AA / Royal Jordanian launch codesharing
American Airlines and Royal Jordanian Airlines launched codeshare service between Jordan and US this week.
Initially AA will display its code on Royal Jordanian’s flight to Amman and Aqaba. The list is the following: Read more 
China Southern New International routes/flights
China Southern Airlines will be adding frequencies and new international routes in the 2007/08 Winter timetable season.
Guangzhou – Sendai
New 2 weekly 757 service eff 30DEC07
CZ603 CAN0810 – 1300SDJ 757 37
CZ604 SDJ1400 – 1805CAN 757 37
Guangzhou – Dubai
Frequency increase from 2 to 4 weekly
CZ383 CAN2030 – 0005+1DXB 330 x247
CZ384 DXB0200 – 1405CAN 330 x135
There will also be 11 weekly to Hanoi and 3 weekly A319 to Kathmandu
China Eastern to Phuket
China Eastern is starting A319 service to Phuket in the winter 2007/08 timetable.
MU5085 PVG2205 – 0200+1HKT 319 15
MU5086 HKT0320 – 0855PVG 319 26
Shanghai Air new Intl Routes
Shanghai Airlines is launching 3 new international routes this winter.
Shanghai – Denpasar 2 weekly 767
FM841 PVG1700 – 2305DPS 767 47
FM842 DPS0005 – 0550PVG 767 15
Shanghai – Phuket 2 weekly 767
FM831 PVG2010 – 2359HKT 767 15
FM832 HKT0100 – 0550PVG 767 26
Shanghai – Bangkok 2 weekly 767
FM839 PVG2020 – 2359BKK 767 26
FM840 BKK0110 – 0550PVG 767 37
Meanwhile, it has began codesharing on Air China’s selected flight between Shanghai Pu Dong and Tokyo Narita.
CA919:FM919 PVG1435 – 1810NRT 320 D
CA930:FM930 NRT1455 – 1720PVG 330 D
Air Canada adds codeshare to Dublin
Air Canada in the winter 2007/08 schedule added new codeshare with bmi to Dublin.
| Route | AC Codesharing | BD Operating |
| London – Dublin | AC6551
AC6553 AC6555 |
BD123
BD127 BD129 |
| Dublin – London | AC6550
AC6552 AC6556 AC6558 |
BD120
BD122 BD124 BD128 |
US expands codeshare to South Pacific
US Airways has expanded its codeshare agreement with Air New Zealand which now covers South Pacific and selected cities in Australia and New Zealand.
|
Route |
US Codesharing |
NZ Operating |
|
Los Angeles – Nadi |
US5321 |
NZ021 |
|
Nadi – Los Angeles |
US5318 |
NZ018 |
|
Los Angeles – Rarotonga |
US5319 |
NZ019 |
|
Rarotonga – Los Angeles |
US5314 |
NZ014 |
|
Los Angeles – Apia |
US5327 |
NZ027 |
|
Apia – Los Angeles |
US5326 |
NZ026 |
|
Auckland – Nadi |
US5320 |
NZ018 |
|
Nadi – Auckland |
US5323 |
NZ021 |
|
Auckland – Apia |
US5326 |
NZ026 |
|
Apia – Tongatapu – Auckland |
US5325 |
NZ027 |
|
Auckland – Rarotonga |
US5316 |
NZ014 |
|
Rarotonga – Auckland |
US5317 |
NZ019 |
|
Auckland – Brisbane |
US5333 |
NZ135 |
|
Brisbane – Auckland |
US5334 |
NZ136 |
|
Auckland – Cairns |
US5335 |
NZ171 |
|
Cairns – Auckland |
US5336 |
NZ172 |
|
Auckland – Perth |
US5337 |
NZ175 |
|
Perth – Auckland |
US5338 |
NZ176 |
|
Auckland – Christchurch |
US5339 |
NZ303 |
|
US5341 |
NZ509 |
|
|
Christchurch – Auckland |
US5340 |
NZ302 |
|
US5342 |
NZ532 |
|
|
Auckland – Queenstown |
US5345 |
NZ639 |
|
Queenstown – Auckland |
US5346 |
NZ644 |
|
US5348 |
NZ648 |
SIA to expand codeshare with Virgin and US
Singapore Airlines’ codesharing partner Virgin Atlantic and US Airways each submitted application to display SQ code on their own flight.
Virgin Atlantic applied for displaying “SQ” code on daily London – Chicago flight.
Mesa d/b/a US Airways Express applied for permission to display “SQ” code on Los Angeles/San Francisco – Phoenix/Los Angeles, as well as New York JFK – Charlotte.
UNITED plans to expand bmi codeshare
UNITED today submitted application seeking permission to codeshare with bmi on the latters’ service to the following cities:
Addis Ababa
Almaty
Amman
Ankara
Dakar
Freetown
Tbilisi
UNITED plans to implement the codeshare as early as 18NOV07.
From Gwangju to Muan
The new Muan Airport/MWX will be opened for operation in the first week of operation, which will handle most international services to Gwangju and near-by area.
ASIANA’s new Gwangju – Beijing service, will be operating out of the new Muan Airport from 09NOV07.
ASIANA will also launch daily Muan – Seoul Gimpo service eff 08NOV07.
OZ8761 GMP1230 – 1320MWX 735 D
OZ8762 MWX1350 – 1440GMP 735 D
Additional ASIANA winter timetable changes
Additional adjustments in the 2007/08 Winter schedule for ASIANA AIRLINES are the following:
*Busan – Guangzhou will receive 4th weekly frequency from 02DEC07
*5 weekly Seoul – Changsha will be suspended from 26NOV07
*2 extra weekly frequency on Seoul – Fukushima, totals 5 weekly from 21DEC07
*Seoul – Ho Chi Minh will be increased from 7 to 11 weekly eff 21DEC07
OZ735 ICN0900 – 1310SGN 321 x135
OZ731 ICN2010 – 2350SGN 333 D
OZ732 SGN0100 – 0800ICN 333 D
OZ736 SGN1410 – 2110ICN 321 x135
*4th weekly flight to Miyazaki from 21NOV07
*Increase from 3 to 5 weekly for Okinawa route from 21NOV07, and to Daily from 02DEC07
*Seoul – Phuket increase from 4 weekly to Daily eff 03DEC07
*Seoul – Saipan flight increase from 11 weekly to 14 weekly from 21DEC07
Air China launch Macau service
Air China will launch its own Beijing – Macau flight eff 18NOV07.
CA119 PEK1255 – 1620MFM 738 D
CA120 MFM1735 – 2055PEK 738 D
This is in addition to current daily codeshare flight operated by Air Macau.
JAL Cargo drops San Francisco and Atlanta
The airline will drop San Francisco and Atlanta all-freighter flight, and the number of routes will be cut by 50%, from 8 weekly to 4. But the weekly frequency is reduced from 21 to 19 weekly.
|
Current (Nov/Dec2007) |
Effective Jan 2008 |
||
|
Tokyo – San Francisco – Los Angeles |
5 |
|
|
|
Tokyo – Los Angeles – San Francisco – Tokyo |
1 |
|
|
|
Tokyo – Los Angeles |
1 |
Tokyo – Los Angeles |
7 |
|
Tokyo – Chicago – New York – Tokyo |
1 |
Tokyo – Chicago – New York – Tokyo |
1 |
|
Tokyo – Chicago |
5 |
Tokyo – Chicago |
5 |
|
Tokyo – Atlanta – New York – Tokyo |
3 |
|
|
|
Tokyo – Chicago – Atlanta – Tokyo |
2 |
|
|
|
Tokyo – New York |
3 |
Tokyo – New York |
6 |
|
8 Routes |
21/wk |
4 Routes |
19/wk |
The change is adjusted followed by the decision to accelerate the retirement of 747-200F, which it will retire 2 in 2007.
Air Berlin launch China flight in 2008
Air Berlin will launch 5 weekly A330-200 (C30Y219) Dusseldorf – Shanghai from 01MAY08.
AB1686 DUS1720 – 1015+1PVG 332 x36
AB1687 PVG1200 – 1805DUS 332 x47
It’ll also launch 5 weekly A330-300 (C30Y267) Dusseldorf – Beijing flight from 01MAY08.
AB1682 DUS1945 – 1120+1PEK 333 x25
AB1683 PEK1305 – 1735DUS 333 x36
UNITED new codeshare to Singapore
UNITED has begun codesharing on ANA’s Tokyo – Singapore service.
NH901:UA9675:SQ5901 NRT1725 – 0005+1SIN 763 D
NH112:UA9674:SQ5912 SIN0835 – 1615NRT 763 D
