Jet Airways Chennai – Brussels begins 28OCT07
Jet Airways will be starting Chennai – Brussels eff 28OCT07 which will continues to Toronto.
Original Delhi – Brussels – Toronto will be switched to Delhi – Brussels – New York JFK as a result.
9W226 MAA0100 – 0715BRU0915 – 1155YYZ 332 x247
9W225 YYZ1930 – 0915+1BRU1115+1 – 0140+2MAA 332 x247
9W230 DEL0230 – 0715BRU0915 – 1145JFK 77W D
9W229 JFK1855 – 0915+1BRU1115+1 – 0010+2DEL 77W D
Austrian 2007/08 Winter timetable: Focus East expansion
Bucharest 3rd daily flight effective 01OCT07, in addition to 2 daily codeshare with TAROM, there will be 5 daily service
Sibiu will increase from 6 weekly to Daily, in addition there will be 3 weekly flights operated by TAROM, totals 10 weekly
Sofia since 07SEP07, additional early morning departure has been in service on weekdays, will be maintained in winter A total of 5 daily flights is available, including codeshare operated by Bulgaria Air
Belgrade 2 daily flights, plus 2 daily codeshare service by JAT Airways
Podgorica will maintain 5 weekly service this winter, as opposed to 3 in previous winter season. Its 6th weekly serviced is operated by Montenegro Airlines
Rostov increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Krasnodar 5th weekly frequency introduced in September 2007 is maintained and there will also be a 6th weekly flight added from 28OCT07
Kiev Up to 4 daily flights, including codeshare with Ukraine International Airlines
DELTA applies JFK-BOG + ATL-MDE/CLO
DELTA yesterday applied for following services to Colombia:
Daily New York JFK – Bogota, eff 01DEC07 on board 757-200.
4 weekly Atlanta – Medellin with 737-800, effective 01APR08.
3 weekly Atlanta – Cali with 737-800, effective 01APR08
EVA drops Paris; EWR nonstop, reshuffle LAX/SEA
EVA Air today announced several changes in its Winter 2007 programme.
Newark
Non-stop service eff 04DEC07, replacing 1-stop. This will be operated by 777-300ER
BR032 TPE1850 – 2010EWR 77W 146
BR031 EWR2150 – 0610+2TPE 77W 146
However due to strong headwind on the return, the 777 will make a fuel stop in Anchorage, for 75 minutes on the return flight.
Seattle
Service reduced from Daily to 4 weekly as a result of non-stop Newark flight.
BR026 TPE2300 – 1735SEA x146
BR025 SEA0130 – 0640+1TPE x257
Los Angeles
Flight will increase from 17 weekly to 20 weekly, followed by the decision of cancellation of Taipei – Paris (see below). The new frequency will be in effect from January 2008.
San Francisco service is to be operated by Boeing 777-300ER from April 2008.
Paris
Due to higher operational cost, EVA Air has decided to cancel nonstop Taipei – Paris nonstop flight eff 23NOV07.
Air China 2nd daily to BKK eff 01DEC07
Air China once again uploaded the schedule for 2nd daily Bangkok service. It was briefly pulled out for a while.
The 2nd daily flight, CA959/960, will begin 01DEC07, unless additional changes is made.
CA959 PEK1330 – 1720BKK 738 D
CA960 BKK1820 – 2330PEK 738 D
Air Asia X First destination: Gold Coast
Air Asia X, a long-haul unit of AirAsia, has announced launching 4 weekly Kuala Lumpur – Gold Coast service, effective 02NOV07.
D72702 KUL0720 – 1720OOL 330 7
D72702 KUL2140 – 0740+1OOL 330 135
D72703 OOL1855 – 0805+1KUL 330 7
D72703 OOL0855 – 1525KUL 330 246
EVA additional flight to Vancouver
Korean Air increase Kathmandu service
Korean Air will increase flights to Kathmandu from 1 to 3 weekly between January and March 2008.
KE695 ICN0935 – 1400KTM 772 247
KE696 KTM1530 – 0025+1ICN 772 247
KLM to Dallas from 30MAR08
KLM will launch daily A330-200 service to Dallas eff 30MAR08
KL669:NW8669 AMS1000 – 1315DFW 332 D
KL670:NW8670 DFW1505 – 0720+1AMS 332 D
Ethiopian 07/08 Winter sked update – 02
Addis Ababa – Cairo
Nonstop evening service, 2 flights a week is maintained
ET452 ADD2215 – 0105+1CAI 737 25
ET453 CAI0410 – 0800ADD 737 36
Addis Ababa – Jeddah
There will be 4th weekly frequency, which consists 2 weekly 757 and 2 weekly 767 service
Addis Ababa – Dubai
The 14th weekly frequency is being maintained
Addis Ababa – Kinshasa
The nonstop flight, 1 weekly, is maintained in winter 07/08, but will be operated by 757
Addis Ababa – Lome – Accra – Abidjan
The extension of the Accra – Abidjan, planned for the winter schedule, is being reduced to 3 weekly instead of 4 on this particular portion
Mandarin to begin Busan service
Mandarin Airlines will start 4 weekly Taipei – Busan service from 28OCT07.
AE828 TPE1800 – 2120PUS 738 x136
AE827 PUS0900 – 1020TPE 738 5
AE827 PUS1000 – 1120TPE 738 136
Meanwhile, the Kaohsiung – Cebu charter will continue in 2007/08 Winter schedule
AE2823 KHH1100 – 1320CEB E90 47
AE2824 CEB1420 – 1640KHH E90 47
ASIANA 2007/08 Winter schedule update – 01
ASIANA is adjusting flights to the following destinations in the winter schedules.
Seoul – Singapore
Effective 03OCT07, flight increase from 7 to 9 weekly.
OZ751 ICN1600 – 2125SIN 333 D
OZ753 ICN1925 – 0050+1SIN 333 36
OZ754 SIN0200 – 0910ICN 333 47
OZ752 SIN2235 – 0540+1ICN 333 D
Seoul – Phnom Penh
Flight increase from 4 weekly to 1 Daily eff 28OCT07, operated by A320
Seoul – Manila
Flight increase from 11 weekly to 14 weekly eff 28OCT07
Seoul – Phuket
To be increased from 4 to 5 weekly from 03DEC07
Seoul – Okinawa
Increase from 3 to 5 weekly eff 24NOV07
OZ172:NH6994 ICN0920 – 1135OKA 767 247
OZ172:NH6994 ICN0920 – 1135OKA 321 16
OZ171:NH6993 OKA1240 – 1500ICN 767 247
OZ171:NH6993 OKA1240 – 1500ICN 321 16
Seoul – Clark
Increase from 5 weekly to Daily flight. It currently operates on Day x14
Seoul – Bangkok
Increase from 7 weekly to 11 weekly
OZ741 ICN1730 – 2050BKK EQV D
OZ743 ICN2035 – 2355BKK EQV D
OZ744 BKK0120 – 0820ICN EQV D
OZ742 BKK2230 – 0550+1ICN EQV D
OZ741/742: 777 Day 35 333 Day x35
OZ743/744: 767 Day 37 from ICN Day 14 from BKK 777 Day 15 from ICN Day 26 from BKK
Seoul – Los Angeles
The night-flight will once again increase to 5 weekly on OZ204/203
OZ202 ICN1630 – 1130LAX 747 D
OZ204 ICN2000 – 1340LAX 777 x34
OZ203 LAX0030 – 0700+1ICN 777 x45
OZ201 LAX1210 – 1830+1ICN 747 D
Seoul – Chengdu
Reduction from Daily to 4 weekly
Busan – Seoul
OZ345/346 will be renumbered as OZ313/314
Busan – Osaka
OZ114/115 will be renumbered as OZ144/143
Busan – Fukuoka
Flight increase from 2 to 4 weekly, and the flight number OZ134/133 will be renumbered as OZ138/137
Jeju – Fukuoka
OZ136/135 will be renumbered as OZ140/139
THAI 2007/08 Winter Schedule – Update 02
Instead of maintaining 4 weekly frequencies on the Bangkok – Busan routes (previously posted), THAI will increase the flights to 6 weekly on this route eff 28OCT07.
TG650 BKK0020 – 0715PUS AB6 234
TG654 BKK1150 – 1845PUS AB6 567
TG651 PUS0830 – 1220BKK AB6 234
TG655 PUS2000 – 2350BKK AB6 567
QATAR shuffles Seoul flight; increase in Apr 2008
The flight is currently operating 4 weekly Seoul – Shanghai – Seoul with A330-200 (C30Y208)
QR888 DOH0030 – 1440PVG1540 – 1845ICN 332 x356
QR889 ICN2140 – 2240PVG2340 – 0440+1DOH 332 x356
Effective 01OCT07, this will be routed via Osaka with A330-200 (C24Y236)
QR820 DOH2345 – 1555+1KIX1715+1 – 1905+1ICN 332 x245
QR821 ICN2105 – 2245KIX2355 – 0515+1DOH 332 x356
There will be no change to Osaka schedule as the 330 makes ground stop of average of over 8 hours in Osaka. The flight is daily.
Shanghai will receive 5 weekly turn-around service during Winter 2007.
From 28OCT07, Seoul will be getting 5th weekly service via Osaka.
In 2008 Summer schedule, QATAR is planning 5 weekly Doha – Osaka – Seoul and 4 weekly Doha – Shanghai – Seoul, thus increasing frequencies to 9 weekly.
Korean Air back to Sao Paulo April 2008
Korean Air will relaunch 3 weekly Seoul – Los Angeles – Sao Paulo from April 2008, according to a Korean Travel Press.
The airline cancelled Los Angeles – Sao Paulo leg after the 911 in 2001.
US/NZ codeshare begins 08OCT07
US Airways will begin codesharing with Air New Zealand effective 08OCT07.
The route initially covers Air New Zealand operating flight between Mainland US and Auckland.
| ROUTE | US Codeshare | NZ Operating |
| Los Angeles – Auckland | US5305 US5301 |
NZ005 NZ001 |
| Auckland – Los Angeles | US5306 US5302 |
NZ006 NZ002 |
| San Francisco – Auckland | US5307 | NZ007 |
| Auckland – San Francisco | US5308 | NZ008 |
TUIfly’s 2007/08 new routes
The following was first mentioned on CH-Aviation.
TUIfly will be starting new services for the next 12 months on the following:
01NOV07
1 weekly Berlin Tegel-Luxor
1 weekly Dusseldorf-Luxor
1 weekly Frankfurt-Luxor
1 weekly Hamburg-Luxor
1 weekly Hanover-Luxor
1 weekly Stuttgart-Luxor
03NOV07
2 weekly Berlin Tegel-Cairo
2 weekly Cologne/Bonn-Cairo
04NOV07
1 weekly Leipzig/Halle-Tenerife Sur
05NOV07
1 weekly Frankfurt-Marsa Alam
06NOV07
1 weekly Frankfurt-Sal
07DEC07
2 weekly Berlin Tegel-Innsbruck
14FEB08
1 weekly Basle/Mulhouse-Funchal
1 weekly Munich-Funchal
1 weekly Cologne/Bonn-Funchal
19FEB08
1 weekly Hamburg-Funchal
16MAR08
2 weekly Cologne/Bonn-Malaga
19MAR08
2 weekly Cologne/Bonn-Faro
03APR08
2 weekly Memmingen-Thessaloniki
2 weekly Memmingen-Valencia
29APR08
2 weekly Frankfurt-Brindisi
30APR08
1 weekly Paderborn-Heraklion
01MAY08
1 weekly Basle/Mulhouse-Hurghada
02MAY08
1 weekly Basle/Mulhouse-Faro
03MAY08
1 weekly Basle/Mulhouse-Kerkyra
Bremen base will crease operation in April 2008.
The following routes will be terminated from 07OCT07
Munich-Leipzig/Halle
Stuttgart-Paris Orly
The following routes will be terminated from 27OCT07:
Leipzig/Halle – Dusseldorf
Leipzig/Halle – Klagenfurt
Leipzig/Halle – Milan Orio al Serio
Leipzig/Halle – Naples
Leipzig/Halle – Olbia
Leipzig/Halle – Rijeka
Leipzig/Halle – Sharm el Sheikh
Leipzig/Halle – Thessaloniki
Leipzig/Halle – Venice Marco Polo
Memmingen – Venice Marco Polo
Munich – Rijeka
Munich – Venice Marco Polo
Ural Airlines to Baku
Ural Airlines has resumed service to Baku from Ekaterinburg, according to CH-Aviation.
The service was resumed on 18AUG07.
U62951 SVX0200 – 0400GYD T5M 6
U62952 GYD0530 – 0915SVX T5M 6
It also codeshares with Turan Air/3T on this route.
U61645/3T1645 SVX1640 – 1820GYD TU3 7
U61646/3T1646 GYD1130 – 1510SVX TU3 7
Austrian goes London City
Austrian Airlines will launch weekday service between Vienna and London City Airport with Austrian arrows Fokker 70 from 28OCT07.
OS469 VIE1805 – 1930LCY F70 x67
OS470 LCY2000 – 2315VIE F70 x67
Brussels Airlines to Ljubljana
Brussels Airlines will launch 6 weekly Brussels – Ljubljana service, which begins 19NOV07 with Avro RJ85/RJ100
SN3345 BRU1600 – 1750LJU ARJ x6
SN3346 LJU1830 – 2030BRU ARJ x6
