare returns to normal, I will fly Economy exit row seats, which I dont mind one bit. Im 6 ft 6in so leg room for 15hrs is of the utmost importance. Im returning to Cebu City on Sept 15th.

@elizabethblount6152 Жыл бұрын

Hey Russell, we'll be flying from SFO to Cebu next month. Is the Covid requirement the same as what it says on the PAL website----that you need only upload your Vax card to OneHealthPass and that's it? I looked thru EVA air website and of course, doesn't mention anything beyond arriving to and from Taipei. Sent an email to EVA air Manila and they were already closed so it asked for me to call back during business hours. What?!?!?!? They cant or don't respond to email inquiries? Thanks.

@kimberlystout3658 Жыл бұрын

Im looking at similar flights with eva. Was it required to wear a mask on the plane?

@russellmania9157 Жыл бұрын

@@kimberlystout3658 ..Unless eating or drinking, mask must be worn.

@KimberlyMStout Жыл бұрын

@@russellmania9157 what about a 2years old that doesn't want to wear mask no matter what i do to make him understand he does not talk and understand much yet

@russellmania9157 Жыл бұрын

@@KimberlyMStout ..I didn't see the flight attendants telling passengers to put on facemask on the flight. Maybe they did but I didn see them do it. But they did make announcement before takeoff to keep mask on unless eating a meal.

@emopopo Жыл бұрын

Taking this in 2 weeks. Economy as well. Back in 2019, I did roundtrip prem economy and it was a great trip. Bummed that I’m doing economy this time. Lol

@gojann Жыл бұрын

what's the difference bet premium economy and economy? was it just the chairs? oh and also do they allowed 2 free checked in baggage for economy?

@theghostoftravel Жыл бұрын

@@gojann higher price and a little more comfort, the economy is fine if you pick the right seat.

@theghostoftravel Жыл бұрын

taking this flight to taipei then to cebu city philippines, economy is fine just find a good seat, if you cant bear an economy long haul seat then people need to have more money for better seats.

@trishvalerio3315 3 ай бұрын

do they weigh hand carry luggage from sfo?

@Deesaranghiyo Жыл бұрын

How many check in allowed per head in EVA air as well as the carry on ?

@mcmkna 9 ай бұрын

I am flying in Jan 2024, Chicago to tapei, then to bkkk, then to Laos, cery nervous about the flight.

@tankhaiwen2350 Жыл бұрын

May I know did u choose special meals during buying your air ticket? Or did u choose meals onboard?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

I didn't choose a special meal, although you can select them when booking tickets.

@maichandara Жыл бұрын

is there not sleep mask ?

@ythien7147 Жыл бұрын

I will go with Economy class this week, I have one carry on suite case and a backbag. Will they weight the backbag as well? Thank you

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

As far as I'm aware, backpacks aren't weighed.

@mr.tuckers2848 Жыл бұрын

Can you connect a bluetooth headset to the IFE or do you need your headset to be wired? Thanks! As for an unruly kid like that, the best way to knock them out is to give them some benadryl. Work everytime!

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

Headset needs to be wired

@alvexok5523 Жыл бұрын

The business class seats don't really look much wider than the premium economy seats. The latter of course doesn't have the advantage of having more of your own space around your seat, and doesn't lay flat like the business class. The economy seats definitely look narrower than the other two, they are narrow. I just don't think that I could sit in such an enclosed space for 12 or 13 hours, with so little space to even stretch. I could manage premium economy though. If I'm going to save up $ to take a vacation to the Far East, I'm going to save that extra 2 or 3 hundred dollars to travel there in premium economy. The trip overall would already be costing well into the 4 figure range so it won't really be that big a difference in money to make my plane tickets premium economy. But,, it would be a noticeable difference in comfort (business class though would be a much bigger difference in $, but I'll be fine with premium economy)

@russellmania9157 Жыл бұрын

Last time I checked premium economy was ridiculously high. I used to fly Pre-Eco when the fare was $1500 give or take. Now over $2k for RT.

@Mhel2023 Жыл бұрын

I would definitely suggest Premium Economy if you can afford it. I went to MNL from IAH 4x from 2017-2018 and I took Eco the first time around. The service was excellent, but 16.5 hours sitting in that seat was pure madness. Thank goodness I had an aisle seat and would reward myself with breaks every hour by going to the bathroom. Towards the end I just didn't care anymore and was going to the back of the plane and doing air squats. After my trip was over and I was boarding the plane to return, I literally cried in my seat. But I lived to tell the tale lol. PE was 100% improvement and it was like traveling in a recliner. Definitely get it if you can. I'm retiring in June 2023 and moving to MNL....treating myself to Royal Laurel and i'm so excited! I think i'm gonna stay awake the whole time haha

@ttdenadaabba2149 11 ай бұрын

@Mhel2023 Hey same here 😅, I traveled to Vietnam 🇻🇳 from Chicago, and I also went to the back of the plane to do squats,and talk to Flight attendants. It's very important to circulate your system, if you're on long Flight like this.

@deandecoursey2334 Жыл бұрын

This would have been my flight from the U.S. to Taipei to Chiangmai. However, I started looking for a flight at the first of the year and I kept hearing about problems transiting at Taipei because of Covid. I ended up booking a flight on Singapore from the U.S. to Singapore to Bangkok to Chiangmai A 14 hour connection at Changi was a negative, as Eva offers 18-20 hours from the U.S. to Chiangmai. Were the Covid regulations at Taipei removed by the time that you flew?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

Yes! The Covid regulations are basically removed, however they ask that you wear a mask if you're connecting through there. A negative Covid PCR test is no longer required.

@deandecoursey3061 Жыл бұрын

I should have taken Eva. While the flights with Singapore Airlines were great, the 14 hour layover in Singapore was a killer. I had to return to the U.S. because my brother unexpectedly died. While Singapore Airlines flight experience is great, they have no customer service, particularly if you bought your ticket from a third party travel agency. After four days of trying to see if Singapore Airlines had a Bereavement policy, I found out that they would charge me $1,650 to change my return ticket I bought a ticket on Qatar airlines for $620. I’m flying Eva in a month to Chiangmai

@ttdenadaabba2149 11 ай бұрын

Yea ECXACTLY and I stopped using them because of that reason. However NO MORE COVID! Thank God. Will you be using EVA again.

@darrentan4579 Жыл бұрын

Taiwan 🇹🇼

@anhdo1844 Жыл бұрын

Do they measure your carry on ? My carryon size are 22.5x15.5x9.5 inches. Theirs website stated allow carry on size are no bigger than 22x14x9 inches. Thanks

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

I'm not super sure.

@costritefurniture280 Жыл бұрын

how many hrs is the flight sir? SFO to TPE?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

Approximately 12 hours.

@SBArrow310 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this report. Do they have wifi onboard?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

I don't believe so.

@SBArrow310 Жыл бұрын

Ok. Thanks!

@wilsonatienza7041 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Do you need RTPCR when travelling to SF to TAIWAN then MANILA via EVA AIR??

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

PCR is not required.

@wilsonatienza7041 Жыл бұрын

Allright Thankyou for the respond, I'm also going to the philippines travelling eva air, so only passport and vaccination card right😁

@ElvinaDumoulin 10 ай бұрын

Don't apolo!gize everything is perfect! 1

@szilidszudzsaro7243 3 ай бұрын

Nem tudom ❤ok huĝari

@ingm6436 Жыл бұрын

I’m flying next month Eva Air >> Seattle to Taipei to Cebu Do i need to take covid test?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

Covid tests are not required, so no.

@ingm6436 Жыл бұрын

@@alexmullane191 thank you for your respond! Appreciate it

@Goingpostal1000 Жыл бұрын

I really hope I don’t get a plane 3-4-3 economy when I fly lax to Taipei. That is nuts for a international flight. So small.

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

It's not bad, honestly.

@Goingpostal1000 Жыл бұрын

@@alexmullane191I hope your right. I’m 5’11” and 330 pounds hahahaha I might be in trouble here.

@JCRocker102181 Жыл бұрын

I am supposed to fly on EVA AIR going to San Francisco on the 19th of this month. However, I got a good deal with Cathay Pacific. The long line in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, is that for those who have connecting flights?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

The long line was for all passengers who were connecting on the flight to Manila (which was the flight I took after the one in this video). We waited for 5 minutes, then were guided to a security checkpoint.

@JCRocker102181 Жыл бұрын

Is it only the Manila flight that had a long line?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

@@JCRocker102181 As far as I know, yes (mostly because there were many Manila-bound passengers on my flight from San Francisco).

@JCRocker102181 Жыл бұрын

No passengers to other Asian destinations like Bangkok, Singapore, Bali, and others?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

@@JCRocker102181 Not form what I was aware. Bear in mind that we landed before 5 AM, and not many flights were departing at that time.

@gbear8207 Жыл бұрын

The long section of the dark night sky should be eliminated.

@alvexok5523 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm not sure why so much of it was filmed. When you're flying over the ocean and/or a cloudy sky at night, you're not going to be able to see a thing, except faintly the aircraft wing I noticed at 18:44 how it went from pitch dark to suddeny seeing all of those lights not far beneath. Tauyaun Taipei Airport is right by the northwest coast of Taiwan and they were over ocean til they were almost finished their descent

@2A5X4A Жыл бұрын

Just got back from Taipei, I have to say, I should’ve gone with royal laruel or other airlines, the economy class is unbearable even for a 11hrs flight, Singapore airline economy is much better when I took it back in 2013, last trip to Singapore was flying their business class which is a must for 17hr flight 😂

@kareniverson6232 Жыл бұрын

How many check in luggage from Chicago to Philippines?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

2, up to 50 lbs (23 kg) each.

@kareniverson6232 Жыл бұрын

Thank u so much,Is this eva airlines rules for check in for basic economy?

@igzzz3264 Жыл бұрын

May ask do i need a pcr test as a transit passenger from US to mnl

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

You do not need to do a PCR test.

@mru0505 Жыл бұрын

is transit visa needed in taiwan with lay over of 3hours only?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

@@mru0505 Transit visas aren't required for any transfer passengers.

@mru0505 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much sir for your help big help

@alkaholiks18 Жыл бұрын

Do they have a weight limit on carry on baggage?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe it's 7 kg/15 lbs.

@alkaholiks18 Жыл бұрын

Oh okay. Got it. Leaving for the Philippines in a couple days. JetBlue doesn’t have a limit and I was wondering if same applies for EVA. Do they weight your bags before boarding EVA?

@alexmullane191 Жыл бұрын

@@alkaholiks18 Yes, they will weigh your bags.

@alkaholiks18 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! God Bless!