EVA Air Business Class review

Yes, by most measures. EVA holds the Skytrax 5-Star rating for the 11th straight year (2026), is ranked #10 in Skytrax's World's Best Business Class Airlines and #3 for Business Class comfort amenities, and was Travel + Leisure's #1 international airline in 2026. Royal Laurel is fully flat with direct aisle access, but it has no door.

Royal Laurel is EVA Air's long-haul Business Class on the Boeing 777-300ER and 787 fleets. On the 777-300ER it is a 1-2-1 reverse-herringbone seat with a fixed privacy panel and a bed of about 2 m; on the 787-9 and 787-10 it is a 1-2-1 seat designed with BMW Designworks, with adjustable privacy panels and an 18-inch HD touchscreen. Neither version has a door.

Yes. Royal Laurel on the 777-300ER and the 787s converts to a fully lie-flat bed, about 2 m long on the 777. Business Class on EVA's regional A330 and A321 flights within Asia is a different product.

The newest Royal Laurel in service is on the 787-9 and 787-10. In the US, the 787-9 flies to Dallas, Washington Dulles and the San Francisco day flight. EVA's next-generation suite is planned for the A350-1000, with the first delivery now expected in Q4 2027, and for a 777-300ER retrofit starting in 2026 whose configuration is unannounced. No retrofitted 777 is in service as of October 2026.

EVA flies nonstop to Taipei from Los Angeles, San Francisco (3 daily), New York JFK, Chicago, Seattle, Houston, Dallas (787-9, daily since late 2025) and Washington Dulles (787-9, 4 weekly since June 2026), plus Vancouver and Toronto in Canada: 10 North American gateways. It does not fly from Newark or Minneapolis. Onward flights within Asia often use regional jets with a different Business seat, not Royal Laurel.

All three hold the Skytrax 5-Star rating. EVA's Royal Laurel is fully flat with direct aisle access but no door, while ANA's The Room on most of its 777-300ERs adds a sliding door. EVA is usually the lower fare: LAX-Taipei Royal Laurel books at $3,200-$3,800 round-trip through a consolidator. We quote all three on the same dates so you can compare.

Published Business Class on West Coast → Taipei round-trip typically runs $5,400 – $7,200 in peak season, $4,200 – $5,800 off-peak. Through a contracted consolidator, LAX-TPE Royal Laurel round-trip is regularly $3,200 – $3,800 in shoulder season, among the cheapest premium-cabin transpacific Business options.

Meals come from EVA's own Taipei catering company, Evergreen Sky Catering, with Chinese and Western menu choices. The Royal Laurel menu features Din Tai Fung dishes and Haagen-Dazs ice cream, and EVA's wine and champagne list has won Cellars in the Sky awards. Since October 2025, Royal Laurel amenity kits, sleepwear and slippers are a Maison Kitsune collaboration.

On EVA's own Infinity MileageLands chart, Royal Laurel between Asia and the US is 75,000 miles one-way, or 80,000 for Chicago, New York JFK, Houston, Dallas, Washington Dulles and Toronto. Citi ThankYou transfers 1:1 and Capital One at 1,000:750. EVA is in Star Alliance, so Aeroplan also books it, at 85,000 or 102,500 miles one-way depending on distance since June 1, 2026.