LOT ends Tallinn flight
Blogger Marek has notified that LOT Polish Airlines is cancelling Warsaw – Tallinn flight starting 26OCT08.
As per Amadeus timetable display, this route operates last flight on 25OCT08, and as of this moment it is not loaded for 09 Summer schedule either
Air China Domestic Japan codeshares
Air China’s new codeshare service on Japanese domestic routes is now available for bookings. These can only be booked as International online connecting taffic.
Codeshare goes in effect on 25SEP08
| Route | CA Codesharing | NH Operating |
| Nagoya – Fukuoka | CA6739 CA6741 |
NH227 NH229 |
| Fukuoka – Nagoya | CA6740 CA6742 |
NH212 NH214 |
| Nagoya – Niigata | CA6737 | NH1813 |
| Niigata – Nagoya | CA6738 | NH1810 |
| Nagoya – Sapporo | CA6745 CA6747 |
NH711 NH713 |
| Sapporo – Nagoya | CA6746 | NH702 |
| Osaka Kansai – Sapporo | CA6733 CA6735 |
NH1711 NH1713 |
| Sapporo – Osaka Kansai | CA6734 | NH1712 |
| Tokyo Haneda – Osaka Kansai | CA6711 CA6713 |
NH149 NH975 |
| Osaka Kansai – Tokyo Haneda | CA6712 CA6714 CA6716 |
NH142 NH144 NH978 |
| Tokyo Haneda – Toyama | CA6717 CA6719 |
NH889 NH891 |
| Toyama – Tokyo Haneda | CA6718 CA6720 |
NH882 NH884 |
| Tokyo Narita – Fukuoka | CA6723 | NH2143 |
| Fukuoka – Tokyo Narita | CA6724 | NH2142 |
| Tokyo Narita – Okinawa | CA6725 | NH2159 |
| Okinawa – Tokyo Narita | CA6726 | NH2158 |
| Tokyo Narita – Osaka Itami | CA6721 | NH2179 |
| Osaka Itami – Tokyo Narita | CA6722 | NH2176 |
Turkish to launch Baghdad flight
Turkish Airlines becomes the 2nd Star Alliance member to operate service into Iraq as the airline loaded the new Istanbul – Baghdad schedule in the GDS. The new service to the Iraqi capital begins on 27OCT08
TK1202 IST1230 – 1615BGW 738 146
TK1203 BGW1745 – 1940IST 738 146
Austrian Airlines operates service to the Northern Iraq Kurdish city of Erbil.
However, it appears that the flight is not yet available to book.
1972/73: Air France Trans-Atlantic
Air France’s 1972/73 Northern Winter Trans-Atlantic schedule is listed below.
Effective 01NOV72 to 31MAR73, Advanced Schedule published in September 1972 Read more 
THAI postpone Mumbai/Chennai increase
Planned increase on the Bangkok – Mumbai from 7 to 10 weekly by THAI from 02OCT08, has been postponed. Instead the airline plans to increase service from 01FEB09.
TG339 BKK0750 – 1105BOM 333 256
TG317 BKK1845 – 2155BOM 333 D
TG340 BOM1230 – 1810BKK 333 256
TG318 BOM2335 – 0535+1BKK 333 D
Also, planned increase on the Bangkok – Chennai route also postponed from 26OCT08 to 01FEB09
TG331 BKK0025 – 0230BLR AB6 247
TG325 BKK2110 – 2315BLR 333 x345
TG325 BKK2110 – 2315BLR AB6 345
TG326 BLR0030 – 0555BKK 333 x456
TG326 BLR0030 – 0555BKK AB6 456
TG332 BLR0405 – 0920BKK AB6 247
Original posting 0n 17JUL08 on the original plan can be found here
THAI 777 shuffle to Melbounre
THAI reduce Auckland route
As per Amadeus schedule on 15SEP08, THAI’s Bangkok – Auckland route is showing a reduction on frequencies from 5 to 4.
Current service departing BKK on Day x16. From 26OCT08, flight departs BKK on Day x257.
THAI, according to media reports few weeks ago, is planning to suspend service to New Zealand. It is unknown whether the reduction is a temporarily measure or a transition to full suspension.
1972: SAA Americas Route
South African Airways’ Trans-Atlantic service in the Northern Summer season of 1972 is the following. Read more
1975: Taiwan Airways’ "New" Routes
In 1975, Taiwan Airways launched 5 Daily Kaohsiung – Lamay Island. Lamay Island is locally known as “Hsiao Liu-ch’iu“.
The airline operates the route with 8-10-seater Islander BN-2, flying time is 15 minutes. Service by ferry takes 80 minutes.
ETIHAD/MAS to begin codesharing
ETIHAD and Malaysia Airlines will begin codesharing effective 29SEP08
| Route | MH Codesharing | EY Operating |
| Abu Dhabi – Kuala Lumpur | MH9158 | EY418 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Abu Dhabi | MH9159 | EY411 |
| Route | EY Codesharing | MH Operating |
| Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu | EY7454 | MH0068 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Kuala Lumpur | EY7455 | MH2617 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Kuching | EY7456 | MH2528 |
| Kuching – Kuala Lumpur | EY7457 | MH2565 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Langkawi | EY7450 | MH1450 |
| Langkawi – Kuala Lumpur | EY7451 | MH1459 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Penang | EY7452 | MH1150 |
| Penang – Kuala Lumpur | EY7453 | MH1157 |
