United Adds Hartford, Oklahoma City and Bermuda; Royal Jordanian Heads to Beijing: Route News for October 24, 2026

Saturday, October 24, 2026

United Airlines is the big US story today: alongside the San Francisco–Charleston flight we covered yesterday, the carrier is adding daily San Francisco service to Hartford and Oklahoma City plus a weekly Chicago O’Hare–Bermuda run, all starting in spring 2027. Overseas, Royal Jordanian has scheduled its first Beijing flights for late January, Vietnam Airlines is bringing back Da Nang–Singapore, and Sun PhuQuoc Airways is opening long-haul flying to Kazakhstan and Moscow next week. On the cut side, IndiGo has extended its suspension of Saudi Arabia flights as security problems at Saudi airports continue.

New Routes

Quick scan: new routes

United Airlines: San Francisco – Hartford (SFO–BDL)

• Route: San Francisco (SFO) → Hartford/Bradley (BDL)
• Starts: March 28, 2027
• Frequency: Daily, year-round
• Aircraft: TBA (reported only as a mainline narrowbody)

Bradley gains a nonstop link to United’s West Coast hub, adding to its existing United service to Chicago O’Hare. AirlineGeeks reports the route will run year-round.

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United Airlines: San Francisco – Oklahoma City (SFO–OKC)

• Route: San Francisco (SFO) → Oklahoma City (OKC)
• Starts: March 28, 2027
• Frequency: Daily, year-round
• Aircraft: TBA (to be flown by United Express; jet type not published)

Oklahoma City picks up a daily Bay Area nonstop, operated under the United Express banner.

United Airlines: Chicago O’Hare – Bermuda (ORD–BDA)

• Route: Chicago O’Hare (ORD) → Bermuda (BDA)
• Starts: April 3, 2027
• Frequency: 1x weekly
• Aircraft: TBA

A once-a-week spring leisure link from United’s Midwest hub to the island. Whether it is seasonal or year-round has not been published.

Note: These three routes were part of the same United spring 2027 announcement that included San Francisco–Charleston, which we covered on October 23. United’s own release was not available to us today; details here come from the reports listed under Sources.

Royal Jordanian: Amman – Beijing (AMM–PEK)

• Route: Amman (AMM) → Beijing Capital (PEK)
• Starts: January 26, 2027
• Frequency: 2x weekly, rising to 4x weekly from March 28, 2027
• Aircraft: Boeing 787-8

The Jordanian flag carrier is scheduling its first Beijing service with Dreamliners, starting twice a week and doubling for the summer 2027 season. In the same filing update, it dropped a planned frequency increase to Tashkent for the winter season.

Vietnam Airlines: Da Nang – Singapore (DAD–SIN)

• Route: Da Nang (DAD) → Singapore (SIN)
• Starts: November 17, 2026
• Frequency: Daily
• Aircraft: Airbus A321

Vietnam Airlines is returning to a route it last flew only briefly in 2022. Flights are scheduled as VN691 (Da Nang 15:00, arriving Singapore 18:45) and VN690 (Singapore 19:45, arriving Da Nang 21:30), local times.

Sun PhuQuoc Airways: Phu Quoc – Almaty (PQC–ALA)

• Route: Phu Quoc (PQC) → Almaty (ALA)
• Starts: November 1, 2026
• Frequency: Daily
• Aircraft: Airbus A321LR

Sun PhuQuoc Airways: Phu Quoc – Astana (PQC–NQZ)

• Route: Phu Quoc (PQC) → Astana (NQZ)
• Starts: November 1, 2026
• Frequency: 4x weekly
• Aircraft: Airbus A330-200

Sun PhuQuoc Airways: Phu Quoc – Moscow (PQC–SVO)

• Route: Phu Quoc (PQC) → Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO)
• Starts: November 2, 2026
• Frequency: 6x weekly (reduced to 4x weekly from November 14 to 28, 2026)
• Aircraft: Airbus A330-200

The young Vietnamese carrier is moving into long-haul flying from its island base, aiming at winter-sun travelers from Kazakhstan and Russia.

Sun PhuQuoc Airways: Phu Quoc – Shenzhen (PQC–SZX)

• Route: Phu Quoc (PQC) → Shenzhen (SZX)
• Starts: November 24, 2026 (moved from an earlier planned date of October 27)
• Frequency: 3x weekly
• Aircraft: Airbus A320neo (the first three flights use an A321neo)

The airline is also adding frequencies to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur and trimming Chengdu this winter.

Routes Being Discontinued

No permanent route discontinuations were announced in the past 24 hours. The one notable cut is a temporary suspension tied to the security situation in Saudi Arabia.

Quick scan: discontinued and suspended routes

IndiGo: Saudi Arabia flights suspended

• Route: IndiGo services from India to Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Dammam (DMM) and Madinah (MED)
• Effective: Already suspended; Riyadh through October 31, 2026, and Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah through October 27, 2026
• Restart date: TBA

IndiGo extended the pause after the October 21 attack on Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport, and the carrier has said the dates may change again. Conflict note: a report from The National listed all four IndiGo Saudi stations as suspended only until October 24; we have used the later dates from the October 23 report, and IndiGo’s own notice was not available to us. Many other carriers, including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad, flydubai, Lufthansa and KLM, have also paused some Saudi flights; check with your carrier before traveling to the region.

Sources

• AirlineGeeks — “United Adds New Transcontinental Route” — https://airlinegeeks.com/2026/10/23/united-adds-new-transcontinental-route/
• The Aviation Hub — “United Airlines Adds Four New Routes From Chicago and San Francisco in Spring 2027” — https://theaviationhub.co.uk/united-airlines-four-new-routes-spring-2027/
• AeroRoutes — “Royal Jordanian Plans Beijing late-Jan 2027 Launch” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261023-rj1q27pek
• AeroRoutes — “Vietnam Airlines Adds Regular Da Nang – Singapore Service in NW26” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261023-vnnw26dadsin
• AeroRoutes — “Sun PhuQuoc Airways Adds Long-Haul Service From Nov 2026” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261023-9gnov26
• AeroRoutes — “Sun PhuQuoc Airways NW26 Regional Service Changes” — https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/261023-9gnw26as
• Aviation Week — “Routes & Networks Latest: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Oct. 19, 2026)” — https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/routes-networks-latest-rolling-daily-updates-wc-oct-19-2026
• Russian Tourism News — “IndiGo Cancels Riyadh Flights Until October 31 as Saudi Disruption Continues” — https://www.rustourismnews.com/2026/10/23/indigo-cancels-riyadh-flights-until-october-31-as-saudi-disruption-continues/
• The National — “Saudi Arabia flight cancellations: Which airlines are suspending services and until when?” — https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/10/23/saudi-arabia-flight-cancellations-which-airlines-are-suspending-services-and-until-when/