EgyptAir change to Beijing on 08AUG08
EgyptAir on 08AUG08 will modify its flight schedule to Beijing as original schedule arrives during the Olympic opening ceremony
MS1960 CAI0415 – 1715BKK1815 – 0010PEK 777 08AUG08
MS1961 PEK0125 – 0520BKK0620 – 1130CAI 777 09AUG08
Uzbekistan 310 to Beijing
Uzbekistan Airways plans to operate A310-300 aircraft on 05AUG08 and 12AUG08 to Beijing instead of 767.
Korean Air changes to Beijing on 08AUG08
Korean Air will not be operating Seoul – Beijing flight KE853/854 on 08AUG08 during the Olympic opening ceremony.
Cebu Pacific retimes Kaohsiung flight
From 16AUG08 Cebu Pacific will retime Day 24 service flight on the Manila – Kaohsiung flight. They’ll be operating in the afternoon hours instead of morning, which is currently operating on Day 6.
Silk Air to increase Kathmandu service
Silk Air from 11SEP08 will progressively increase operating frequencies to Kathmandu in Nepal.
The flight currently operates 3 times a week, and a 4th weekly flight will be added from 11SEP08. Service increase to 6 weekly from 26OCT08.
SAS reduce long-haul frequencies
SAS is reducing long-haul frequencies as usual this winter.
Bangkok/Singapore reducing from Daily to 5 weekly
Chicago reducing from Daily to 6 weekly from Copenhagen, to 5 weekly from Stockholm
Newark reducing from Daily to 6 weekly from Copenhagen, to 5 weekly from Stockholm
Seattle reducing from Daily to 5 weekly
Tokyo reducing from Daily to 6 weekly
Washington reducing from Daily to 5 weekly
THY limited Samsun – Hamburg flight
Turkish Airlines will operate 3 one-way service for late-August only between Samsun in Turkey and Hamburg
TK5663 SZF0925 – 1225HAM 738 27AUG08
TK5661 SZF1845 – 2130HAM 738 20AUG08
TK5669 SZF1850 – 2130HAM 738 30AUG08
Brussels Airlines codeshare to Riga
Brussels Airlines (SN) will begin codeshare on airBaltic’s Riga – Brussels service from 04AUG08
| Route |
SN Codesharing |
BT Operating |
| Riga – Brussels |
SN5170 SN5174 |
BT601 BT603 |
| Brussels – Riga |
SN5169 SN5173 |
BT602 BT604 |
Rossiya maintains 767 to Beijing in Winter 08/09
Rossiya Airlines this winter will maintain Boeing 767 service on the St. Petersburg – Beijing route.
Previously it was planned for operating Ilyushin Il-86 with technical stop in Novosibirsk.
FV215 LED0940 – 2215PEK 767 6
FV215 LED1910 – 0745+1PEK 767 3
FV216 PEK0910 – 1235LED 767 4
FV216 PEK2345 – 0310+1LED 767 6
BA temporarily reductions to LAX
British Airways is temporarily reducing London – Los Angeles service from 3 Daily to 2 Daily for January 2009
BA269/268 will not operate from 11JAN09 to 01FEB09.
BA279/278 will not operate from 01FEB09 to 21FEB09 except 10FEB09, 19FEB09
JAL 777 on Osaka – Bangkok
JAL will operate Boeing 777 aircraft from 26OCT08. on Osaka – Bangkok route On Day 67.
China Airlines adds extra Hong Kong flight
China Airlines is operating extra flights to Hong Kong between August and October.
CI2605 TPE1500 – 1645HKG 333 67
CI2605 TPE1515 – 1700HKG 333 5
CI2606 HKG1745 – 1925TPE 333 67
CI2606 HKG1800 – 1940TPE 333 5
CI2809 TPE1900 – 2045HKG 333 x6
CI2809 TPE1915 – 2100HKG 333 6
CI2810 HKG2145 – 2325TPE 333 D
Air France cuts London – LA frequency
Air France from 26OCT08 will reduce London – Los Angeles route from 7 weekly to 5 weekly.
There will be no service operating on Day 13 from London and Day 27 from LA.
The cut is due to high oil price
