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Royal Brunei Airlines is the flag carrier of Brunei.[1] It was established as the state-owned national airline of the country on 18 November 1974, with the aid of British Airways and its subsidiary companies.[2]: 67 [3] Scheduled services began on 14 May 1975, linking Bandar Seri Begawan with Singapore using Boeing 737-200 equipment.[2]: 67 [4] After a year of operations, the route network consisted of Bandar Seri Begawan, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Singapore.[3]

As of October 2017, Royal Brunei Airlines served 18 destinations, ten of them in Southeast Asia (three in Indonesia, two in Malaysia, and a single destination in Brunei, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), three in China, one in South Korea and four more beyond Asia (Dubai, Jeddah, London and Melbourne).[1] Following is a list of current and terminated destinations the airline serves according to its scheduled services, as of November 2018.[5]

List

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Country City Airport Start date End date Ref(s)
Australia Brisbane Brisbane Airport 2019[nb 1] — [8][9]
Darwin Darwin Airport Terminated 1983 2008 [6][10]
Melbourne Melbourne Airport 2011 — [11]
Perth Perth Airport Terminated 1991 2011 [6][8]
Sydney Sydney Airport Terminated Un­known 2008 [12]
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei International Airport Hub 1975 — [1][2]: 67 [13]
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Terminated Un­known Un­known [14]: 82 
Beijing Daxing International Airport Terminated 27 October 2019 26 October 2024 [15][16]
Changsha Changsha Huanghua International Airport 16 April 2019 — [17]
Haikou Haikou Meilan International Airport 22 November 2018 — [18][19]
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport 3 April 2018 — [20]
Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport 1975 — [13][21]
Nanning Nanning Wuxu International Airport 11 April 2018 — [20]
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport 2001[nb 2] — [13][22]
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Terminated 5 July 2016 Un­known [23]
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Terminated 1990 2007 [24][25]: 50 [26]
India Chennai Chennai International Airport 5 November 2024 — [27]
Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Terminated Un­known Un­known [24]
Indonesia Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport Future 19 February 2025 — [28]
Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport Terminated July 2014 Un­known [13][29]
Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma Airport Terminated 1984 1985 [6]
Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport 1985 — [13]
Surabaya Juanda International Airport 1997 — [13][30]
Japan Osaka Kansai International Airport Terminated Un­known Un­known [31]
Tokyo Narita International Airport 15 March 2019 — [32]
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport Terminated Un­known Un­known [24]
Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport 1975 — [21][13]
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1981 — [13][6]
Kuching Kuching International Airport  28 December 2018 — [33]
Miri Miri Airport Terminated Un­known Un­known [14]: 82 
Myanmar Yangon Yangon International Airport Terminated Un­known Un­known [14]: 81 
New Zealand Auckland Auckland Airport Terminated 2003 2011 [8][6]
Philippines Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport 1976 — [13][6]
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport 1991 — [13][6]
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport 14 May 1975 — [2]: 67 [13][34]
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport 29 October 2017 — [35]
Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International Airport 3 December 2018 — [33]
Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport Terminated 1977 2006[nb 3] [6][24]
Suvarnabhumi Airport 2006 — [13]
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Airport Terminated Un­known Un­known [24]
Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport Terminated 2 May 2014 20 July 2014 [38]
Dubai International Airport 1988 — [13][6]
United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Terminated 1990 1991 [30]
Heathrow Airport 1991 — [13][30]
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport 17 October 2014[nb 4] — [13][39]

Notes

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  1. ^ Brisbane was served between 1994 and 2011, with the service brought back in July 2019.[6][7]
  2. ^ Temporarily suspended between 2008 and 2010.[1]
  3. ^ Except for a small number of low-cost carriers,[36] the airport was closed in 2006 for all scheduled commercial traffic in favour of Suvarnabhumi Airport.[37]
  4. ^ The destination was served prior to this date but it was suspended in 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Royal Brunei Airlines 2017 outlook: new phase of regional growth begins as first A320neo delivered". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
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  3. ^ a b "World airline directory–Royal Brunei Airlines". Flight International: 950. 10 April 1976. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Air transport". Flight International: 815. 22 May 1975. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2012. Royal Brunei Airlines' first aircraft is a Boeing 737-200, delivered earlier this month. Services started on 14 May.
  5. ^ flyroyalbrunei.com - Schedules and timetable retrieved 16 September 2018
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Royal Brunei Airlines shrinking to remain competitive". Centre for Aviation. 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. ^ "ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES BACK ON BRISBANE ROUTE". australianaviation.com.au. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Royal Brunei Airlines adjusts fleet to reflect new strategy and restructured network". Centre for Aviation. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Royal Brunei resumes Brisbane service from June 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. ^ Shipway, Gary (7 November 2018). "Royal Brunei Airlines looking at restarting a Darwin international service". ntnews.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2019. Royal Brunei Airlines first began services to Darwin in 1983, but suspended the services on Australia Day 2008, after serving the route for 24 years.
  11. ^ "RBA's First Flight to Melbourne 2011". brunei.frequentflyer.aero. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Royal Brunei grounds Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Flight Schedule (Effective 30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)–25 March 2017 (2017-03-25))" (PDF). Royal Brunei Airlines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017.
  14. ^ a b c
  15. ^ "Royal Brunei adds schedules Beijing Daxing launch in late-Oct 2019".
  16. ^ "Royal Brunei suspends flights to Beijing". TTR Weekly. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Royal Brunei further defers Changsha service". businesstraveller. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  18. ^ Blachly, Linda (24 September 2018). "Airline Routes-Sept. 24, 2018". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Royal Brunei Airlines will launch 2X weekly services from Bandar Seri Begawan to Haikou and Changsha from Oct. 30 and Dec. 18, respectively.
  19. ^ "Haikou Flight Notice". Royal Brunei Airlines. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019.
  20. ^ a b "Royal Brunei adds new Chinese destinations from April 2018".
  21. ^ a b "Royal Brunei Airlines History". Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Routes". Flight International: 14. 23–29 October 2001. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2012. Royal Brunei Airlines has introduced twice-weekly services to Shanghai.
  23. ^ "Royal Brunei Plans Zhengzhou Operation from July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  24. ^ a b c d e "Directory: world airlines–Royal Brunei Airlines". Flight International: 72. 26 March – 1 April 2002. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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  26. ^ Royal Brunei NW18 long-haul service changes
  27. ^ [1]
  28. ^ Liu, Jim (19 November 2024). "Royal Brunei Resumes Balikpapan Service From Feb 2025". AeroRoutes.
  29. ^ "RB begins Bali-Brunei Flight". brudirect.com. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. 
  30. ^ a b c "Royal Brunei Airlines History". Royal Brunei Airlines. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012.
  31. ^ "Routes". Flightglobal. Flight International. 9 December 1998. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Royal Brunei Airlines gives "the regional economic situation" as its reason for "temporarily" suspending scheduled services between Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei and Osaka, Japan.
  32. ^ "Royal Brunei adds Tokyo service from March 2019".
  33. ^ a b Chuanren, Chen (4 December 2018). "Royal Brunei returns to Taipei with CAL codeshare". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018.
  34. ^ "RB Today & Our History". Royal Brunei Airlines.
  35. ^ "Royal Brunei proposes regular Seoul service from Oct 2017".
  36. ^ "Other news". Air Transport World. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Bangkok's Don Muang International is in negotiations to establish several aircraft maintenance facilities and a terminal for private jets. The 95-year-old airport has been served by just a few domestic LCC flights since Suvarnabhumi International opened in 2006.
  37. ^ Mackey, Michael (7 June 2012). "Airports of Thailand negotiating with airlines to return to Don Mueang". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  38. ^ "Flight Schedule (Effective 30 March 2014 (2014-03-30)–25 October 2014 (2014-10-25))" (PDF). Royal Brunei Airlines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014.
  39. ^ "Royal Brunei Airlines returns to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam" (Press release). Royal Brunei Airlines. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014.
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