3 More Ryanair new routes

Ryanair has announced 3 more new routes for the 2008/09 Winter season:

Effective 28OCT08
Daily East Midlands – Paris Beauvais
2 weekly London Stansted – Agadir

Effective 03NOV08
Daily Liverpool – Paris Beauvais

WizzAir to start Cluj – Paris

Effective 18DEC08, WizzAir is launching 3 weekly Cluj – Paris Beauvais service, according to the airlines’ press release

WizzAir opens 10th base in Timisoara

Eastern European LCC W!zzAir has announced in August that it is launching its 10th base – Timisoara

There will be service to the following cities:

Effective 17DEC08
3 weekly London Luton
3 weekly Rome Fiumcino
3 weekly Dortmund

All service increase to 4 weekly from March 2009

Effective 11MAR09
3 weekly Milan Bergamo
3 weekly Barcelona
2 weekly Paris Beauvais
2 weekly Valencia
3 weekly Venice Treviso

Air Arabia to Shamshabad (Hyderabad)

Air Arabia from 27OCT08 will begin its 12nd destination (43rd overall) in India – Shamshabad (Hyderabad)

Service operates Daily with A320

SHJ0020 – 0530HYD0615 – 0840SHJ 320 D

Air Arabia inches into East Africa

Air Arabia has announced the plan to launch its 42nd destination – Nairobi.

The largest LCC in the Middle East says it’ll operate 4 weekly service on the Sharjah – NAirobi route with A320.

SHJ0940 – 1350NBO1435 – 2040 320 x246

Air Arabia increase Saudi flight

From 16SEP08, Air Arabia’s 6 weekly Sharjah – Riyadh and 4 weekly Sharjah – Jeddah will both be increased to Daily flight

Emirates A380 service temporarily reduction

Emirates’ 3 weekly A380 service on the Dubai – New York JFK route has been temporarily reduced from 3 to 2 weekly (Day 57).

Service returns to 3 weekly from 26SEP08

UNITED Terminal change in Detroit & Vegas

UNITED from 17SEP08 will making some move in Detroitand Las Vegas

In Detroit, it is moving to the new Concourse D from existing Concourse A. UNITED will be utilizing Gate D4 and D6

in Las Vegas, the airline is staying in Concourse D, but will operating from the newly-expanded gate area, D52 to D56.

TAP resume Prague/Budapest triangle flight

TAP Portugal is resuming the triangle flight that links both Prague and Budapest. With the resumption of the service, service to each city will return to Daily as well.

TP522 LIS0910 – 1335PRG1420 – 1530BUD1615 – 1900LIS 320 136
TP526 LIS0910 – 1350BUD1435 – 1545PRG1630 – 1900LIS 320 25

TP530 LIS0625 – 1050PRG 319 4
TP532 LIS1020 – 1445PRG 319 7

TP531 PRG1135 – 1405LIS 319 4
TP533 PRG1530 – 1800LIS 319 7

TP536 LIS0910 – 1350BUD 319 4
TP538 LIS1000 – 1440BUD 320 7

TP537 BUD1435 – 1720LIS 319 4
TP539 BUD1525 – 1810LIS 320 7

TAP Portugal reduce Paris CDG flight

TAP Portugal’s 2 Daily Lisbon – Paris CDG route is being reduced to 12 weekly from 13JAN09.

TP424/425 from 13JAN09 will not be operating on Day 2
TP428/429 from 17JAN09 will not be operating on Day 6 (7 for TP429)

From 14JAN09, Porto – Paris CDG will not be operating on Day 3

SriLankan temporarily Kuwait/Dubai re-route

Between 04OCT08 to 25OCT08, SriLankan Airlines is operating Colombo – Kuwait City – Dubai – Colombo instead of Colombo – Dubai – Kuwait v.v. on Day 6

UL227 CMB1325 – 1625DXB1725 – 1800KWI 332 x6
UL228 KWI1910 – 2145DXB2245 – 0445+1CMB 332 x6

UL227 CMB1505 – 1800KWI1910 – 2145DXB2245 – 0445+1CMB 332 6

Pacific Blue to start Brisbane – Apia service

Pacific Blue from 01DEC08 will begin operate weekly Brisbane – Apia service with 737-800

DJ098 BNE1715 – 0125APW 73H 1
DJ097 APW0215 – 0445+1BNE 73H 1

ANA Singapore Terminal change

From 01OCT08, ANA’s Singapore operation will be moving from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2

QANTAS LAX terminal changes

In preparation for the A380 service from 20OCT08, QANTAS’ is realigning its operation at Los Angeles starting 01OCT08.

LAX TBIT Departures/Arrivals:
Flights to/from Sydney, Melbourne (nonstop), New York

LAX Terminal 4 Departures/Arrivals:
Flights to/from Brisbane, Auckland, Melbourne (via Auckland)

Air France/Continental ends selected codeshare routes

Continental has ceased selected codeshare routes with Air France.

Air France operated by Continental has ended for the following routes:
Houston – Albuquerque
Houston – San Diego
Houston – Tucson
Newark – Baltimore

Continental operated by Air France has ended for the following routes:
Paris CDG – Porto

Docket Number 2004-19115-012

Bangkok Air increase ho Chi Minh from December

Bangkok Air from 03DEC08 will progressively increase service on the Bangkok – Ho Chi Minh route, which will raise number of weekly service from 7 to 11, eventually.

Previously posted that the new increase begins 21JAN09. However, Starting 03DEC08, PG937/938 will begin from 01DEC08 on Day 3, and Day 7 begins on 01JAN09

Air Canada CRJ to Seattle

Air Canada this month is operating CRJ200 aircraft on 3 of 6 Daily Vancouver – Seattle route.

KLM 332 to Detorit in Summer 09

As of 04SEP08 Amadeus display, KLM plans to keep A330-200 aircraft on the Amsterdam – Detroit route in the Summer of 2009.

Summer 2008 season is operated by 777.

Garuda plans 737-400 on Bali – Perth

Garuda Indonesia as of 04SEP08′s schedule update is showing Boeing 737-400 operating Denpasar – Perth service on GA724/725 from 08DEC08 to 21DEC08

Garuda removes planned Chennai launch

As per 04SEP08 schedule update in Amadeus, Garuda Indonesia’s planned new Daily Medan – Chennai service with 737-500, has been removed.

Service proposed to start on 01NOV08 originally.

Garuda 737 back to Hong Kong

Garuda Indonesia’s Jakarta – Hong Kong route is to be operated by 737 once again starting 26OCT08.

Service currently operates with 6 weekly A330

Philippine aircraft shuffle to San Francisco

In the 2008/09 Winter schedule, Philippine Airlines plans to operate A340-300 service on Day 2 on the Manila – San Francisco PR104/105 service

The 343 operates during the following period:
04NOV08 – 09DEC08
17FEB09 – 28MAR09

From 10DEC08 to 16FEB09, PR104/105 operates with Daily 747-400 while 8th weekly flight with A340 operates from 21DEC08 to 11JAN09

Philippine 330 on Cebu – Seoul route

Philippine Airlines from 02OCT08 is operating A330 aircraft on 2 of 4 weekly Cebu – Seoul route.

The A330 operates on Day 47

Cathay Pacific new Hanoi codeshare

Cathay Pacific starting 26OCT08 will codeshare on Dragonair’s new Hong Kong – Hanoi route


Route

CX Codesharing

KA Operating

Hong Kong – Hanoi

CX6727

KA295

Hanoi – Hong Kong

CX6726

KA294

Philippine increase Osaka flight + new Cebu svc

Philippine Airlines is increasing service to Osaka from 26OCT08.

The 5 weekly Manila – Osaka will be increased to Daily flight with a mix of A320 and 330

It’ll also launch 2 weekly Cebu – Osaka onboard A320 at the same time
PR410 CEB0805 – 1330KIX 320 47
PR409 KIX1430 – 1800CEB 320 47

ANA/StarFlyer to codeshare Tokyo – Osaka

ANA will begin codesharing on StarFlyer’s Tokyo Haneda – Osaka Kansai route. With the codeshare service, ANA is offering up to 9 Daily round-trip service on this route


Route

NH Codesharing

7G Operating

Tokyo Haneda – Osaka Kansai

NH3821

NH3825

NH3827

NH3829

7G021

7G025

7G027

7G029

Osaka Kansai – Tokyo Haneda

NH3820

NH3822

NH3826

NH3828

7G020

7G022

7G026

7G028

Finnair 330 seat map

Finnair has loaded A330-300 seat map to most GDS. The A330 is planned to first enter service on the Helsinki – NEw York JFK from 29MAR09

The configuration is J42Y229

Business Class
42 Seats
Row 1-7 AC-DH-JL

Notes
Row 6-7 is after Door 2

Economy Class
229 Seats
Row 21-34, 41-57 AC-DEGH-JL
Exceptions
Row 21 DEH
Row 34 AC
Row 54-56 AC-DEH-JL
Row 57 DEH

Remarks
Last Offered: Row 33DEGH
UM: Row 54-56 JL

Lufthansa plans Daily Munich – Singapore

Lufthansa is planning to operate Daily Munich – Singapore service starting 29MAR09.

Service currently operates 5 times a week

Bangkok Air adds 3rd Daily Bangkok – Chiang Mai

Bangkok Air is adding 3rd Daily flight on the Bangkok – Chiang Mai route from 26OCT08 The 3rd daily flight is for Bangkok departure only

PG215 BKK0800 – 0915CNX 717 D
PG217 BKK1220 – 1335CNX EQV D
PG219 BKK1905 – 2020CNX 319 D

PG218 CNX1420 – 1530BKK EQV D
PG220 CNX2105 – 2215BKK 319 D

*EQV – 717 or 320, x5 till 19JAN09

Bangkok Air increase Trat route

Bangkok Airways’ Bangkok – Trat service is being increased from 2 to 3 Daily from 26OCT08

PG301 BKK0900 – 1005TDX AT7 D
PG305 BKK1445 – 1550TDX AT7 D
PG307 BKK1730 – 1805TDX AT7 D

PG302 TDX1035 – 1130BKK AT7 D
PG306 TDX1620 – 1715BKK AT7 D
PG308 TDX1905 – 2000BKK AT7 D