Shenzhen Airlines flies to Bandar Seri Begawan from 29 September 2026

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Shenzhen Airlies launches scheduled flight to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam, on 29 September 2026.

The inaugural flight schedules are as follows:-

Shenzhen Airlines flight ZH171 departs from Shenzhen for Bandar Seri Begawan at 9 pm on 29 September 2026, touches down in Bandar Seri Begawan at 12.25 am on 30 September 2026 before taking off from Bandar Seri Begawan for Shenzhen at 1.45 am and arriving in Shenzhen at 5.10 am under flight ZH172.

According to AeroRoutes, Shenzhen Airlines operates three flights a week to Bandar Seri Begawan including Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and returns to Shenzhen on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays by 10 October 2026 with its A320 jet. 

Riyadh Air launches flight to Suvarnabhumi on 2 September 2026

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Riyadh Air launches thrice-weekly scheduled flight from Riyadh to Suvarnabhumi on 2 September 2026.

According to schedules, on 2 September 2026, Riyadh Air flight RX853 departs from Riyadh for Suvarnabhumi at 10.15 pm, lands in Suvarnabhumi at 9.35 am on 3 September 2026 before leaving Suvarnabhumi for Riyadh at 4.55 pm and arriving in Riyadh at 8.15 pm local time under flight RX854.

Riyadh Air flies to Suvarnabhumi on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and returns to Riyadh on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with its 787-9 Dreamliner.

Mahan Air launches fortnight flight to Hanoi on 6 September 2026

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Mahan Air launches fortnight scheduled flight from Tehran to Hanoi on 6 September 2026. Service will operate until 18/19 October 2026.

According to schedules, Mahan Air flight W5115 departs from Tehran for Hanoi on 6 September 2026 at 10 pm, touches down in Hanoi at 9.10 am on 7 September 2026 before leaving Hanoi for Tehran at 10.40 pm and arriving in Tehran at 3 am local time under flight W5114.

The new service is operated by Mahan Air's A340-300 jet on Sundays to Hanoi and the outbound flight leaves Hanoi for Tehran on Mondays.

Mahan Air launches weekly flight to Ho Chi Minh City on 25 October 2026

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Mahan Air, that begins fortnight flight service from Tehran to Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat Airport on 18 August 2026, is launching regular weekly scheduled flight to the airport from 25 October 2026.

According to schedules, from 25 October 2026, Mahan Air flight W5113 departs from Tehran for Tan Son Nhat at 10 pm, touches down at Tan Son Nhat at 9.15 am on 26 October 2026 before leaving Tan Son Nhat for Tehran at 10.45 pm and arriving in Tehran at 3.30 am local time under flight W5114.

Mahan Air flies to Ho Chi Minh City on Sundays and returns to Tehran on Mondays with its A340-300 aircraft.

TransNusa launches Bandar Lampung-KLIA flight on 24 August 2026

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TransNusa launches direct scheduled flight from Bandar Lampung to KLIA on 24 August 2026.

On 24 August 2026, TransNusa flight 8B661 departs from Bandar Lampung for KLIA at 11.40 am, touches down in KLIA at 2.25 pm before taking off from KLIA for Bandar Lampung at 3 pm and arriving in Bandar Lampung at 3.45 pm under flight 8B662.

TransNusa flies to KLIA from Bandar Lampung with its COMAC C909 daily.

Riyadh Air launches flight to Manila on 9 September 2026

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Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's latest national airline, launches scheduled flight from Riyadh to Manila on 9 September 2026.

On 9 September 2026, according to schedules, Riyadh Air flight RX873 departs from Riyadh for Manila at 1.05 am, touches down in Manila at 3.55 pm before leaving Manila for Riyadh at 5.25 pm under flight RX874 and arriving in Riyadh at 10.15 pm local time.

Riyadh Air flies daily to Manila with its 787-9 Dreamliner. Manila is the fifth foreign destination of Riyadh Air during the August-September period after Dhaka (effective 7 August 2026), Islamabad (effective 14 August 2026) and Lahore (effective 18 August 2026) and Suvarnabhumi (effective 2 September 2026).

See also: https://kucinta-air.blogspot.com/2026/06/riyadh-air-launches-flights-to-klia-on.html

Inflight Pictures : AirAsia A321neo, A320

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LOT Polish Airlines launches flight to Hanoi on 31 March 2027

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LOT Polish Airlines launches scheduled flight from Warsaw to Hanoi on 31 March 2027.

On 31 March 2027, according to schedules, LOT flight LO61 departs from Warsaw for Hanoi at 3.05 pm, touches down in Hanoi at 6.35 am on 1 April 2027 before leaving Hanoi for Warsaw under flight LO62 at 8.25 am and arriving in Warsaw at 2.40 pm local time.

LOT Polish Airlines flies to Hanoi with its 787-8 Dreamliner on Fridays, Mondays and Wednesdays and returns to Warsaw on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Inflight Pictures : The bird and XiamenAir 787-9 Dreamliner "In support of the UN" livery

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Inflight Pictures : Malaysia Airlines 737 MAX 8

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