Pacific Blue to launch Sydney – Auckland
Pacific Blue starting 14OCT08 will launch 9 weekly Sydney – Auckland service
Ural Airlines resumes Bangkok
Ural Airlines from 30SEP08 will resume Ekaterinburg – Lahore – Bangkok service. Lahore is served as a technical stop
U63785 SVX2050 – 0015+1LHE0115+1 – 0725+1BKK 320 2
U63785 SVX2300 – 0225+1LHE0325+1 – 1035+1BKK 320 5
U63786 BKK0855 – 1150LHE1250 – 1815SVX 320 3
U63786 BKK1105 – 1400LHE1500 – 2025SVX 320 6
Ural Airlines to Mongolia
Ural Airlines currently operates Ekaterinburg – Ulaan Baatar nonstop service
Service operates on bi-weekly basis till 30SEP08
U63245 SVX0800 – 1410ULN TU5 2
U63246 ULN1600 – 1840SVX TU5 3
Starting 01OCT08, service operates weekly
U63245 SVX2330 – 0540+1ULN 320 4
U63246 ULN1840 – 2120SVX 320 5
Air Madagascar to resume Marseille and re-route Milan
Air Madagascar will resume 1 weekly Antananarivo – Marseille service from 18SEP08
MD056 TNR0650 – 1630MRS 763 4
MD057 MRS1815 – 0530+1TNR 763 4
Antananarivo – Milan service in the Northern Summer season ends on 11SEP08
However, starting 29OCT08, Air Madagascar will combine both Marseille and Milan into 1 weekly flight
MD052 TNR2230 – 0710+1MRS0810+1 – 0910+1MXP 763 3
MD055 MXP1345 – 1445MRS1545 – 0400+1TNR 763 4
Tiger Australia to launch Adelaide base
Tiger Airways Australia has announced that it has selected Adelaide as its 2nd base.
Virgin Blue to launch Mildura service
Virgin Blue from 13OCT08 will launch Daily Melbourne – Mildura service with Embraer 170
DJ1323 MEL1040 – 1140MQL E70 D
DJ1324 MQL1210 – 1310MEL E70 D
Cebu Pacific to restart planned Davao hub
Cebu Pacific will resume planned Davao hub for international regional flight from December 2008. The plan originally called for May 2008 launch.
Davao – Singapore 3 weekly service from 04DEC08
5J715 DVO2000 – 2315SIN 319 247
5J716 SIN2359 – 0315+1DVO 319 247
Davao – Hong Kong3 weekly service from 12DEC08
5J724 DVO2040 – 2330HKG 319 135
5J725 HKG0015 – 0305DVO 319 246
SWISS 330 to Israel
SWISS from 15DEC08 will replace A340 with A330 on the Zurich – Tel Aviv route, twice a day
Lufthansa A319LR to Dubai
Lufthansa’s Munich – Dubai has been switched from 737-700BBJ to A319LR since July. Service is operated by PrivatAir for the summer season
HK Airlines to Langkawi
Hong Kong Airlines currently operates 2 weekly charter service on the Hong Kong – Langkawi route
HX2769 HKG1640 – 2020LGK 738 25
HX2768 LGK2105 – 0105+1HKG 738 25
Service operates until 31AUG08. On 31AUG08, service operates on Day 7 only.
HK Express retimes Seoul schedule
Effective 26OCT08, Hong Kong Express will retime the 2 weekly Hong Kong – Seoul route. Day 7 service will be retimed to afternoon with new flight number
UO612 HKG0230 – 0700ICN 738 5
UO682 HKG1645 – 2115ICN 738 7
UO613 ICN0745 – 1045HKG 738 5
UO683 ICN2215 – 0115+1HKG 738 7
HK Express adds 2nd Daily to Beijing
Hong Kong Express will add 2nd daily Hong Kong – Beijing flight from 26OCT08
UO312 HKG1130 – 1450PEK 738 D
UO304 HKG1955 – 2315PEK 738 D
UO305 PEK0800 – 1125HKG 738 D
UO313 PEK1535 – 1855HKG 738 D
KLM plans Daily 777-300ER to Sao Paulo in Summer 09
As of 08AUG08′s schedule, KLM plans to operate Daily 777-300ER service on the Amsterdam – Sao Paulo route from 27JUN09.
It currently operates 3-4 weekly with 777-300ER.
Air Mauritius to Madrid
Air Mauritius currently operates 1 weekly service on the Mauritius – Madrid route
MK080 MRU0930 – 1930MAD 343 1
MK091 MAD2140 – 1110+1MRU 343 1
Virgin America celebrates 1 year anniversary
Virgin America today celebrates 1 year anniversary of its operation
UNITED adds new Virgin Blue codeshare
UNITED has issued a notice to DoT that it intends to place its “UA” code on Virgin Blue’s Sydney – Canberra route from 08SEP08
Docket Number 2002-12470-0005
China Airlines reduce Taipei – Kaohsiung intl connection
China Airlines from 26OCT08 will further reduce the international connection flight service on the Taipei Taoyuan – Kaohsiung route
Current Schedule
CI191 TPE0825 – 0920KHH 738 D
CI193 TPE1300 – 1350KHH E90 D
CI195 TPE1800 – 1855KHH E90 D
CI197 TPE2145 – 2240KHH E90 D
CI192 KHH0630 – 0720TPE 738 D
CI194 KHH1100 – 1155TPE E90 D
CI196 KHH1435 – 1525TPE E90 D
CI198 KHH1945 – 2040TPE E90 D
CI193/194/195/196 will be removed.
Also, effective 26OCT08, planned flight number change will still go ahead
|
Route |
Till 25OCT08 |
Eff 26OCT08 |
|
Taipei – Kaohsiung |
CI191 CI197 |
CI301 CI309 |
|
Kaohsiung – Taipei |
CI192 CI198 |
CI300 CI308 |
Schedules effective 26OCT08
CI301 TPE0835 – 0930KHH 738 D
CI309 TPE2150 – 2245KHH 100 D
CI300 KHH0630 – 0720TPE 738 D
CI308 KHH1950 – 2045TPE 100 D
EVA Air 330 to Miyazaki
EVA Air from 08OCT08 to 18OCT08 plans to operate Airbus 330 on the Taipei – Miyazaki flight
Westjet axe Toronto – LA for 2nd time
Westjet will operate last service on the Toronto – Los Angeles route on 01NOV08, marking the airline’s 2nd attempt to operate year round service on this route.
It currently operates Daily with 737-700.
WS920 YYZ0925 – 1145LAX 73W D
WS921 LAX1230 – 2008YYZ 73W D
DELTA inaugurates new 737-700 service
DELTA today inaugurates the first Boeing 737-700 service.
It operated DL1570 Atlanta to Savannah and DL1073 back to Atlanta
