Royal Brunei delays Brisbane service

On the 20th January this year I posted the below story.

ROYAL BRUNEI B787-8 V8-DLC (CN 34789)

She's coming back YAY!

Royal Brunei Airlines will launch direct flights from Brisbane to Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital of Brunei) from the 11th June 2019. The 4 x weekly services will be operated by new narrow-body Airbus A320neo aircraft.

The flights will depart Brunei for Brisbane on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
The flights will depart Brisbane in the evening on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Here is the schedule:

• BI9 Departs Bandar Seri Begawan at 19:50 arrive Brisbane 04:45am next day
• BI10 Departs Brisbane 17:30 arrives Bandar Seri Begawan at 22:50 same day

The flight time is around 7 hours. This is quite a long flight for a narrow-body aircraft, but the modern A320neos do have the range. The airline’s A320s are fitted with 12 Business class recliner seats, and individual in-flight entertainment screens are available at every seat.

Royal Brunei flies a modern fleet of Airbus A320s and Boeing 787s, boasting an average fleet age of just two years. That’s one of the lowest in the industry.

Royal Brunei Airlines is a full-service carrier but does not serve alcohol on board its flights as it is a dry airline.

Royal Brunei had previously operated flights to Brisbane before, but these were suspended back in 2011. Royal Brunei already flies from Melbourne to Brunei every day using Boeing 787 Dreamliner's.

START DATE DELAYED BY A MONTH
Royal Brunei in a recent schedule update revised its planned service resumption on Bandar Seri Begawan – Brisbane route. Previously set to commence on 11th JUN 2019, the revised date is now scheduled for the 10th JUL 2019 and the timings have changed. Their Airbus A320neo operates this route 4 times a week.

• BI009 departs Bandar Seri Begawan 18.50 – and arrives Brisbane 03.45
• BI010 departs Brisbane 16.10 – and arrives Bandar Seri Begawan  21.30