Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes and codeshare partnerships
Scoot launches direct flights to Vienna and Iloilo City
From June 3, 2025, Scoot will fly three times a week to the Austrian capital of Vienna on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flights run on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which has a capacity of 329.
Flights to Iloilo City begin on April 14, 2025, on Mondays and Wednesdays. From June, the frequency increases to four times a week, on Fridays and Sundays.
The service operates on the 112-seater Embraer E190-E2 aircraft.
Vietjet opens four new routes between Vietnam and China
Come March 30, 2025, Vietjet will fly four new direct round-trip flights from Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi to Beijing and Guangzhou.
The Hanoi to Beijing flight operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with return on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Daily flights will also commence from Ho Chi Minh City to Beijing; Ho Chi Minh City to Guangzhou, and Hanoi to Guangzhou.
These additions bring the airline’s total number of weekly flights to 48. Vietjet is also the first Vietnamese airline to fly to Beijing’s Daxing International Airport.
Lucky Air’s inaugural flight connects Dali, Yunnan province, and Kuala Lumpur
Lucky Air has commenced flights from Dali, in China’s Yunnan province, to Kuala Lumpur. The bi-weekly service, which leaves on Mondays and Fridays, operates on a Boeing 737 with 189 seats.
Bhutan Airlines now flies directly to Hong Kong
Hong Kong will now be the third destination in Bhutan Airlines’ fixed departures programme, with flights commencing January 27, 2025. There will be 16 fixed departure flights.