Transaero in the UAE
Transaero is operating Friday service to Dubai onboard a 747-200. It can only sell 31 seats as scheduled service. The flight started around 23NOV07, but may be earlier.
UN9165 DME1230 – 1805DXB 742 5
UN9166 DXB2005 – 2355DME 742 5
It also operates every 10-day service on St. Petersburg – Sharjah route, which it can only sell 4 seats in Business class only.
UN421 LED0650 – 1335SHJ 762
UN422 SHJ1455 – 1950LED 762
Transaero begins Belavia codeshare
Transaero has placed its UN code on Belavia (Belarussian Airlines) service between Moscow Domodedovo and Minsk.
|
Route |
B2 Operating |
UN Codesharing |
|
Domodedovo – Minsk |
B21955 |
UN6223 |
|
Minsk – Domodedovo |
B21956 |
UN6224 |
Transaero & AiRUnion extends codeshare to Bukhara
|
Route |
Operating |
Codesharing |
|
Domodedovo – Bukhara |
UN225 |
E34225 |
|
E3273 |
UN6225 |
|
|
Bukhara – Domodedovo |
UN226 |
E34226 |
|
E3274 |
UN6226 |
|
|
Domodedovo – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
UN117 |
E34117 |
|
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Domodedovo |
UN118 |
E34118 |
|
Domodedovo – Khabarovsk |
UN135 |
E3135 |
|
E3125 |
UN5135 XF125 |
|
|
NN645 |
E34645 |
|
|
Khabarovsk – Domodedovo |
UN136 |
E3136 |
|
E3126 |
UN5136 XF126 |
|
|
NN646 |
E34646 |
|
|
Domodedovo – Anadyr |
E3121 |
UN5111 |
|
UN111 |
E34111 |
|
|
Anadyr – Domodedovo |
E3122 |
UN5112 |
|
UN112 |
E34112 |
Austrian Cargo launch cooperation with AiRUnion
The cooperation between the Austrian Airlines Group and Russia’s AiRUnion has extended to the cargo side, which Austrian Cargo is gaining access to selected cities operated by AiRUnion’s KrasAir and Domodedovo Airlines through Moscow Domodedovo Airport.
With the cooperation, Austrian Cargo’s network now reaches:
Anadyr
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Yakutsk
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Khabarovsk
Vladivostok
Blagoveschensk
Ulan-Ude
Krasnojarsk
Norilsk
Dushanbe
Fergana
Tashkent
Samarkand
Bukhara
FAT codeshare on UNI flight to Hanoi
Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) has placed its EF code on UNI Air’s flight between Kaohsiung and Hanoi, the latter operates 4 weekly service.
|
Route |
B7 Operating |
EF Codesharing |
|
Kaohsiung – Hanoi |
B7031 |
EF361 |
|
Hanoi – Kaohsiung |
B7032 |
EF362 |
Mandarin and Vietnam to launch codeshare flight
Mandarin Airlines and Vietnam Airlines has signed a codeshare deal which will see codeshare flights on Vietnam operating Kaohsiung – Ho Chi Minh and Mandarin’s Taichung – Ho Chi Minh routes. Codeshare begins 02DEC07.
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Zambian bows out from Zimbabwe
Zambian Airways is cancelling its weekly Lusaka – Harare due to viability issue.
The airline operates daily service with Beechcraft 1900D.
Q3604 LUN1030 – 1135HRE BEH 13
Q3604 LUN1115 – 1220HRE BEH 246
Q3610 LUN1125 – 1230HRE BEH 5
Q3610 LUN1700 – 1805HRE BEH 7
Q3605 HRE1000 – 1105LUN BEH 1
Q3605 HRE1200 – 1305LUN BEH 3
Q3605 HRE1245 – 1350LUN BEH 246
Q3611 HRE1255 – 1400LUN BEH 5
Q3611 HRE1830 – 1935LUN BEH 7
Last flight will be operating on 30NOV07.
Note also this is the 1000th post.
Saudia codeshares with Gulf Air to Nepal
Saudi Arabian Airlines has placed its “SV” code on Gulf Air’s new Dammam – Kathmandu service.
The following list also includes codeshare from Saudi Arabia to 3rd country with Gulf Air.
|
Route |
GF Operating |
SV Codesharing |
|
Dammam – Kathmandu |
GF264 |
SV6002 |
|
Kathmandu – Dammam |
GF265 |
SV6001 |
|
Riyadh – Bahrain – Bangkok |
GF152 |
SV6004 |
|
Bangkok – Bahrain – Riyadh |
GF153 |
SV6003 |
|
Riyadh – Bahrain – Kathmandu |
GF262 |
SV6019 |
|
Kathmandu – Bahrain – Riyadh |
GF263 |
SV6020 |
Kuwait starts codeshare with Yemenia
Kuwait Airways and Yemenia has launched codeshare flight earlier this month, covering flights between Kuwait and Yemen.
| Route |
KU Codeshare | IY Operating |
| Sanaa – Doha – Kuwait City – Sanaa | KU6824 | IY824 |
| Sanaa – Kuwait City – Doha – Sanaa | KU6825 | IY825 |
Oman Air 767 to London
Bangkok service has switched to 737-800
Sama begins international charter flight
Sama Airlines of Saudi Arabia have launched international flights on charter basis. It current operates flight to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah from Riyadh and Dammam separately.
Dammam – Abu Dhabi
ZS5000 DMM0715 – 0930AUH 136
ZS5001 AUH1710 – 1725DMM x136
Riyadh – Abu Dhabi
ZS1000 RUH1330 – 1610AUH x136
ZS1001 AUH1030 – 1110RUH 136
Dammam – Sharjah
ZS5010 DMM0715 – 0925SHJ x136
ZS5011 SHJ1710 – 1720DMM 136
Riyadh – Sharjah
ZS1010 RUH1330 – 1610SHJ 136
ZS1011 SHJ1025 – 1105RUH x136
UNITED adds 2 new services to Wyoming
There will be 3 daily service to Gillette/GCC and 2 daily to Rock Springs/RKS, all operated with Dash8-200 of MESA.
UA7368 DEN1115 – 1250GCC DH2
UA7370 DEN1425 – 1600GCC DH2
UA7374 DEN2055 – 2230GCC DH2
UA7373 GCC0600 – 0735DEN DH2 31MAR08-
UA7368 GCC1310 – 1445DEN DH2
UA7370 GCC1620 – 1755DEN
UA7415 DEN1135 – 1305RKS DH2
UA7417 DEN2050 – 2220RKS DH2
UA7416 RKS0615 – 0735DEN DH2 31MAR08-
UA7415 RKS1325 – 1445DEN DH2
THAI 346 to LAX, westbound becomes one-stop
Due to maintainance of A340-500, THAI’s Bangkok – Los Angeles flight will be operating with A340-500 and A340-600 on alternating days from 06JAN08 till 22FEB08
TG794 BKK1930 – 1900LAX 345/346
TG795 LAX2130 – 0630+2BKK 345
TG795 LAX2130 – 0330+2KIX0430+2 – 0900+2BKK 346
Air France drops Lyon – Casablanca
However it’ll keep codeshare service with Royal Air Maroc on this route.
AEROFLOT 2nd daily to Helsinki
AEROFLOT will be introducing 2nd daily service on the Moscow – Helsinki flight from 25APR08. With cooperation with Finnair, both carriers will offer 4 daily service on this route.
AY153:SU436 HEL0815 – 1055SVO 320
SU200:AY6840 HEL1110 – 1350SVO 319
AY155:SU438 HEL1700 – 1945SVO E90
SU204:AY6844 HEL1845 – 2130SVO 319
SU199:AY6839 SVO0920 – 1020HEL 319
AY154:SU435 SVO1145 – 1230HEL 320
SU203:AY6843 SVO1700 – 1755HEL 319
AY156:SU437 SVO2030 – 2120HEL E90
Viva Macau to start Tokyo and Ho Chi Minh service
Viva Macau will begin scheduled charter service to Tokyo and Ho Chi Minh City from December 2007.
Tokyo will be getting 2 weekly flights.
ZG281 MFM1450 – 2000NRT 763 36
ZG280 NRT2100 – 0120+1MFM 763 36
Ho Chi Minh will be launched from 19DEC07 with 3 weekly flights
ZG157 MFM0800 – 0930SGN 762 7
ZG157 MFM1015 – 1145SGN 762 135
ZG156 MFM1045 – 1415SGN 762 7
ZG156 SGN1300 – 1630MFM 762 135
Air Korea takes off May 2008
It plans to operate from Seoul Incheon to Shandong and Hainan Province in China first. The new LCC will also be operating service to Japan (excluding Tokyo), Thailand and Malaysia, as well as other asian countries where it has open skies deal with.
SAS increase Beijing and launch China domestic codeshare
SAS today announced frequency increase to Beijing flight.
The Copenhagen – Beijing route has been increased to daily, while Stockholm – Beijing will be increased to 6 weekly by Summer 2008, in addition to codeshare with Air China.
Also, it has announced codeshare with soon-to-be Star Alliance member Air China on the following:
Beijing – Chengdu
Beijing – Guangzhou
Beijing – Shanghai
BA announce new and suspension short-haul routes
British Airways today announced launching new shorthaul routes from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City. Some routes are currently operated by franchise GB Airways, which will cease operation for BA on 30MAR08.
New Routes are:
Heathrow – Malaga
BA496 LHR1540 – 1930AGP 319 D
BA491 AGP2015 – 2210LHR 319 D
Gatwick – Alicante
BA2724 LGW1940 – 2305ALC 733 D
BA2725 ALC2350 – 0120+1LGW 733 D
Gatwick – Faro
BA2694 LGW1045 – 1335FAO 733 247
BA2694 LGW1430 – 1720FAO 733 6
BA2694 LGW1620 – 1910FAO 733 35
BA2696 LGW1655 – 1945FAO 733 D
BA2695 FAO1425 – 1710LGW 733 247
BA2695 FAO1755 – 2040LGW 733 6
BA2695 FAO1955 – 2240LGW 733 35
BA2697 FAO2025 – 2310LGW 733 D
Gatwick – Gibarltar
BA2494 LGW0720 – 1105GIB 733 D
BA2495 GIB1155 – 1345LGW 733 D
Gatwick – Ibiza eff 01JUN08
BA2728 LGW2230 – 0155+1IBZ 733 D
BA2721 IBZ0535 – 0700LGW 733 D
Gatwick – Malaga
BA2712 LGW0825 – 1215AGP 733 D
BA2718 LGW1950 – 2340AGP 733 D
Gatwick – Palma
BA2708 LGW2225 – 0140+1PMI 733 D
BA2703 PMI0540 – 0700LGW 733 D
Gatwick – Tunis
BA2886 LGW1255 – 1650TUN 733 x24
BA2887 TUN1735 – 1930LGW 733 x24
4 Daily London City – Amsterdam eff -06MAY08
BA8451 LCY0855 – 1115AMS AR1 x67
BA8453 LCY1300 – 1515AMS AR1 x67
BA8455 LCY1515 – 1730AMS AR1 x67
BA8457 LCY1855 – 2110AMS AR1 x6
BA8450 AMS0720 – 0735LCY AR1 x67
BA8452 AMS1205 – 1220LCY AR1 x67
BA8454 AMS1615 – 1625LCY AR1 x67
BA8456 AMS1810 – 1820LCY AR1 x6
1 Daily London City – Barcelona eff 06MAY08
BA8471 LCY0930 – 1240BCN AR1 x67
BA8471 LCY1315 – 1625BCN AR1 7
BA8472 BCN1415 – 1525LCY AR1 x67
BA8472 BCN1720 – 1845LCY AR1 7
1 Daily London City – Nice eff 06MAY08
BA8475 LCY0700 – 1005NCE AR1 6
BA8475 LCY1030 – 1335NCE AR1 x67
BA8475 LCY1400 – 1705NCE AR1 7
BA8476 NCE1045 – 1150LCY AR1 6
BA8476 NCE1430 – 1535LCY AR1 x67
BA8476 NCE1745 – 1850LCY AR1 7
1 Daily London City – Warsaw eff 06MAY08
BA8481 LCY1140 – 1510WAW AR1 x67
BA8481 LCY1245 – 1615WAW AR1 7
BA8482 WAW1710 – 1845LCY AR1 x6
However, the following will be cancelled from Summer 2008:
Gatwick – Aberdeen
Gatwick – Nice
Gatwick – Prague
Gatwick – Reykjavik
Gatwick – Split
London City – Milan Malpensa
