Huang Ching-ya

Huang Ching-ya (born (1988-10-26)October 26, 1988) is a Taiwanese politician and former flight attendant of TransAsia Airways.^[1]

Huang Ching-ya
黃敬雅
Personal details
Born	(1988-10-26) October 26, 1988 (age 36) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Taiwan Statebuilding Party
Spouse	Chiu Hsien-chun
Children	1
Education	National Taitung University, Department of Chinese Literature *Guoguang Laboratory School, National Sun Yat-sen University *Affiliated Senior High School of National Kaohsiung Normal University *Qixian Elementary School, Sinsing District, Kaohsiung City *Catholic Lok Yan Kindergarten
Occupation	Politician, flight attendant
Website	Facebook page
Nickname	Jijin Zhang Lingyu

Biography

Huang was born in Kaohsiung and received a bachelor's degree from National Taitung University.

In 2015, Huang survived the crash of TransAsia Airways Flight 235, the only crew member to do so.^[2][3][4][5]

In 2022, Huang joined the Taiwan Statebuilding Party (TSP), registering in the tenth electoral district of Kaohsiung City (Cianjhen District and Siaogang District), and ran in the 2022 Taiwanese city and county council elections,^[6][7][8] but lost by 7,634 votes. She withdrew from the TSP two days later.^[9]

Personal life

Huang is married to Chiu Hsien-chun, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and former aide to Cheng Yun-peng. They have a daughter.^[10][11]