China Eastern’s Taiwan Schedule for July
China Eastern has announced charter schedule between China and Taiwan for July 2008.
It’ll operate the following:
1 weekly Nanjing – Taipei Sungshan
MU5001 NKG0900 – 1200TSA 321 5
MU5002 TSA1300 – 1600NKG 321 5
2 weekly Shanghai Pu Dong – Taipei Sungshan
MU5007 PVG0900 – 1200TSA 321 15
MU5008 TSA1300 – 1600PVG 321 15
1 weekly Shanghai Pu Dong – Taipei CKS
MU5005 PVG0900 – 1200TPE 321 7
MU5006 TPE1300 – 1600PVG 321 7
ZOOM to start Winnipeg – London
ZOOM will offer service between Winnipeg Canada and London Gatwick Airport from 27SEP08. Service originates and ends in Calgary.
ZX312 YYC1630 – 1920YWG2020 – 1015+1LGW 763 3 01OCT08-
ZX613 LGW1300 – 1530YWG1630 – 1730YYC 763 6 27SEP08-
ZOOM re-routes Fort Lauderdale service
ZOOM’s service to Fort Lauderdale is being unified to 1-stop operation. Previously the airline was planning 1 weekly nonstop from London and 1 weekly from London via Bermuda.
The updated schedule is the following:
ZX017 LGW0945 – 1310BDA1410 – 1605FLL 763 7
ZX017 LGW1000 – 1325BDA1425 – 1620FLL 763 4
ZX018 FLL1810 – 2135BDA2235 – 0915+1LGW 763 47
ZOOM reduce NY – London flight
ZOOM has reduced service on the London Gatwick – New York JFK route from 5 to 3 weekly due to increasing fuel prices.
Current schedule is the following:
ZX001 LGW1255 – 1545JFK 752 2
ZX001 LGW1300 – 1545JFK 763 57
ZX002 JFK1730 – 0610+1LGW 763* 257
*752 on Day 2
There are no changes to its San Diego schedule so far
DELTA receive rights for NY – Buenos Aires
DELTA received the designated frequency from the DoT to operate 5 weekly New York JFK – Buenos Aires flight. DELTA will start the route on 18DEC08 (19DEC08 from Buenos Aires) with 767.
DL193 JFK2200 – 1220+1EZE 763 x23
DL192 EZE2215 – 0625+1JFK 763 x34
Aerolineas Argentinas relaunch 3 cities
Aerolineas Argentinas starting 01NOV08 will resume Daily Buenos Aires – Cordoba (Chile) flight with Boeing 737-500
AR1522 EZE0845 – 1005COR 735 D
AR1525 COR1830 – 1942EZE 735 D
Weekend service on the Buenos Aires – Florianopolis (Brazil) will returns from 01NOV08
AR1270 EZE1155 – 1350FLN 735 7
AR1270 EZE1320 – 1515FLN 735 6
AR1271 FLN1420 – 1630EZE 735 7
AR1271 FLN1545 – 1755EZE 735 6
The nonstop Buenos Aires – New York JFK service returns from 08DEC08, 4 times a week.
AR1300 EZE2225 – 0615+1JFK 340 46
AR1300 EZE2225 – 0615+1JFK 343 13
AR1301 JFK1605 – 0600+1EZE 340 57
AR1301 JFK1605 – 0600+1EZE 343 24
Bariloche – Sao Paulo on A340 in July
Aerolineas Argentinas will operate Airbus A340 service on the San Carlos de Bariloche – Sao Paulo route every Saturday on July 2008
AR1960 BRC1105 – 1505GRU 343 6
AR1961 GRU1620 – 2055BRC 343 6
Due to the aircraft utilization, AR1942/1943 on the Buenos Aires – San Carlos de Bariloche flight on Saturday will also be operated by A340 in July.
Aerolineas Argentinas A320 routes
Aerolineas Argentinas’ new A320 is currently and planned to be operating on the following routes:
Buenos Aires – Lima
Effective 01AUG08
Buenos Aires – Rio de Janeiro
Effective 01JUL08
On AR1254/1255
Buenos Aires – Sao Paulo
Effective 01JUL08
AR1240/1248 from Buenos Aires
AR1241/1249 from Sao Paulo
The new A320 configures in C8Y156
Aerolineas Argentinas to Santiao de Compostela
Aerolineas Argentinas will operate Buenos Aires – Santiago de Compostela (Spain) – Madrid flight on selected days between June and August
AR1986 EZE1420 – 0637+1SCQ0737+1 – 0907+1MAD 343 19JUN08
AR1986 EZE1620 – 0915+1SCQ1015+1 – 1145+1MAD 343 17JUL08
AR1986 EZE1400 – 0655+1SCQ0755+1 – 0925+1MAD 343 07AUG08
Note this will be one-way only
Aerolineas Argentinas Porto Alegre – Miami in July
Aerolineas Argentinas will operate Buenos Aires – Porto Alegre – Miami in July, 2 flights each direction.
AR1304 EZE0215 – 0405POA0535 – 1205MIA 343 13JUL08/15JUL08
AR1305 MIA1805 – 0325+1POA0500+1 – 0645+1EZE 343 27JUL08/29JUL08
AirCalin ups Brisbane flight
Starting 28OCT08 AirCalin is adding 3rd weekly flight on the Noumea – Brisbane route.
SB150 NOU0800 – 0925BNE 320 2
SB150 NOU1625 – 1755BNE 320 7
SB150 NOU1730 – 1910BNE 320 4
SB151 BNE1100 – 1410NOU 320 2
SB151 BNE2030 – 2340NOU 320 47
A 4th weekly flight will be added starting 06JAN09 till 17FEB09
SB152 NOU1530 – 1655BNE 320 2
SB153 BNE1820 – 2130NOU 320 2
5th weekly flight will operates from 30JAN09 to 13FEB09 with A330-200
SB152 NOU1840 – 2005BNE 332 5
SB153 BNE2140 – 0055+1NOU 332 5
Flight SB150/151 on Day 4 will operate on a modified schedule while aircraft will be operated by A330 from 08JAN09 to 18FEB09
SB150 NOU1840 – 2005BNE 330 4
SB151 BNE2140 – 0055+1NOU 332 4
Air Pacific new service to Tuvalu
Air Pacific will begin weekly service from Suva to Funafuti in Tuvalu from 24JUN08
FJ281 SUV0915 – 1135FUN ATR 2
FJ280 FUN1220 – 1440SUV ATR 2
Air Fiji already operates this route on Tuesday and Friday with Convair CV580
Air Berlin confirms China suspension; long-haul cuts
Air Berlin today officially announced the suspension of flights to China (Beijing and Shanghai) from 26OCT08. These flights were launched on 01MAY08.
This is part of the airlines’ efficiency program, which includes:
- Removal of 14 Long/mid-haul aircraft
- 4 A330 will be removed from long-haul service which 3 will be transferred to Nuremberg for mid-haul flight
- Dissolving the brand dba
- Total long-haul capacity will be reduced by 30%
The airline also announced the following suspension or frequency reductions:
- Suspension of Düsseldorf – New York for Winter
- Frequency reduction to Cape Town, Windhoek and Bangkok
- Suspension of service to Mauritius and Sri Lanka
However, there will be flight increases to the following destinations
- Miami
- Fort Myers
- Cancun
- Male
- Montego Bay
It will launch new service to the Azores





