EVA Air BR31 - New York to Taipei - Boeing 777-300ER in PREMIUM ECONOMY (Trip Reports Episode 3)

EVA Air Flight BR31
New York (KJFK) to Taipei Taoyuan (RCTP)
Date: Monday, April 24, 2023
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Registration: B-16719
Seat: 22A (Premium Economy)
Takeoff: 1:49am Landing: 5:06am
Flight Time: 15hrs 17min
Mileage: 8,330 (Flightaware)

There was plenty of excitement for this trip as this will my first journey to the Philippines in 11 years. On top of that, I'm just excited to just be traveling on a plane. This trip marks the 6th time going to the Philippines and the 5th consecutive time using EVA Air as my primary airline. For this particular flight, my family decided to book on Premium Economy, an investment well worth it for a flight like this.

Also for anyone wondering, the photo of the Aurora Borealis at 19:51 was taken roughly 3 hours into the flight around Hudson Bay. I didn't have a long window of time to capture it after the meal service since the sky started getting brighter due to it being mid-Spring and that we had a more northerly route skimming along the arctic circle. Once we made our turn to the southwest away from Alaska, night fell again but I couldn't spot the Aurora so I'm pretty grateful to have that one clear photo

0:00 - Opening Credits
0:32 - Mark-Joe's intro
1:27 - Views of the plane
2:05 - Boarding
4:21 - Engine Start
6:30 - Taxiing
8:20 - Takeoff RWY 31L
12:37 - Inflight Map
14:26 - Amenities
15:15 - First Meal
16:07 - Montage Song (Rewrite the Stars)
20:04 - Breakfast Service
20:45 - Nearing Taipei
21:52 - Captain's Announcement
23:33 - Descent into Taipei
24:04 - Final Approach & Landing
29:23 - Arrival at Gate

Theme Song: "Auto Pilot" by Nick Ryan: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5B5y0...
Montage Song: "Rewrite the Stars" from The Greatest Showman by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul