2026 ROUTES

VietJet Air (Vietnam) will launch flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Western Sydney airport in January 2027 with A330-300. Bangkok will follow in November 2027.

Loganair (UK) announced the closure of Southampton base in October 2026, just months after launching. The airline will also cut flights between Southampton and Manchester on 20 August 2026.

9 Air now operates daily flights between Yinchuan and Singapore, with a stopover in Guangzhou, using B737-800 aircraft.

VietJet Air (Vietnam) plans to resume flights to Chiang Mai from Ho Chi Minh City on 25 October 2026, with A321. A new service to Clark will begin from HCMC a few weeks later with A321.


Hainan Airlines Extends A330-900Neo Manchester Service To Late-Oct 2026
Hainan Airlines in recent schedule update extended Airbus A330-900neo operations on Beijing Capital – Manchester route. Previously scheduled until 29SEP26, the A330-900neo will continue to serve this route on alternating days until 23OCT26, operating along with the -300.

Riyadh Air (Saudi Arabia) will begin flights from Riyadh to Islamabad on 14 August, Lahore on 18 August and Manila on 09 September 2026, all with B787-9

Riyadh Air (Saudi Arabia) begins flight from Riyadh to Dhaka on 08 August 2026, with B787-9.

Iraqi Airways will resume direct commercial flights between Basra and New Delhi starting 18 August 2026.

Hainan Airlines (China) schedules Haikou – Penang flight on 11 October 2026, with B737-800.

flynas (Saudi Arabia) plans to add Riyadh – Kochi route on 02 September 2026, with A320neo.

flynas (Saudi Arabia) plans Madinah – Brussels nonstop flight on 05 October 2026, with A320neo.

flyadeal (Saudi Arabia) plans non-stop flights between Riyadh and Mumbai beginning 03 October 2026, with A320neo.

Ethiopian Airlines plans Addis Ababa – Blantyre – Nacala – Addis Ababa service on 27 October 2026, with B737-800.

Centrum Air (Uzbekistan) plans to launch flights from Tashkent to Colombo and Denpasar by the end of 2026.

Arkia (Israel) wet leased one B787-9 from Neos (Italy) for New York, Paris and Amsterdam flights during August and September 2026.

Air Premia (South Korea) plans to resume Seoul Incheon – Ho Chi Minh City route from 05 November 2026, with B787-9.

9 Air (China) plans Guangzhou – Jakarta launch on 22 September 2026, with B737-800

Delta Air Lines will launch a new nonstop Seattle-Narita route on its Airbus A330-900neo starting March 27, 2027, adding a second direct option to Tokyo.

Air Sierra Leone now plans to resume its London–Freetown and London–Banjul flights in October 2026, pending approvals.

Air Serbia will operate direct flights between Nis and Vienna, as well as between Nis and Malta, starting from 25 October 2026.