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VietJet inaugurated its regular operations between Hanoi and Sydney on June 8th. The Vietnamese low cost carrier will offer twice weekly flights on this route with Airbus A330-300 aircraft configured for 377 passengers.

Hanoi became VietJet’s second destination in Sydney after Ho Chi Minh City.

Wednesday and Saturday

 

Thursday and Sunday

 

In addition to Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth are the company’s other destinations in Australia, which are served from/to Vietnam on Airbus A321neo and Airbus A330-300 planes.

VietJet routes in the Vietnam – Australia market
Map by gcmap.com

Adelaide

 

Brisbane

 

Melbourne

 

Perth

 

Sydney

 

Fiji Airways, Fiji’s flag carrier, confirmed it will be the first airline to join Oneworld connect partner. This program is the first new membership platform introduced by Oneworld since the alliance was announced 20 years ago.

Each Oneworld connect partner will need to have a minimum of three Oneworld members as its sponsors to be initiated into the programme. The initial Oneworld sponsors of Fiji Airways will be all four of Oneworld’s original founding members – American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas. The Australian carrier will additionally mentor Fiji Airways through its Oneworld connect implementation process.

Andre Viljoen, Fiji Airways CEO, stated: “Fiji Airways is thrilled and honoured to be the first Oneworld connect partner globally. We are delighted to link Fiji, and the South Pacific to the world’s premier airline alliance and further deepen our relationships in particular with Qantas, American Airlines, British Airways and Cathay Pacific. This important step for our airline enables us to offer more services and benefits to our own customers along with the others in the Oneworld family, to achieve a greater presence for our airline internationally and to build on the in-bound tourism that is so vital to our home nation and our region.”

These are other highlights of the Asia/Oceania market in May and June

 

  • Aero Dili inaugurated a new destination in Timor-Leste.

 

  • Air China will operate between Beijing and Dhaka.

 

  • Air India Express adds a new route in the IndiaUnited Arab Emirates market.

 

  • Asiana schedules again the Airbus A380 on flights to Taipei.

 

  • Cambodia Airways started services between Phnom Penh and Nantong.

 

  • Cathay Pacific resumed flights to Barcelona.

 

  • China Eastern and China United added new connections.

 

  • Dayong and Phu Quoc will have EastarJet flights from Cheongju.

 

  • Jetstar will fly between Brisbane and Bangkok.

 

  • Malaysia Airlines confirms the first destinations of its Airbus A330neo.

 

  • Qantas will resume flights between Brisbane and Manila.

 

  • Rex adds two new routes from Perth.

 

  • Vistara increases its operations to Europe.

 

Aero Dili

At 07:57 local time on May 18th, Aero Dili’s inaugural flight from Dili arrived at Oecusse airport. The Timor-Leste airline will offer two operations per week with Airbus A320 aircraft.

Services are around 30 minutes long, and the distance between the two cities is 150 kilometers.

Monday

 

Friday

 

Current Aero Dili routes to/from Dili
Map by gcmap.com

Indonesia

  • Denpasar (DPS): 7 weekly · Airbus A320

 

Singapore

 

Timor-Leste

  • Oecusse (OEC): 2 weekly · Airbus A320

 

The company has one Airbus A320-200 in its fleet (4W-AAL).

AirAsia

Kota Kinabalu – Manado, as of September 1st, AirAsia’s new route.

The carrier plans three weekly flights between the two cities on Airbus A320s configured for 180 passengers, under the following schedule:

Monday, Friday and Sunday

 

Air China

According to the company’s schedule, operations between Beijing (PEK) and Dhaka will commence on July 10th. Flights will be carried out with 178-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, twice a week.

Tuesday and Wednesday

 

The Bangladeshi capital currently has flights to Guangzhou and Kunming, with respect to Chinese cities.

Air India Express

Starting July 23rd, Air India’s express subsidiary will begin services between Bengaluru and Abu Dhabi. The airline will fly using Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes configured for 162, 176 or 178 passengers in two classes, as follows:

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

 

Air India Express currently has 23 Boeing 737 MAX 8s in its fleet, and has nearly 30 new MAXs on order, which it will be adding in the short term.

Air Niugini

The company intends to resume flights to Palau and Tokyo commencing October 29th.

Services are planned on the same route with Boeing 737-800 from/to Port Moresby. There are currently no flights for sale on their website.

Tuesday and Saturday

 

 

Air Tahiti Nui

Tokyo Narita would return to Air Tahiti Nui’s schedule starting in April 2025.

Operations will be conducted to/from Papeete (PPT) using 294-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. In accordance with its website, the carrier plans to offer two weekly services between the two cities.

Monday and Thursday

 

Tuesday and Friday

 

Air Tahiti Nui’s current schedule
Map by gcmap.com

France

  • Paris (CDG) via LAX: 5 weekly · Boeing 787-9
  • Paris (CDG) via SEA: 2 weekly · Boeing 787-9

 

New Zealand

  • Auckland (AKL): 2 weekly · Boeing 787-9

 

United States

 

With a seasonal schedule, Air Tahiti Nui operated the Papeete – Tokyo route between October 2023 and May 2024.

Asiana Airlines

Beginning September 1st, Asiana will be flying again to Taipei with the Airbus A380-800.

At the time of publication, these operations will run until mid-October, covering 4 of the 14 flights per week between Seoul and Taipei.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (A380)

 

The company also serves this route on Airbus A330-300s and Boeing 777-200(LR)s.

Beijing Capital

Hangzhou – Bangkok will be back on the regular schedule of Beijing Capital Airlines.

Following a three-month suspension, the airline will resume operations between the two cities on July 1st, offering a daily flight on 180-seat Airbus A320-200 jets.

Daily

 

Cambodia Airways

Last June 15th at 12:19 p.m., the first Cambodia Airways flight from Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, landed at Nantong airport. The operations will have three weekly frequencies with Airbus A320-200 aircraft.

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

Bangkok, Chengdu, Chongqing, Haikou, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Nantong, Sanya, Shenzhen and Singapore are Cambodia Airways’ current destinations from/to Phnom Penh.

Cathay Pacific

The airline restarted on June 17th, after a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic, its services between Hong Kong and Barcelona. Cathay Pacific will operate three times a week using 280-seat Airbus A350-900s.

Monday, Thursday and Saturday

 

Hong Kong becomes the Spanish city’s sixth connection to Asia following Beijing, Mumbai, Seoul, Shenzhen and Singapore.

China Eastern

China Eastern Airlines began operations between Shanghai and Guangzhou with Comac C919-100 planes last June 14th. As shown in our database, the airline will have seven weekly services on this route using these aircraft.

Besides the Comacs, China Eastern has flights between the two cities on Airbus A320s, Airbus A321s, Airbus A330s, Airbus A350s, Boeing 737s and Boeing 777s.

Daily

 

6 Comac C919-100 are part of its fleet, and another will be added shortly.

China United

At 17:44 local time on June 11th, China United Airlines’ inaugural flight from Beijing Daxing arrived at Vladivostok airport. Three operations a week will be offered by the company with the 186-seat Boeing 737-800.

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

Vladivostok becomes China United’s first international destination in Beijing Daxing. Its 56 other routes are within China.

Eastar Jet

During July, Eastar Jet will add two new connections to/from Cheongju, to be performed on Boeing 737-800 aircraft:

Dayong · July 18th

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

 

Phu Quoc · July 20th

Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

 

Fiji Airways

We review Fiji Airways’ network of destinations from/to the airline’s main base in Fiji (Nadi):

Map by gcmap.com

Australia

  • Adelaide (ADL): 2 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 8
  • Brisbane (BNE): 8 weekly · A332/7M8
  • Canberra (CBR): 3 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 8
  • Melbourne (MEL): 10 weekly · A359/7M8
  • Sydney (SYD): 12 weekly · A359/7M8

 

Canada

  • Vancouver (YVR): 2 weekly · Airbus A350-900

 

Fiji

  • Kandavu (KDV): 4 weekly · Twin Otter
  • Labasa (LBS): 16 weekly · ATR 72/Twin Otter
  • Matei (TVU): 23 weekly · Twin Otter
  • Nausori (SUV): 52 weekly · ATR 72/Twin Otter
  • Rotuma (RTA): 1 weekly · ATR 72
  • Savusavu (SVU): 19 weekly · Twin Otter

 

Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong (HKG): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-300

 

Japan

  • Tokyo (NRT): 2 weekly · Airbus A330-200

 

Kiribati

  • Kiritimati (CXI): 1 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 8
  • Tarawa (TRW): 3 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 8

 

New Caledonia

  • Noumea (NOU): 1 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 8

 

New Zealand

 

Samoa

  • Apia (APW): 8 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 8

 

Singapore

  • Singapore (SIN): 2 weekly · Airbus A330-200

 

Solomon Islands

  • Honiara (HIR): 1 weekly · Boeing 737 MAX 8

 

Tonga

  • Tongatapu (TBU): 7 weekly · 738/7M8
  • Vavau (VAV): 4 weekly · ATR 72

 

Tuvalu

 

United States

 

Vanuatu

  • Port Vila (VLI): 7 weekly · ATR 72/738/7M8

 

To see other Fiji Airways routes.

Fuji Dream

Fuji Dream Airlines will boost its flights between Nagoya and Sapporo.

As of July, the Japanese airline will increase from 14 to 21 weekly services, all operated with Embraer 170 and Embraer 175 jets.

Daily

 

Daily

 

New flight · daily

 

Hong Kong Airlines

Two new connections will be launched by Hong Kong Airlines between July 9th and the 19th.

Da Nang and Xining will enter the company’s regular schedule, which will be carried out on Airbus A320s:

Map by gcmap.com
  • Xining (XNN): 2 weekly · July 9th
  • Da Nang (DAD): 7 weekly · July 19th

 

IndiGo

The Indian low cost carrier confirmed the upcoming changes to these international routes:

Map by gcmap.com

Delhi

  • Tbilisi (TBS): from 3 to 7 weekly · August 16th
  • Tashkent (TAS): from 4 to 7 weekly · August 17th
  • Almaty (ALA): from 3 to 7 weekly · August 19th

 

Mumbai

  • Abu Dhabi (AUH): from 7 to 14 weekly · July 2nd
  • Muscat (MCT): from 7 to 14 weekly · July 2nd

 

In addition, in mid-June, it increased from three to four per week between Hyderabad and Ras Al Khaimah.

Indonesia AirAsia

On August 10th, the airline is scheduled to start flying between Denpasar and Phuket with Airbus A320-200 aircraft. Indonesia AirAsia intends to operate this route three weekly times, according to its website:

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

Indonesia AirAsia routes to/from Denpasar
Map by gcmap.com

Australia

  • Perth (PER): 32 weekly · Airbus A320

 

Indonesia

 

Malaysia

 

Singapore

 

Thailand

  • Bangkok (DMK): 6 weekly · Airbus A320

 

Iraqi Airways

Iraqi Airways’ Baghdad-Beijing operations are expected to begin as of July 6th using Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jets. Initially, the airline planned in early May to start these flights.

Services between the two cities will have a stop in Basra in both directions.

Tuesday and Saturday

 

Wednesday and Sunday

 

Currently, Iraqi Airways operates two flights a week between Baghdad and Guangzhou on the same aircraft, with respect to other cities in China.

Jetstar

Bangkok, Jetstar’s new destination from Brisbane.

The company announced a new expansion in the Oceania-Asia market, with the introduction of this new route from December 13th.

At publication time, Jetstar will offer three weekly operations between the two cities by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner planes configured for 335 passengers.

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

Jetstar routes from/to Brisbane
Map by gcmap.com

Australia

  • Adelaide (ADL): 8 weekly · Airbus A320
  • Cairns (CNS): 23 weekly · Airbus A320
  • Canberra (CBR): 7 weekly · Airbus A320
  • Darwin (DRW): 5 weekly · Airbus A320
  • Hobart (HBA): 5 weekly · Airbus A320
  • Launceston (LST): 5 weekly · Airbus A320
  • Mackay (MKY): 7 weekly · Airbus A320
  • Melbourne (MEL): 40 weekly · A320/A321/A21N
  • Newcastle (NTL): 12 weekly · Airbus A320
  • Perth (PER): 5 weekly · Airbus A321neo
  • Proserpine (PPP): 5 weekly · Airbus A320-200
  • Sydney (SYD): 48 weekly · A320/A321/A21N
  • Townsville (TSV): 14 weekly · Airbus A320

 

Indonesia

  • Denpasar (DPS): 10 weekly · Airbus A321neo

 

Japan

  • Osaka (KIX): 4 weekly · Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
  • Tokyo (NRT): 7 weekly · Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

 

New Zealand

  • Auckland (AKL): 11 weekly · Airbus A321neo

 

South Korea

  • Seoul (ICN): 3 weekly · Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

 

Malaysia Airlines

Effective November, Malaysia Airlines expects to launch regular flights with Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. Melbourne will be its first route and Auckland the next addition, in 2025.

These planes will be configured for 297 passengers, offering 28 in Business and 269 in Economy. The first A330neo will arrive in Q3 2024.

Map by gcmap.com
  • Melbourne (MEL): 6 weekly · November 25th
  • Auckland (AKL): 8 weekly · March 30th, 2025

 

Malaysia’s A330-200

Qantas

The company will resume services between Brisbane and Manila after an 11-year suspension.

These flights, which are already on sale, will begin on October 28th and will be four weekly with Airbus A330-200s.

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday

 

Qantas currently performs a daily frequency between Sydney and Manila using the same aircraft.

Rex

Australian airline Rex will launch two new routes effective June 28th.

In accordance with its website, Regional Express will operate between Perth and Adelaide with National Jet Express Embraer 190 planes configured for 110 passengers in single class.

Monday, Friday and Sunday

 

On the other hand, the carrier will start flying between Melbourne and Perth. In this case, operations will be with its 176-seat Boeing 737-800.

Daily except Tuesday and Saturday

 

S7 Airlines

Beginning in late October, S7 Airlines will commence services between Irkutsk and Phuket with 188-seat Boeing 737-800s. The Russian company will offer the following schedule:

Monday, Thursday and Saturday

 

S7 Airlines, from Irkutsk, operates to Bangkok, Beijing, Blagoveshchensk, Bratsk, Chita, Chulman, Fergana, Krasnoyarsk, Kyzyl, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Osh, Petropavlovsk, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Ulan-Ude, Vladivostok, Yayutsk, Yekaterinburg and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Uzbekistan Airways

For winter season, the Uzbek carrier plans to increase its operations between Tashkent and New York JFK.

As of November 2nd, Uzbekistan Airways will boost from three to four flights per week, according to its website:

Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

 

New flight on Saturdays.

VietJet

The Vietnamese low-cost will start a new connection to China from July 1st.

VietJet, as can be seen on its website, will provide four weekly operations between Ho Chi Minh City and Xi’An on Airbus A321-200s.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

 

Vistara

During June, Vistara Airlines expanded its flights between India and Europe, bringing all routes to a daily frequency.

The services will be operated on the 299-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner:

Map by gcmap.com

 

Vistara offers one flight a day between Delhi and London Heathrow with 787s.

Xiamen Airlines

Chongqing – Phnom Penh, Xiamen Air’s new route.

Operations will begin on June 21st, which will be carried out by Boeing 737-800 jets with capacity for 170 passengers. In line with its website, the airline will have four weekly services.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday

 

New aircraft added by airlines in the Asia and Oceania market during May and June:

 

  • 9 Air

 

  • Air India

 

  • Air India Express (x2)

 

  • Air New Zealand

 

  • Asiana Airlines

 

  • HK express

 

  • IndiGo (x4)

 

  • Jetstar (x2)

 

  • Jin Air

 

  • Loong Air

 

  • Malaysia Airlines

 

  • Mandarin Airlines

 

  • Pegasus (x2)

 

  • Sichuan Airlines

 

AircraftAirlineRegistrationFerry flightDate
Airbus A320-251NAir IndiaVT-RTMTLS-DELMay 18th
Airbus A321-251NXPegasusTC-RDVTLS-SAWMay 22nd
Boeing 737 MAX 8Air India ExpressVT-BXV*BFI-KEF
KEF-KWI-NAG
May 23rd
May 26th
Airbus A321-251NXJetstarVH-OYKXFW-MCT
MCT-KUL
KUL-MEL
May 31st
June 1st
June 2nd
ATR 72-600Mandarin AirlinesB-16862TLS-CAI
CAI-AZI
AZI-HYD
HYD-DMK
DMK-TSA
TSA-RMQ
June 3rd
June 4th
June 5th
June 6th
June 7th
June 8th
Boeing 737 MAX 89 AirB-208H*BFI-HNL
HNL-GUM
GUM-TSN-CAN
June 4th
June 5th
June 7th
Airbus A321-251NXPegasusTC-RDYTLS-SAWJune 4th
Airbus A321-251NXLoong AirB-32H1XFW-TAS-HGHJune 5th
Airbus A350-941Sichuan AirlinesB-32F8TLS-CTUJune 5th
Airbus A321-251NXIndiGoVT-ICQXFW-DELJune 6th
Airbus A320-251NIndiGoVT-IXDTLS-DELJune 7th
Airbus A321-251NXJetstarVH-OYFTLS-MCT
MCT-KUL
KUL-MEL
June 8th
June 9th
June 10th
Boeing 737 MAX 8Air India ExpressVT-BWB*BFI-KEF
KEF-KWI-HYD
June 12th
June 14th
Airbus A320-251NIndiGoVT-IXETLS-DELJune 12th
Airbus A321-251NXAsiana AirlinesHL8582XFW-TAS
TAS-ICN
June 13th
June 15th
Airbus A321-251NXHK expressB-KKHXFW-DWC
DWC-HKG
June 14th
June 15th
Airbus A321-251NXIndiGoVT-ICRXFW-DELJune 14th
Boeing 737 MAX 8Jin AirHL7217BFI-ANC
ANC-NRT
NRT-GMP
June 14th
June 15th
June 16th
Boeing 737 MAX 8Malaysia Airlines9M-MVCBFI-HNL
HNL-GUM
GUM-KUL
June 14th
June 15th
June 17th
Airbus A321-271NXAir New ZealandZK-OYEXFW-MCT
MCT-KUL
MCT-CNS
CNS-AKL
June 15th
June 16th
June 17th
June 18th

*It is not new from the factory.

Mechanics Bay (Auckland)

Other reports we have published:

 


 

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

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