For the 2007–2008 period, EVA Air coped with a 34% surge in fuel prices, which contributed to a US$61.2 million 2007 loss.In August 2008, EVA Air reported a second quarterly loss due to increased fuel costs.In response, the airline implemented cost-saving measures, including flight schedule reductions and fee increases. In early 2008, EVA Air's business office in El Segundo, California, announced a major staff reduction, with over half the staff advised that they would no longer be employed by May 2008.Functions performed by those local staff were shifted to Taiwan by half, such as the reservation center.