Originally Posted by
Russell745
Any ideas on why EVA 31 stops in Anchorage using a longer range 777-300ER on their flight to Taipei when CO 98 using a shorter range 777-200ER can fly non-stop to HKG?
CO 98 (EWR-HKG) = 777-200ER (7700 nm range)
BR 31 (EWR-TPE) = 777-300ER (7930 nm range)
You can thank the Communist regime in PRC (mainland China) for bringing convenience to your travels. Unsatisfied with merely oppressing their own citizens, the PRC makes a hobby of bullying Taiwan, Taiwanese businesses (BR is case in point) and Taiwanese citizens.
In a nutshell, the PRC will not allow BR to transit their airspace for polar routings. That creates the need for ANC technical stop and extra CO2 emissions, not that the PRC cares at all about environmental issues.