SIA increase Dubai & Istanbul
Singapore Airlines is increasing Singapore – Dubai – Istanbul service from 4 to 6 weekly starting 26OCT08.
Service currently operates Day x135 from Singapore. From 26OCT08, service operates Daily except Day 3 for SIN departure.
Overall frequency to Dubai will also be increased from 14 to 16 weekly.
Kenya E170 to Dar es Salaam
As per Amadeus schedule display, Kenya Airways plans to operate Embraer E170 on the Nairobi – Dar es Salaam route from 23OCT08
E70 is planned for:
KQ482/483 on Day 4
KQ484/485 on Day 2367
Air France 777-300ER to Boston
Air France plans to operate Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on 10SEP08 on the Paris CDG – Boston AF332/337 flight
TACA to launch Asuncion, changes to Montevideo
TACA from 15DEC08 will launch 3 weekly Lima – Asuncion in Paraguay with A319. The flight will continue to Montevideo in Uruguay
TA044 LIM2130 – 0315+1ASU0405+1 – 0655+1MVD 319 134
TA045 MVD0555- 0645ASU0735 – 0930LIM 319 367
Also, service to Montevideo will see frequency increase from 4 weekly to 7 weekly as a result. However, Day 6 service of TA045 from Lima will be re-numbered as TA047
Edited 2206PDT 08SEP08 to reflect the correct country name
easyJet announce 400th route
easyJet last week announced the 400th route in its network, launching London Gatwick – Istanbul route on 12DEC08.
This is also easyJet’s 51st route out of Gatwick.
It has already announced launching 4 other routes from Gatwick for this winter:
*eff 03OCT08 to Lyon
*eff 27OCT08 to Basel
*eff 03NOV08 to Helsinki
*eff 13DEC08 to Salzburg
bmi transfer Jersey service to regional
bmi’s 2 Daily London Heathrow – Jersey route is being transferred to all bmiRegional flight from 26OCT08.
bmi Winter 2008/09 Schedule changes
bmi has unveiled a new 2008/09 Winter schedule over the weekend. Changes includes the following.
Suspension of service to Ankara, Turkey and Ekaterinburg, Russia. The availability has been Zero’d out.
With the suspension of Ankara service, there will be minor changes in re-routing to Middle-East and Africa.
Addis Ababa
Service will be re-routed via Damascus instead of Amman, 5 times a week
BD913 LHR1055 – 1805DAM1855 – 0020+1ADD 321 3
BD913 LHR1200 – 1910DAM2000 – 0125+1ADD 321 6
BD913 LHR1300 – 2010DAM2100 – 0025+1ADD 321 2
BD913 LHR1310 – 2020DAM2110 – 0235+1ADD 321 7
BD913 LHR1330 – 2040DAM2130 – 0255+1ADD 321 4
BD914 ADD0530 – 0830DAM0915 – 1305LHR 321 7
BD914 ADD0545 – 0845DAM0930 – 1320LHR 321 5
BD914 ADD0620 – 0920DAM1005 – 1355LHR 321 1
BD914 ADD0625 – 0925DAM1010 – 1400LHR 321 3
BD914 ADD0630 – 0930DAM1015 – 1405LHR 321 4
Amman
The London – Amman turnaround flight will now be increased from 2 weekly to Daily
BD917 LHR0920 – 1635AMM 321 5
BD917 LHR1235 – 1950AMM 321 1
BD917 LHR1325 – 2040AMM 321 6
BD917 LHR1335 – 2050AMM 321 3
BD917 LHR1425 – 2140AMM 321 4
BD917 LHR1455 – 2210AMM 321 7
BD917 LHR1515 – 2230AMM 321 2
BD912 AMM0800 – 1200LHR 321 567
BD912 AMM0815 – 1215LHR 321 4
BD912 AMM0850 – 1250LHR 321 2
BD912 AMM0900 – 1300LHR 321 13
Damascus / Aleppo
4 weekly service via Ankara is being discontinued as a result of the Ankara suspension. It is being replaced by nonstop service which continues to Addis Ababa (see above).
3 weekly service via Damascus to Aleppo is maintained.
Overall frequency to Damascus is increased from 7 to 8 weekly
BD943 LHR1600 – 2310DAM2355 – 0105+1ALP 321 1
BD943 LHR1200 – 1920DAM2005 – 2105ALP 321 5
BD943 LHR1200 – 1920DAM2005 – 2105ALP 321 6
BD944 ALP0635 – 0740DAM0825 – 1215LHR 321 6
BD944 ALP0725 – 0830DAM0915 – 1305LHR 321 2
BD944 ALP0725 – 0830DAM0915 – 1305LHR 321 7
Beirut / Khartoum
The London – Beirut turnaround A321 service is being reduced from 3 to 2 weekly
The London – Beirut – Khartoum service is being increased from 4 to 5 weekly
Tel Aviv
Service to Tel Aviv will see 6 weekly 757 and 1 weekly A321 service
Horizon to start Sacramento – Santa Barbara
Horizon from 09NOV08 will offer up to 2 Daily service on the Sacramento – Santa Barbara route
AS2643 SMF0850 – 1005SBA CR7 x7 eff 10NOV08
AS2645 SMF1945 – 2059SBA CR7 x6
AS2630 SBA0700 – 0815SMF CR7 x7 eff 10NOV08
AS2632 SBA1700 – 1815SMF CR7 x6
Continental start seasonal Rio nonstop
Continental announced that it is launching nonstop Houston – Rio de Janeiro 3 times a week from 17DEC08 to 13FEB09
CO129 IAH2100 – 1110+1GIG 764 357
CO128 GIG2340 – 0600+1IAH 764 146
1997: Air China International Routes
Air China’s Summer 1997 International routing is as follows.
1997: British Airways Long-Haul network
British Airways’ long-haul network in the Summer of 1997 is the following.
1998: EVA Air Summer network
EVA Airways’ 1998 Summer schedule highlighted the airlines’ attempt to establish 2nd hub in Kaohsiung in Southern Taiwan. It even launched a nonstop service to Los Angeles at the time, which only lasts for 6 months
