Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) announced on Monday that it is in talks with China Airlines Group to create an interline partnership in early 2026. The airline company expects to start selling published connections with China Airlines later this year.

Southwest and China Airlines' partnership is an interline deal, offering joint itineraries to connect Asia and the U.S. on one ticket. Flights start in 2026.

Southwest Airlines introduced a new partnership with Taiwan-based China Airlines ahead of the July start of a European partnership with Icelandair.