Asia and Oceania route updates – January 2024
Welcome to our new newsletter, bringing you the latest updates on routes and fleets from the world's airlines. Each week, we'll take a look at the latest developments by region.
This edition covers Asia and Oceania. You can read the previous reports for the United States and Canada, Latin America and Europe in January by clicking on the links below:
Asia and Oceania - January 2024 highlights
Apart from the routes, there is also a special mention for Air Japan, the new low cost company owned by ANA, which took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The airline will start flights on February 9th.
Aero K
The carrier will begin services between Cheongju and Manila from February 28th. In line with its website, Aero K plans three weekly flights with 186-seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Manila will be the company’s second destination in the Philippines after Clark, where it operates with the following schedule:
Daily
Air India
On January 22nd, the airline began scheduled services with its Airbus A350-900. As announced on our networks, the A350, registered as VT-JRA, had arrived in India last December.
At the moment, Air India will operate domestic flights to/from New Delhi, with the first international flights to be planned soon.
These were its first routes:
Air India's fleet
Air India Express
Following with Air India, but focusing on its express subsidiary, the company confirmed some new routes that will have with its Boeing 737 MAX 8. Operations will commence between March 31st and April 5th.
Air Japan
The Japanese low-cost carrier, owned by All Nippon Airways, took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which has the registration JA803A. The aircraft is 11 years old and is ex-ANA.
According to its website, the Boeing 787 has 334 seats configured in economy class. Air Japan will begin service from February 9th?with the Tokyo – Bangkok route, and on February 22nd, operations to Seoul from the Japanese capital will be launched.
Air Premia
In accordance with its website, as of August 31st, the South Korean company will increase its flights between Seoul and Los Angeles. Air Premia, which operates with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, currently offers six services per week.
Increases to daily
With respect to other U.S. destinations, the airline has four weekly flights between Seoul and New York JFK.
Azimuth
The Russian carrier started a new route from Ufa effective January 26th. Flights will be operated with Sukhoi Superjet 100s.
Friday
Azimuth offers 14 weekly to the capital of Georgia to/from Moscow VKO.
Cathay Pacific
The company will resume scheduled operations between Hong Kong and Barcelona from June 17th. According with its booking site, Cathay will offer three services per week using Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
Monday, Thursday and Saturday
Cathay’s current destinations in Europe.
Fiji Airways
As of March 18th, Fiji Airways intends to resume regular flights to Tuvalu. The carrier plans to operate a weekly frequency between Nadi and Funafuti with ATR 72 turboprop planes.
Following its website, this will be the timetable:
Monday
?FlyArystan
The airline, which originally scheduled to start services between Almaty and Mumbai in November, inaugurated operations on this route last January 4th. FlyArystan will perform two flights a week with 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft.
Thursday and Saturday
Greater Bay Airlines
On January 24th, Greater Bay Airlines increased its operations between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City. The Hong Kong carrier will serve four weekly on 189-seat Boeing 737-800s.
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
It previously had offered two per week.
Hainan Airlines
The airline launched regular services between Haikou and Ho Chi Minh City last January 15th. Hainan will offer twice-weekly flights with 164-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft in two classes.
Monday and Thursday
Haikou is Hainan Airlines’ only destination in the Vietnamese city.
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Jetstar
The company announced it will increase its flights on three routes between Australia and Asia starting next June. Singapore and Thailand will be the markets with developments.
Juneyao
From February 2nd, Juneyao Airlines plans to commence operations between Shanghai and Vladivostok, Russia. In accordance to its website, the Chinese carrier will fly twice a week with Airbus A320-200s.
Tuesday and Friday
Wednesday and Saturday
Qantas
The company announced that it will add a second international destination from/to Darwin as of December 9th.
Qantas will have five weekly services to Singapore with Embraer 190 aircraft.
Daily except Tuesday and Thursday
At present, Dili in Timor Leste is Qantas’ only international destination from Darwin, where it operates one service per day.
Royal Brunei
Beginning March 31st, the carrier will expand its flights to Malaysia from Bandar Seri Begawan, the country’s capital. The schedule will be as follows:
The airline also operates in Malaysia to Kuching, four times a week with the same aircraft.
Sichuan Airlines
Sichuan, which operated three flights a week between Chongqing and Phuket, increased its frequency on January 18th. The company will have a daily service on this route with Airbus A320 aircraft.
Daily
Thai AirAsia
Starting February 2nd, the airline will inaugurate operations between Bangkok Don Mueang and Shanghai Pu Dong airports. Thai AirAsia will perform five weekly on Airbus A320-200s with 186 single-class seats.
Daily except Tuesday and Thursday
Daily except Wednesday and Friday
Turkish Airlines
The company announced the inauguration of flights to Melbourne effective March 15th. Turkish will operate services to/from Istanbul with a stopover in Singapore using the 300-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
Melbourne will be the 346th destination in the Turkish Airlines network, and Australia will become the 130th country with operations, reaching six continents with its services.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
VietJet
The Vietnamese ultra low cost carrier will boost flight frequency between Da Nang and Hong Kong on February 3rd. VietJet currently offers four operations a week with the 222-seat Airbus A321 jets.
According to its site, the company will increase to seven weekly.
Daily
VietJet destinations to/from Da Nang
Hong Kong
Singapore
South Korea
Vietnam
Xiamen Airlines
The airline plans to duplicate its flights between Xiamen and Singapore as of February 1st. Xiamen, that currently has two daily operations on this route, increased to three a day on January 27th and will reach 4 in February.
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