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Archive for December 4th, 2008

4
Dec

DELTA drops 3 Salt Lake City routes

DELTA is cancelling 3 routes from Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City – Columbus ends on 17DEC08
Salt Lake City – Cleveland ends on 04JAN09
Salt Lake City – Raleigh ends on 28MAR09

4
Dec

bmibaby 2009 Summer Route Cancellation

bmibaby is cancelling the following service for Summer 2009 season.

Birmingham – Bordeaux
Birmingham – Lisbon
Birmingham – Madrid
Birmingham – Milan
Birmingham – Rome
East Midlands – Prague
Manchester – Madrid

4
Dec

MASWings ATR72 in service

MASWings’ new ATR72 aircraft is now currently operating the following service:

3 Daily Kota Kinabalu – Lahad Datu
1 Daily Kota Kinabalu – Miri

4
Dec

Transasia Airways to Siem Reap

Transasia Airways starting 26DEC08 launches Taipei – Siem Reap charter service. Flight operates every 5 days.

GE6001 TPE0700 – 0930REP 321
GE6002 REP1030 – 1500TPE 321

4
Dec

Xiamen Air "extra" flight to Seoul and Muan

On Amadeus timetable display Xiamen Airlines is displaying 7 weekly Xiamen – Seoul service from 01JAN09 to 28MAR09.

MF871 XMN1600 – 1930ICN 737 357
MF877 XMN1720 – 2050ICN 737 47
MF863 XMN1730 – 2100ICN 737 57

MF872 ICN2030 – 2230XMN 737 357
MF878 ICN2150 – 2350XMN 737 47
MF864 ICN2205 – 2350XMN 737 57

Although they are “extra services”, but they’re not available for booking in Amadeus.

Also, appeared in Dec 2008 edition of OAG Flight Guide Worldwide, is the 2 weekly Xiamen – Muan flight from 01JAN09, which is no longer appearing on Amadeus. The proposed schedule was:

MF875 XMN1630 – 1930MWX 737 47
MF876 MWX2030 – 2200XMN 737 47

4
Dec

AA pulls 767 from LA – Honolulu

American Airlines’ remaining Boeing 767 service on the Los Angeles – Honolulu route, AA283/284, will be replaced by Boeing 757 starting 04APR09.

4
Dec

SATA to re-route Dublin route in Summer 09

As per 04DEC08 Amadeus timetable display, SATA Azores’ service to Dublin will be 1-stop service in the 2009 Summer season.

Service in 2009 begins 04JUN09

S4564 PDL0915 – 1150FNC1240 – 1620DUB 320 4
S4565 DUB1720 – 2110FNC2200 – 2240PDL 320 4

The routing is Ponta Delgada – Funchal – Dublin, replacing the routing Ponta Delgada – Dublin in 2008

4
Dec

SATA to start Zurich in Summer 09

SATA Azores is operating new Funchal – Zurich route from 07JUN09 with A320

S4568 FNC1250 – 1740ZRH 320 7
S4569 ZRH1840 – 2200FNC 320 7

4
Dec

ANA extra flight to Hawaii

ANA is operating extra round-trip Tokyo – Honolulu for the New Year.

NH1902 NRT1855 – 0645HNL 763 28DEC08
NH1901 HNL1340 – 1755+1NRT 763 02JAN09

4
Dec

CSA/DELTA to expand codeshare

CSA Czech Airlines today issued an application for approval to place its “OK” code on additional DELTA’s domestic routes

New York (JFK) – Pittsburg (PIT)
Atlanta (ATL) – Pittsburg (PIT)
Atlanta (ATL) – Philadelphia (PHL)
Atlanta (ATL) – Norfolk (ORF)

DELTA previously also applied for approval to place its “DL” code on CSA service to Yerevan.

Docket 2000-8207-0033

4
Dec

Emirates postpones new 77W service to Germany

Due to aircraft delivery delays, Emirates 2nd Daily Dubai – Frankfurt, EK047/048, will see Boeing 777-300ER replace A340-300 from 29MAR09, instead of 02FEB09.

On the Dubai – Munich route, A330-200 continues to operate EK049/050 until 28MAR09. It was also scheduled to be replaced with Boeing 777-300ER in Feb 2009

4
Dec

Emirates 2nd Daily 777-300ER to Gatwick in 09

As per 04DEC08 Amadeus timetable update, Emirates’ 3rd Daily Dubai – London Gatwick, EK009/010, is to be operated by Boeing 777-300ER instead of A330-200 from 29MAR09.

From that date it is operating 2 Daily 777-300ER and 1 Daily 777-200.

Original plan was 01FEB09 but is postponed due to the aircraft delivery delays

4
Dec

Turkish to Nairobi with A310

Turkish Airlines has released full details on the new Istanbul – Nairobi route on 04DEC08 Amadeus timetable update.

New service begins 06APR09 with A310, 3 times a week

TK1129 IST1845 – 0100+1NBO 313 146
TK1130 NBO0230 – 0900IST 313 257

4
Dec

Continental to launch Houston – Frankfurt from NOV 09

Continental starting 01NOV09 launches Daily Houston – Frankfurt service onboard Boeing 767-200

CO046 IAH1850 – 1140+1FRA 762 D
CO047 FRA1340 – 1750IAH 762 D

4
Dec

EVA Resumes Bangkok – Europe operations

As Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport begins normal operation, EVA Air’s European service re-route through Utapao will now be flying through Bangkok.

*BR075/076 return will now via Bangkok on 03DEC08 departure from Amsterdam/Vienna

BR075 TPE1925 – 2215UTP0315+1 – 0950+1AMS 77W 02DEC08
BR076 VIE1530 – 0730+1BKK1230+1 - 1710+1TPE 77W 03DEC08

*BR067/068 London Heathrow service will now be routed via Bangkok as usual, but with slight change of timing between 05DEC08 and 10DEC08 (Taipei Departure)

BR067 TPE0700 – 0950BKK1350 – 1955LHR 74W x1
BR068 LHR2130 – 1600+1BKK2000+1 – 0040+2TPE 74W x1

*BR075/076 from 04DEC08 – 11DEC08 (TPE Departure) sees following schedule changes. Vienna service will be included between these dates

BR075 TPE1925 – 2215BKK0315+1 – 0950+1AMS1235+1 – 1430+1VIE 77W x357
BR076 VIE1550 – 0750+1BKK1150+1 – 1630+1TPE 77W x146

4
Dec

Bahrain Air New Destinations

Bahrain Air has announced launching the following new routes

3 weekly Bahrain – Kozhikode from 16MAR09
8 weekly Bahrain – Abu Dhabi from 23MAR09

It has recently launched service to Kuwait, Assiut and Luxor

Khartoum is to be launched on 16DEC08

4
Dec

THAI Resumes Full Operation 05DEC08

THAI starting 05DEC08 resumes full operation at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang Airport.

Extra flights and Re-scheduled flights are the following.

TG319 11.00 Suvarnabhumi-Kathmandu Rescheduled
TG9229 11.00 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket-Frankfurt
TG403 11.00 Suvarnabhumi-Singapore Re-Scheduled
TG6769 11.00 Suvarnabhumi-Tokyo Re-Scheduled
TG999 11.15 Suvarnabhumi-Melbourne Re-Scheduled
TG9169 13.30 Suvarnabhumi-London
TG6069 16.00 Suvarnabhumi-Hong Kong
TG4179 16.40 Suvarnabhumi-Kuala Lumpur
TG991 17.00 Suvarnabhumi-Sydney-Brisbane Re-Scheduled
TG9939 17.25 Suvarnabhumi-Sydney
TG3159 19.50 Suvarnabhumi-Delhi
TG9859 21.00 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket-Perth
TG6409 22.35 Suvarnabhumi-Tokyo
TG9209 23.40 Suvarnabhumi-Frankfurt
TG6589 23.45 Suvarnabhumi-Seoul

TG209 11.00 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket
TG110 12.55 Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai
TG213 14.10 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket
TG287 16.05 Suvarnabhumi-Samui
TG116 17.15 Suvarnabhumi-Chiang Mai
TG259 18.55 Suvarnabhumi-Krabi
TG227 19.15 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket

TG210 14.35 Phuket-Suvarnabhumi
TG111 16.05 Chiang Mai-Suvarnabhumi
TG214 17.45 Phuket-Suvarnabhumi
TG288 18.55 Samui-Suvarnabhumi
TG117 20.25 Chiang Mai-Suvarnabhumi
TG260 22.25 Krabi-Suvarnabhumi
TG228 22.55 Phuket-Suvarnabhumi

4
Dec

China Airlines extra flights in Chinese New Year 09

China Airlines as per 04DEC08 Amadeus timetable display is showing extra services during Chinese New Year period.

CI2831 TPE1250 – 1540BKK 738 25JAN09
CI2831 TPE1935 – 2225BKK 738 30JAN09
CI2831 TPE1645 – 1935BKK 738 04FEB09

CI2832 BKK0025 – 0500TPE 738 31JAN09
CI2832 BKK2035 – 0110+1TPE 738 04FEB09
CI2832 BKK0025 – 0500TPE 738 10FEB09

Taipei – Phuket
CI2847 TPE2000 – 2345HKT 738 36 24JAN09 – 31JAN09
CI2848 HKT0045 – 0545TPE 738 4 29JAN09
CI2848 HKT0045 – 0545TPE 738 57 01FEB09 – 06FEB09

Taipei – Chiang Mai
CI2851 TPE2200 – 0110+1CNX 738 36 24JAN09 – 28JAN09
CI2852 CNX0200 – 0630TPE 738 4 29JAN09
CI2852 CNX0200 – 0630TPE 738 1 02FEB09

Taipei – Manila
CI703/704 on 31JAN09 is slated to be operated with A340 instead of 737-800

Taipei – Tokyo
CI2106 TPE0435 – 0830NRT 744 24JAN09 / 26JAN09 – 28JAN09
CI2107 NRT2155 – 0045+1TPE 744 28JAN09 / 30JAN09 – 01FEB09

Taipei – Nagoya
CI2150 TPE0530 – 0900NGO 333 24JAN09 – 02FEB09
CI2151 NGO2100 – 2320TPE 333 23JAN09 – 01FEB09

Taipei – Fukuoka
CI2110 TPE0600 – 0905FUK 333 24JAN09 – 02FEB09
CI2111 FUK2025 – 2155TPE 333 23JAN09 – 01FEB09

Taipei – Sapporo
CI2130 TPE0615 – 1100CTS 738 22DEC08 / 29DEC08
CI2130 TPE1125 – 1610CTS 738 07JAN09 / 14JAN09
CI2130 TPE0700 – 1145CTS 333 16JAN09 / 20JAN09
CI2130 TPE0615 – 1100CTS 333 24JAN09 / 01FEB09
CI2130 TPE1315 – 1800CTS 333 25JAN09 – 26JAN09
CI2132 TPE1330 – 1815CTS 744 26JAN09 – 27JAN09
CI3130 TPE1130 – 1615CTS 333 26JAN09
CI2130 TPE1130 – 1615CTS 333 27JAN09
CI3130 TPE0615 – 1100CTS 333 28JAN09
CI2130 TPE0935 – 1420CTS 738 28JAN09
CI2130 TPE1250 – 1735CTS 738 04FEB09
CI2130 TPE0750 – 1235CTS 333 05FEB09
CI2130 TPE0935 – 1420CTS 738 11FEB09 / 25FEB09 / 04MAR09 / 18MAR09 / 25MAR09

CI2131 CTS1200 – 1525TPE 738 22DEC08 / 29DEC08
CI2131 CTS1710 – 2035TPE 738 07JAN09 / 14JAN09
CI2131 CTS1245 – 1610TPE 333 20JAN09 / 24JAN09
CI3131 CTS1200 – 1525TPE 333 28JAN09
CI2131 CTS1520 – 1845TPE 738 28JAN09
CI2131 CTS1950 – 2315TPE 333 29JAN09
CI3131 CTS1905 – 2230TPE 333 30JAN09
CI2131 CTS1200 – 1525TPE 333 30JAN09 / 01FEB09
CI2131 CTS1940 – 2305TPE 333 31JAN09
CI2131 CTS1835 – 2200TPE 738 04FEB09
CI2131 CTS1335 – 1700TPE 333 05FEB09
CI2131 CTS1245 – 1610TPE 333 09FEB09
CI2131 CTS1520 – 1845TPE 738 11FEB09 / 25FEB09 / 04MAR09 / 18MAR09 / 25MAR09

Taipei – Okinawa
CI2120 TPE0630 – 0850OKA 333 26JAN09 – 27JAN09
CI2120 TPE0710 – 0930OKA 333 29JAN09

CI2121 OKA1030 – 1105TPE 333 29JAN09
CI2121 OKA2140 – 2215TPE 333 30JAN09
CI2121 OKA2115 – 2150TPE 333 01FEB09

Taipei – Hong Kong

CI2901 TPE2030 – 2215HKG 744 28JAN09

4
Dec

China Airlines changes to Denpasar operation

As per 04DEC08 Amadeus timetable update, China Airlines is adjusting the operation of its 2nd Daily Taipei – Denpasar flight

The 2nd Daily flight, CI2771/2772, operates Daily till 05JAN09 (TPE departure), frequency changes after the date is the following

03JAN09 – 10JAN09 Day x24 (From TPE)
11JAN09 – 18JAN09 Day x247
19JAN09 – 26JAN09 Day x2
27JAN09 – 11FEB09 Daily
12FEB09 – 19FEB09 Day x27
20FEB09 – 27FEB09 Day x247
28FEB09 – 28MAR09 Daily

CI771/772 regular service is to be operated by A330-300 on 28DEC08

Between 28JAN09 to 31JAN09, extra flights is to be operated for Chinese New Year.

CI2773 TPE0630 – 1130DPS 744 28JAN09 / 29JAN09
CI2774 DPS1930 – 0035+1TPE 744 31JAN09 / 01FEB09

4
Dec

Air China possible A330 flight to Taiwan

Air China in Amadeus timetable display is now displaying Airbus A330 aircraft operating Beijing – Taipei and Shanghai Pu Dong – Taipei route from 19DEC08.