airline routes

From early December until mid-February, Batik Air Malaysia will upgauge some of its daily BNE-DPS-KUL and MEL-DPS-KUL flights from 737 MAX 8s to A330-300s. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240923-odnw24au It's a good upgrade for those in Business (you get an angle-flat bed rather than a recliner...

We could soon have direct flights from MEL to DIL - albeit a once-per-week red-eye service. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240723-8goct24au I don't see any flights on sale yet.

With the withdrawal of CNS-HND flights announced today, it got me wondering... was this Virgin Australia's "flagship" route? It was certainly their longest one. But if it's not this one, then what is it? Back when VA used to fly to LAX, I would have said SYD-LAX (appropriately numbered VA1) was...

I noticed that the route maps in the current Malaysia Airlines in-flight magazine include a lot of destinations that are apparently served by Oneworld airlines - except they haven’t actually been served by the alliance since LATAM and S7 left, some years ago… Port Elizabeth, Livingstone and...

AC34 is Air Canada's daily Boeing 777-200LR service from Sydney to Toronto, via Vancouver. Flying soon with Air Canada on this route? We've put together a guide on what to expect: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/air-canada-flight-ac34/

I'm talking here about flights that operate under the same flight number as "direct" flights, although they may not be "non-stop" flights. I'm also looking at trip duration, rather than distance flown. Was just having a look at Qantas' Sydney-Paris schedule and the flight time for QF33...

Emirates currently has 15 fifth-freedom routes, including two out of Australia (SYD-CHC and MEL-SIN). These can be a good way to enjoy the Emirates experience without flying to or from Dubai. The fuel surcharges on these sectors can also be much lower, in some instances, when you redeem points...

I guess Jetstar must have seen an opportunity for BNE-BKK after Thai didn't resume flying it after Covid, and Thai AirAsia X pulled out. 3x weekly flights commencing in December 2024, on Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Afternoon flight out, redeye back (which is predictable). I had a quick look at...

As noted by Aeroroutes, Qantas is now selling tickets for a one-off MEL-FCO flight via PER on 15 September. The flight number is QF205 and, interestingly, it's entirely a daytime flight. Tickets aren't being sold on the return leg, which leads me to believe this aircraft is positioning for a...

This is kinda cool. Scoot will take delivery of its first E190 regional jets in May. The 2-2 seating layout should be quite tolerable. The first 6 Scoot E190 destinations ex Singapore have been announced as Krabi, Hat Yai, Koh Samui, Miri, Kuantan and Sibu...

Will start around the same time as UA's seasonal flights (assuming UA restarts). LAX-BNE will become 'congested' for the summer as DL goes after the Queensland Disneyland/Theme Park crowd for the School Holidays. Another question is whether DL will operate past February (considering UA wasn't...

PER-ASP, coming from 25 March 2024. 3x weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays using E170s. Somehow, this route is not currently served by any other airlines...

This is unexpected: China Eastern will add a limited-time seasonal service between Shanghai and Cairns during February 2024. Operating 4x weekly with Airbus A330-200 aircraft. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231204-mufeb24cns

I noticed recently that there doesn't seem to be a single direct flight, currently, between anywhere in India and anywhere in mainland China. For two such large countries, which even share a border, this seems really bizarre. Does anyone know why there isn't even one single flight? Or have I...

Launching next month on Tuesdays with a Boeing 737-800 https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231017-qfnw23bnephe

3x weekly A350-900 flights scheduled from 15 December 2023. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230608-cxdec23chc

Finnair has taken a leaf out of American Airlines' book, replacing flights with bus services on two short-haul routes to/from Helsinki. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230512-aymay23xtpxtz

Fiji Airways is launching 2x weekly NAN-YVR flights from November using A330-200s. I can already see some Y award availability via QFF. Didn't find any J seats yet, but the airfares could be interesting...

It looks like Qantas will be flying from Sydney to Tonga every Thursday for the next 3 months, using A330s. https://matangitonga.to/2022/07/01/australia-s-qantas-start-weekly-flights-tonga Flights are QF335 SYD 09:30 - TBU 17:05 and QF336 TBU 18:35 - SYD 21:20. Tonga's international border is...

I think this is kinda cool. From November, Eurowings Discover will launch seasonal direct flights from Frankfurt to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), which is located near Nelspruit and the gateway to South Africa's Kruger National Park...