Editing Royal Brunei Airlines (section)

===Consolidation: 1997–2002===
[[File:Royal.brunei.b767-300er.v8-rbk.arp.jpg|thumb|Royal Brunei Airlines [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] (V8-RBK) landing. This particular aircraft was leased to [[Vietnam Airlines]] during the mid- to late-1990s.{{Cn|date=October 2024}}]]

On 6 September 1997, [[Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839]], a Dornier 228 owned by Royal Brunei Airlines, but operated and maintained by Malaysian regional carrier Hornbill Airways, carrying 10 passengers to Miri, crashed into high ground near Miri airport. All eight passengers and two crew died. The remaining Dornier 228s were sold in 1997, and short-haul services connecting Brunei to Miri, Labuan, Mulu, and Bintulu were terminated.

Later that year, [[Surabaya]] was the fourth Indonesian destination to be added. Unprofitable routes to Beijing and Osaka were suspended in 1998, and the F-100s were also sold to [[Alpi Eagles|Alpi Eagles Airlines]] in 1998. [[Kuwait]] was added to the network in 2000, and was served via Singapore, Kolkata, and Dubai. It was suspended a year later. Services also began to [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]] in 2001. Royal Brunei started online booking facilities the same year.