Air New Zealand 2009 Northern Summer changes
Air New Zealand has updated its 2009 Northern Summer long-haul schedule in GDS.
Auckland – Vancouver
Aircraft operation switch from Boeing 777 to Boeing 744 effective 29MAR09.
Day 57 operates from 29MAR09. Day 3 flight effective 08JUL09
Auckland – San Francisco
772 Day x46
744 Day 46
Auckland – Los Angeles
overall frequency reduction from 14 to 12 weekly
NZ006/005
772 Day 24
744 Day 567
Auckland – Los Angeles – London
NZ001/002
Aircraft change from Boeing 777 to Boeing 747
Auckland – Honolulu
2 weekly service retained
Auckland – Hong Kong – London
Boeing 777 replacing Boeing 747
Auckland – Beijing
Day 5 only service from 29MAR09 to 25JUN09
Day 35 from 26JUN09
Days of departure is from Auckland
Auckland – Shanghai
3 weekly service, Day 146 from Auckland
Auckland – Tokyo
Daily 777-200, inbound 3 weekly via Christchurch
Auckland – Osaka
5 weekly 767-300, inbound 2 weekly via Christchurch
UNITED extra service to Mexico
UNITED is operating extra services to Mexico City during the Christmas and New Year season.
Chicago – Mexico City
Daily operation from 18DEC08 to 05JAN09
UA819 ORD1000 – 1424MEX 320 D
UA818 MEX1515 – 1920ORD 320 D
Denver – Mexico City
Daily operation from 18DEC08 to 04JAN09
UA999 DEN1825 – 2259MEX 319 D
UA998 MEX0715 – 1003DEN 319 D 19DEC08 – 05JAN09
Los Angeles – Mexico City
Extra Daily service (increase from 1 to 8 weekly) from 18DEC08 to 05JAN09
UA428 LAX1255 – 1831MEX 319 D
UA431 MEX1820 – 2024LAX 319 D
SIA HK/SFO switch to 77W from Jan 09
Singapore Airlines’ Daily Singapore – Hong Kong – San Francisco route will be switching from Boeing 747-400 will switch to Boeing 777-300ER from 12JAN09.
Flights to San Francisco after that date will all be operated by 777-300ER.
THAI postpone LA operation change
THIS IS A CORRECTION TO EARLIER POST THAT HAS BEEN DELETED.
THAI has announced the postponement of the Bangkok – Osaka – Los Angeles till 01FEB09.
The nonstop flight, planned to be cancelled from 26OCT08, will now be cancelled on 31JAN09.
till 31JAN09
TG794 BKK1930 – 1820LAX 345 x13
TG795 LAX2130 – 0630+2BKK 345 x13
eff 01FEB09
TG796 BKK0730 – 1440KIX1550 – 0915LAX 777 x13
TG797 LAX1210 – 1800+1KIX1930+1 – 2359+1BKK 777 x13
