Emirates increase India flights
Emirates from 01JUL08 will increase Dubai – Delhi service from 11 to 18 weekly
EK510 DXB0435 – 0915DEL 772 1357
EK510 DXB0435 – 0915DEL 77W 246
EK514 DXB1540 – 2020DEL 77W 4
EK514 DXB1540 – 2020DEL 332 1567
EK514 DXB1540 – 2020DEL 773 3
EK514 DXB1540 – 2020DEL 772 2
EK512 DXB2210 – 0245+1DEL 77W 247
EK512 DXB2210 – 0245+1DEL 772 6
EK513 DEL0415 – 0610DXB 772 7
EK513 DEL0415 – 0610DXB 77W 135
EK511 DEL1100 – 1245DXB 772 1357
EK511 DEL1100 – 1245DXB 77W 246
EK515 DEL2150 – 2335DXB 772 2
EK515 DEL2150 – 2335DXB 77W 4
EK515 DEL2150 – 2335DXB 773 3
EK515 DEL2150 – 2335DXB 332 1567
The Dubai – Bangalore service will be increased from 8 to 10 weekly from 01JUL08
EK564 DXB0330 – 0900BLR 772 24
EK516 DXB1145 – 1715BLR 772 5
EK516 DXB1145 – 1715BLR 332 137
EK518 DXB2130 – 0300+1BLR 772 146
EK518 DXB2130 – 0300+1BLR 332 2
EK519 BLR0415 – 0645DXB 772 257
EK519 BLR0415 – 0645DXB 332 3
EK565 BLR1025 – 1255DXB 772 24
EK517 BLR1830 – 2100DXB 772 5
EK517 BLR1830 – 2100DXB 332 137
Dubai – Shamshabad (Hyderabad) route will be increased from 11 weekly to 16 weekly from 01JUL08
EK526 DXB0345 – 0855HYD 332 123457
EK526 DXB0345 – 0855HYD 772 6
EK528 DXB1515 – 2025HYD 773 4
EK528 DXB1515 – 2025HYD 332 6
EK524 DXB2145 – 0255+1HYD 332 D
EK525 HYD0420 – 0620DXB 332 D
EK527 HYD1020 – 1220DXB 332 123457
EK527 HYD1020 – 1220DXB 772 6
EK529 HYD2150 – 2350DXB 773 4
EK529 HYD2150 – 2350DXB 332 6
Silverjet suspends operation
All-business class Premium Carrier Silverjet has suspended operation after it failed to secure essential funding
Last Mandarin Fokker 50 flight
Mandarin Airlines is operating final Fokker 50 service on 31MAY08.
The Fokker 50′s last flight with the airline is AE788, departing Makung at 1710 to Taichung. The registration of the aircraft is B12273.
The Fokker 50 fleet entered service with Formosa Airlines 13 years ago. In 1998, it was transferred to Mandarin Airlines after the merger.
CAAC: China Southern applies Samarkand flight
China Southern Airlines today submitted an application to the CAAC for operating the new Urumqi – Samarkand route.
Samarkand would be the Skyteam member’s 2nd destination in Uzbekistan.
It plans to operate 2 weekly service with 737 or 757 from June.
CAAC: Hainan applies Toronto/Mumbai/Bishkek
Hainan Airlines today applied 3 new international passenger routes with the CAAC.
*3 weekly Beijing – Bishkek with 737-800 from July 2008
*Daily Beijing – Mumbai with A330 or A340 from July 2008
*Daily Beijing – Toronto with A340-600 from October 2008
Ryanair adds another 14 new routes for Winter
Despite grounding 20 oldest 737-800 in its fleet, Ryanair on 29MAY08 announced latest round of expansion which includes 14 new routes for the 2008/09 Winter timetable.
New Services are
With the 14 new routes, Ryanair will over 660 routes across Europe and Africa this winter
Interlink Airlines South Africa to Jeddah
Interlink Airlines has launched Johannesburg – Bujumbura – Jeddah route on 16MAY08 with a Boeing 737
ID440 JNB2200 – 0145+1BJM0205+1 – 0800+1JED 737 5
ID441 JED2200 – 0145+1BJM0215+1 – 0600+1JNB 737 6
Turkish to maintain extra Bangkok frequencies
As of 29MAY08 schedule update, Turkish Airlines is maintaining 10 weekly service on Istanbul – Bangkok route in the Winter 2008/09 season. The flight currently operates Daily, with extra 3 weekly flights begins 01JUL08
SAA 340-600 to Lagos
Starting 26OCT08, 2 of 4 weekly South African’s Johannesburg – Lagos flight will be operated by A340-600.
The A340-600 operates on Day 37 and A340-200 on Day 25
SAA increase Germany flights from OCt 2008
South African Airways from 26OCT08 will add 3 more weekly service on the Johannesburg – Frankfurt route.
In total there will be 10 weekly flights on this route
SA266 JNB0930 – 1925FRA 342 357
SA260 JNB2020 – 0615+1FRA 346 D
SA261 FRA2045 – 0830+1JNB 346 D
SA267 FRA2125 – 0910+1JNB 342 357
The Johannesburg – Munich route from 26OCT08 will also be increased from 4 weekly to Daily. The schedule currently is on a trial with morning departure from Jo’burg until Oct.
Lufthansa A330-200 to Africa
Between 25AUG08 and 25OCT08 Lufthansa will operate Airbus 330-200 aircraft (C42M187) on the Frankfurt – Khartoum – Addis Ababa flight.
In addition, 3 of 7 weekly LH582/583 service on the Frankfurt – Cairo route between 31AUG08 and 23OCT08
China Airlines 340 to Vancouver
Effective 01JUL08 China Airlines’ Taipei – Vancouver route will be operated by Airbus A340-300 instead of Boeing 747-400.
US Airways postpone Beijing launch till 2010
US Airways has filed a notice to Department of Transportation this week that it will postpone the plan to launch Philadelphia – Beijing service by 12 months.
The route was planned for March 2009 launch.
Air Berlin cuts Shanghai frequency
Due to low demand and rising fuel cost, Air Berlin’s new 5 weekly (x36) Dusseldorf – Shanghai service will be reduced to 3 weekly (Day 135 from Dusseldorf) from July.
Air China aircraft shuffle on Shanghai – Japan route
Air China’s is adjusting the operational aircrafts on the Shanghai – Japan routes from 26OCT08
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita service will see A330 replacing B767 on the CA929/930
On the Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai route, CA163/164 will see 737-300 replace 737-800
737-300 will replace 737-800 on Shanghai Pu Dong – Fukuoka
Royal Jordanian 2008/09 Winter advanced routes
The following is the preliminary schedule and routes for Royal Jordanian Airlines for 2008/09 Winter season. Data as of 28MAY08
Note that service to Iraq is not included in this list
| Routes | 2008 Summer | 2008/09 Winter |
| Amman – London Heathrow | 1 Daily 313 till 10SEP
1 Daily 313/321 eff 11SEP |
1 Daily 321 till 31DEC08
1 Daily 313 eff 01JAN09 |
| Amman – Paris CDG | 1 Daily 320/321 | 6 weekly 321
1 weekly 320 |
| Aqaba – Paris CDG | - | 1 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Amsterdam | 3 weekly 321
2 weekly 320 |
3 weekly 320
1 weekly 319 1 weekly 321 |
| Amman – Frankfurt | 6 weekly 313/32S | 4 weekly 319
3 weekly 321 |
| Amman – Munich | 2 weekly 321 | 2 weekly 319 |
| Amman – Zurich – Geneva – Amman | 1 weekly 320 | 2 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Geneva – Zurich – Amman | 2 weekly 320 | 2 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Vienna | 3 weekly 319
2 weekly 320 |
4 weekly 320
1 weekly 319 |
| Amman – Budapest | 2 weekly E95 | 2 weekly E95 |
| Amman – Milan | 2 weekly 321 | 2 weekly 321 |
| Amman – Rome | 5 weekly 32S | 5 weekly 313/32S |
| Amman – Madrid | 3 weekly 321
2 weekly 320 |
3 weekly 320
1 weekly 319 |
| Amman – Barcelona | 2 weekly 320 | 1 weekly 321
1 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Moscow | 3 weekly 320 | 2 weekly 320
1 weekly 319 |
| Amman – Tunis | 3 weekly 320 | 2 weekly 319
1 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Athens | 4 weekly E95 | 4 weekly E95 |
| Amman – Larnaca | 1 weekly 313
2-3 weekly E95 |
3 weekly E95
1 weekly 321 |
| Amman – Cairo | 2 Daily E95
1 Daily E95/32S |
3 Daily E95 |
| Amman – Alexandria | 4 weekly E75 | 2 weekly E75
2 weekly E95 |
| Amman – Sharm el Sheikh | 6 weekly E75
1 weekly F28 |
1 Daily E75 |
| Amman – Khartoum | 4 weekly 321 | 3 weekly 320
1 weekly 321 |
| Amman – Aleppo | 7 weekly E75
4 weekly E95 |
1 Daily E75 |
| Amman – Damascus | 8 weekly E95
4 weekly 32S |
10 weekly E95
1 weekly 319 |
| Amman – Beirut | 3 Daily EQV | 2 Daily E95
1 Daily E75 |
| Amman – Sanaa | 2 weekly 321
1 weekly 320 |
3 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Aden | 2 weekly 320 | 2 weekly 319 |
| Amman – Tel Aviv | 14 weekly EQV | 14 weekly EQV |
| Amman – Jeddah | 4 weekly 321
2 weekly 342 2 weekly 320 1 weekly E95 |
8 weekly 321
1 weekly 342 |
| Amman – Riyadh | Daily 32S | 6 weekly E95/313 |
| Amman – Dammam | 6 weekly E95
1 weekly E75 |
2 weekly E75
2 weekly E95 |
| Amman – Kuwait | 1 Daily EQV
3 weekly E95 |
5 weekly 320/321
1 weekly 313 1 weekly E95 |
| Amman – Doha | 1 Daily E95 | 1 Daily E95 |
| Amman – Bahrain | 4 weekly E95
3 weekly E75 |
4 weekly E95 |
| Amman – Abu Dhabi | 1 weekly E95 eff 12JUN08 | 1 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Abu Dhabi – Muscat – Amman | 5 weekly 320/321
2 weekly 313 |
4 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Muscat | 3 weekly EQV | 1 weekly 319 |
| Amman – Dubai | 3 Daily EQV | 2 Daily EQV |
| Amman – Mumbai | 2 weekly 320 | 2 weekly 320 |
| Amman – Delhi | 3 weekly 313 | 3 weekly 313 |
| Amman – Bangkok | 4 weekly 313 | 4 weekly 313 |
| Amman – Bangkok – Hong Kong | 3 weekly 313 | 3 weekly 313 |
| Amman – New York JFK | 5 weekly 342 | 4 weekly 342 |
| Amman – Chicago | 1 Daily 342 | 4 weekly 342 |
| Amman – Detroit | 2 weekly 342 | 2 weekly 342 |
| Amman – Montreal | 2 weekly 342 | 2 weekly 342 |
UNITED 777 on Chicago – Amsterdam
Between 18JUN08 and 24OCT08, UNITED’s Chicago – Amsterdam route will be operated by Boeing 777 instead of 767.
China Airlines 747 to Frankfurt from 01JUL08
China Airlines’ Taipei – Frankfurt nonstop service will be operated by 2-class Boeing 747-400 instead of Airbus A340-300 from 01JUL08.
Frequencies remains at 5 weekly.
SAS Sverige cancels Tallinn and Riga
SAS Sverige will cancel Stockholm – Tallinn and Stockholm – Riga from 30JUN08 and 31JUL08 respectively.
|
Routes |
OV Codesharing |
SK Operating |
|
Stockholm – Tallinn |
OV7924 |
SK748 |
|
Tallinn – Stockholm |
OV7923 |
SK749 |
|
Routes |
BT Codesharing |
SK Operating |
|
Stockholm – Riga |
BT7106 |
SK2759 |
|
Riga – Stockholm |
BT7105 |
SK2760 |
QANTAS 747-300 retirement
Updated timetable shows QANTAS’ last 747-300 flight is planned for 31DEC08 from Perth to Sydney.
