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Archive for December 2007

28
Dec

Air New Zealand San Francisco/Vancouver changes Jul/Aug 08

Air New Zealand is adjusting frequencies for the San Francisco and Vancouver flight between 27JUN08 and 31AUG08.
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28
Dec

SIA continues to maintain 4 weekly TPE-LAX in Summer 08

As a result of the increase of Zurich service from 7 to 10 weekly starting 30MAR08, planned increase on Singapore – Taipei – Los Angeles service from 4 weekly back to Daily, is canceled. Service operates with Boeing 777-300ER, replacing -200ER.

This is the first time in 12 years which Singapore Airlines is operating 4 weekly service on this route.

28
Dec

Singapore Airlines increase Zurich service in S08

Singapore Airlines effective 01APR08 will increase Singapore – Zurich service from 7 to 10 weekly, which the new flights will also be operated by B777-300ER.
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28
Dec

Air France cancel Paramaribo in Jan 2008

Air France did not receive passenger traffic rights from Surinam authority, Cayenne – Paramaribo sector will be cancelled in January 2008 as a result.

Cayenne – Fort de France – Pointe a Pitre schedule will be modified in January only.
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28
Dec

EVA Air Reduce Taipei – Los Angeles in S08

From 30MAR08, EVA Air is reducing Taipei – Los Angeles service from 20 to 19 weekly. Further adjustment is possible.

28
Dec

ANK/ANA Taiwan flight number changes

From 01APR08, ANA will take over subsidiary Air Nippon/ANK’s service to Taipei. All ANK’s “EL” coded flight number will be changed to ANA “NH” coded flight number.

This applies to Codeshare flight operated by EVA Air.
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28
Dec

Air France terminates 3 more pax traffic agreement

Air France will cancel 3 additional passenger traffic agreements with the following starting 01JAN08
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28
Dec

AirCalin launch Seoul flight in 2008

AirCalin will launch 2 weekly Noumea – Seoul service effective 22JUN08 on board A330-200. Air France will codeshare on this route.

Schedule as follows:
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21
Dec

Shanghai Airlines to Yan’An

Shanghai Airlines will launch Yan’An 3 weekly service from 29DEC07.

FM9225 SHA1225 – 1540ENY CRJ 136
FM9226 ENY1620 – 1840SHA CRJ 136

21
Dec

AeroMexico Buenos Aires changes

AeroMexico will be adjusting Mexico City – Buenos Aires service starting 22FEB08. 2 of 3 weekly nonstop flight will be converted to 737 with a technical stop in Lima. Schedule as follows:
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21
Dec

Emirates 2008 preliminary plan

In addition to the previously mentioned updates, the following is additional information regarding Emriates’ network planning for 2008, note the information is compiled based on this link, provided by the member of FlyerTalk. And it is currently loaded in GDS.

Cape Town

New Daily service to Cape Town eff 30MAR08

Hamburg
HAM-JFK sector dropped, replaced by daily turn-around 777-200ER from 30MAR08, upgrading to 777-300ER from 01AUG08.

Milan, Rome, Nice
Operational split in two phases starting 01JUL08.

1st phase is the separation of Milan and Rome from 01JUL08.

2nd phase is the separataion of Rome and Nice from 01DEC08.

EK097 DXB0925 – 1245FCO 773 D
EK098 FCO1500 – 2330DXB 773 D

EK077 DXB0855 – 1310NCE 332 x24
EK078 NCE1440 – 2355DXB 332 x24

The split means Rome will now be turn-around flight on daily basis while Nice will be served on non-stop basis with frequency increase from 3 to 5 weekly

Larnaca/Malta
Increase from 5 to 7 weekly starting 01DEC08.

EK107 DXB0815 – 1025LCA1130 – 1320MLA 77W 24
EK107 DXB0815 – 1025LCA1130 – 1320MLA 773 x24

EK108 MLA1450 – 1810LCA1930 – 0040+1DXB 77W 24
EK108 MLA1450 – 1810LCA1930 – 0040+1DXB 773 x24

Sao Paulo
Increase from 6 to 7 weekly starting 01JUL08

Jakarta
Operational change in effect from 01OCT08, which will now be receiving stand-alone nonstop service.

EK356 DXB0415 – 1555CGK 77W D
EK357 CGK0030 – 0520DXB 77W D

The nonstop service will replace flight via Singapore, Singapore/Colombo

Singapore/Kuala Lumpur
As a result of the cancellation of the EK344 Dubai – Singapore – Jakarta 3 weekly service, frequency to Singapore will be reduced from 24 weekly to 21 from 01OCT08.

The Singapore – Kuala Lumpur sector on EK352 will be discontinued from 01OCT08. EK352 will be Singapore nonstop turn-around service, with the introduction of EK353. Operational day change for EK352 also in effect from that date.

EK352 DXB0925 – 2055SIN 77W 136
EK353 SIN0055 – 0415DXB 77W 247

Kuala Lumpur effective 01OCT08 will be 9 weekly nonstop turn-around flight.

EK346 DXB0310 – 1415KUL 77W x257
EK342 DXB0955 – 2110KUL 77W x36

EK343 KUL0055 – 0350DXB 77W x47
EK347 KUL0200 – 0445DXB 77W x136

Brisbane
2nd Daily service, a non-stop flight, to be launched on 26OCT08 with A340-500

Delhi
Increase from 7 weekly to 11 weekly from 30MAR08, introducing EK514/515

EK510 DXB0435 – 0915DEL 77W 246
EK514 DXB1645 – 2125DEL 332 457
EK514 DXB1645 – 2125DEL 772 2
EK512 DXB2210 – 0245+1DEL 772 6
EK512 DXB2210 – 0245+1DEL 77W 247

EK513 DEL0415 – 0610DXB 772 7
EK513 DEL0415 – 0610DXB 77W 135
EK511 DEL1045 – 1230DXB 77W 246
EK515 DEL2255 – 0040+1DXB 772 2
EK515 DEL2255 – 0040+1DXB 332 457

Increase from 11 weekly to 14 weekly from 01JUL08 (in particular on EK514/515)

EK510 DXB0435 – 0915DEL 77W 246
EK514 DXB1645 – 2125DEL 77W 4
EK514 DXB1645 – 2125DEL 772 2
EK514 DXB1645 – 2125DEL 773 3
EK514 DXB1645 – 2125DEL 772 x234
EK512 DXB2210 – 0245+1DEL 772 6
EK512 DXB2210 – 0245+1DEL 77W 247

EK513 DEL0415 – 0610DXB 772 7
EK513 DEL0415 – 0610DXB 77W 135
EK511 DEL1045 – 1230DXB 77W 246
EK515 DEL2255 – 0040+1DXB 772 2
EK515 DEL2255 – 0040+1DXB 773 3
EK515 DEL2255 – 0040+1DXB 77W 4
EK515 DEL2255 – 0040+1DXB 332 x234

Ahmedabad
Effective 30MAR08, EK538/539 will be going daily from 6 weekly (x5), while introducing 1 extra weekly EK540/541

EK540 DXB1455 – 1905AMD 332 5
EK538 DXB2255 – 0305+1AMD 332 D

EK539 AMD0425 – 0555DXB 332 D
EK541 AMD2035 – 2205DXB 332 5

Accra
Increase from 5 weekly (x16) to Daily eff 01DEC08

EK785 DXB0740 – 1240ACC 343 16
EK787 DXB0740 – 1240ACC 343 x16

EK786 ACC1845 – 0605+1DXB 343 16
EK788 ACC1845 – 0605+1DXB 343 x16


Changes regarding the aircraft operations are the following:

Flight Number / Route

Till

From

EK201 / 202 Dubai – New York v.v.

77W

Till 30SEP08

380

Eff 01OCT08

EK001 / 002 Dubai – London Heathrow v.v.

77W

Till 30NOV08

380

Eff 01DEC08

EK029 / 030 Dubai – London Heathrow v.v.

773

Till 30APR08

77W

Eff 01MAY08

EK045 / 046 Dubai – Frankfurt v.v.

772/773

Till 29MAR08

77W

Eff 30MAR08

EK049 / 050 Dubai – Munich v.v.

332

Till 31JUL08

772

Eff 01AUG08

EK049 / 050 Dubai – Munich v.v.

772

Till 30NOV08

77W

Eff 01DEC08

EK055 / 056 Dubai – Dusseldorf v.v.

332

Till 30NOV08

77W

Eff 01DEC08

EK087 / 088 Dubai – Zurich v.v.

345

Till 25OCT08

77W

Eff 26OCT08

EK306 / 307 Dubai – Beijing v.v.

772

Till 30JUN08

77L 5 weekly

77W 2 weekly

Eff 01JUL08

EK314 / 315 Dubai – Nagoya v.v.

345

Till 29MAR08

343

Eff 30MAR08

EK348 / 349 Dubai – Colombo – Singapore – Jakarta v.v.

773 + 77W

Till 29MAR08

77W

Eff 30MAR08

EK420 / 421 Dubai – Perth v.v.

EK424 / 425 Dubai – Perth v.v.

77W & 772

Till 29MAR08

345

Eff 30MAR08

EK420 / 421 Dubai – Perth v.v.

345

Till 25OCT08

77W

Eff 26OCT08

21
Dec

Emirates A380 to LHR from 01DEC08

Emirates’ 2nd A380 route will be Dubai – London Heathrow on the EK001/002 flight, starting 01DEC08.

21
Dec

SAS Sweden additional new routes

SAS Sweden will add Ängelholm – Nice (01JUL08 – 05AUG08) as well as Gothenburg – Split (07JUN08 – 27SEP08) in Summer 2008 schedule.

SK1827 AGH0705 – 0930NCE 736 2
SK1828 NCE1030 – 1255AGH 736 2

SK1835 GOT0705 – 0935SPU M80 6
SK1836 SPU1035 – 1305GOT M80 6

Starting 30MAR08, there will be increased frequencies from Stockholm to:
Malmö, Luleå, Trondheim, Bergen, Helsinki, Nice, Rome, Barcelona, Athens

21
Dec

Sked of CSA Czech to Rostov

CSA Czech Airlines’ new 3 weekly service to Rostov is now available.

OK914 PRG2155 – 0300+1ROV 319 146
OK915 ROV0445 – 0600PRG 319 257

Service begins 24APR08.

20
Dec

SAS returns to Shanghai + codeshare with FM

SAS has signed a codeshare deal with Shanghai Airlines, the newest Star Alliance member, which will begin in 2008.

Initially codeshare will cover Shanghai – Beijing, Beijing – Copenhagen and Beijing – Stockholm.

SAS will also relaunch Copenhagen – Shanghai service in 2008 Summer timetable.

20
Dec

JAL/JAA Taiwan flight number swaps

Japan Airlines will takeover Japan Asia Airways’ operation effective 01APR08 under the new Taiwan-Japan bilateral deal. Japan Asia Airways will cease operation on 31MAR08 and all EG-coded flight numbers will be switched to JL-coded from 01APR08.


Route

EG till 31MAR08

JL eff 01APR08

Tokyo Narita – Taipei

EG201

JL641

EG203

JL645

EG205

JL647

EG209

JL649

Taipei – Tokyo Narita

EG200

JL640

EG202

JL642

EG204

JL646

EG206

JL648

Tokyo Narita – Kaohsiung

EG279

JL657

Kaohsiung – Tokyo Narita

EG278

JL658

Osaka Kansai – Taipei

EG211

JL651

EG217

JL653

Taipei – Osaka Kansai

EG218

JL652

EG212

JL654

Nagoya – Taipei

EG283

JL655

Taipei – Nagoya

EG284

JL656

20
Dec

QANTAS new flights to Hong Kong

QANTAS will increase Melbourne – Hong Kong service from 7 weekly to 10 from 01APR08. The extra 3 weekly service will be operated by A330-300.

QF085 MEL1155 – 1915HKG 333 236
QF029 MEL2250 – 0550+1HKG 744 D

QF030 HKG0900 – 1955MEL 744 D
QF086 HKG2105 – 0810+1MEL 333 236

Starting 09MAR08, 2 of 7 weekly QF188/187 on the Sydney – Hong Kong route will see A330-200 replacing B767-300ER service.

20
Dec

Lufthansa Hamburg – Bergen

Lufthansa will operate weekend service between Hamburg and Bergen starting 03MAY08.

LH3098 HAM1400 – 1525BGO CR2 67
LH3099 BGO1555 – 1725HAM CR2 67

20
Dec

Air China all-777 to Munich

Air China will be operating 5 weekly 777 service instead of a mix of 767/777 on the Beijing – Munich route, as per schedule update on 20DEC07.
20
Dec

Air Canada & Corsairfly to begin codesharing

Air Canada and Corsairfly today announced a codesahre agreement which will enhance travel options between Canada and France.

Air Canada will codeshare on Corsairfly’s following route:
Paris Orly – Quebec City – Montreal – Paris Orly (747/330)
Paris Orly – Halifax (to be launched by Corsairfly from 25JUN08)