EVA AIR AND WEST HAM UNITED CONTINUE GLOBAL TRAVEL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR A FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
LONDON, 21 April 2022 – EVA Air, Taiwan’s leading independent airline is delighted to announce its continued partnership with Premier League football club – and UEFA Europa League semi-finalists – West Ham United, for a fifth consecutive year. The continuation of the partnership, which saw EVA Air become West Ham United’s first-ever Official Airline Partner, follows a successful four years of collaboration between the two parties, including multiple branding opportunities, as well as engaging fan activations and initiatives.
Since the inception of the partnership in 2018, EVA Air and West Ham United have worked closely to develop engaging player content and fan experiences, including offers and flight giveaways. The extended partnership gives EVA Air the opportunity to continue to promote their daily return flights from the UK to Bangkok and Taipei via West Ham United’s matchday advertising inventory and across the Club’s ever-growing international channels.
Despite the impact of the pandemic, EVA Air continues to perform in the air, ranking 7th in SKYTRAX World’s Top 10 Airlines and winning multiple awards for Economy Class Onboard Catering, Business Class Services, Airline Cabin Cleanliness and World’s Best Airport Services.
EVA Air’s General Manager, Sarah Wu said: “We are delighted to announce our partnership extension with West Ham United. The Club provides a perfect platform to promote our international flights, and its fantastic fanbase has been extremely supportive of us as a brand. We are committed to developing even more engagement opportunities and experiences for the fans as the partnership develops.”
West Ham United’s Chief Commercial Officer, Nathan Thompson, said: “We have enjoyed a fantastic partnership with EVA Air over the last four years and we are excited to continue developing our relationship. We thank them for their unwavering support of the Club and we look forward to supporting them as they reintroduce their flights following the pandemic.”
To learn more about EVA Air’s travel destinations and award-winning services, and to buy tickets, visit www.evaair.com
About EVA Air:
EVA Air is a Star Alliance member and is one of 11 SKYTRAX-rated 5-Star airlines worldwide. It also ranked 7th among the SKYTRAX World’s Top 10 Airlines and secured additional spots in SKYTRAX’s top 10 for Best Economy Class Onboard Catering, Best Business Class Airlines, World’s Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness, World’s Best Airport Services and more. TripAdvisor recognised it among the “Top 10 Airlines – World” and awarded it top spots in four more categories in its Travelers’ Choice Awards for Airlines while Travel + Leisure readers ranked it in the Top-10 International Airlines. It won a spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s prestigious 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards for the Top 10 Airlines in the World and also earned a place in AirlineRatings.com’s “Best of the Best” World’s Best Airlines 2021 after similarly high ratings for safety and COVID compliance in January. The carrier was established in 1989 as Taiwan’s first privately owned international airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America where gateways are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. Travellers can learn more about EVA destinations and schedules or book and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.
About West Ham United:
West Ham United are a Premier League football club based at the 60,000-capacity London Stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park since July 2016. Formed in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC in nearby Canning Town, the Hammers are three-times FA Cup winners and 1965 European Cup Winners’ Cup winners. On Thursday 28th April, they host German side Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg at London Stadium, with a place in the final in Sevilla the prize for the victors.
