Cathay Pacific 340 to India
Cathay Pacific appears to be adding additional A340 routes, replacing the A330.
1 of 2 Daily’s Hong Kong – Delhi flight from 26OCT08 is to be operated by A340, in particular on CX753/752
The A340 is also operating Hong Kong – Mumbai flight, on CX683/682, which is a 3 weekly service
ANA adds new Taipei codeshare
ANA from 02SEP08 will begin codeshare on UNITED’s Tokyo – Taipei route
| Route | NH Codesharing | UA Operating |
| Tokyo – Taipei | NH7082 | UA853 |
| Taipei – Tokyo | NH7083 | UA852 |
SWISS/US Airways to add new codeshare routes
SWISS and US Airways has issued notice that the former is to display the latter’s “US” flight number as early as 25SEP08 on the following routes
Zurich – Frankfurt
Zurich – London
Zurich – Milan Malpensa
Zurich – Munich
Docket Number 2008-0101-0006
Also, US Airways intends to codeshare on SWISS’ service to both Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia, as per new application
Docket Number 2008-0266-0001
Continental/SWISS applies Russia codeshare
Continental has filed an application for permission to engage in codeshare operation with SWISS on the Zurich – Moscow and Zurich – St. Petersburg route
Docket 2008-0267-0001
bmi plans St. Petersburg service
bmi is planning to operate service on the London – St. Petersburg route.
No exact timetable has been given
Lufthansa/THY applies Trans-Atlantic codeshare
Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines has applied for the Trans-Atlantic codesharing which the latter is to display its “TK” code on all Lufthansa’s Trans-Atlantic flights to the US.
Turkish Airlines plans to codeshare on
Frankfurt – Atlanta
Frankfurt – Boston
Frankfurt – Dallas/Ft. Worth
Frankfurt – Denver
Frankfurt – Detroit
Frankfurt – Houston
Frankfurt – Los Angeles
Frankfurt – Miami
Frankfurt – Orlando
Frankfurt – Philadelphia
Frankfurt – Portland OR
Frankfurt – San Francisco
Frankfurt – Washington DC
Munich – Boston
Munich – Charlotte
Munich – Denver
Munich – Los Angeles
Munich – San Francisco
Munich – Washington DC
Docket Number 2008 – 0263 – 0001
Japan/Qatar new bilateral deal
Japan and Qatar has concluded new bilateral deal.
Qatar
*Doha – Tokyo Narita service, up to 7 weekly, to begin in 2010 once the extension of 2nd runway completes
*Doha – Osaka can operate up to 14 weekly, up from 7 weekly
*Qatari carrier can now operate up to 7 weekly cargo flights to Osaka
Japan
*Japanese carrier can operate up to 14 weekly to Qatar. In particular, it can operate up to 7 weekly from Tokyo Narita once 2nd runway extension completes
*Up to 7 weekly cargo service from Japan permitted
Codeshare
*Non-Japan or Qatar-based carrier can now codeshare between Japan and Qatar
*Expansion of Qatari carrier codesharing on Japanese domestic routes
UNITED applies bmi codeshare to Russia
UNITED has filed application that it intends to codeshare with bmi via London to Russia, replacing Lufthansa via Frankfurt. The latter never materialized.
Docket 2008 – 0264 - 0001
