EVA Air LAX nonstop back to 17 weekly
As per Amadeus’ direct access to EVA Air’s inventory on 05JAN09, EVA Air’s NONSTOP Taipei – Los Angeles is to be operating 17 weekly once again from 30MAR09, with the re-introduction of BR002/001 flight
BR012 TPE1840 – 1515LAX 77W 146
BR002 TPE1920 – 1555LAX 77W D
BR016 TPE2355 – 2030LAX 77W D
BR015 LAX0010 – 0540+1TPE 77W D
BR001 LAX0040 – 0600+1TPE 77W x4
BR011 LAX1650 – 2205+1TPE 77W x257
EVA Air also operates 3 weekly Taipei – Osaka – Los Angeles
AEROFLOT drops Toronto
As per Amadeus availability display and AEROFLOT inventories, the Russian carrier is cancelling Moscow – Toronto service from 29MAR09
DELTA International Aircraft changes
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, few changes on the operating aircraft on DELTA’s International service.
Atlanta – Copenhagen
767-400ER replace -300ER from 01JUN09 to 23OCT09
According to OAG Worldwide Jul 2008, 764 only operated from the same period till late-August
Atlanta – Dubai
777-200LR replace -200ER on following:
30MAR09 – 03APR09 Day 1235
04APR09 – 21JUN09 Daily
23JUN09 – 29JUN09 Day x35
07JUL09 – 20OCT09 Day 2467
Dubai departure is the following day
Atlanta – Kuwait
777-200LR replace -200ER on following:
29MAR09 Day 7
07APR09 – 28APR09 Day 27
Kuwait departure is the following day
Atlanta – Shanghai
777-200LR replace -200ER from 06JUN09 (Shanghai from 07JUN09)
Atlanta – Tel Aviv
777-200LR replace -200ER on following:
31MAY09 Day 7
29JUN09 Day 1
New York – Barcelona
767-400ER replace -300ER from 29MAR09
New York JFK – Moscow
767-400ER replace -300ER from 28MAR09
New York JFK – Sao Paulo
767-400ER replace 767-300ER from 01JUL09 (02JUL09 from Sao Paulo)
New York JFK – Tel Aviv
777-200LR replace 767-300ER on following:
21MAY09 Day 4
23MAY09 – 29MAY09 Day 1356
31MAY09 – 02JUN09 Day 27
777-200ER replace 767-300ER on following:
22MAY09 – 28MAY09 Day 2457
30MAY09 – 06JUN09 Day x27
07JUN09 – 30JUN09 Daily
Tel Aviv departure is the following day
Plans of operating 2nd Daily flight have been shelved
Mahan Air doubles Dusseldorf frequencies
As per Amadeus timetable display on 05JAN09 and various German aviation message boards, Mahan Air is doubling its Tehran – Dusseldorf route from 3 to 6 weekly during the summer peak season in 09
W55060 IKA0700 – 1015DUS 313
W55059 DUS1150 – 1935IKA 313
27MAR09 – 16JUN09 Day 3457
17JUN09 – 20JUN09 Day x26
21JUN09 – 29AUG09 Day x2
30AUG09 – 20SEP09 Day x12
TAP Portugal 2009 Summer long-haul overview
The following is TAP Portugal’s 2009 Summer long-haul operation, based on 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display.
All flights shown are weekly basis from Lisbon, unless otherwise mentioned in brackets.
Belo Horizonte 5 332
Bissau 3 320
Brasilia 7 332
Caracas 4 332 (Lisbon), 1 332 (Funchal), 1 332 (Porto)
Casablanca 5 ER4; 7 ER4 (06JUN09 – 21SEP09)
Dakar 7 320
Fortaleza 7 332
Johannesburg 3 343
Johannesburg/Maputo 1 343 (2 in 08 Summer)
Luanda 7 343
Maputo 3 343 (2 in 08 Summer)
Newark 7 332 (Lisbon), 3 332 (Porto)
Recife 7 332
Rio de Janeiro 7 343 + 5 332 (Lisbon; 12 343 in 08 Summer), 3 332 (Porto)
Salvador de Bahia 7 332
Sao Paulo 11 332 (Lisbon), 3 332 (Porto)
Additions The following were left out unintentional
Natal 5 332
Ilha do Sal 7 320
Sao Tome et Principe 1 313
Additional THAI 08/09 Winter Changes
THAI’s additional adjustments on selected routes for 2008/09 Winter season is the following, as per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display
Bangkok – Shanghai Pu Dong
TG662/663, 01FEB09 – 28MAR09, Reduction from Daily to 3 weekly (Day 146)
Overall frequencies is 10 as a result
Bangkok – Beijing
1 Daily service, TG614/615
01JAN09 346
02JAN09 – 22JAN09 333
23JAN09 744
24JAN09 333
25JAN09 – 26JAN09 744
27JAN09 – 28MAR09 333
Bangkok – Guangzhou
1 Daily service, TG668/669, A330-300
TG678/679 operates on the following:
TG678 BKK1520 – 1900CAN
TG679 CAN2005 – 2225BKK
25JAN09 – 27JAN09 333
01FEB09 AB6
Bangkok – Osaka
TG622/623, mix of 772/773 operating
Bangkok – Nagoya
Operated by Boeing 777, planned A340 operation shelved
Bangkok – Busan
Service reduced to 3 weekly
Bangkok – Singapore
2 Daily A340-600, 1 Daily A330-300
Bangkok – Frankfurt
Service has reverted to 2 Daily
Bangkok – Madrid
3rd weekly flight returns from 31JAN09
Eastar Jet Takes off 07JAN09
Korea’s latest new carrier – Eastar Jet – will begin operation on 07JAN09, offering 4 Daily Seoul Gimpo – Jeju route with Boeing 737-600
The airline code is “ZE”.
In the future the airline also hopes to operate Jeju – Gunsan and Jeju – Cheongju
Finnair to Cyprus
Finnair from 14FEB09 is operating 1 weekly Helsinki – Larnaca leisure flight with A319
AY2851 HEL1700 – 2105LCA 319 6
AY2852 LCA2205 – 0215+1HEL 319 6
Service operates until 04APR09
Air Europa to NY from June
As per Amadeus timetable display on 05JAN09, Air Europa is to launch Madrid – New York JFK service with A330-200 from 01JUN09
UX091 MAD1515 – 1725JFK 332 D
UX092 JFK1925 – 0830+1MAD 332 D
HK Express Bangkok selected cancellations
It appears that Hong Kong Express has cancelled Hong Kong – Bangkok route on selected dates
Even with direct access to their inventory, attempt to grab a seat for booking comes back with following message:
UO 725 C 21JAN 3 HKGBKK INVALID ORIGIN AND DESTINATION PAIR
REQUEST NEW AVAILABILITY FOR HKG BKK
UO 725 C 23FEB 1 HKGBKK FLIGHT DOES NOT OPERATE ON DATE REQUESTED
REQUEST NEW AVAILABILITY FOR HKG BKK
However, some dates like 24FEB09 for instance, shows:
1 UO 725 C 24FEB 2 HKGBKK DK1 2130 2320 24FEB E 0 738 D
DEPARTS TERMINAL 2
Iran Air 310 to Bangkok
As per Amadeus timetable display on 05JAN09, Iran Air currently operates 2 weekly A310 aircraft on the Tehran – Bangkok route.
Service operates with B747SP once again from 04MAR09, but may still be altered.
Cathay Pacific Double Daily to Paris
Cathay Pacific plans to operate Double Daily service on the Hong Kong – Paris CDG route, as per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display.
The service currently operates 10 weekly. CX263/264 will be increase from 3 weekly to 7, with A340 from 29MAR09
QANTAS retires 747-300
QANTAS has retired its Boeing 747-300 fleet.
As per Sydney Airport Message Board, the last flight was 27DEC08 departure QF026 Los Angeles – Auckland – Los Angeles
LAN shelves Santiago – LA nonstop
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, LANChile appears to be not operating nonstop Santiago de Chile – Los Angeles nonstop flight for the 09 Northern Summer timetable season.
LA600 SCL2110 – 2355LIM0105+1 – 0740+1LAX 763 D
LA601 LAX1320 – 2355LIM0105+1 – 0525+1SCL 763 D
From 16JUN09, A340-300 operates on Day 246 from Santiago and Day 357 from Los Angeles
Finnair to increase new Istanbul service
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Finnair’s new Helsinki – Istanbul service due from 04MAR09, is increasing to 4 weekly (from 2) from 30MAR09. 2 of the 4 weekly service is to be operated by Embraer E190
AY955 HEL0900 – 1215IST 319 36
AY957 HEL1640 – 1955IST E90 1
AY957 HEL1700 – 2015IST E90 4
AY956 IST1315 – 1635HEL 319 36
AY958 IST2105 – 0025+1HEL E90 14
MAS increase Argentina route
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Malaysia Airlines is to increase Kuala Lumpur – Johannesburg – Cape Town – Buenos Aires route from 2 to 3 weekly from 29MAR09.
Service operates with Boeing 747-400
New Alitalia Toronto frequencies
The Rome – Toronto route was left out in the list of the new Alitalia – AirOne network posted last week.
Service operates 5 weekly with Boeing 767 from 13JAN09 to 28MAR09, then increase to Daily
Air Canada 777 in Miami
Air Canada on 01JAN09 and 02JAN09 operated Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the Toronto – Miami route, AC916/917
However, AC917 on 01JAN09 was restricted to carry 280 passengers
ASIANA 330 to Central Asia
As per Amadeus timetable display on 05JAN09, ASIANA is operating Airbus A330-300 aircraft to both Almaty and Tashkent
Service to Almaty operates with A330 till 11FEB09, then switch back to 767
Service to Tashkent operates with A330 till 27FEB09, then switch back to 777
ASIANA 330 to Taipei
As per 05JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, ASIANA plans to operate A330-300 aircraft on the Seoul – Taipei OZ711/712 service on 07FEB09
Meanwhile, OZ711/712 sees variation of A321 or Boeing 767 from 04JAN09.
