EVA Air controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
EVA Air warns of fraudulent jacket sales
Issue disclosure
EVA Air said scammers had used photos and videos of its functional protective jacket 2.0 to advertise counterfeit products through a fake ordering website, and warned the public to avoid being deceived.
Company response
Investigation — 長榮航空
目前已報案處理並積極配合檢警單位進行調查
Source excerpt
長榮航空表示，詐騙集團以多元方式在網路上進行銷售「長榮航空機能防護夾克2.0版」仿冒品，目前已報案處理並積極配合檢警單位進行調查，呼籲民眾注意避免上當。
2020
Backlash over age criteria for EVA Air dating flights
Public backlash
EVA Air and Mobius organized speed-dating flights that set different age ranges for male and female participants. The age criteria drew negative online blowback, according to a report on the event. The controversy centered on the differing age requirements applied to men and women for the dating flights.
Source excerpt
The event welcomes men between 28 and 38 years old and women between 24 and 35.
EVA Airways, one of the largest carriers in Taiwan, is partnering with travel experience company Mobius on a campaign called "Fly! Love is in the Air."
The age specifications have gotten some negative blowback online.