Huang Ching-ya

Taiwanese politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

BornOctober 26, 1988 (age 37)

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

PartyDemocratic Progressive Party

Other political
affiliationsTaiwan Statebuilding Party

SpouseChiu Hsien-chun

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Huang Ching-ya
黃敬雅
Personal details
Born	(1988-10-26) October 26, 1988 (age 37) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Party	Democratic Progressive Party
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]

Huang joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 2023, and prepares to campaign for the 2026 Kaohsiung City councilor election.^[10]

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.^[11]^[12]

References

[1]
Chien-feng, Tu (2022-07-13). "獨家｜辣個「女鬼」回來惹！復興空難唯一生還空姐黃敬雅：願為台灣做點事" [Exclusive | The hot "female ghost" is back! Huang Jing-ya, the only surviving flight attendant in the Fuxing (TransAsia) Air Crash: Willing to do something for Taiwan]. Apple Daily (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
[2]
Shu-fen, Wang (2021-02-06). "復興南港空難倖存空姐發文憶死裡逃生勉低潮者" [The stewardess who survived the Fuxing Nangang air crash posted a post recalling those who barely escaped from the dead]. Central News Agency (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
[3]
Kun-wei, Lin (2022-02-06). "復興空難「唯一倖存空服員」事隔6年發文還原現場：倒吊懸在半空中" [Fuxing (TransAsia) Air Crash "The Only Surviving Flight Attendant" After 6 years, a document was published to restore the scene: hanging upside down in mid-air] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Kagami Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
[4]
Hsin-wei, Huang (2022-02-25). "「在一片黑暗中，我只能朝有光的地方游去」唯一生還空服員完整揭露復航空難瀕死過程" ["In the darkness, I can only swim towards the place where there is light." The only surviving flight attendant fully revealed the process of the near-death process of the double flight disaster]. Storm Media Group (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
[5]
Ching-ya, Huang (2021-02-04). "6年了，發生空難至今已經6年了。" [It has been 6 years, and it has been 6 years since the air crash occurred.]. Facebook (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-05-09.
[6]
Yugo, Kuzu (2022-02-06). "餘生價值是為台灣做一點事！復興空難倖存空姐投入高市議員選舉" [The value of the rest of life is to do something for Taiwan! The air hostess who survived the Fuxing (TransAsia) Air Crash ran for the election of Gao City Councilor]. Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
[7]
Hsiao-chi, Huang (2022-07-13). "空姐從政！南港空難唯一生還機組員選議員黃敬雅：女鬼回來了" [Stewardess in politics! The only surviving crew member of the Nangang air crash was elected as a member Huang Ching-ya: The female ghost is back]. TVBS News (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
[8]
Hsueh-kuang, Hung (2022-03-16). "台灣基進宣布7議員參選人盼在高市議會成立黨團" [Taiwan Foundation Announces 7 Candidates for Candidates and Hopes to Form a Party Group]. Central News Agency (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
[9]
"敗選後接連退黨？陳子瑜、黃敬雅宣布「祝福基進」" [Quit the party one after another after losing the election? Chen Tzu-yu and Huang Ching-ya announced "bless the foundation"]. Newtalk news. 2022-11-28. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
[10]
Shu, Bai-ying (19 June 2025). "獨／復興空難倖存前空服員投效民進黨爭取高雄市議員提名" [Breaking news: Former flight attendant survivor from the TransAsia Airways plane crash joined the Democratic Progressive Party and is seeking the nomination for Kaohsiung City councilor]. United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
[11]
Hui-ying, Wang (2022-03-16). "台灣基進高雄推7人空姐走過空難死劫當刺客參政" [Taiwan-based Kaohsiung pushes 7 stewardesses to die in a plane crash and become assassins to participate in politics]. United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-16. 黃敬雅丈夫邱顯駿曾是立委鄭運鵬幕僚，他相當支持妻子參政，他說，參與政治雖然辛苦，卻是實踐理念的好途徑。[English: Huang Ching-ya's husband, Chiu Hsien-chun, was once an aide to Legislator Cheng Yun-peng. He quite supports his wife's participation in politics. He said that although participating in politics is hard, it is a good way to practice ideas.]
[12]
Cen-che, Hsieh (2022-07-13). "曾頻問「為何是我？」復興空難唯一倖存空姐黃敬雅參選高雄市議員" [Ever asked "Why me?" Huang Ching-ya, the only surviving stewardess of the Fuxing (TransAsia) Air crash, ran for Kaohsiung City Councilor]. Kagami Weekly (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-13.

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