UNITED/THY Domestic Codeshare to Ankara
UNITED has placed its “UA” code on Turkish Airlines’ Istanbul – Ankara route
| Route |
UA Codeshare | TK Operating |
| Istanbul – Ankara | UA4524 | TK144 |
| Ankara – Istanbul | UA4525 | TK117 |
THAI 2009 Summer changes
The following are THAI destinations with the schedule changes for Summer 2009, as per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display.
Note some service was supposed to be implemented during 2008/09 Winter timetable season but has been altered due to political unrest and economic crisis
Bangkok – Beijing
Reinstating 2nd Daily TG674/675 from 29MAR09
Bangkok – Chengdu
Service returns to 5 weekly
Bangkok – Delhi
TG323/324 increase from 4 weekly to Daily, overall frequencies becomes Double Daily from 01FEB09
TG323 BKK0730 – 1025DEL EQV D
TG315 BKK1950 – 2245DEL 777 D
TG316 DEL0005 – 0535BKK 777 D
TG324 DEL1155 – 1725BKK EQV D
Bangkok – Guangzhou
Reinstating 2nd Daily TG678/679 flight from 29MAR09
TG668 BKK1045 – 1435CAN 333 D
TG678 BKK1525 – 1915CAN EQV D
TG669 CAN1545 – 1745BKK 333 D
TG679 CAN2025 – 2225BKK EQV D
TG678/679 aircraft:
AB6 Day 123
772 Day 457
773 Day 6
Bangkok – Ho Chi Minh
20 weekly, reinstating TG694/693
TG694 BKK1540 – 1710SGN AB6 x1
TG695 SGN1815 – 1940BKK AB6 x1
Bangkok – Hong Kong
Increase from 35 to 39 weekly, TG638/639 ups from 1 to 4 weekly
TG638 BKK1350 – 1735HKG EQV x356
TG639 HKG1845 – 2025BKK EQV x356
777 Day 7
772 Day 12
333 Day 4
Bangkok – Karachi
4 weekly turn-around service (3 in Winter 08/09)
Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur
Selected flights operating with A340-600
Bangkok – Lahore
Reinstating 5 weekly service, currently 3
Bangkok – Manila
TG620/621, Daily 777, service onwards to Osaka
TG624/625, Daily AB6
TG624 BKK1515 – 1930MNL AB6 D
TG625 MNL2030 – 2245BKK AB6 D
Bangkok – Moscow
Operational Day change from Day 357 to Day 135 from 30MAR09
Bangkok – Mumbai
2nd Daily begins 01FEB09, TG339/340, overall 2 Daily
TG339 BKK0750 – 1105BOM EQV D
TG317 BKK1845 – 2200BOM 333 D
TG340 BOM1230 – 1815BKK EQV D
TG318 BOM2320 – 0505+1BKK 333 D
Bangkok – Muscat
3 weekly nonstop flight reinstated, replacing 1-stop via Karachi
TG507 BKK1745 – 2055MCT 333 247
TG508 MCT2205 – 0730+1BKK 333 247
Bangkok – Osaka – Los Angeles
Planned 4 weekly service is now set to start 29MAR09
TG796 BKK0730 – 1500KIX1610 – 1040LAX 777 x136
TG797 LAX1340 – 1800+1KIX1930+1 – 2320+1BKK 777 x136
Bangkok – Shanghai
TG662/663 returns to Daily from 3 weekly, overall frequencies returns to 2 Daily
Bangkok – Taipei
TG636/637 aircraft shuffle
772 Day 125
333 Day 34
AB6 Day 67
Taipei departure is the following day
Bangkok – Chittagong and Bangkok – Johannesburg appears to be suspended permanently
Virgin Atlantic reduce Mumbai frequencies
As per Amadeus timetable display on 05JAN09, Virgin Atlantic is reducing London – Mumbai flight from Daily to 5 weekly from 02JUN09 to 30SEP09
29MAR09 – 01JUN09 Daily
02JUN09 – 30JUL09 Day x24
31JUL09 – 30SEP09 Day x13
01OCT09 – Daily
Service operates with A340-300
Kingfisher shelves Hong Kong/Singapore launch
As per Amadeus availability display and the direct access to inventories, Kingfisher Airlines is not going ahead with its planned new international routes launch on the Mumbai – Hong Kong (was planned 12JAN09) and Mumbai – Singapore (was 16JAN09) route.
No Turkish 320 to Mumbai afterall
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Turkish Airlines has reverse its plan to operate A320 to Mumbai on selected dates in Feb 2009
DELTA brings back Hartford – Amsterdam
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display and DELTA subsidiary nwa’s availability display, Hartford – Amsterdam route returns from 03JUN09, 5 times a week with nwa 757.
NW098/KL6098 BDL1740 – 0650+1AMS 757 x25
NW097/KL6097 AMS1325 – 1540BDL 757 x25
QANTAS Cuts Domestic NZ service by 25%
QANTAS is slashing scaling back its Domestic New Zealand operation by at least 25%
According to reports from Sydney Morning Hearld, the airline is reducing frequencies on:
Auckland – Wellington 44 to 31 weekly
Auckland – Christchurch 41 to 33 weekly
Christchurch – Queenstown 14 to 9 weekly
Christchurch – Rotorua 7 to 5 weekly
Hainan Air A340-600 to Dubai/Luanda
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Hainan Air’s regular charter service on the Beijing – Dubai – Luanda starting 12JAN09, is to be operated by A340-600, instead of Boeing 767-300.
Hainan Air to Kiev in Feb/Mar
As pr 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Hainan Airlines from 10FEB09 begins 3 weekly Beijing – Kiev regular charter service.
HU7969 PEK1505 – 1820KBP 330 46
HU7969 PEK1505 – 1835KBP 330 2
HU7970 KBP2020 – 1030+1PEK 330 46
HU7970 KBP2035 – 1030+1PEK 330 2
Service currently operates until 28MAR09
Korean Air changes to Oceania in Summer 09
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus availability display and Korean Air’s inventory, the following is Korean Air’s 2009 Northern Summer operation to Australia and New Zealand.
Auckland 5 weekly 772(Day x27)
Brisbane 4 weekly 333 (Day x135)
Melbourne 3 weekly 332 (Day 135)
Sydney Daily 772
Flights to Nadi operates 3 weekly with A330-200
BA changes to Dubai in August
As per 05JAN09 Amadues timetable display, British Airways is only operating 2 Daily service on the London – Dubai route from 02AUG09 to 22AUG09.
BA105/104 is not operating on those dates.
Cathay Pacific re-times Toronto route
Cathay Pacific from 29MAR09 re-schedules Hong Kong – Toronto route
current
CX826 HKG1635 – 1805YYZ 77W D
CX827 YYZ0015 – 0500+1HKG 77W D
from 29MAR09
CX826 HKG0230 – 0545YYZ 77W D
CX827 YYZ0935 – 1300+1HKG 77W D
Cathay 3 Daily to Shanghai
Starting 29MAR09, Cathay Pacific will take over Dragonair’s 2 Daily Hong Kong – Shanghai route, which will increases to 3 Daily
CX368/KA5368 HKG0850 – 1120PVG 773 D
CX360/KA5360 HKG1400 – 1630PVG 330 D
CX364/KA5364 HKG1730 – 2000PVG 330 D
CX365/KA5365 PVG0945 – 1225HKG 330 D
CX367/KA5367 PVG1225 – 1505HKG 773 D
CX369/KA5369 PVG1730 – 2010HKG 330 D
CX360/369, replacing KA800/801; Day 6 operates with 777
CX364/365, replacing KA830/895; Day 6/7 operates with 333
With the change Cathay operates 3 Daily and Dragonair operates 13 Daily. Overall frequencies remains 16 Daily
Cathay 09 Summer change to Bangkok / India / UAE
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Cathay Pacific is adjusting its service on the Bangkok / Delhi / Mumbai / Dubai route from 29MAR09
**Hong Kong – Bangkok – Mumbai – Dubai, the entire routing, is cancelled
current schedule
CX751 HKG1425 – 1610BKK1720 – 2005BOM2115 – 2245DXB 744 x125
CX750 DXB2355 – 0410+1BOM0520+1 – 1045+1BKK1155+1 – 1535+1HKG 744 x125
CX685 HKG1415 – 1825BOM1945 – 2115DXB 744 125
CX684 DXB2225 – 0240+1BOM0350+1 – 1135+1HKG 744 125
**Current 3 weekly Hong Kong – Mumbai – Dubai is increasing to DAILY with 747-400
CX685 HKG1415 – 1800BOM1910 – 2035DXB 744 D
CX684 DXB2145 – 0210+1BOM0320+1 – 1140+1HKG 744 D
**The Hong Kong – Bangkok – Mumbai route will then be adjusted to 3 weekly
CX709 HKG2210 – 2355BKK0105+1 – 0335+1BOM 773 256
CX750 BOM0445 – 1020BKK1130 – 1520HKG 773 367
**From 29MAR09, 1 of 2 Daily Hong Kong – Delhi nonstop will be routed via Bangkok
CX753 HKG2255 – 0205+1DEL 330 D
CX751 HKG1425 – 1615BKK1725 – 1955DEL 330 D
CX752 DEL2245 – 0650+1HKG 330 D
CX708 DEL0330 – 0900BKK1010 – 1405HKG 330 D
Cathay Pacific Summer 09 Op to LAX
It appears Cathay Pacific has finally made an update on the Hong Kong – Los Angeles route for Summer 09.
CX882/883 Daily 747-400
CX880/881 3 weekly 777-300ER (Day 367) + 4 weekly 747-400 (Day x367)
Hainan Air expands Xian routes in Jan – Mar 09
Hainan Airlines is adding numerous flights out of Xian between January and March, mainly for Chinese New Year flights
Yinchuan – Xian – Haikou 3 weekly from 20JAN09 – 18MAR09
HU7805 HAK0750 – 1020XIY1110 – 1210INC 733 246
HU7806 INC1300 – 1400XIY1450 – 1730HAK 733 246
Xian – Haikou Daily with A319 from 11JAN09 to 28MAR09
HU7224 XIY1800 – 2040HAK 319 D
HU7223 HAK2130 – 0005+1XIY 319 D
Xian – Qingdao – Shenyang 4 weekly from 11JAN09 to 28MAR09
HU7875 XIY0835 – 1020TAO1110 – 1210SHE 319 x357
HU7876 SHE1310 – 1435TAO1515 – 1710XIY 319 x357
Xian – Jinan – Shenyang 3 weekly from 11JAN09 to 28MAR09
HU7865 XIY0840 – 0950TNA1035 – 1210SHE 319 357
HU7866 SHE1300 – 1430TNA1520 – 1650XIY 319 357
Xian – Nanjing HU7823/7824 operates on the following dates with A319:
21JAN09 – 24JAN09
29JAN09 – 02FEB09
10FEB09 – 15FEB09
Lanzhou – Xian – Fuzhou 4 weekly from 16JAN09 to 27MAR09
HU7825 LHW1110 – 1200XIY1250 – 1525FOC 733 x246
HU7826 FOC1615 – 1840XIY1930 – 2030LHW 733 x246
Lanzhou – Xian – Xiamen 3 weekly from 17JAN09 to 28MAR09
HU7851 LHW1110 – 1200XIY1250 – 1500XMN 733 246
HU7852 XMN1550 – 1840XIY1930 – 2030LHW 733 246
Urumchi – Xian – Sanya Daily from 06JAN09 to 28MAR09
HU7898 URC1610 – 1915XIY2005 – 2315SYX 738 D
HU7897 SYX0755 – 1105XIY1155 – 1520URC 738 D 07JAN09 –
It’s sbusidiary Grand China Express will operate Xian – Chongqing Daily with E190 from 16JAN09 to 31JAN09
China Southern adds new Urumqi – Xiamen connection
China Southern from 12JAN09 begins 3 weekly Urumqi – Xian – Xiamen flight, complementing existing 4 weekly service via Zhengzhou
CZ6561 URC0845 – 1150XIY1245 – 1510XMN 73G 136
CZ6562 XMN1605 – 1840XIY1935 – 2315URC 73G 136
Garuda to add 18 routes in 2009
In a press statement issued by the airline, Garuda Indonesia is adding 18 routes in 2009 with the addition of 14 new Boeing 737-800s
Jakarta – Tanjung Karang
Jakarta – Marang from 29MAR09
Jakarta – Makassar – Kendari from 16JAN09
GA604 CGK1035 – 1355UPG1435 – 1525KDI 737 D
GA605 KDI1605 – 1655UPG1735 – 1850CGK 737 D
Jakarta – Makassar – Gorontalo
Jakarta – Makassar – Sorong
Jakarta – Makassar – Ambon
Jakarta – Makassar – Palu
Jakarta – Jambi
Jakarta – Manado – Ternate
Jakarta – Balikpapan – Tarakan
Jakarta – Pangkal Pinang
Denpasar – Lombok
Denpasar – Kupang
Internationall, it’ll add
Denpasar – Adelaide
Denpasar – Hong Kong from 01FEB09
Surabaya – Hong Kong from 01FEB09
Since 20DEC08, it has adjusted its Shanghai service. Original Jakarta – Singapore – Shanghai roundtrip has been replaced with Jakarta – Shanghai – Denpasar – Jakarta
GA896 CGK0020 – 0710PVG 330 x357
GA897 PVG1005 – 1620PVG1720 – 1805CGK 330 x357
Since 16DEC08, it has relaunched Yogyakarta – Singapore, 3 times a week
GA876 JOG1800 – 2110SIN 733 246
GA877 SIN1610 – 1720JOG 733 246
Additional Korean Air US Operation updates
Additional Korean Air US operation changes as per Amadeus timetable display on 05JAN09 are the following, plus in-depth availability check
Dallas
Reduction to 3 weekly, Day 7 not operating
San Francisco
Reduction
29MAR09 – 30JUN09 Day 2467
01JUL09 – 27AUG09 Day x15
28AUG09 – 23OCT09 Day 2467
Seattle
Reduction to 3 weekly, Day 7 not operating
EVA Air 747-400COMBI to San Francisco
As per Amadeus direct access to EVA Air’s inventory, as well as the airline website on 05JAN09, the Taiwan carrier’s Taipei – San Francisco sees 747-400COMBI operating the flight once again, alongside with 777-300ER
BR018 TPE1950 – 1620SFO 77W D
BR028 TPE2330 – 2000SFO 74E x36
However, the inbound schedule is a bit sketchy as it shows the following
BR007 SFO0100 – 0510+1TPE 74E 26
BR017 SFO0140 – 0550+1TPE 77W D
BR027 SFP1755 – 2200+1TPE 77W 247
Also note that the flight is operating 12 weekly, back to the same level as Summer 08
