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Juneyao Airlines announced the launch of flights to Australia as of December 19th. The carrier will operate, at press time, two regular routes to/from Shanghai Pudong, which will have a daily frequency each using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

With this schedule, Juneyao will offer 2,268 seats a week on both routes, reaching nearly 10,000 monthly seats. The airline’s 787-9s have 324 seats in two seating classes (29 Business and 295 Economy).

Melbourne · December 19th

Daily

 

Sydney · December 19th (to be confirmed)

Daily

 

Juneyao Air currently operates from Shanghai Pudong to Athens, Bangkok, Brussels, Chiang Mai, Denpasar, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Jeju, Kaohsiung, Macau, Manchester, Nagoya, Osaka, Penang, Phuket, Sapporo, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo (Haneda and Narita), with respect to destinations outside China.

Routes to China from Melbourne and Sydney
Map by gcmap.com

Melbourne

  • Beijing (PEK): 4 weekly · Airbus A350-900 · Air China
  • Chengdu (TFU): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · Sichuan Airlines
  • Guangzhou (CAN): 10 weekly · Boeing 787-9 · China Southern
  • Haikou (HAK): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-300 · Hainan Airlines
  • Hangzhou (HGH): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · Beijing Capital
  • Nanjing (NKG): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · China Eastern
  • Qingdao (TAO): 2 weekly · Airbus A330-300 · Beijing Capital
  • Shanghai (PVG): 14 weekly · A333/A359/789 · China Eastern
  • Xiamen (XMN): 4 weekly · 788/789 · Xiamen Air

 

Sydney

  • Beijing (PEK): 4 weekly · Boeing 787-9 · Air China
  • Chengdu (TFU): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · Sichuan Airlines
  • Guangzhou (CAN): 14 weekly · A359/789 · China Southern
  • Haikou (HAK): 6 weekly · A332/789 · Hainan Airlines
  • Hangzhou (HGH): 2 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · China Eastern
  • Jinan (TNA): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · China Eastern
  • Nanjing (NKG): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · China Eastern
  • Qingdao (TAO): 2 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · Beijing Capital
  • Shanghai (PVG): 7 weekly · Airbus A350-900 · China Eastern
  • Shenzhen (SZX): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-300 · China Southern
  • Wuhan (WUH): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · China Eastern
  • Xiamen (XMN): 6 weekly · 788/789 · Xiamen Air
  • Zhengzhou (CGO): 1 weekly · Airbus A330-200 · Tianjin Airlines

 

Rex Express enters voluntary administration

On Tuesday, July 30th, the Australian airline entered voluntary administration, causing the cancellation of all its flights with Boeing 737-800 jets. At the time, Rex had 9 737-800s in its fleet, operating 13 scheduled routes within Australia.

The Boeing 737s had joined Rex’s fleet in December 2020, reaching 6 by mid-March 2021. In 2022 it added another 737, while other 3 during 2023.

Routes suspended

Map by gcmap.com

 

We review other highlights of the Asia and Oceania market during August

 

  • Aeroflot adds two international routes.

 

  • Aero Mongolia boosts international flights from Ulaanbaatar.

 

  • AirAsia X will operate between Kuala Lumpur and Chongqing.

 

  • Air Macau to add a new route to Taiwan.

 

  • Air India Express began several connections.

 

  • Aircalin increases capacity on its NoumeaNadiPapeete route.

 

  • Asiana Airlines will resume its services to Sydney with Airbus A380 aircraft (during peak season).

 

  • Cathay Pacific to extend seasonal flights between Hong Kong and Christchurch.

 

  • Cebu Pacific increases frequencies to Melbourne.

 

  • Donghai Airlines will fly between Nantong and Jeju.

 

  • HK Express to have operations to Penang from Hong Kong.

 

  • IndiGo expands flights on several international routes.

 

  • Jeju Air will serve between Seoul Gimp and Kaohsiung.

 

  • Jetstar Asia to launch flights to Sri Lanka.

 

  • Qanot Sharq modified its operations in Moscow.

 

  • Qingdao Airlines, Scoot, Shanghai Airlines, Super Air, Thai AirAsia and Vietnam Airlines add new connections.

 

  • Virgin Australia confirms an order for 8 new Embraer E-2s.

 

Aeroflot

The Russian airline will resume two international routes in September, one to/from Moscow Sheremetyevo and the other from/to Yekaterinburg.

Map by gcmap.com

 

Aero Mongolia

Effective December, Aero Mongolia will increase frequencies on two of its international connections. The company offers these routes with Airbus A319:

Map by gcmap.com

 

AirAsia

AirAsia X will resume on October 15th its operations between Kuala Lumpur and Chongqing. According to its website, the carrier will have four flights per week by Airbus A330-300s with a capacity of 377 passengers.

Tuesday/Sunday and Thursday/Saturday

 

Monday/Wednesday and Friday/Sunday

 

Air Astana

The company will launch services between Almatý and Phu Quoc, a route that will start with two weekly frequencies as of October 28th, increasing to 3 from December 14th.

Monday and Wednesday

 

Tuesday and Thursday

 

New flight on Saturdays from Almatý and from Phu Quoc on Sundays.

Air Astana will fly using its Airbus A321neo.

Air Macau

Macau – Taichung, Air Macau’s new route to Taiwan.

The airline will commence operations beginning November 1st, with 158-seat Airbus A320-200.

Monday and Friday

 

Thursday and Saturday

 

Starlux and Tigerair Taiwan offer flights between the two cities.

Air India Express

On August 12th, Air India Express started five new routes, to be operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, as follows:

Map by gcmap.com

 

Aircalin

The New Caledonian carrier will modify its Noumea – Nadi – Papeete route schedule during October, planning two flights with Airbus A330neo.

Currently, Aircalin provides one frequency a week using 168-seat Airbus A320neo planes.

Tuesday (Oct 8th and 15th)


The aircraft lands in Papeete on Monday and departs on Tuesday.

 

Armenian Airlines

Yerevan – Volgograd, Russia, new route of Armenian Airlines.

Services will begin on October 6th, and will be carried out weekly by Airbus A321-200s with a capacity of 220 passengers.

Sunday

 

Armenian Airlines offers flights from EVN to Batumi, Kazan, Mineralnye, Moscow SVO, Sochi and Ufa.

Asiana Airlines

Asiana’s Airbus A380s will be back in Sydney effective December 1st.

The airline is once again scheduling these aircraft on its route to/from Seoul Incheon, which have 495 seats (12 First, 66 Business and 417 Economy).

Daily

 

At present, Asiana operates daily with Airbus A350-900s seating 311 passengers.

Batik Air Malaysia

The Malaysian company will start flying on October 1st to Jakarta from Penang. Batik Air Malaysia will run, according to its website, one service per day on this route using Boeing 737-800 jets.

Daily

 

AirAsia, Batik Air and Indonesia AirAsia have operations by Airbus A320.

Cambodia Angkor Air

On Tuesday, August 27th at 12:10 local time, Cambodia Angkor Air’s first service is scheduled to take off from Hong Kong for Koror, Palau. These flights will be operated three weekly with 180-seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft.

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

Cathay Pacific

The airline plans to extend its seasonal flights to Christchurch through March 27th, 2025. Initially, Cathay Pacific was scheduled to serve from Hong Kong until the end of February 2025.

Operations will be conducted on Airbus A350-900s starting December 13th.

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

Monday, Thursday and Saturday

 

With respect to other New Zealand cities, Cathay currently provides five flights a week to Auckland by Airbus A350-1000s.

Cebu Pacific

More operations to Melbourne.

Cebu Pacific Air intends to increase its services from/to Manila, a route it offers with three weekly frequencies using Airbus A330neo aircraft. In accordance with its website, the company will begin operating a fourth flight per week from November 23rd.

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

China Southern

After four and a half years, on September 21st, the company will resume services between Shenyang and Nagoya. China Southern will perform three weekly flights on Airbus A320 planes under the following schedule:

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

Donghai Airlines

On September 2nd, Donghai will commence the Nantong – Jeju route, which will be operated two times a week by 188-seat Boeing 737-800s.

Monday and Friday

 

Donghai Airlines will be the only carrier to serve between Nantong and Jeju.

EVA Air

The carrier will boost its flight frequency from Kaohsiung effective October 27th, reaching daily on two routes.

Map by gcmap.com
  • Macau (MFM): from 3 to 7 weekly · October 27th
  • Seoul (ICN): from 6 to 7 weekly · October 27th

 

Fiji Airways

For winter season, Fiji Airways will increase its operations between Nadi and Tarawa, currently performed twice weekly.

Beginning December 7th, the airline will offer three flights per week, which will be served on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Monday, Thursday and Saturday

 

New flight on Saturdays.

HK Express

The first HK Express service to Penang will depart from Hong Kong on November 21st. Flights will have a daily frequency with Airbus A320-200.

Daily

 

HK Express has 37 aircraft in its fleet (16 A320s and 21 A321s).

IndiGo

During October, IndiGo will boost frequencies on four of its international routes, which are carried by 186-seat Airbus A320neo jets.

Map by gcmap.com

 

Jazeera Airways

The Kuwaiti low cost carrier will restart two routes to India from Kuwait City, the airline’s main hub.

Map by gcmap.com

 

Jeju Air

According to its website, on October 17th, Jeju Air will inaugurate flights between Seoul Gimp and Kaohsiung. The company will operate three frequencies a week on Boeing 737-800 aircraft configured for 189 passengers.

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

At the time of publication, the flights are scheduled through October 27th.

Jetstar

Jetstar Asia will launch operations to Sri Lanka on November 21st. As stated on its website, the airline will conduct five weekly flights between Singapore and Colombo with Airbus A320-200s.

Thursday and Sunday

 

Monday, Wednesday and Saturday

 

Singapore Airlines and SriLankan Airlines provide one daily frequency each on this route, by Boeing 787s and Airbus A330s respectively.

Jetstar Asia Airways operates from Singapore, its hub, to Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand.

Qanot Sharq

The Uzbek airline changed its operations in Moscow, switching to the Russian city’s Domodedovo airport. Previously, Qanot Sharq had services to Moscow Vnukovo.

Map by gcmap.com

First flight to DME

  • Fergana (FEG): 2 weekly · August 5th
  • Tashkent (TAS): 9 weekly · August 5th
  • Namangan (NMA): 2 weekly · August 6th
  • Bukhara (BHK): 2 weekly · August 7th
  • Samarkand (SKD): 2 weekly · August 8th

 

Qingdao Airlines

Jinghong – Vientiane, Qingdao Airlines’ new route.

This new connection to Laos will start on August 21st, and will have three flights per week with Airbus A320-200 aircraft of 158 seats in two classes.

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

Rex

We review the Boeing 737-800s retired from Rex’s fleet, and where each is currently located.

 

The Boeing 737 with registration VH-RQG had been retired in February.

Rex Express’ fleet now consists of 57 Saab 340s, but not all of them are operational. According to our database, 23 of the 57 are grounded for different reasons.

Scoot

The low-cost company will add two new connections between September and October.

Scoot will fly to Kertajati and Malacca from Singapore. In both cases, the carrier will use its new Embraer E190-E2s, which are configured for 112 passengers.

Map by gcmap.com
  • Kertajati (KJT): 2 weekly · September 28th
  • Malacca (MKZ): 5 weekly · October 23rd

 

Shanghai Airlines

As of September 1st, the airline expects to operate between Shanghai Pudong and Hong Kong. Services will have, at publication time, a weekly frequency on Boeing 737-800s.

Sunday

 

Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines and Juneyao Air offer flights on this route.

Super Air

Medan – Surabaya, Super Air’s new domestic route.

The Indonesian company’s first operation to Surabaya departed Medan at 08:28 local time on August 15th. Super Air will perform daily service by Airbus A320-200 aircraft, in accordance with our database.

Daily

 

Super Air Jet is the only airline to fly between both cities.

Thai AirAsia

The company intends to add flights to Nepal from October 2nd, with the launch of services on the Bangkok DMK – Kathmandu route.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

Vietnam Airlines

Effective October 27th, the SkyTeam member announced the resumption of operations between Hanoi and Phnom Penh. Vietnam Airlines plans four weekly frequencies on A321 jets, as follows:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

The Airbus A321s are configured for 184 passengers in two seating classes (16 Business and 168 Economy).

Virgin Australia

More and new planes for its fleet.

Virgin Australia confirmed that it has placed an order for eight Embraer E190-E2s, returning operations with Embraer aircraft after a seven-year hiatus. The Australian airline is scheduled to start service with the E190-E2s from October 2025.

At the time of publication, these jets will be focused on the charter market, which Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) operates.

Virgin Australia fleet

  • Boeing 737-700: 9
  • Boeing 737-800: 75
  • Boeing 737 MAX 8: 7

 

In the short term, Virgin will add its eighth 737 MAX 8 (registration VH-8IH).

Virgin’s ATR and Embraer – 2013

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines fleet

  • Airbus A320-200: 7
  • Fokker 100: 3

 

We review the aircraft added by airlines in the Asia and Oceania market during July and August

 

  • AirAsia

 

  • Air Astana (x2)

 

  • Air China

 

  • Air India

 

  • Air India Express (x2)

 

  • All Nippon Airways

 

  • Cebu Pacific

 

  • China Eastern Airlines

 

  • China Southern Airlines

 

  • EVA Air

 

  • Hainan Airlines (x2)

 

  • IndiGo (x7)

 

  • Japan Airlines (x2)

 

  • Korean Air

 

  • QantasLink

 

  • Qingdao Airlines

 

  • Pegasus (x2)

 

  • Shanghai Airlines

 

  • Thai AirAsia

 

  • Vietnam Airlines

 

  • Xiamen Air

 

Aircraft AirlineRegistrationFerry flightDate
Airbus A320-251NHainan AirlinesB-32GLTLS-MCT
MCT-HAK
July 20th
July 21st
Airbus A320-271NQingdao AirlinesB-328Y*QYF-ALA-TAOJuly 20th
Boeing 787-9ANAJA926A*PAE-HNDJuly 22nd
Airbus A321-271NXPegasusTC-RFBTLS-SAWJuly 22nd
Airbus A321-251NXIndiGoVT-ICXXFW-DELJuly 23rd
Airbus A321-251NXAirAsia9M-VACXFW-MCT
MCT-KUL
July 23rd
July 24th
Airbus A320-251NIndiGoVT-IXGTLS-DELJuly 24th
Airbus A330-941Cebu PacificRP-C3908TLS-MNLJuly 25th
Boeing 787-10EVA AirB-17810*PAE-TPEJuly 25th
Airbus A320-251NIndiGoVT-IXHTLS-DELJuly 25th
Airbus A321-251NXThai AirAsiaHS-EADXFW-DWC-BKKJuly 25th
Airbus A321-251NXPegasusTC-RDZTLS-SAWJuly 26th
Boeing 737 MAX 8Shanghai AirlinesB-225G*BFI-HNL
HNL-GUM
GUM-PVG
July 26th
July 27th
July 29th
Boeing 737 MAX 8Air ChinaB-226A*BFI-HNL
HNL-GUM
GUM-PEK
July 27th
July 28th
July 30th
Boeing 737 MAX 8China SouthernB-20D3*BFI-HNL
HNL-GUM
GUM-CAN
July 27th
July 28th
July 30th
Airbus A320-251NAir IndiaVT-RIOTLS-DELJuly 30th
Boeing 787-10Vietnam AirlinesVN-A878CHS-HANJuly 30th
Airbus A350-1041Japan AirlinesJA04WJTLS-HNDJuly 31st
Boeing 737 MAX 8Xiamen AirB-20CR*BFI-HNL
HNL-GUM
GUM-XMN
July 31st
August 1st
August 3rd
Boeing 737 MAX 8Air India ExpressVT-BWF*BFI-KEF
KEF-KWI-HYD
July 31st
August 2nd
Airbus A220-300QantasLinkVH-X4CYMX-YVR
YVR-HNL
HNL-NAN
NAN-CBR
August 2nd
August 3rd
August 4th
August 6th
Boeing 737 MAX 8Hainan AirlinesB-225H*PAE-HNL
HNL-SPN
SPN-HAK
August 6th
August 7th
August 9th
Boeing 737 MAX 8Air India ExpressVT-BWG*BFI-KEF
KEF-KWI-HYD
August 7th
August 9th
Boeing 787-10Korean AirHL8535CHS-ICNAugust 7th
Airbus A320-271NAir AstanaEI-KIBTLS-NQZAugust 8th
Airbus A320-251NIndiGoVT-IXITLS-DELAugust 9th
Airbus A321-251NXIndiGoVT-IRVXFW-DELAugust 9th
Airbus A350-1041Japan AirlinesJA05WJTLS-HNDAugust 10th
Airbus A320-251NIndiGoVT-IXFTLS-DELAugust 13th
Airbus A320-251NChina EasternB-32HVTLS-NQZ
NQZ-PVG
August 14th
August 15th
Airbus A320-271NAir AstanaEI-KICTLS-ALAAugust 15th
Airbus A321-251NXIndiGoVT-IWNXFW-DELAugust 16th

*It’s not new from the factory.

Other reports we have published

 


 

Cover photo: Seth Jaworski – JetPhotos (Sydney, Australia).

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