Belavia + Azerbaijan codeshare
Belavia Belarussian Airlines has engaged in codeshare cooperation with Azerbaijan Airlines.
Each airline operates 1 weekly Baku – Minsk on every other Thursday (Minsk to Baku by Belavia operates on Wednesday)
J26701/B2701 GYD0900 – 1020MSQ 319
J26702/B2702 MSQ1220 – 1730GYD 319
B21739/J21739 GYD2045 – 0210+1MSQ 735
B21740/J21740 GYD0310 – 0455MSQ 735
ASIANA 330 to Tashkent
ASIANA has been operating A330-300 on the Seoul – Tashkent service since August.
The route was previously operated by Boeing 767
ASIANA ends China Southern codeshare
ASIANA will end its codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines from 28OCT07.
The two currently codeshares on Seoul – Guangzhou service.
| ROUTE | OZ Codeshare | CZ Operating |
| Seoul – Guangzhou | OZ6753 | CZ338 |
| Guangzhou – Seoul | OZ6754 | CZ337 |
| ROUTE | CZ Codeshare | OZ Operating |
| Seoul – Guangzhou | CZ758 | OZ369 |
Korean Air adds new Busan – China frequencies
Effective 22OCT07 and 29OCT07 respectively, Korean Air will add 2 new weekly flights each to Beijing and Shanghai Pu Dong from Busan.
KE829 PUS0810 – 0950PEK 739 D
KE849 PUS1200 – 1340PEK 739 15
KE830 PEK1050 – 1405PUS 739 D
KE850 PEK1440 – 1755PUS 739 15
KE875 PUS0850 – 0940PVG 739 D
KE835 PUS1100 – 1150PVG 738 14
KE876 PVG1055 – 1325PUS 739 D
KE836 PVG1305 – 1535PUS 738 14
Korean Air unveils Gimpo – Hongqiao schedule
Korean Air has unveiled its proposed schedule for the Seoul Gimpo – Shanghai Hongqiao service. The flight, subject to government approval, is to be launched as early as 28OCT07.
KE873 GMP0900 – 1005SHA D
KE815 SHA1115 – 1405GMP D
Malaysia Airlines returns to Macau
Malaysia Airlines will resume its Kuala Lumpur – Macau service after nearly 10 years of suspension.
The flight will be operating 4 weekly eff 10DEC07.
MH7056 KUL2015 – 0010+1MFM 734 x245
MH7057 MFM0100 – 0450KUL 734 x356
Air Malta to Bologna
Air Malta will offer 2 weekly Malta – Bologna service from 17DEC07.
KM630 MLA1525 – 1705BLQ 733 4
KM630 MLA1810 – 1950BLQ 319 1
KM631 BLQ1805 – 1945MLA 733 4
KM631 BLQ2035 – 2215MLA 733 1
SAA strengthening African network
South African Airways is strengthening its presence in Africa by starting new routes, realign, aircraft upgrades on particular routes. All info listed below are based on updates as of 11OCT07.
Flights to Abidjan will re-routed. Instead of intermediate stop in Accra, it’ll be shifting the stop to Libreville. As a result of the change, flights to Libreville are being re-timed. Operating aircraft is 737-800 (C32Y125), instead of A340-200 and A319
SA086 JNB1150 – 1555LBV1640 – 1840ABJ 738 35
SA087 ABJ1930 – 2335LBV0020 – 0625JNB 738 35
Flights to Accra will now be a terminator flight from 28OCT07, instead of continuing to Abidjan.
SA052 JNB1735 – 2145ACC 342 x246
SA053 ACC2300 – 0700+1JNB 342 x246
Capacity increase will be added on 11 of 19 African destinations.
Nairobi will be receiving 3 more weekly flights from 28OCT07, totals 10 weekly
SA182 JNB0950 – 1455NBO 319 23
SA182 JNB0950 – 1455NBO 738 x23
SA184 JNB1415 – 1920NBO 319 247
SA185 NBO0735 – 1055JNB 319 135
SA183 NBO1545 – 1905JNB 319 23
SA183 NBO1545 – 1905JNB 738 x23
Luanda will be receiving 4th weekly service starting 29OCT07. Boeing 747-400 service is being replaced by A340-600 on the 3 weekly flight.
SA054 JNB0940 – 1215LAD 346 246
SA3054 JNB0940 – 1215LAD 343 1
SA3055 LAD1345 – 1820JNB 343 1
SA055 LAD1405 – 1825LAD 346 246
Mauritius will receive 8th weekly flight from 29OCT07. A340-200 will operate 1 or 2 weekly service on SA190/191 in December
SA190 JNB0940 – 1550MRU 738 D
SA192 JNB1010 – 1620MRU 738 6
SA191 MRU1650 – 1920JNB 738 D
SA193 MRU1720 – 1950JNB 738 6
4 weekly service to Entebbe is to be operated by all Boeing 737-800 service, giving capacity increase by 15%.
Daily Dar es Salaam service will be operated by all Boeing 737-800 service instead of a mix of A319/738, leads to capacity increase of 18%.
Service to Kinshasa, currently operated by A319, will be replaced by Boeing 737-800 on 2 of 4 weekly flights, leads to 15% capacity increase.
Capacity to Windhoek is being up by 6% with 2 selected flights being operated by B737-800 instead of A319.
Air Arabia adds 2 new Indian Cities, boosting flights
Air Arabia will be adding Coimbatore and Bangalore in its network for the 2007/08 Winter schedule.
Flights to Bangalore begins 15OCT07, 4 times a week, increasing to daily from 29OCT07
G9497 SHJ2255 – 0420+1BLR 320 x467
G9498 BLR0505 – 0750SHJ 320 x157
Coimbatore service launched on 01OCT07 with 2 weekly, and will increase to 3 weekly from 29OCT07.
G9463 SHJ0805 – 1335CJB 320 15
G9464 CJB1420 – 1640SHJ 320 15
Amman service has been increased to 7 weekly from 4 since 01OCT07
BA boosts Dubai frequencies
British Airways is boosting frequencies to Dubai from 14 to 20 weekly, effective 17DEC07.
BA107 LHR1235 – 2320DXB 777 D
BA105 LHR1850 – 0545+1DXB 777 246
BA105 LHR2100 – 0755+1DXB 777 13
BA109 LHR2140 – 0835+1DXB 777 D
BA105 LHR2205 – 0900+1DXB 777 5
BA106 DXB0255 – 0640LHR 777 D
BA108 DXB1005 – 1355LHR 777 5
BA108 DXB1010 – 1400LHR 777 x5
BA104 DXB1210 – 1600LHR 777 246
BA104 DXB1345 – 1735LHR 777 357
JAL nix Hainan codeshare
JAL and Hainan Airlines codeshare service will cease on 27OCT07. The pair currently codeshares on the following routes.
| ROUTE | HU Codeshare | JL Operating |
| Osaka – Beijing | HU8008 | JL785 |
| Beijing – Osaka | HU8007 | JL786 |
| Osaka – Tokyo Haneda | HU8002 | JL180 |
| Tokyo Haneda – Osaka | HU8001 | JL175 |
| ROUTE | JL Codeshare | HU Operating |
| Osaka – Beijing | JL5044 | HU7998 |
| Beijing – Osaka | JL5043 | HU7997 |
| Beijing – Chengdu | JL5791 | HU7141 |
| Chengdu – Beijing | JL5792 | HU7148 |
| Beijing – Kunming | JL5795 | HU7111 |
| Kunming – Beijing | JL5796 | HU7166 |
| Beijing – Xian | JL5793 | ? |
| Xian – Beijing | JL5794 | HU7138 |
China Southern adjust Australia operation
Effective 29OCT07 China Southern Airlines will adjust its flights to Australia.
Flights to Sydney and Melbourne will be split to 2 non-stop turn-around flights. Each will be operated by Boeing 777-200 instead of A330-200.
Sydney service be reduced from 6 weekly (3 non-stop, 3 via MEL) to 5 weekly nonstop. However, between December 2007 and February 2008, this will be increased to Daily service.
28OCT07 – 28NOV07; 26FEB08 –
CZ325 CAN2105 – 0930+1SYD 777 x37
CZ326 SYD1050 – 1700CAN 777 x14
29NOV07 – 25FEB08
CZ325 CAN2105 – 0930+1SYD 777 x7
CZ325 CAN2235 – 1110+1SYD 777 7
CZ326 SYD1050 – 1700CAN 777 x1
CZ326 SYD1220 – 1825CAN 777 1
Melbourne will be receiving 2 weekly nonstop flight in 2007/08 Northern Winter schedule.
CZ321 CAN2105 – 0910+1MEL 777 37
CZ322 MEL1040 – 1700CAN 777 14
Shenzhen Airlines applies Nanning – Asia service
Shenzhen Airlines today submitted application to CAAC for launching new South East Asian routes out of Nanning. The airline hopes to launch the services by the end of October.
2 weekly Nanning – Jakarta
2 weekly Nanning – Singapore
1 weekly Nanning – Manila
Aircrafts to be operated by Boeing 737 or Airbus 320 series.
Vietnam reduce Hanoi – Busan flight
Vietnam Airlines is reducing Hanoi – Busan service from 3 to 2 weekly in 2007/08 winter timetable. It’ll continue to maintain 4 weekly flights which is operated by Korean Air.
The cancelled flight is for Monday service, effective 29OCT07.
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Shandong Airlines launch 5 new routes
Xiamen – Jinan – Changchun
SC4945/CA4945 XMN1200 – 1400TNA1445 – 1645CGQ 738 357
SC4946/CA4946 CGQ1320 – 1515TNA1600 – 1800XMN 738 357
Chongqing – Qingdao – Changchun
SC4769/CA4769 CKG0800 – 1015TAO1100 – 1235CGQ 738 357
SC4770/CA4770 CGQ1730 – 1905TAO1950 – 2220CKG 738 357
Xiamen – Qingdao – Shenyang
SC4947/CA4947 XMN1155 – 1400TAO1445 – 1550SHE 738 x357
SC4948/CA4948 SHE1635 – 1740TAO1825 – 2025XMN 738 x357
Chongqing – Jinan – Shenyang
SC4841/CA4841 CKG0855 – 1040TNA1125 – 1255SHE 738 x357
SC4842/CA4842 SHE1340 – 1510TNA1555 – 1800CKG 738 x357
Jinan – Shenzhen – Haikou
SC1185/CA1185 TNA0805 – 1035SZX1125 – 1220HAK 733 D
SC1186/CA1186 HAK1305 – 1410SZX1500 – 1720TNA 733 D
S7 Airlines to launch bi-weekly Sanya flight
S7 Airlines will launch bi-weekly Wednesday service on the new Novosibirsk – Sanya route this winter.
S7845 OVB0005 – 0910SYX 310 3
S7846 SYX1040 – 1615OVB 310 3
Xiamen Air 2007/08 Winter Highlight
Xiamen Airlines will launch and resume 8 new routes in 2007/08 Winter timetable. There will be 58 weekly flights on the new services, 42 weekly resumed services, and increase 40 weekly flights on existing flights.
The increase will be focusing on the 4 main hubs in Xiamen, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanchang.
The highlighted routes are:
Xiamen – Wuhan – Jinan
5 weekly NEW service
MF8503 XMN1615 – 1735WUH1820 – 1940TNA 737 x46
MF8504 TNA2025 – 2150WUH2235 – 2355XMN 737 x46
Xiamen – Beijing
MF8131/8132 will be maintained, totals 4 daily
Xiamen – Zhengzhou – Lanzhou
Increase from 3 weekly to 1 Daily from 01JAN08
Fuzhou – Changsha – Jinan
New Daily service eff 29OCT07 complimenting nonstop Fuzhou – Jinan flight
MF8583 FOC1540 – 1655CSX1740 – 1925TNA 737 D
MF8584 TNA2010 – 2200CSX2245 – 2355FOC 737 D
Fuzhou – Zhengzhou – Harbin
Increase from 3 weekly to Daily from 28OCT07
Fuzhou – Nanjing – Shenyang
Increase from 4 weekly to Daily from 28OCT07
Fuzhou – Wuxi – Tianjin
Increase from 4 weekly to Daily from 28OCT07
Fuzhou – Chengdu
Increase from 5 weekly to Daily from 28OCT07
Meanwhile, the following is the schedule for Hangzhou – Fuzhou – Singapore launched earlier in the summer.
MF865 HGH0805 – 0910FOC1025 – 1445SIN 737 D
MF866 SIN1540 – 2005FOC2120 – 2220HGH 737 D
Hainan Air resumes Hangzhou – Sanya
Hainan Air will resume seasonal Hangzhou – Sanya service eff 28OCt07 with Boeing 737-300
HU7385 SYX1820 – 2100HGH 733 D
HU7386 HGH2150 – 0030+1SYX 733 D
China Eastern launch Shenyang – Hohhot – Xian
China Eastern has launched 3 weekly Shenyang – Hohhot – Xian service on 09OCT07.
MU2224 SHE1220 – 1400HET1440 – 1610XIY 319 246
MU2223 XIY0800 – 0930HET1010 – 1140SHE 319 246
The new service results in the increase of Hohhot – Xian service to daily flight
SAS Norge adds 12 new routes in Summer 2008
SAS Norge (Norway) announced it’ll be adding 12 new routes from Oslo in 2008 Summer timetable.
Oslo – Bilbao
2 weekly 737-700 eff 30MAR08
SK4641 OSL0700 – 1015BIO 73G 47
SK4642 BIO1105 – 1420OSL 73G 47
Oslo – Bristol
3 weekly 737-700 eff 30MAR08
SK4661 OSL1700 – 1805BRS 73G 7
SK4661 OSL1900 – 2005BRS 73G 24
SK4662 BRS1855 – 2200OSL 73G 7
SK4662 BRS2055 – 2355OSL 73G 24
Oslo – Cagliari
Saturday 737-700 service eff 05APR08
SK4762 OSL1740 – 2110CAG 73G 6
SK4763 CAG2200 – 0130+1OSL 73G 6
Oslo – Gdansk
3 weekly 737-700 eff 31MAR08
SK4789 OSL0830 – 1005GDN 73G 135
SK4790 GDN1055 – 1230OSL 73G 135
Oslo – Krakow
3 weekly 737-700 eff 30MAR08
SK4798 OSL0730 – 0935KRK 73G 247
SK4799 KRK1025 – 1230OSL 73G 247
Oslo – Lyon
3 weekly 737-700 eff 31MAR08
SK4781 OSL1800 – 2030LYS 73G 135
SK4782 LYS2120 – 2355OSL 73G 135
Oslo – Malta
2 weekly 737-700 eff 01APR08
SK4619 OSL1510 – 1905MLA 73G 26
SK4620 MLA1955 – 2355OSL 73G 26
Oslo – Palermo
Saturday 737-700 service eff 05APR08
SK4645 OSL1645 – 2015PMO 73G 6
SK4646 PMO2105 – 0035+1OSL 73G 6
Oslo – Seville
2 weekly 737-700 eff 30MAR08
SK4766 OSL0700 – 1105SVQ 73G 7
SK4766 OSL1710 – 2115SVQ 73G 4
SK4767 SVQ1155 – 1600OSL 73G 7
SK4767 SVQ2205 – 0210+1OSL 73G 4
Oslo – Tenerife Sur
2 weekly 737-700 eff 01APR08
SK4617 OSL0930 – 1410TFS 73G 25
SK4618 TFS1500 – 2140OSL 73G 25
Oslo – Valencia
2 weekly 737-700 eff 30MAR08
SK4639 OSL1510 – 1850VLC 73G 47
SK4640 VLC1940 – 2320OSL 73G 47
Oslo – Venice
Saturday 737-700 service eff 05APR08
SK4760 OSL0800 – 1040VCE 73G 6
SK4761 VCE1130 – 1410OSL 73G 6
