Inflight Pictures : Thai Vietjet Air 737 MAX 8 (B737-8)

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Thai Vietjet Air's first B737-8 international flight is on 29 January 2026 from Suvarnabhumi to Camranh.

Inflight Pictures : Korean Air A330-300 near Thai Lion Air at night

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Singapore Airlines resumes flight to Riyadh on 2 June 2026

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Singapore Airlines resumes non-stop scheduled flight from Changi to Riyadh on 2 June 2026.

On 2 June 2026, Singapore Airlines flight SQ498 departs from Changi for Riyadh at 6.20 pm, touches down in Riyadh at 9.45 pm local time before leaving Riyadh at 11 pm under flight SQ499 for Changi and landing in Changi at 12.15 pm on 3 June 2026.

Singapore Airlines flies to Riyadh with its A350-900 aircraft on weekends, Tuesdays and Thursdays and lands in Changi on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The airline last operated flights to Riyadh until August 2014.

Singapore Airlines states that the route to Riyadh is SIA Group's second destination in Saudi Arabia, complementing Scoot's four-times weekly service to Jeddah.

Air Astana launches flight from Astana to Guangzhou on 2 June 2026

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Kazakhstan national flag carrier Air Astana launches scheduled flight from Astana to Guangzhou on 2 June 2026.

On 2 June 2026, according to schedules, Air Astana flight KC8217 leaves Astana for Guangzhou at 6.45 pm, lands in Guangzhou at 4.30 am local time on 3 June 2026 before departing from Guangzhou for Astana at 11 pm under flight KC8218.

Air Astana flies to Guangzhou from Almaty and Guangzhou with its A321LR aircraft.

Thai AirAsia launches flight to Incheon on 1 May 2026

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Thai AirAsia is launching scheduled flight from Don Mueang to Incheon on 1 May 2026.

On 1 May 2026, according to schedules, Thai AirAsia flight FD677 takes off from Don Mueang for Incheon at 2.45 am, arrives in Incheon at 10.35 am before leaving Incheon for Don Mueang at 12.05 pm and arriving in Don Mueang under flight FD678.

Thai AirAsia flies to Incheon daily with its A320neo jet.

Emirates launches A359 flight to Entebbe on 29 March 2026

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Emirates launches A350-900 flight to Entebbe, the capital of Uganda, from Dubai on 29 March 2026.

On 29 March 2026, Emirates flight EK729 departs from Dubai for Entebbe at 9.55 am, touches down in Entebbe at 2.25 pm before leaving Entebbe for Dubai at 4.35 pm and arriving in Dubai at 11 pm local time under flight EK730.

Emirates flies to Entebbe daily.

Qanot Sharq operates last flight to Busan on 23 March 2026

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Qanot Sharq is operating its final scheduled flight to Busan from Tashkent on 23 March 2026.

The current flight schedules of Qanot Sharq to Busan are as follows:-

Flight HH825 leaves Tashkent for Busan at 1 am, touches down in Busan at 12.10 pm before leaving Busan for Tashkent at 1.40 pm and arriving in Tashkent at 5.40 pm under flight HH826.

Qanot Sharq's A321neo operates on this route.

Greater Bay Airlines launches flight to Hohhot on 6 February 2026 with 737 MAX 9

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Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) launches scheduled flight from Hong Kong to Hohhot on 6 February 2026 with its 737 MAX 9 aircraft (in short, B737-9).

On 6 February 2026, GBA flight HB920 departs from Hong Kong for Hohhot at 2.08 pm (scheduled time 1.55 pm), touches down in Hohhot at 5.02 pm (scheduled time 5 pm) before leaving Hohhot under flight HB921 at 6.38 pm (scheduled time 5.55 pm) and arriving in Hong Kong at 9.41 pm (scheduled time 9.20 pm) under flight HB921.

The above Hong Kong-Hohhot schedule is effective for travel on Sundays, Mondays and Fridays. On Wednesdays, flight HB920 departs from Hong Kong for Hohhot at 2.15 pm.

The above Hohhot-Hong Kong schedule is valid on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

While the first flight is operated by B737-9 of GBA, subsequent flights are operated by GBA's B737-800 jet.

GBA first receives its first B737-9 on 22 November 2025 for commercial flights to Suvarnabhumi before introducing it on the routes to Sapporo and Narita.

Hohhot is the eighteenth regular destination on GBA's route network from Hong Kong after Suvarnabhumi, Taoyuan, Narita, Kansai, Fukuoka, Sendai, Sapporo, Manila, Phuquoc, Zhoushan, Huangshan, Yichang, Guilin, Dayong, Quanzhou, Datong and Enshi.

Greater Bay Airlines launches seasonal flight to Phuket on 29 March 2026

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Hong Kong-based airline Grerater Bay Airlines (GBA) launches seasonal flight to Phuket on 29 March 2026.

On 29 March 2026, according to schedules, GBA flight HB270 departs from Hong Kong for Phuket at 7.30 pm, lands in Phuket at 10.10 pm before leaving Phuket for Hong Kong at 11.10 pm and arriving in Hong Kong at 4 am under flight HB271 on 30 March 2026.

GBA flies to Phuket on weekends, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with its B737-800 aircraft until 13 April 2026.

Phuket is the second seasonal destination on GBA's network in 2026 after KLIA, where Lunar New Year seasonal service begins from 13 February 2026 to 24 March 2026.

Belavia launches weekly scheduled flight to Phuket on 5 April 2026

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Belavia Belarusian Airlines launches weekly scheduled flight from Minsk to Phuket on 5 April 2026.

On 5 April 2026 (Sunday), according to schedules revealed to VariFlight, Belavia flight B28603 departs from Minsk for Phuket at 10 pm, touches down in Phuket at 12 pm on 6 April 2026 (Monday) after 10 hours before leaving Phuket for Minsk at 2.10 pm and landing in Minsk at 9.05 pm local time, a duration of 11 hours, under flight B28604.

Belavia flies once a week to Phuket on alternate Sundays and Thursdays and leaves Phuket for Minsk on Mondays and Fridays with its A330-200 aircraft.

On Thursdays (beginning on 16 April 2026), flight B28603 leaves Minsk for Phuket at 10.55 pm, touches down in Phuket at 12.55 pm on Fridays (beginning on 17 April 2026) before taking off from Phuket for Minsk at 3 pm under flight B28604 and arriving in Minsk at 9.55 pm local time.

The scheduled flights follow a series of Belavia charter flights to Phuket and Utapao. The first charter flight to Phuket from Minsk takes place on 11 January 2026 while the once-only charter flight to Utapao from Minsk takes off on 8 January 2026.