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.
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Current (Nov/Dec2007) |
Effective Jan 2008 |
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Tokyo – San Francisco – Los Angeles |
5 |
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Tokyo – Los Angeles – San Francisco – Tokyo |
1 |
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Tokyo – Los Angeles |
1 |
Tokyo – Los Angeles |
7 |
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Tokyo – Chicago – New York – Tokyo |
1 |
Tokyo – Chicago – New York – Tokyo |
1 |
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Tokyo – Chicago |
5 |
Tokyo – Chicago |
5 |
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Tokyo – Atlanta – New York – Tokyo |
3 |
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Tokyo – Chicago – Atlanta – Tokyo |
2 |
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Tokyo – New York |
3 |
Tokyo – New York |
6 |
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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
Air Canada mass E90 flight to LA
Air Canada in the Winter 2007/08 schedule will be flying mostly E90 on the Los Angeles route from Western Canada.
Calgary 3 Daily E90
Vancouver 3 Daily
Out of Vancouver, the flight is mostly A319/320 in Summer while Calgary is mainly a mix of A319/E90.
DELTA ends Vancouver – Los Angeles
DELTA will be cutting Vancouver – Los Angeles flight on 03JAN08.
The flight is operated by ExpressJet d/b/a DELTA Connection, and operates daily service. This route only lasted for about 6 months.
Air New Zealand codeshare to Beijing
As a result of shuffling Air China’s Australian operation from December, Air New Zealand is changing its codeshare network as well.
The new codeshares are:
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Route |
Codesharing |
Operating |
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Beijing – Sydney |
NZ4903 |
CA173 |
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Sydney – Beijing |
NZ4904 |
CA174 |
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Beijing – Shanghai – Sydney |
NZ4905 |
CA175 |
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Sydney – Shanghai – Beijing |
NZ4906 |
CA176 |
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Beijing – Shanghai – Melbourne |
NZ4907 |
CA177 |
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Melbourne – Shanghai – Beijing |
NZ4908 |
CA178 |
Air China preliminary 08 Summer EU operation
Some highlights of preliminary European operation for Air China in Summer 2008, begins 30MAR08.
PARIS
Launching 2nd daily of Beijing – Paris, onboard A330
CA963 PEK0140 – 0625CDG 330 D
CA933 PEK1235 – 1720CDG 747 136
CA933 PEK1235 – 1720CDG 74E x136
CA964 CDG1345 – 0530+1PEK 330 D
CA934 CDG1910 – 1055+1PEK 747 136
CA934 CDG1910 – 1055+1PEK 74E x136
Munich
Mix of 767 and 777 operation on Beijing – Munich
CA961 PEK1320 – 1740MUC 777 x247
CA961 PEK1320 – 1740MUC 767 24
CA962 MUC1900 – 1040+1PEK 777 x247
CA962 MUC1900 – 1040+1PEK 767 24
TAM/LAN codeshare begins 05NOV07
List of flight numbers will be available on Wednesday as they goes on to sale.
Codeshare begins from 05NOV07.
TAM will place its “JJ” code on:
LANChile – 14 cities including:
Antofagasta, Calama, Concepcion, Iquique, La Serena, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas and Valdivia…etc
LANArgentina -
Bariloche, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Mendonza, Rio Gallegos, Salta and Ushuaia
LANPeru – 11 cities including:
Arequipa, Chiclayo, Cuzco, Puerto Maldonado and Tarapoto…etc
LAN Airlines’ individual member will place their respective codes on TAM’s domestic Brazil routes.
LANChile – 12 cities including:
Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Florianopolis, Brasilia, Recife, Manaus and Porto Seguro…etc
LANArgentina – 14 cities in Brazil
LANPeru -
Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Salvador, Manaus, Florianopolis, Foz do Iguacu and Porto Seguro
AiRUnion 2007/08 Winter operation
AiRUnion’s 2007/08 Winter operation includes the following:
Expansion of charter service
*Daily Moscow – Hurghada and Moscow – Sharm el-Sheikh on IL96
*Weekly to Moscow – Bangkok
*2 weekly to Moscow – Male
*2 weekly to Moscow – Dubai
*Samara – Sharm el Sheikh and Samara – Hurghada
*Krasnojarsk – Dubai with Tu-154, every 10 days
New ski resort winter service eff 28DEC07
*Turin, Plovdiv, Pardubice, Verona, Friedrichshafen with 737
Bangkok flights from most Russian destination
*Charter service from Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo and Samara on Boeing aircraft
New Bangkok Air routes for Winter 2007/08
Bangkok Air is adding the following new routes for the 2007/08 Winter timetable.
Bangkok – Pakse
2 weekly service eff 30OCT07
PG947 BKK0830 – 1000PKZ AT7 25
PG948 PKZ1310 – 1440BKK AT7 25
Chiang Mai – Siem Reap
2 weekly one-way service
PG927 CNX1615 – 1835REP AT7 46
Bangkok – Krabi
Daily service
PG261 BKK1230 – 1350KBV 320 D
PG262 KBV1440 – 1600BKK 320 D
Koh Samui – Krabi
3 weekly service
PG265 USM1225 – 1315KBV AT7 246
PG266 KBV1350 – 1440USM AT7 246
Ethiopian drops Harare
Ethiopian Airlines will cancel 3 weekly Addis Ababa – Harare service from 15NOV07. The deteriorating of economy status is the main issue.
ET871 ADD0930 – 1245HRE 737 247
ET870 HRE1330 – 1440LUN1530 – 2030ADD 737 247
JAL to retire last 747-200B on 31OCT07
JAL will retire its last Boeing 747-200B from operation on 31OCT07.
The 747 will operate as JL8834 from Seoul Gimpo to Tokyo Haneda on that day.
JL8834 GMP1940 – 2135HND
747-200B was introduced to JAL in 1972. With the retirement, JAL will still operate 9 747-300, which will also be retired soon.
DELTA cease JFK-MHT & LAX-SAN
DELTA will cease operation on the New York JFK – Manchester NH route from 01NOV07.
The airline operates 3 daily flights with CRJ or ER4.
Los Angeles – San Diego flight will cease operation on 04JAN08.
Air China starts Saipan flight
Air China will begin 2 weekly 777 service on Beijing – Saipan route eff 11NOV07.
CA987 PEK1810 – 0155+1SPN 772 47
CA988 SPN0315 – 0700PEK 772 15
SAS removes Dash8Q400 immediately
Due to 3rd major incident to the landing gear of Dash8-Q400 over the weekend in Copenhagen, SAS has decided to remove all 27 Dash8-Q400 permanently effective immediately. This accounts 5% of seat capacity in SAS Group network.
Following flight is cancelled for 29OCT07
SAS Denmark
| SK2582 SK2723 SK2885 SK1758 SK1899 SK1240 SK2711 SK2749 SK1873 SK0432 SK1870 SK2862 SK1673 SK0435 SK1674 SK2718 SK1875 SK2865 SK1647 SK1675 SK1868 SK1648 SK2713 SK1676 SK1869 SK0649 SK0671 SK2587 SK0650 SK2872 SK1670 SK1874 SK1667 SK2588 SK0651 SK2869 SK1657 SK1879 SK2761 SK1668 SK0652 SK1677 SK2581 SK1658 SK2710 SK1876 SK2722 SK2762 SK1890 SK2884 SK0753 SK1678 SK2744 SK2866 SK1273 |
Luxembourg København Tampere København Kristiansand København Gdansk København Jönköping København Århus København Turku København Palanga København Stavanger København København Göteborg København Stavanger København Bergen København Berlin Göteborg København Berlin København København Turku Stavanger København Bergen København København Hamburg København Berlin København Stavanger Hamburg København Turku København Berlin København Stavanger København København Hamburg København Hannover København Luxembourg Hamburg København København Bergen Hannover København København Stavanger København Hannover Luxembourg København København Hamburg Bergen København København Stuttgart Stavanger København København Warszawa Hannover København Hamburg København København Berlin København Luxembourg Stuttgart København København Turku København Stavanger København Tampere Warszawa København København Jönköping København Kristiansand København Gdansk Berlin København København Palanga København Bergen København Århus |
0610 – 0755 0620 – 0715 0620 – 0730 0630 – 0735 0630 – 0720 0640 – 0715 0640 – 0725 0640 – 0655 0650 – 0810 0810 – 0855 0810 – 0930 0810 – 0935 0820 – 0920 0920 – 1005 0950 – 1055 0950 – 1225 1000 – 1115 1005 – 1135 1135 – 1225 1150 – 1245 1215 – 1335 1255 – 1345 1255 – 1335 1315 – 1415 1405 – 1525 1425 – 1515 1425 – 1525 1505 – 1650 1545 – 1635 1550 – 1720 1555 – 1700 1600 – 1720 1720 – 1820 1720 – 1910 1735 – 1825 1745 – 1915 1750 – 1935 1750 – 1910 1830 – 1955 1850 – 1955 1855 – 1945 1930 – 2025 2000 – 2145 2005 – 2150 2005 – 2240 2015 – 2135 2020 – 2310 2025 – 2155 2030 – 2115 2045 – 2150 2050 – 2150 2055 – 2155 2135 – 2350 2245 – 2415 2250 – 2325 |
SAS Sweden
Domestic:
- SK036 Arlanda – Umeå
- SK037 Umeå – Arlanda
- SK098 Arlanda – Örnsköldsvik
- SK099 Örnsköldsvik – Arlanda
- SK150 Göteborg – Arlanda
- SK1155 Arlanda – Växjö
- SK1156 Växjö – Arlanda
- SK2059 Sundsvall – Arlanda
- SK2153 Arlanda – Göteborg
International:
- SK1748 Arlanda – Tallinn
- SK2759 Arlanda – Riga
- SK2760 Riga – Arlanda
On 29OCT07, following SAS flights will be operated by other carriers:
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Route |
Operated by |
Flight Number |
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Copenhagen – London City |
Atlantic Airways |
SK509/1531 |
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London City – Copenhagen |
Atlantic Airways |
SK510/1532 |
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Copenhagen – Madrid |
Spanair |
SK581 |
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Madrid – Copenhagen |
Spanair |
SK582 |
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Copenhagen – Zurich |
Spanair |
SK601/603 |
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Zurich – Copenhagen |
Spanair |
SK602/604 |
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Copenhagen – Dublin |
Sterling |
SK537/2537 |
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Dublin – Copenhagen |
Sterling |
SK538/2538 |
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Copenhagen – Milan |
Jet Time |
SK1685 |
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Milan – Copenhagen |
Jet Time |
SK1686 |
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Copenhagen – Gdansk |
Jet Time |
SK759 |
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Gdansk – Copenhagen |
Jet Time |
SK760 |
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Copenhagen – Brussels |
Jet Time |
SK597 |
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Brussels – Copenhagen |
Jet Time |
SK2590 |
