SIA targetting YYZ with 777-200LR by end of ’08
The 777-200LR will be configured in 3-class that mirrors 777-300ER.
Ethiopian back to Harare
It appears to be Ethiopian Airlines is continuing serving Addis Ababa – Harare route. The airline originally planned to pull out on 15NOV07.
Schedule is as followed:
ET871 ADD0930 – 1245HRE 737 247
ET870 HRE1330 – 1440LUN1530 – 2030ADD 737 247
TAAG/Air Zimbabwe codeshare
It appears that TAAG Angola (DT) and Air Zimbabwe (UM) has codeshare agreement on the following routes:
|
Route |
Operating |
Codesharing |
|
Harare – Luanda |
UM390 |
DT5390 |
|
DT588 |
UM588 |
|
|
Luanda – Harare |
UM391 |
DT5391 |
|
DT587 |
UM587 |
|
|
Luanda – Harare – Lusaka |
DT587 |
UM587 |
|
Lusaka – Luanda |
DT588 |
UM588 |
MAS resumes codeshare on Uzbekistan
Malaysia Airlines will codeshare on Uzbekistan Airways’ Tashkent – Kuala Lumpur once again from December 2007.
|
Route |
HY Operating |
MH Codesharing |
|
Kuala Lumpur – Tashkent |
HY552 |
MH9162 |
|
HY552 |
MH9160 |
|
|
Tashkent – Kuala Lumpur |
HY553 |
MH9163 |
|
HY553 |
MH9161 |
EVA Air’s Newark/Seattle codeshare flight number
|
Route |
BR Operating |
CO Codesharing |
AA Codesharing |
|
Taipei – Seattle |
BR026 |
CO9616 |
AA7950 |
|
Seattle – Taipei |
BR025 |
CO9615 |
AA7969 |
|
Taipei – Newark |
BR032 |
CO9620 |
- |
|
Newark – Anchorage – Taipei |
BR031 |
CO9623 |
- |
Star codesharing on UA’s new LAX-FRA
| Route |
UA Operating |
Codesharing |
| Los Angeles – Frankfurt |
UA904 |
NZ9804 TP7376 LH9411 |
| Frankfurt – Los Angeles |
UA905 |
NZ9805 TP7377 LH9410 |
China Airlines to increase Seattle flight again
China Airlines once will again will increase Seattle service from 3 to 5 weekly from 09JAN08.
CI016 TPE1640 – 1130SEA 343 257
CI022 TPE2235 – 1725SEA 343 13
CI021 SEA0015 – 0600+1TPE 343 24
CI015 SEA0055 – 0620+1TPE 343 136
CI016/015 extends to/from Houston.
Virgin America to start San Diego service
Virgin America from 12FEB08 will launch 3 daily San Francisco – San Diego service.
VX864 SFO0700 – 0830SAN
VX869 SAN0915 – 1045SFO
VX868 SFO0945 – 1115SAN
VX871 SAN1415 – 1545SFO
VX866 SFO1635 – 1805SAN
VX873 SAN1850 – 2020SFO
Effective 09MAR08, this will be expanded to 5 daily service. The additional 2 daily flights are:
VX874 SFO1400 – 1530SAN
VX877 SAN1615 – 1745SFO
VX878 SFO2105 – 2235SAN
VX865 SAN0630 – 0800SFO
Virgin Blue to start Albury and Port Macquarie
Virgin Blue will begin new services to Albury and Port Macquarie.
Albury service will be operating out of Sydney from 05FEB08.
DJ1172 SYD0930 – 1040ABX 73G D
DJ1176 SYD1530 – 1640ABX 73G D
DJ1173 ABX1110 – 1205SYD 73G D
DJ1177 ABX1710 – 1805SYD 73G D
Port Macquarie service will begin 06FEB08 from Sydney with Embraer 170
DJ1185 SYD1235 – 1330PQQ E70 D
DJ1184 PQQ1400 – 1455SYD E70 D
Virgin begins Air Jamaica codeshare
Virgin Atlantic and Air Jamaica has began codesharing on flights between the UK and Jamaica. Virgin is also codesharing on flight between Kingston and Montego Bay.
|
Route |
Operating |
Codesharing |
|
London Gatwick – Montego Bay |
VS065 |
JM2002 |
|
Montego Bay – London Gatwick |
VS066 |
JM2001 |
|
London Gatwick – Kingston |
VS069 |
JM2004 |
|
Kingston – London Gatwick |
VS070 |
JM2003 |
|
Kingston – Montego Bay |
JM041 |
VS7141 |
|
Montego Bay – Kingston |
JM040 |
VS7140 |
China Southern/MAS codeshare begins 27NOV07
Nok Air introducing 737-800 service
Nok Air has phased in 2 190-seater Boeing 737-800, the airline announced on 21NOV07.
The 737-800 is currently in service on flights to Chiang Mai, Phuket and Udon Thani.
Meanwhile it has suspended international service to Bangalore.
MEXICANA to begin San Antonio – Monterrey
MEXICANA from 02DEC07 will begin daily service between Monterrey and San Antonio.
MX820 MTY0700 – 0810SAT 318 D
MX821 SAT0920 – 1030MTY 318 D
CSA launching 6 new routes in Summer 2008
It’ll operate flights to Bordeaux, Almaty in March; Damascus, Tbilisi and Rostov from April; Heraklion in May
Bordeaux
6 weekly service via Munich eff 30MAR08
OK756 PRG1830 – 1930MUC2010 – 2155BOD 319 x6
OK757 BOD0630 – 0815MUC0855 – 0950PRG 319 x7
Almaty
2 weekly nonstop service from 31MAR08
OK180 PRG2140 – 0840+1ALA 319 14
OK181 ALA1110 – 1330PRG 319 25
Damascus
2 weekly service eff 30APR08
OK302 PRG2145 – 0240+1DAM 319 37
OK303 DAM0330 – 0610PRG 319 14
Day 5 service from PRG and 6 from DAM will be added between 16JUN08 and 11SEP08
Tbilisi
3 weekly service eff 24APR08
OK934 PRG2140 – 0305+1TBS 319 246
OK935 TBS0400 – 0600PRG 319 357
Rostov
Schedule not yet available
Heraklion
2 weekly eff 30MAY08
OK410 PRG1055 – 1440HER 320 15
OK411 HER1525 – 1710PRG 320 15
On the charter service, it’ll be introducing 5 new services to El Salvador, Italy, Greece and the Balkans.
UNITED Nagoya flight back to Daily a month earlier
The 5 weekly service is a reduction from daily for this winter season.
Austrian 777 to Punta Cana
Austrian’s charter program to Punta Cana in 2007/08 Winter will be operating with Boeing 777.
The seasonal flight begins 19DEC07.
OS9561 VIE1055 – 1645PUJ 772 3
OS9562 PUJ1815 – 0910+1VIE 772 4
Austrian’s Winter flight from Innsbruck
Austrian in this winter will be adding seasonal routes from Innsbruck to Kiev and Moscow.
Kiev
Saturday only service from 29DEC07
OS669 INN1425 – 1755KBP 738 6
OS670 KBP1840 – 2015INN 738 6
Moscow
Saturday only service from 29DEC07
OS671 INN1320 – 1830DME 321 6
OS672 DME1920 – 2045INN 321 6
St. Petersburg
Sunday service from 29DEC07 with 321, switching to F100 from mid-January
OS609 INN0705 – 1215LED EQV 7
OS610 LED1305 – 1425INN EQV 7
Austrian to resume Iraq flight in Feb 2008
OS829 VIE1020 – 1555EBL 32S x246
OS830 EBL1650 – 1900VIE 32S x246
It was forced to suspend the route in Summer 2007 due to security concern and was originally planned for resumption from 09JAN08.
AirOne drops Spain and Spanair codeshare
AirOne has dropped flights to Spain as well as codeshare with Spanair for the time being.
VARIG/VRG relaunch service to 3 cities
VRG VARIG will resume service to Santiago de Chile effective 09DEC07.
RG8920 GRU1050 – 1350SCL 763 D
RG8921 SCL1530 – 2000GRU 763 D
It’ll also relaunch flights to Madrid from 17DEC07, with 2 daily frequencies.
RG8714 GRU0010 – 1330MAD 763 D
RG8710 GRU1050 – 2359MAD 763 D
RG8711 MAD0115 – 0855GRU 763 D
RG8715 MAD1455 – 2235GRU 763 D
Starting 06DEC07, it’ll resume service to Montevideo.
RG8918 GRU1230 – 1500MVD 738 D
RG8919 MVD1540 – 1800GRU 738 D





