Airline Route Briefs
Route briefs from June 2025
JUNE 22, 2025: China Eastern Airlines has announced plans to start twice weekly B777-300ER flights from Auckland (AKL) to Buenos Aires (EZE) in December 2025.
JUNE 20, 2025: Air India is reducing its daily B787-9 Delhi (DEL) - Sydney (SYD) and Delhi - Melbourne (MEL) services to five flights per week between now and July 15, 2025.
JUNE 20, 2025: Cathay Pacific will increase its daily A350-900 flights between Hong Kong (HKG) and Auckland (AKL) to 11 per week from December 1, 2025.
JUNE 19, 2025: Vietnam Airlines will trim its thrice-weekly B787-9 flights between Ho Chi Minh City – Perth down to twice-weekly between August 4 and September 5, 2025.
JUNE 18, 2025: Cathay Pacific will increase its Brisbane (BNE) and Perth (PER) flights to double daily services from October 26, 2025.
JUNE 13, 2025: LATAM will increase its thrice-weekly B787-9 Santiago (SCL) - Melbourne (MEL) services to daily flights in December 2025, initially on a seasonal basis.
JUNE 13, 2025: Virgin Australia has commenced daily Sydney (SYD) - Doha (DOH) flights using B777-300ERs wet-leased from Qatar Airways.
JUNE 13, 2025: Air New Zealand will offer a fourth weekly B777-300ER flight on the Auckland (AKL) - Taipei (TPE) city pair between December 14, 2025, and March 1, 2026.
JUNE 13, 2025: Cairns-based Skytrans will begin thrice weekly Cairns (CNS) - Moranbah (MOV) roundtrips from June 30, 2025, using DHC-8-100s.
JUNE 10, 2025: Asiana Airlines' seasonal A350-900 service between Seoul (ICN) and Melbourne (MEL) resumes on October 26, 2025 on a thrice weekly basis, increasing to four times per week on December 7. The seasonal flights will end on March 7, 2026.
JUNE 5, 2025: Singapore Airlines will use an A380-800 on its daily SQ285/286 service on the Singapore (SIN) - Auckland (AKL) route between January 18 - March 28, 2026.
JUNE 4, 2025: Air New Zealand will operate twice weekly seasonal flights between Christchurch (CHC) and Adelaide (ADL) between October 28, 2025, and March 28, 2025.
JUNE 4, 2025: Cathay Pacific will resume its seasonal service between Hong Kong (HKG) and Cairns (CNS) on December 9, 2025. The thrice-weekly A330 flights will run through February 28, 2026.
JUNE 4, 2025: TransNusa is increasing the frequency of its daily Denpasar (DPS) - Perth (PER) roundtrips. Flights will increase to 11 per week on July 2 and 14 per week on July 18.
JUNE 3, 2025: Between June 16 and August 10, 2025, Qantas will use an A380-800 on its daily QF081/082 Sydney (SYD) - Singpore (SIN) flights except on Thursdays and Fridays. An A380-800 will continue to operate the daily QF1/2 flights on the same city pair.
JUNE 2, 2025: Jetstar will begin sending its larger A321-200s into Proserpine (PPP) in October when Qantas ceases its flights. The bigger aircraft will see the number of weekly Jetstar seats in Prosperine increase 30% compared to 2024.
JUNE 2, 2025: Singapore Airlines will send an 11th weekly flight into Christchurch (CHC) between November 25, 2025 and February 11, 2026.
Route briefs from May 2025
MAY 29, 2025: Qantas will reinstate thrice-weekly Perth (PER) - Hobart (HBA) flights and launch Perth - Newcastle (NTL) flights in September 2025 using 150-passenger A319-100 aircraft.
MAY 28, 2025: Air New Zealand will begin five day per week A320 flights between Hamilton Waikato Airport (HLZ) - Christchurch (CHC) on September 18, 2025, replacing ATR 72 turboprop services.
MAY 26, 2025: Air New Zealand will restart weekly Auckland (AKL) - Noumea (NOU) flights on November 1, 2025, using an A321neo.
MAY 22,2025: Cathay Pacific will resume thrice-weekly A350-900 flights between Hong Kong (HKG) and Adelaide (ADL) on November 11, 2025.
MAY 22, 2025: Qantas will start using a Finnair A330-300 aircraft to operate its five weekly Sydney (SYD) - Honolulu (HNL) roundtrips (QF103/104) from October 26, 2025.
MAY 19, 2025: Asiana Airlines will extend its seasonal A380-800 flights between Sydney (SYD) and Seoul (ICN) from October 6, 2025, to March 1, 2026.
MAY 19, 2025: Qantas is indefinitely suspending flights on the Brisbane (BNE) - Proserpine (PPP) route effective October 25, 2025.
MAY 15, 2025: Qantas will commence four times per week B737-800 flights between Adleiade (ADL) and Auckland (AKL) on October 31, 205.
MAY 15, 2025: Air China will increase its five weekly roundtrips between Beijing Capital (PEK) and Sydney (SYD) to daily services between July 14 and August 15, 2025.
MAY 15, 2025: Korea's t'way Air will commence twice-weekly B737-8 flights between Cheongju (CJJ) and Denpasar (DPS) from September 25, 2025.
MAY 12, 2025: Batik Air Malaysia will begin thrice-weekly A330-300 flights on the Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - Sydney (SYD) city pair on December 6, 2025.
MAY 12, 2025: Airnorth will run a second weekly jet service between Cairns (CNS) and Groote Eylandt (GTE) every Monday between June 2 and October 20, 2025.
MAY 9, 2025: Singaporean low-cost airline Scoot will increase its Singapore (SIN) - Perth (PER) roundtrips from 12 to 14 times per week, effective August 4, 2025, and Singapore - Sydney (SYD) roundtrips from 10 to 14, effective October 5.
MAY 8, 2025: Qantas will increase its four times per week B787-9 Melbourne (MEL) - Dallas (DFW) - Melbourne flights to daily between December 9, 2025, and January 30, 2026.
MAY 8, 2025: Air New Zealand is suspending its A320neo operated Christchurch (CHC) - Gold Coast (OOL) flights on November 1, 2025, through April 2, 2026. The reflects ongoing demand and market conditions as well as aircraft shortages at the airline.
MAY 7, 2025: Aircalin will add a third weekly Noumea (NOU) - Bangkok (BKK) - Paris (CDG) roundtrip, effective November 17, 2025. SB500 will depart Noumea and SB501 will depart Paris on Mondays in addition to Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MAY 7, 2025: Link Airways advises it will resume its Canberra (CBR) - Coffs Harbour flights on September 18, 2025. The twice-weekly flights will operate on Thursdays and Sundays.