Xiamen Airlines’ Tokyo codeshare

Xiamen Airlines currently codeshares with JAL on Xiamen – Tokyo route

Route
MF Codeshare JL Operating
Xiamen – Tokyo MF8022 JL608
Tokyo – Xiamen MF8021 JL607

Air Astana 08/09 Asia increases

Air Astana is adding flights to selected destinations in Asia for the 08/09 Winter season.

Almaty – Bangkok service increase from 3 to 4 weekly
Almaty – Beijing increase from 5 to 6 weekly, service will be operated by Boeing 757 only

Dragonair A321 to Ningbo

From 27OCT08, 3 of 10 weekly Dragonair service on the Hong Kong – Ningbo route is to be operated by A321 instead of A320.

KA642/643, which operates 3 flights a week, will be the flight with such changes

COPA 737-700 to New York

COPA’s Daily Boeing 737-800 service on the Panama City – New York JFK route is being swapped with -700 from 01SEP08 to 30NOV08

COPA temporarily reductions

COPA is temporarily reducing services on selected routes.

5 weekly Panama City – Guadalajara service to 4 weekly from 03SEP08 to 27NOV08.

On the Panama City – Rio de Janeiro route, service is reducing from Daily to 5 weekly from 02SEP08 to 27NOV08

On Panama City – Lima, 1 of the 4 Daily service on CM489/436, will be reduced from Daily to 6 weekly from 01SEP08 to 30NOV08

The 6 weekly Panama City – Montevideo service is reducing to 5 weekly from 10SEP08 to 26NOV08

4 weekly Panama City – Manaus is being reduced from 4 to 3 weekly from 16SEP08 to 26NOV08

1 of 3 Daily Panama City – Miami, on CM430/4211, is reduced from Daily to 5 weekly from 01SEP08 to 30NOV08

Panama City – Orlando route on CM358/435, is to reduce from 6 to 5 weekly from 01SEP08

Aegean 2008/09 Winter preliminary schedule

Bangkok Air increase Samui – HK flight

Effective 01DEC08 Bangkok Airways is showing an increase from 5 weekly to Daily on the Koh Samui – Hong Kong route

Bangkok Air aircraft change for Hiroshima

The A319 aircraft currently operating on Bangkok – Hiroshima service will be switched to A320 from 01OCT08, as per Bangkok Airways’ display in Amadeus

HK Airlines increase Guilin; ends Xian

Hong Kong Airlines currently displaying an increase from 2 weekly to Daily on the Hong Kong – Guilin route starting 26OCt08

The Hong Kong – Xian service will is not operating after 26OCT08

Hong Kong Airlines to start Hangzhou flight

In the 2008/09 Winter season, Hong Kong Airlines is displaying 6 weekly Hong Kong – Hangzhou service on Amadeus. Flight begins 26OCT08

HX128 HKG1740 – 1955HGH 738 x7
HX129 HGH0900 – 1120HKG 738 x1

HK Express re-times Taichung flight

Starting 26OCT08, Hong Kong Express’ 1 of 2 Daily Hong Kong – Taichung service is being re-timed, mainly on UO2106/2107

Till 25OCT08
UO2108 HKG1200 – 1320RMQ 738 D
UO2106 HKG1815 – 1950RMQ 738 D

UO2107 RMQ1000 – 1125HKG 738 D
UO2109 RMQ1440 – 1600HKG 738 D

Eff 26OCT08
UO2108 HKG1220 – 1340RMQ 738 D
UO2106 HKG1950 – 2110RMQ 738 D

UO2107 RMQ0820 – 0940HKG 738 D
UO2109 RMQ1440 – 1600HKG 738 D

HK Express Seoul winter increase

Hong Kong Express in 2008/09 Winter schedule plans to increase service to Seoul once again.

Starting 19DEC08, service increase from 2 to 4 weekly.

UO612 HKG0230 – 0700ICN 738 x347
UO613 ICN0745 – 1045HKG 738 x347

HK Express to offer Manila flight

Hong Kong Express is to offer Daily Hong Kong – Manila flight from 26OCT08.

UO713 HKG2045 – 2245MNL 738 D
UO714 MNL0800 – 1000HKG 738 D

Previously the airline intended to start this route from 30MAR08 under UO701/702

HK Express re-times Bangkok flight

1 of 2 Daily Hong Kong Express’ Hong Kong – Bangkok flight is to be re-timed from 26OCT08. The change applies to UO727/728

Till 25OCT08
UO725 HKG1215 – 1350BKK 738 D
UO727 HKG1640 – 1815BKK 738 x7
UO727 HKG1710 – 1835BKK 738 7

UO726 BKK1445 – 1900HKG 738 D
UO728 BKK1920 – 2305HKG 738 x7
UO728 BKK1930 – 2325HKG 738 7

Eff 26OCT08
UO725 HKG1245 – 1435BKK 738 D
UO727 HKG2150 – 2340BKK 738 D

UO728 BKK0800 – 1155HKG 738 D
UO726 BKK1520 – 1910HKG 738 D

Spanair JK5022 Accident

Spanair has confirmed one of its airliner involved in an accident in Madrid today.

Palma de Mallorca, 20th of August 2008, 15.45 p.m. Spanair regrets to confirm that its flight number JK 5022 from Madrid to Las Palmas de Gran Canarias was involved in an accident at Madrid, at 14.45 hrs local time today.

JK is a code share flight with Lufthansa LH 2554.

On FLIFO, There are no updates on JK5022. However the inbound flight, JK5025, shows:

JK5025 LPA1540 – 1920MAD M82
LPA Next Info Will be At 1900, Delay Late Arrival of Aircraft

Air China ends Guiyang – Hong Kong

Air China from 22AUG08 will cease Guiyang – Hong Kong service

UNITED new Dubai service to originate Chicago

UNITED’s new Daily Washington – Dubai service appears to be originating from Chicago. Service to begin from 26OCT08

UA976 ORD1750 – 2040IAD 320 D
UA976 IAD2202 – 1950+1DXB 777 D

UA977 DXB0030 – 0644IAD 777 D
UA977 IAD0755 – 0901ORD 763 D