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Archive for November 23rd, 2007

23
Nov

SIA targetting YYZ with 777-200LR by end of ’08

According to a post from CathayTalk, Singapore Airlines is targetting nonstop service between Singapore and Toronto by the end of 2008, operating with Boeing 777-200LR which SIA will be placing an order for.

The 777-200LR will be configured in 3-class that mirrors 777-300ER.

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

EVA Air’s Newark/Seattle codeshare flight number

As EVA Air is adjusting its network for Seattle and Newark route, here’s the change for the codesharing flight numbers.


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

-

American Airlines’ flight number on Taipei – Seattle v.v. will remains the same as the change goes into effect from 04DEC07, while Continental will add new flight numbers for Taipei – Seattle v.v.
23
Nov

Star codesharing on UA’s new LAX-FRA

UNITED’s new Los Angeles – Frankfurt daily service has already been displaying flight number of Lufthansa, Air New Zealand and TAP Portugal. The service begins 15DEC07

Route
UA Operating
Codesharing
Los Angeles – Frankfurt
UA904
NZ9804
TP7376
LH9411
Frankfurt – Los Angeles
UA905
NZ9805
TP7377
LH9410

23
Nov

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.

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

China Southern/MAS codeshare begins 27NOV07

Malaysia Airlines and China Southern Airlines has finalized a codeshare deal which both will begin codesharing on flights between China and Malaysia, effective 27NOV07.
23
Nov

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.

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

CSA launching 6 new routes in Summer 2008

CSA Czech Airlines will begin 6 new services in the Summer 2008 Timetable program.

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.

23
Nov

UNITED Nagoya flight back to Daily a month earlier

UNITED’s 5 weekly San Francisco – Nagoya will become daily once again starting 13FEB08, one month earlier than planned.

The 5 weekly service is a reduction from daily for this winter season.

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

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

23
Nov

Austrian to resume Iraq flight in Feb 2008

Austrian is currently planning the resumption of flights to the Iraqi Northern city of Erbil from 01FEB08, the flight will be 4 times a week.

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.

23
Nov

AirOne drops Spain and Spanair codeshare

AirOne has dropped flights to Spain as well as codeshare with Spanair for the time being.

23
Nov

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

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