Pending final gate approval, Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines is planning to launch a route from Taipei to Phoenix. Starlux plans to offer the flights three times a week starting in February.

Taiwan-based Starlux Airlines plans to launch three to four flights per week between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Taipei’s Taoyuan Airport beginning early next year, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said Tuesday, marking the first nonstop service between Asia and Arizona.