Lufthansa Cargo to Curitiba
Since 16JUL08 Lufthansa Cargo has started 2 weekly service to Curitiba in Brazil.
The routing is Frankfurt – Dakar – Sao Paulo – Curitiba – Frankfurt, operated by Boeing 747-400 Freighter from World Airways
NCA ends Beijing service
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) will end service to Beijing from mid-August 2008.
Austrian to reduce Jeddah flight
Austrian’s new 4 weekly Vienna – Jeddah service will be temporarily reduced from 4 to 3 weekly from 07JAN09 till 26FEB09.
The new service starts in October 2008.
Austrian reduce Dubai service
Austrian will temporarily reduce Vienna – Dubai service for the month of January and February 2009.
The 2nd daily OS837/838 will be reduced from Daily to 5 weekly from 16JAN09 to 04MAR09
Air India 777-300ER to Dubai
Air India has replaced 777-200LR with larger 777-300ER on the Mumbai – Dubai route
Air Canada to end codeshare with Air Jamaica
Air Canada from 25OCT08 will no longer placing its “AC” code on flights operated by Air Jamaica.
THY to start Birmingham UK service
Turkish Airlines will launch 5 weekly Istanbul – Birmingham UK flight from 15DEC08
TK1967 IST0820 – 1030BHX 738 14
TK1969 IST1005 – 1215BHX 738 257
TK1968 BHX1130 – 1725IST 738 14
TK1970 BHX1315 – 1910IST 738 257
DELTA 3 weekly to Seoul in Winter 08/09
DELTA will operate 3 weekly service on the Atlanta – Seoul Incheon route this winter. It usually operates 4 times a week.
Air India 330 on Kolkata – London
Air India has resumed the Kolkata – London route with A330 aircraft on 26JUL08
Air France close 2 more routes
Air France and its franchise has announced dropping 2 more routes.
Effective 15SEP08, Cityjet by Air France will suspend Nice – Geneva
Effective 26OCT08, Air France will suspend Paris Orly – Seville (also served by Transavia France)
TAM starts Brasilia – Buenos Aires
TAM starting 08AUG08 will launch daily Brasilia – Buenos Aires route
JJ8008 BSB1100 – 1445EZE 320 D
JJ8009 EZE1540 – 1915BSB 320 D
DELTA adds 5th Daily Atlanta – San Juan
DELTA will launch 5th daily flight on the Atlanta – San Juan route from 22NOV08
DL417 ATL0830 – 1259SJU 757 D
DL422 SJU1355 – 1659ATL 757 D
From 20DEC08 to 03JAN09, there will be 6th flight on Saturdays
DL421 ATL1015 – 1452SJU 757 6
DL426 SJU1545 – 1852ATL 757 6
ANA/StarFlyer to codeshare Tokyo – Osaka
ANA and StarFlyer today announced expanded codeshare deal from 01NOV08, covers Tokyo Haneda – Osaka Kansai route.
The 2 already codeshares on Tokyo Haneda – Kitakyushu route
ANA announce 2008/09 Winter Schedule
ANA today unveiled its 2008/09 Winter schedule.
Suspension
- eff 26OCT08 Nagoya Chubu – Taipei
- eff 13JAN09 Osaka Kansai – Guam
- eff 01FEB09 Nagasaki – Okinawa (Naha)
Aircraft Change
Some of the aircraft changes has been posted previously
The aircraft change represents capacity change.
- Tokyo Narita – Xiamen 737-700 (120 seats) replace A320 (110 seats)
- Nagoya Chubu – Shanghai Pu Dong A320 (110 seats) replace 737-700 (120 seats)
- Tokyo Narita – Shanghai Pu Dong NH919/920 swap from 110-seater A320 to 223-seater 777-200ER
- Tokyo Narita – Guangzhou 1 of 2 Daily swap from 214-seater 767 to 120-seater 737-700
- Tokyo Haneda – Shanghai Hongqiao will swap from 223-seater 777-200ER to 214-seater 767-300ER
Frequency Increase
- eff 01NOV08 3 Daily Tokyo Haneda – Saga increase to 4 Daily
Frequency Reduction eff 01NOV08
- Sapporo New Chitose – Sendai Reduce from 5-7 Daily to 3 Daily
- Memanbetsu – Osaka Kansai conversion from year-round to summer seasonal
- Sapporo New Chitose – Osaka Kansai Reduce from 5 to 4 Daily
- Tokyo Haneda – Osaka Kansai Reduce from 7 to 5 Daily
- Tokyo Haneda – Oshima Reduce from 2 to 1 Daily, retaining Jet service
- Osaka Kansai – Okinawa Naha Reduce from 5 to 4 Daily
- Kagoshima – Okinawa Naha Reduce from 3 to 1 Daily
- Nagoya Chubu – Matsuyama Reduce from 3 to 2 Daily
