Maldivian launches scheduled charter flight to KLIA on 27 April 2025

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According to VariFlight and FlightRadar24, Maldivian the national airline of the Maldives, is launching charter flight from Male to KLIA on 27 April 2025 and one other confirmed charter flight will follow on 29 April 2025.

The 27 April 2025 flight is operated by Maldivian's A330-200 aircraft while the 29 April and 30 April 2025 flights are operated by its A320 aircraft.

On 27 April 2025, according to FlightRadar24, Maldivian flight Q22356 departs from Male for KLIA at 10 am and is expected to land in KLIA st 5.35 pm while the outbound flight Q22357 is scheduled to leave for Male from KLIA at 7.05 pm and touch down in Male at 8.20 pm local time.

On 29 April 2025, flight Q22356 operated by Maldivian's A320 leaves Male for KLIA at 11.25 pm and is expected to arrive in KLIA at 7 am before Q22357 takes off from KLIA for Male at 8 am on 30 April 2025 and arriving in Male at 9.15 am local time.

Batik Air Malaysia launches flight to Dili on 6 June 2025

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Batik Air Malaysia launches direct scheduled flight from KLIA to Dili on 6 June 2025.

According to schedules, from 6 June 2025, Batik Air Malaysia flight OD372 takes off from KLIA for Dili at 2.15 am, touches down in Dili at 7.30 am before leaving Dili for KLIA at 8.20 am and arriving in KLIA at 11.30 am under flight OD373.

Batik Air Malaysia flies to Dili on Mondays and Fridays with its B737-800 / 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

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Hunnu Air receives its first E195-E2 aircraft on 19 April 2025

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On 19 April 2025, Mongolia's largest private airline Hunnu Air receives its first E195-E2 aircraft which was leased from Embraer and delivered under Azorra's form orderbook with Embraer. The second E195-E2 aircraft is due to arrive in Ulaanbaatar in October 2025.

According to Hunnu Air, the introduction of E195-E2 to Hunnu Air's fleet aims to ensure safety operations for the airline's customers.

The E195-E2 aircraft is a medium-sized aircraft that ensures maximum passenger comfort, environmentally friendly, low flight time and ambient noise. It has advantages such as carbon emission in foreign environment and consumes fuel by about 20 percent less than similar types of aircraft.

After the E195-E2 aircraft is inducted to Hunnu Air's fleet, the airline has three aircraft comprising of two E190 and one E195-E2 aircraft.

Hunnu Air plans to introduce the E195-E2 aircraft on its charter flights to Haikou, Sanya and to Phu Quoc. The airline has a Saturday charter flight to Phu Quoc. It will also expand its route network to cover Kobe, Shizuoka, cities in South Korea and it plans to launch scheduled flight to Tashkent with the aircraft in 2025.

As of 15 April 2025, the airline flies on scheduled basis to Almaty, Baotou, Daxing, Hailar, Manzhouli, Murun, Ordos and Ulgii, according to its web-site and Facebook, and charter flights to Haikou and Sanya.

Jiangxi Air launches flight to Sanya on 16 April 2025

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Jiangxi Air announces on 16 April 2025 that it has launched scheduled flight from Nanchang to Sanya with its B737-800 aircraft.

According to schedules, Jiangxi Air flight RY8913 departs from Nanchang for Sanya at 8.30 am, touches down in Sanya at 10.55 am on 16 April 2025 before leaving Sanya for Nanchang at 11.55 am and arriving in Nanchang at 2.25 pm under flight RY8914.

Jiangxi Air flies to Sanya on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays.

Greater Bay Airlines launches flights to Guilin and Dayong on 15 April 2025

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On 15 April 2025, Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) celebrates dual-launches of scheduled flights to Guilin and Dayong from Hong Kong.

According to schedules, GBA flight HB530 departs from Hong Kong for Guilin on 15 April 2025 at 7.50 am, touches down in Guilin at 9.30 am before leaving Guilin for Hong Kong at 10.20 am and arriving in Hong Kong at 12 pm under flight HB531.

GBA flies to Guilin on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

On 15 April 2025, according to schedules, GBA flight HB872 leaves Hong Kong for Dayong Hehua Airport at 9.55 pm, lands in Dayong at 11.55 pm before departing from Dayong for Hong Kong on 16 April 2025 under flight HB873 at 8 am and touching down in Hong Kong at 10.05 am.

GBA flies to Dayong, the gateway to the UNESCO Heritage Site of Zhangjiajie, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays before it returns to Hong Kong on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Passengers arriving in Hong Kong from Dayong can connect to GBA's flights to Narita.

Guilin and Dayong are the third and fourth mainland Chinese destinations of GBA after Zhoushan and Yichang. 

Dayong Hehua Airport plans to open routes to Changi and Jeju

According to the Dayong Hehua Airport authority, the airport has opened routes to Incheon, Busan, Daegu, Cheongju and other destinations in South Korea, with an average of 60 flights per week, and international (regional) weekly flights exceeding 90 flights, covering major passenger source areas such as Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Suvarnabhumi and Cengkareng. In order to further improve international accessibility, Zhangjiajie Airport plans to open routes to Changi, Jeju, and increase flight frequencies to Incheon and Cheongju, and strive to exceed 650,000 international passenger throughput in 2025.

Oman Air launches flight to Amsterdam on 1 July 2025

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Oman Air launches scheduled flight to Amsterdam from Muscat on 1 July 2025.

On 1 July 2025, according to schedules, Oman Air flight WY171 departs from Muscat for Amsterdam at 1.10 pm, arrives in Amsterdam at 6.55 pm before leaving Amsterdam for Muscat at 8.25 pm and touching down in Muscat at 5.40 am under flight WY172 on 2 July 2025.

Oman Air flies to Amsterdam with its 787-9 Dreamliner four times weekly including Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Vietnam Airlines launches domestic flight from SGN T3 on 17 April 2025

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According to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), Vietnam Airlines launches domestic flight from Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN) Terminal 3 (T3) on 17 April 2025, when it is the first day of operations at SGN T3. 

On 17 April 2025, SGN T3's inaugural flight is operated by Vietnam Airlines to Van Don, the airport of Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam.

According to schedules, Vietnam Airlines flight VN1286 departs from Ho Chi Minh City at T3 for Van Don at 5.55 am, touches down in Van Don at 8 am before leaving Van Don for SGN T3 at 8.40 am and arriving in Ho Chi Minh City at 10.50 am under flight VN1287.

Vietnam Airlines' A321 serves this route daily.

From 17 April 2025 onwards, domestic flights of Vietjet Air and domestic flights of Vietnam Airlines with the exceptions of routes to Con Dao and Rach Gia, begin commercial operations at SGN T3. Terminal 1 serves Ho Chi Minh City's air routes to Con Dao and Rach Gia, that are served by Vietjet Air's Comac C909 (from 19 April 2025) and ATR72-500 of Vietnam Air Services Corporation (VASCO).

越南航空透露自2025年4月17日起， 从胡志明市新山一机场第一航厦的大多数国内航班转场至第三航厦运营，昆岛 (Con Dao)，迪石(Rach Gia)航线除外。

China Eastern launches flights to Milan and Copenhagen by 17 July 2025

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China Eastern launches long-haul flights from Pudong to Milan and Copenhagen during summer.

On 20 June 2025, China Eastern flight MU243 departs from Pudong for Milan at 1.20 pm, touches down in Milan at 7.35 pm local time before leaving Milan for Pudong at 9.55 pm and arriving in Pudong at 3.25 pm on 21 June 2025 under flight MU244.

On 17 July 2025, flight MU707 leaves Pudong for Copenhagen at 1.55 pm, arrives in Copenhagen at 7 pm before taking off from Copenhagen for Pudong at 9 pm and landing in Pudong at 1.15 pm on 18 July 2025 under flight MU708.

China Eastern flies to Milan with ts Airbus A350-900 aircraft daily while it flies to Copenhagen on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays with its A330-200 jet.