Malaysia Airlines returns to Paris after almost a decade
At 05:51 native time on March twenty third, Malaysia Airways’ inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur landed at Charles de Gaulle Worldwide Airport in Paris. The provider will function 4 occasions weekly on Airbus A350-900 plane, configured for 286 passengers in three courses (4 seats in Enterprise Suite, 35 seats in Enterprise Class and 247 seats in Economic system Class).
Paris turns into Malaysia Airways’ second common vacation spot in Europe, returning to the schedule after nearly a decade of absence. The final operations had been in January 2016, additionally from the Malaysian capital, on account of a restructuring by the airline.
Malaysia will present a every day frequency on this route from March twenty ninth, which it plans to preserve year-round.
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London Heathrow is Malaysia’s different vacation spot on the European continent, having two flights a day from Kuala Lumpur by Airbus A350-900s. As well as, the airline gives freighter providers with Airbus A330-200(F) between Kuala Lumpur and Amsterdam by way of Doha.
Malaysia Airways routes exterior Asia
Australia
France
New Zealand
United Kingdom
MAG’s Chief Industrial Officer, Dersenish Aresandiran, commented about this begin, “The launch of our direct service to Paris marks a major milestone for Malaysia Airways as we increase our European footprint and reconnect Malaysia with one of many world’s most iconic locations. This route not solely strengthens our place because the gateway to Asia and past but in addition displays the rising demand for seamless journey between Malaysia and France. In anticipation of this return, we launched the ‘Time for Paris’ marketing campaign final yr, inviting travellers to rediscover the magic of the Metropolis of Mild with Malaysia Airways’ signature Malaysian Hospitality. We’re thrilled to now carry this journey to life and look ahead to welcoming passengers on board for a very memorable journey expertise.”
Asiana to renew flights to New York with A380s
Asiana Airways has confirmed that it’ll restart operations between Seoul Incheon and New York JFK utilizing Airbus A380 plane seating 495 passengers (12 First Class, 66 Premium Economic system and 417 Economic system).
Based on its web site, providers will start on Could thirtieth, scheduled to proceed till the tip of September, for the Northern summer time 2025. The airline will carry out two every day frequencies on this route, certainly one of them being performed by A380s and the opposite by 328-seat Airbus A350-900s.
Asiana’s final A380 flights on the ICN-JFK route have been in late 2019, previous to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, it had operated with Airbus A350s.
ICN – JFK
JFK – ICN
Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Seattle are its common locations within the US with passenger flights, whereas cities equivalent to Anchorage, Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas are a part of the schedule via cargo providers.
- Honolulu (HNL): 5 weekly · Boeing 777-200(LR)
- Los Angeles (LAX): 14 weekly · Airbus A380-800
- New York (JFK): 7 weekly · Airbus A350-900 (presently)
- San Francisco (SFO): 10 weekly · Airbus A350-900
- Seattle (SEA): 7 weekly · A359/77L
The airline additionally performs freighter flights to Los Angeles, New York JFK and San Francisco.
IndiGo to have an necessary home and worldwide enlargement
The Indian low price provider can have a significant enlargement in its working schedule, including a number of connections inside Asia, the Center East, Africa and two common locations in Europe. As per its web site, operations from completely different Indian cities to Asia, Center East and Africa will probably be provided with IndiGo plane, excluding Bangkok, and flights to Europe will probably be performed on Norse Atlantic Airways’ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Istanbul, its solely vacation spot in Europe, is served every day on a Turkish Airways Boeing 777-300(ER), which not too long ago acquired the IndiGo livery.
We are going to shortly publish an article with extra particulars on this enlargement.
Vietnam Airways expands its Indian footprint
By means of a press launch, Vietnam Airways introduced it would increase its presence in India by launching two new routes from Hanoi, its important hub and the nation’s capital. Each providers will begin in Could and can function on Airbus A321-200 jets.
Bengaluru and Hyderabad will be part of Vietnam Airways’ common schedule, which will probably be added to Delhi and Mumbai, presently provided from/to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh Metropolis by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A321s, respectively.
Hanoi – Bengaluru · Could 1st
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
Hanoi – Hyderabad · Could seventh
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Vietnam Airways routes between Vietnam and India
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Metropolis
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Timor-Leste’s main airline, Aero Dili, added its first Airbus A319-100, which has 122 seats and is 19 years previous. Aero Dili reaches two plane in its fleet, becoming a member of the 16-year-old Airbus A320-232 with registry 4W-AAL.
The Airbus A319-115 was produced in Hamburg and made its first check flight in July 2006. It was included by China Southern Airways in August 2006, working its final flight in November 2024, as can be seen through our database. From January 18th to March 4th, the A319 remained in Bandung (Indonesia), the place it acquired the livery of Aero Dili and the registration 4W-AAO,
After two weeks in Jakarta, it departed on March twenty first for Dili on a ferry flight, and entered service on March twenty fourth with flight 8G 71 between Dili and Oecusse, a home service inside Timor-Leste.
Air Chathams’ inaugural flight between Blenheim and Auckland departed BHE at 13:53 local time on March 3rd. In accordance with our database, the New Zealand provider will present a weekly frequency on this route utilizing 33-seat Saab 340s.
Monday/Friday
Air Chathams has 17 plane in its fleet.
The categorical subsidiary of Air India will strengthen its connectivity in Goa with new routes to/from Goa Dabolim and Goa Manohar, to be performed as follows:
On March thirtieth at 19:20 native time, Azimuth’s first flight to Batumi will take off from Mineralnye Vody. The Russian airline will supply two frequencies per week by Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100s with a capability of 100 passengers in single class.
MRV – BUS
BUS – MRV
Batumi will change into Azimuth’s second vacation spot in Georgia from Mineralnye Vody, following Tbilisi, the nation’s capital. On March twenty ninth, Azimuth will stop providers between Moscow Vnukovo and Batumi, carried out on Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100s.
Dili, new vacation spot for Batik Air Malaysia.
The provider has introduced via a press launch the beginning of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Dili, capital of Timor-Leste, efficient June sixth. These providers will probably be operated twice-weekly on 189-passenger Boeing 737-800s.
Monday and Friday
Batik Air Malaysia would be the sole operator on the Kuala Lumpur – Dili route.
Timor-Leste’s important metropolis presently has connections to Darwin, Denpasar, Melbourne, Oecusse, Singapore and Xiamen.
Starting July nineteenth, China Southern Airways will start operations between Guangzhou and Nairobi, which it would serve on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner plane with a capability of 297 passengers. The airline will fly the next schedule, as reported by AeroRoutes:
Monday and Saturday
Will probably be a seasonal route, provided till the tip of August.
On February twenty eighth at 15:12 native time, Colourful Guizhou Airways’ latest addition arrived at Longdongbao International Airport in Guiyang. For the primary time, the Chinese language airline reaches 20 plane in its fleet, averaging 5 years of age.
Based on our database, this new plane, an Airbus A320-251N with registration B-32JF, departed Toulouse on February twenty seventh at 18:23 native time for Guiyang, the house base of Colourful Guizhou Airways, with a stopover in Astana. It was a virtually 14-hour flight together with the cease within the Kazakh metropolis.
The plane entered service on March sixth with flight GY 7103 between Guiyang and Xichang, a home route in China.
Colourful Guizhou Airways fleet
- Airbus A320neo: 11
- Embraer 190: 9
That is the primary plane to be included by Colourful Guizhou Airways in 2025.
The corporate will increase its Asian operations with the launch of three new routes from Dubai, to be flown on retrofitted Boeing 777-300(ER) jets.
- Da Nang (DAD) by way of BKK: 4 weekly · June 2nd
- Siem Reap (SAI) by way of BKK: 3 weekly · June third
- Shenzhen (SZX): 7 weekly · July 1st
We are going to quickly publish an article on this three new flights.
Hanoi, Ethiopian Airways’ new vacation spot.
The Vietnamese capital will enter the airline’s common schedule as of July tenth, serving 4 flights every week from Addis Ababa by way of Dhaka on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane.
ADD – DAC – HAN
HAN – DAC – ADD
Concerning the deliberate flight, Ethiopian Airways Group CEO, Mr. Mesfin Tasew said, “We’re happy to increase our presence in Southeast Asia and improve air connectivity for our prospects within the area. This new route will create alternatives for stronger ties and collaborations between Vietnam and our intensive international community. We look ahead to bringing our famend service to Vietnam and additional rising our presence on this dynamic market.”
Presently, primarily based on our database, Ethiopian has 5 weekly flights between Addis Ababa and the Bangladeshi capital by Boeing 737 MAX 8s.
Efficient April twenty second, the Russian airline intends to start flights on the Izhevsk – Mineralnye route, which it plans to supply as soon as per week with Boeing 737-800 plane.
Tuesday
The airline has two Boeing 737-800s in its fleet.
Jeju Air has confirmed that it’ll start operations between Seoul Incheon and Singapore from July twenty fifth. As said by the corporate, it would present a every day service on Boeing 737-800 airplanes seating 189 passengers.
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Seoul Incheon Worldwide Airport will probably be Jeju Air’s second vacation spot from Singapore, following Busan.
The Sydney – Avarua route, with extra flights.
Jetstar Airways will enhance from three to 5 weekly frequencies on this route beginning March thirtieth, operated with Airbus A321neo plane configured for 232 passengers in single class.
Companies between Kingsford Smith Airport and the Prepare dinner Islands take roughly six hours.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
New flights on Wednesdays and Fridays (SYD-RAR) and on Thursdays and Saturdays (RAR-SYD).
Jetstar is the one Australian airline working within the Prepare dinner Islands.
Along with the return to Paris, the provider has introduced a significant settlement with Boeing, planning the incorporation of 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 12 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, plus the choice to extend its order by one other 30 737s.
Malaysia Airways is modernizing its fleet, which it intends to have totally renewed by 2030 following the retirement of its Boeing 737-800s. Based on our database, the corporate presently has 42 737-800s, averaging 12 years previous.
Datuk Captain Izham Ismail, Group Managing Director of MAG, mentioned, “The Boeing 737 has been a cornerstone of our fleet since 1969, with the introduction of the primary 737-100 in the course of the Malaysia-Singapore Airways period. It has since performed an important position in supporting the expansion of our nationwide airline. The choice of the 737-8 and 737-10 displays a cautious analysis of our long-term progress technique, making certain we’ve got the suitable plane to satisfy evolving market calls for. These next-generation plane supply larger gasoline effectivity, prolonged vary, and enhanced passenger consolation. By balancing operational wants with an elevated journey expertise, we’re strengthening our dedication to delivering a seamless and pleasing journey for our passengers.
Fleet
- Airbus A330-200: 7
- Airbus A330-300: 15
- Airbus A330-900neo: 2
- Airbus A350-900: 7
- Boeing 737-800: 42
- Boeing 737 MAX 8: 11
As of October 1st, MIAT Mongolian Airways will fly between Ulaanbaatar and Shanghai with 186-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8s, twice every week. Pudong Airport would be the airline’s second vacation spot in China after Beijing, additionally carried out from/to the Mongolian capital.
Wednesday and Saturday
MIAT operates to China, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Mongolia (with home flights), South Korea, Thailand, Türkiye and Vietnam.
The Australian airline added two new plane in March, bringing its whole to 23.
An Embraer E190LR joined the Nationwide Jet Categorical fleet on March sixth, and entered service 12 days later with flight NC 802 between Perth and Kalgoorlie. As per our database, the plane, registration VH-8EB, is 14 years previous and arrives from Amaszonas, a South American firm which ceased operations in 2024.
Moreover, on March twelfth at 08:43 native time, the De Havilland Canada Sprint 8-400, with registry VH-8QC, landed in Perth from Chino on a ferry flight. This aircraft departed the U.S. metropolis on March ninth and made stops in Honolulu, Majuro and Townsville. Its final operator had been Alaska Airways (Horizon Air), in mid-2024 (N439QX).
Nationwide Jet Categorical (NJE) fleet
- British Aerospace 146-300: 4
- Sprint 8: 11
- Embraer 190: 8
The Kazakh provider will increase its community in China by beginning the Shymkent – Xi’An route, efficient Could twenty eighth. SCAT Airways will function two occasions weekly utilizing 188-seat Boeing 737-800 airplanes.
CIT – XIY
XIY – CIT
Sanya is SCAT’s solely vacation spot within the nation, flying to/from Almatý and Astana.
In late February, Solomon Airways inaugurated a brand new route connecting New Zealand with Australia, to be performed with its Airbus A320-200s configured for 174 passengers. The Honiara-based airline will serve as soon as per week between Auckland and Brisbane, in accordance with our database and Solomon’s web site.
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John Wopereis, Solomon Airways Industrial Supervisor, commented: “The Auckland–Brisbane flights in each instructions are timed to supply nice connectivity, making journey simpler and inexpensive for enterprise and leisure travellers and Recognised Seasonal Employer staff, in addition to these visiting family and friends in Australia, New Zealand and Solomon Islands”.
On March tenth, Somon Air, as revealed by AeroRoutes, doubled its frequencies between Dushanbe and Tehran, a route carried out by Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-900 plane with 189 and 184 seats, respectively.
Somon Air routes from/to Dushanbe (DYU/UTDD)
China
- Urumqi (URC): 2 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Georgia
- Tbilisi (TBS): 1 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Germany
- Munich (MUC): 1 weekly · Boeing 737-800
India
- Delhi (DEL): 1 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Iran
- Tehran (IKA): 2 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
- Bishkek (FRU): 1 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Pakistan
Qatar
- Doha (DOH): 1 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Russia
Saudi Arabia
- Jeddah (JED): 3 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Tajikistan
- Khujand (LBD): 9 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Türkiye
- Istanbul (IST): 2 weekly · Boeing 737-800
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai (DXB): 3 weekly · 738/739
Uzbekistan
- Tashkent (TAS): 5 weekly · Boeing 737-800
Somon Air is the one operator within the Tajikistan-Iran market.
Yonago, tigerair’s new vacation spot in Japan.
The provider will function twice-weekly flights to/from Taiwan starting Could twenty ninth, with 186-seat, single-class Airbus A320-200 planes.
TPE – YGJ
YGJ – TPE
Guam will enter T’Method Air’s schedule from Daegu as of July.
The South Korean low-cost provider will begin providers between Daegu and Guam by Boeing 737-800s, with a stopover in Osaka Kansai in each instructions, each day.
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T’Method Air has seven flights per week to Guam from Seoul Incheon with the identical planes.
The Vietnamese provider will inaugurate operations between Ho Chi Minh Metropolis and Nagoya from April twenty fourth, flying 220-seat Airbus A321-200 airplanes. These providers will probably be offered 4 occasions every week.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
Starting Could eighth, Vietnam Airways will resume providers to Russia after greater than a three-year absence. The corporate will function from Hanoi with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets configured for 274 passengers.
Tuesday and Thursday
By means of a press launch, Vietnam Airways said it plans to increase to a few weekly providers by mid-2026.
Vietnam Airways would be the solely operator between each capitals, however IrAero presently serves the Russia-Vietnam market. The Russian airline has two flights per week to Hanoi from Irkutsk on Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100s.
Plane included by airways from Asia and Oceania
- China Japanese Airways (x6)
- China Southern Airways (x5)
- Colourful Guizhou Airways
| Plane | Airline | Registration | Ferry flight | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 787-9 | Juneyao Air | B-226M* | PAE-PVG | February twenty fifth |
| Airbus A321-251NX | China Japanese | B-32LH | XFW-ALA-PVG | February twenty sixth |
| Airbus A321-251NX | IndiGo | VT-NCF | XFW-DEL | February twenty seventh |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | Xiamen Air | B-226E* | BFI-HNL-GUM-XMN | February twenty seventh |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | Air India Categorical | VT-BWL* | BFI-KEF-KWI-HYD | February twenty eighth |
| Airbus A321-251NX | China Southern | B-32KY | XFW-NQZ-CAN | February twenty eighth |
| Airbus A320-251N | Colourful Guizhou | B-32JF | TLS-NQZ-KWE | February twenty eighth |
| Airbus A321-251NX | China Japanese | B-32KA | TLS-KGF-PVG | March 1st |
| Boeing 787-9 | China Japanese | B-226Q* | PAE-PVG | March 1st |
| Airbus A320-271N | Sichuan | B-32KV | TLS-TAS-TFU | March 1st |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 9 Air | B-224U* | BFI-HNL-GUM-CAN | March 2nd |
| Airbus A320-251N | Spring | B-32KQ | TLS-NQZ-PVG | March 4th |
| Airbus A320-271N | Air Astana | EI-KIE | TLS-ALA | March fifth |
| Airbus A320-271N | Scoot | 9V-TNG | TLS-DWC-SIN | March eighth |
| Airbus A320-251N | Spring | B-32KR | TLS-NQZ-PVG | March eighth |
| Airbus A321-251NX | China Southern | B-32L0 | XFW-NQZ-CAN | March eleventh |
| Airbus A321-251NX | China Southern | B-32KZ | XFW-NQZ-CAN | March eleventh |
| Airbus A321-251NX | China Japanese | B-32L8 | TLS-KGF-PVG | March twelfth |
| Airbus A321-251NX | IndiGo | VT-NCJ | XFW-DEL | March 18th |
| Airbus A320-271N | Sichuan | B-32KW | TLS-TAS-TFU | March 18th |
| Airbus A321-251NX | Thai AirAsia | HS-EAF | XFW-DWC-DMK | March 18th |
| Airbus A321-251NX | IndiGo | VT-NCI | XFW-DEL | March twentieth |
| Airbus A319-115 | Aero Dili | 4W-AAO* | CGK-DIL | March twenty first |
| Airbus A321-251NX | China Japanese | B-32LA | XFW-NQZ-PVG | March twenty first |
| Airbus A320-251N | China Southern | B-32LL | TLS-NQZ-CAN | March twenty first |
| Airbus A321-251NX | China Japanese | B-32KF | XFW-NQZ-PVG | March twenty second |
| Boeing 787-9 | China Southern | B-20EP* | PAE-CAN | March twenty second |
*It’s not new from the manufacturing facility.
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