UNITED to end Palmdale service
UNITED will end the 18-month operation on the San Francisco – Palmdale route from 07DEC08.
Last flight operates on 06DEC08.
Extra Cathay Pacific flight to Jakarta
On Amadeus Timetable display as of 23SEP08, Cathay Pacific is operating extra services on the Hong Kong – Jakarta route for the next 2 weeks
CX2715 HKG1425 – 1810CGK 773 25SEP08
CX2759 HKG1425 – 1810CGK 773 27SEP08
CX2759 HKG1425 – 1810CGK 330 28SEP08
CX2715 HKG1520 – 1905CGK 773 26SEP08 – 29SEP08
CX2719 HKG1700 – 2040CGK 773 03OCT08
CX2719 HKG1700 – 2045CGK 773 04OCT08 – 07OCT08
CX2659 HKG1655 – 2040CGK 330 04OCT08
CX2659 HKG1655 – 2040CGK 773 05OCT08
CX2716 CGK0715 – 1300HKG 773 26SEP08
CX2758 CGK0715 – 1300HKG 773 28SEP08
CX2758 CGK0715 – 1300HKG 330 29SEP08
CX2716 CGK0805 – 1350HKG 773 27SEP08 – 30SEP08
CX2718 CGK1040 – 1630HKG 773 04OCT08
CX2758 CGK1040 – 1630HKG 330 05OCT08
CX2758 CGK1040 – 1630HKG 773 06OCT08
CX2718 CGK0940 – 1530HKG 773 05OCT08 – 08OCT08
Air Canada replace Royal Jordanian with bmi to Amman
Air Canada from 30SEP08 will begin codeshare on bmi’s London – Amman route.
| Route | AC Codeshare | BD Operating |
| London – Amman | AC6560 | BD917 |
| Amman – London | AC6559 | BD912 |
The codeshare is to replace existing codeshare deal with Royal Jordanian on the same route, which ends on 26OCT08.
Ryanair to launch 6 new routes from Forli
Ryanair today announced its plan to launch 6 new routes out of Forli Italy from December. The new routes are:
Alghero, Bari, Cagliari, Lamezia, Olbia and Palermo.
With the launch Ryanair will be offering up to 771 routes in its network.
IBERIA to start Burgos – Paris
IBERIA from 26OCT08 to start 2 weekly Burgos – Paris Orly service. Burgos is located about 88km NE of Valladolid.
IB8728 RGS0855 – 1040ORY CR2 4
IB8728 RGS1550 – 1735ORY CR2 7
IB8729 ORY1130 – 1310RGS CR2 47
It has already launched a service on Burgos – Barcelona, daily service
GeorgiaSkies takes off from Atlanta on 29SEP08
New commuter carrier GeorgiaSkies to make its debut on 29SEP08, launching service on the Atlanta – Athens and Atlanta – Macon route.
The schedule is loaded into Amadeus, with the IATA code “LW”.
2 Daily Atlanta – Athens
LW330 ATL1300 – 1345AHN CNA D
LW370 ATL1945 – 2030AHN CNA D
LW300 AHN0545 – 0630ATL CNA D
LW340 AHN1400 – 1445ATL CNA D
4 Daily Atlanta – Macon
LW300 ATL0650 – 0740MCN CNA D
LW324 ATL1040 – 1130MCN CNA D
LW340 ATL1505 – 1555MCN CNA D
LW367 ATL1725 – 1815MCN CNA D
LW312 MCN0930 – 1020ATL CNA D
LW330 MCN1150 – 1240ATL CNA D
LW356 MCN1615 – 1705ATL CNA D
LW370 MCN1835 – 1925ATL CNA D
As per Amadeus, the airline is operating with Cessna plane.
SIA to launch Riyadh, boost Dubai flights
Singapore Airlines today announced that it plans to launch 4 weekly Singapore – Dubai – Riyadh service from 14DEC08.
SQ496 SIN1250 – 1625DXB1725 – 1820RUH 772 x135
SQ497 RUH2015 – 2250DXB2350 – 1105+1SIN 772 x135
It does not have traffic rights on Dubai – Riyadh sector
This will also further boost SIA’s presence in Dubai with 20 weekly flights.
Air China Italy Winter changes
Air China’s operation in Italy for 2008/09 is the following.
5 weekly A330 Beijing – Rome
5 weekly A340 Shanghai – Milan
Air China will not be operating the Shanghai – Milan – Rome – Shanghai
Air China 330/340 mix to Paris
Air China currently operates 3 weekly A340 and 4 weekly A330 on the Beijing – Paris route, until 25OCT08
Air France suspends China Eastern codeshare
Air France has suspended codeshare operation with China Eastern immediately until 14JAN09
