HK Express to Phuket and Denpasar
Hong Kong Express will start 2 weekly Hong Kong – Phuket service from 10SEP08
UO703 HKG0805 – 1045HKT 738 7
UO703 HKG1050 – 1330HKT 738 3
UO704 HKT1140 – 1600HKG 738 7
UO704 HKT1415 – 1845HKG 738 3
New service to Denpasar will be 2 weekly as well from 12SEP08
UO709 HKG1130 – 1630DPS 738 25
UO708 DPS1730 – 2230HKG 738 25
China Airlines 747 to Hawaii
China Airlines’ Taipei – Tokyo – Honolulu has been operated with Boeing 747-400 instead of A330 since 19JUL08.
The 747 will operate until 25AUG08
China Eastern 330 to London
China Eastern this month is operating 1 weekly A330 and 1 weekly A340 on the Shanghai – London route.
Service will return to 4 weekly A340 from September.
China Southern keeps LAX with reduced frequency
China Southern’s Guangzhou – Los Angeles will be kept as 4 weekly flights instead of 5.
The original plan was returning to 5 weekly from 01OCT08 but the Skyteam carrier has decided to change it to 4 weekly from 26SEP08
ETIHAD 2008/09 Winter preliminary schedule
The following is ETIHAD’s 2008/09 Winter preliminary schedule as of 07AUG08
| Route | 2008 Summer | 2008/09 Winter |
| Abu Dhabi – New York JFK | 7 345 | 7 345 |
| Abu Dhabi – Toronto | 3 346 | 3 346 |
| Abu Dhabi – London Heathrow | 14 346
3 332 |
16 346
4 332 1 345 |
| Abu Dhabi – Manchester | 7 332 | 7 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Paris | 5 332
5 345 |
10 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Brussels | 4 332 | 4 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Frankfurt | 10 332 | 10 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Munich | 7 332 | 7 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Minsk | 2 319 | 3 319 |
| Abu Dhabi – Zurich | 5 332 | 4 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Milan Malpensa | 3 332 | 3 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Casablanca | 4 332 | 4 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Cairo | 10 320
2 332 1 343 |
7 332
3 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Khartoum | 4 320
1 332 |
5 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Johannesburg | 7 332 | 7 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Beirut | 4 319
6 320 2 343 |
14 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Amman | 6 319
3 320 1 332 |
10 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Damascus | 6 320
3 319 2 332 |
11 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Kuwait City | 10 320
4 319 |
14 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Bahrain | 14 319
5 320 5 332 1 345 |
21 320
7 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Doha | 6 320
3 319 5 332 |
14 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Muscat | 8 319
3 320 10 332 |
21 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Dammam | 7 332
4 77W |
5 332
4 77W |
| Abu Dhabi – Riyadh | 8 77W | 8 77W |
| Abu Dhabi – Jeddah | 4 77W
3 332/343 |
4 77W
3 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Tehran | 3 320 | 3 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Peshawar | 2 332 | 2 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Islamabad | 3 320
4 332 |
5 320
2 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Lahore | 7 332 | 4 320
3 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Karachi | 3 320
11 332 |
11 332
3 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Delhi | 5 343
2 346 |
4 346
2 332 1 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Mumbai | 3 346
1 343 2 320 1 332 |
7 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Kochi | 6 320 | 7 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Kozhikode | 7 320 | 7 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Chennai | 6 320
1 319 |
7 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Thiruvananthapuram | 7 320 | 7 320 |
| Abu Dhabi – Kathmandu | 4 332 | 4 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Dhaka | 7 332 | 7 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Beijing | 4 332 | 4 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Bangkok | 14 77W | 14 77W |
| Abu Dhabi – Manila | 7 77W | 7 77W |
| Abu Dhabi – Kuala Lumpur | 6 77W | 6 332 |
| Abu Dhabi – Singapore – Brisbane | 3 332 | 3 77W |
| Abu Dhabi – Jakarta | 7 77W | 7 77W |
| Abu Dhabi – Sydney | 7 345 | 7 345
4 346 |
jetBlue to start San Juan – Santo Domingo
jetBlue from 18DEC08 will launch Daily E90 service on the San Juan – Santo Domingo flight
B61736 SDQ1555 – 1650SJU E90 D
B61735 SJU1745 – 1845SDQ E90 D
KLM 737-700 Routes Update – 3
The following is the updates of KLM’s 737-700 routes. The inaugural flight has been postponed from this week to 13AUG08. Previous updates can be found here.
All data as of 07AUG08 and is subject to change Read more 
KLM’s New E190 aircraft routes
KLM has started posting the routes to be operated by the new Embraer E190.
Data as of 07AUG08 and is subject to change Read more
Additional DELTA flight to the Caribbean
DELTA is adding extra flights to the Caribbean in the 2008/09 Winter season
*2nd Daily Atlanta – Aruba eff 20DEC08
DL305 ATL1020 – 1522AUA 738 D
DL385 ATL1530 – 2030AUA 738 D
DL386 AUA0940 – 1250ATL 738 D
DL304 AUA1625 – 1943ATL 738 D
*Extra Saturday service on Atlanta – Grand Cayman from 20DEC08
DL337 ATL1020 – 1303GCM 757/M88 D
DL407 ATL1130 – 1413GCM M88 6
DL336 GCM1405 – 1712ATL 757/M88 D
DL408 GCM1515 – 1822ATL M88 6
*3rd Daily Atlanta – Montego Bay eff 20DEC08
DL357 ATL0830 – 1124MBJ M88 D
DL359 ATL0945 – 1238MBJ 757 D
DL361 ATL1435 – 1725MBJ 757 D
DL358 MBJ1214 – 1513ATL M88 D
DL360 MBJ1338 – 1634ATL 757 D
DL362 MBJ1510 – 1814ATL 757 D
*Extra Saturday service on Atlanta – Providenciales from 20DEC08
DL509 ATL1010 – 1300PLS M88/757 x23
DL555 ATL1120 – 1410PLS M88 6
DL510 PLS1400 – 1709ATL M88/757 x23
DL556 PLS1510 – 1819ATL M88 6
Until 14DEC08, DL509/510 operates on Day 6 only. Day 7 is operated by Pinnacle Airlines CRJ900 as DL2086/2087
*2nd Daily Atlanta – Punta Cana eff 20DEC08
DL543 ATL1025 – 1454PUJ M88 D
DL563 ATL1130 – 1559PUJ M88 D
DL542 PUJ1555 – 1840ATL M88 D
DL562 PUJ1650 – 1935ATL M88 D
*Extra Saturday service on Atlanta – St. Maarten eff 20DEC08, previously posted
*Extra 4 weekly Atlanta – St. Thomas route from 18DEC08 to 04JAN09 only
DL325 ATL1015 – 1450STT 757 D
DL327 ATL1150 – 1618STT 757 D
DL547 ATL1615 – 2043STT 73W x123
DL322 STT0845 – 1155ATL 73W x234
DL324 STT1550 – 1857ATL 757 D
DL326 STT1718 – 2030ATL 757 D
*NEW Saturday service on New York JFK – Bonaire eff 20DEC08
DL553 JFK1035 – 1625BON 738 6
DL554 BON1715 – 2105JFK 738 6
*NEW 5 weekly Atlanta – Santiago de los Caballeros in Dominican Republic from 20DEC08
DL501 ATL1025 – 1433STI 738 x23
DL502 STI1535 – 1818ATL 738 x23
Extra SWISS flight to China on 27AUG08
SWISS plans to operate 1 extra flight to China on 27AUG08. The routing is Zurich – Beijing – Shanghai – Zurich
LX2788 ZRH1255 – 0500+1PEK0615+1 – 0810+1PVG0925+1 – 1600+1ZRH 343
Air Canada seasonal adjustment to Zurich
As usual Air Canada’s Toronto – Zurich route will see frequency reduction in winter season.
- Service operates 5 weekly (Day x12 from YYZ) from 02NOV08 to 01JAN09 and 31JAN09 onwards
- Service operates 4 weekly (Day x125 from YYZ) from 02JAN09 to 30JAN09
Air Canada 2 extra flights to Honolulu
Air Canada appears to be operating 2 extra flights on the Vancouver – Honolulu route on 20DEC08 and 03JAN09
AC043 YVR0810 – 1225HNL 763
AC044 HNL1345 – 2125YVR 763
Japan/Austria new bilateral agreement
Japan and Austria this week has concluded new bilateral deal.
Austria
Austrian carrier will be able to add 7 extra weekly flights to Narita from 2010.
Flights to Osaka and Nagoya will have up to 12 weekly flights available for Austrian carrier
Japan
Japanese carrier can operate up to 14 weekly flights out of Tokyo Narita
Currently only Austrian operates Daily flights between the two countries
AeroSur wetleasing 747/330 for Madrid flight
AeroSur Bolivia is wetleasing a Boeing 747 for the Santa Cruz – Madrid flight, effective 15AUG08.
The 747 service operates every Day 5 from Bolivia.
5L743 VVI1430 – 0700+1MAD 747 5
5L744 MAD2100 – 0400+1VVI 747 6
The 747 will replace the leased A310. The other 2 weekly service is operated by leased A330
AeroSur Bolivia plans Bogota/Panama launch
According to Amadeus, AeroSur Bolivia is planning to start 4 weekly Santa Cruz – Bogota – Panama City – Santa Cruz with Boeing 727 from 21NOV08
5L500 VVI2145 – 0030+1BOG0115+1 – 0245+1PTY0345+1 – 0915+1VVI 72S x246
UNITED to return to Myrtle Beach in May 2009
UNITED is anticipating service to Myrtle Beach FL will resume from 29MAY09 from Washington Dulles airport.
UNITED Express Drops 2 cities
UNITED last month announced it is suspending UNITED Express service to Bradford PA and Jamestown NY from 01OCT08
LANChiles 2008/09 Winter routing to Miami
The following is LANChile’s 2008/09 Northern Winter service pattern to Miami
*9 weekly nonstop Santiago de Chile – Miami
LA500 SCL2225 – 0510+1MIA 763 D
LA502 SCL2240 – 0525+1MIA 763 46
LA501 MIA2030 – 0655+1SCL 763 D
LA503 MIA2130 – 0755+1SCL 763 46
*3 weekly Santiago de Chile – Bogota – Miami
LA570 SCL0935 – 1330BOG1440 – 1820MIA 763 247
LA571 MIA0600 – 0930BOG1040 – 1820SCL 763 237
*1 weekly Santiago de Chile – Caracas – Miami
LA560 SCL0935 – 1450CCS1600 – 1900MIA 763 5
LA561 MIA0630 – 1015CCS1105 – 1915SCL 763 1
*1 weekly Santiago de Chile – Punta Cana – Miami
LA592 SCL0935 – 1645PUJ1735 – 1915MIA 763 6
LA591 MIA0700 – 1025PUJ1115 – 1950SCL 763 6
*NEW 1 weekly Santiago de Chile – Guayaquil – Caracas – Miami
LA568 SCL0935 – 1240GYE1325 – 1655CCS1805 – 2105MIA 763 1
LA569 MIA0700 – 0945CCS1035 – 1310GYE1355 – 2035SCL 763 5
No local traffic on the following sector:
GYE – CCS vv
*As per Amadeus, there is 1 weekly Santiago de Chile – Havana – Cancun – Miami
LA584 SCL0845 – 1500HAV1550 – 1605CUN1645 – 1920MIA 763 6
LA587 MIA2100 – 2145CUN2225 – 0035+1HAV0125+1 – 1125+1SCL 763 6
No local traffic on the following sector:
MIA – CUN vv
MIA – HAV vv
MIA – SCL vv
CUN-HAV vv
No extra UNITED to Australia in 08/09 Winter
UNITED is not operating extra 3 weekly Los Angeles – Sydney during the 2008/09 Northern Winter schedule
HK Express schedule to Osaka
Hong Kong Express’ schedule for the new Hong Kong – Osaka service is the following.
UO606 HKG1045 – 1525KIX 738 D
UO607 KIX1625 – 1930HKG 738 D
Service begins on 06SEP08 instead of 01SEP08
