Air Algerie to start Beijing from 22FEB09
Air Algerie has started the ticket sales for the new Algiers – Beijing 2 weekly service, as it is appearing on Amadeus and the airline’s inventory. Its first destination to Far-east Asia begins 22FEB09 with A330.
AH3060 ALG1030 – 0420+1PEK 330 47
AH3061 PEK0550 – 1020ALG 330 15
Currently flight is available for sale until 27MAR09
Air Seychelles to Moscow
Air Seychelles has launched weekly service from Seychelles to Moscow Vnukovo airport since late-December. Service currently planned until 28MAR09
HM020 SEZ1210 – 2015VKO 767 6
HM019 VKO2215 – 0800+1SEZ 767 6
Air NZ swap Australia – Cook Island routing
Air New Zealand is switching the 1-stop, same flight number service between Australia and Cook Islands from July 2009.
When the Christchurch – Rarotonga route resumes from 19JUN09, same flight number to/from Australia becomes:
Sydney – Christchurch – Rarotonga NZ840, starting 03JUL09
Rarotonga – Christchurch – Melbourne NZ841
NZ840 SYD1245 – 1745CHC1910 – 0150RAR 320 5 -03JUL09
NZ841 RAR0250 – 0600+1CHC0700+1 – 0850+1MEL 320 5
China Southern to restore Bangkok frequencies
China Southern is gradually restoring its Guangzhou – Bangkok operating frequencies by Feb 2009.
Currently, the airline operates 4 weekly flights each on CZ361/362 and CZ363/364. From 30JAN09, CZ363/364 returns to Daily and from 01FEB09 for CZ361/362
Shantou – Bangkok service will restore to 4 weekly from 26JAN09. It currently operates 3.
China Southern Extra flights to Singapore/Cambodia
China Southern is operating extra flights to South East Asia during Chinese New Year period.
Guangzhou – Singapore
CZ6075 CAN1650 – 2045SIN 21JAN09/22JAN09
CZ6076A SIN2145 – 0125+1CAN 21JAN09/22JAN09
21JAN09 320
22JAN09 319
Guangzhou – Phnom Penh
CZ6077 CAN1530 – 1700PNH 320 125 23JAN09 – 27JAN09
CZ6077 CAN1900 – 2030PNH 319 31JAN09
CZ6078 PNH1750 – 2140CAN 320 125 23JAN09 – 27JAN09
CZ6078 PNH2120 – 0110+1CAN 319 31JAN09
Air Seychelles 09 Summer: 2 new cities in Europe
Air Seychelles starting 2009 Northern Summer timetable season begins weekly service to Frankfurt and Zurich.
These new service continues to London which the UK’s capital will then lose nonstop service from the following dates.
Seychelles – Frankfurt - London operates on Saturdays (from Seychelles) from 28MAR09
HM002 SEZ2230 – 0615+1FRA0705+1 – 0740+1LHR 767 6
HM001 LHR1850 – 2130FRA2220 – 0945+1SEZ 767 7
Seychelles – Zurich – London operates on Thursdays (from Seychelles) from 02APR09
HM010 SEZ0850 – 1635ZRH1725 – 1755LHR 767 4
HM009 LHR1830 – 2110ZRH2200 – 0920+1SEZ 767 5
The rest of European operation for Northern 2009 Summer are:
Paris CDG is reducing from 6 to 5 weekly
Rome and Milan operates 1 weekly each
It will also operates 3 weekly to Mauritius, 2 weekly to Johannesburg and 1 weekly to Singapore
MAS re-times Stockholm/Newark flight
From 29MAR09, Malaysia Airlines is re-scheduling its 3 weekly Kuala Lumpur – Stockholm – Newark route. Only the departure from Kuala Lumpur will be re-timed.
current schedule
MH090 KUL0845 – 1415ARN1600 – 1855EWR 744 46
MH091 EWR2135 – 1105+1ARN1235+1 – 0705+2KUL 744 46
eff 01APR09
MH090 KUL2359 – 0555+1ARN0745+1 – 1005+1EWR 744 357
MH091 EWR2200 – 1140+1ARN1310+1 – 0630+2KUL 744 146
UNITED Mainline reduction in Miami
As per 06JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, UNITED’s Washington Dulles – Miami and Chicago – Miami MAINLINE service will be transferred to UNITED Express from 04JUN09.
This leaves Denver – Miami as the only UNITED Mainline presence in the South Florida area
May 2009 Schedule
UA774 IAD1220 – 1509MIA 319 D
UA778 IAD1805 – 2054MIA 319 D
UA773 MIA0830 – 1108IAD 319 D
UA777 MIA1300 – 1545IAD 319 D
UA753 ORD0805 – 1210MIA 319 D
UA738 ORD1830 – 2229MIA 319 D
UA761 MIA0600 – 0819ORD 319 D
UA751 MIA1547 – 1815ORD 319 D
Effective 04JUN09
UA7507 IAD1232 – 1511MIA E70 D
UA7517 IAD1710 – 1949MIA E70 D
UA7506 MIA0845 – 1115IAD E70 D
UA7530 MIA1340 – 1608IAD E70 D
UA7738 ORD0900 – 1304MIA E70 D
UA7730 ORD1915 – 2316MIA E70 D
UA7731 MIA0625 – 0830ORD E70 D
UA7555 MIA1544 – 1759ORD E70 D
JAL expands BA codeshare
JAL announced it’ll be adding additional destinations within the UK through the codesharing with British Airways from 14JAN09. Tickets will be on sale from 07JAN09. Also, it’ll codeshare with BA to Lisbon on 14JAN09 as well, but reservation only begins on the same day, according to its press release
| Route |
JL Codeshare | BA Operating |
| London – Aberdeen | JL5389 | BA1314 |
| Aberdeen – London | JL5386 JL5388 |
BA1307 BA1309 |
| London – Edinburgh | JL5375 JL5377 |
BA1452 BA1454 |
| Edinburgh – London | JL5374 JL5376 |
BA1443 BA1453 |
| London – Glasgow | JL5379 JL5381 |
BA1486 BA1492 |
| Glasgow – London | JL5378 JL5380 |
BA1483 BA1489 |
| London – Newcastle | JL5383 JL5385 |
BA1334 BA1336 |
| Newcastle – London | JL5382 JL5384 |
BA1327 BA1333 |
| London – Lisbon | JL5347 | BA504 |
| Lisbon – London | JL5346 | BA501 |
Kingfisher to launch Bangalore – Dubai in Feb 09
Kingfisher Airlines from 08FEB09 is launching Daily Bangalore – Dubai service with A320, appears to be Kingfisher Red aircraft (formerly known as Deccan)
IT045 BLR1940 – 2215DXB 320 D
IT046 DXB2330 – 0445+1BLR 320 D
Air France 3rd Daily to Muenster
Air France by Regional from 16FEB09 begins 3rd Daily Paris CDG – Muenster flight
AF3110 CDG0830 – 0950FMO ER3 D
AF3114 CDG1605 – 1725FMO ER3 x67
AF3116 CDG1955 – 2115FMO ER3 x6
AF3109 FMO0630 – 0750CDG ER3 x7
AF3111 FMO1030 – 1150CDG ER3 D
AF3115 FMO1755 – 1915CDG ER3 x67
From 29MAR09, AF3114/3115 is to be operating on a Daily basis
Virgin 747 to Mumbai in Jan 09
As per Amadeus timetable display, Virgin Atlantic is operating Boeing 747-400 aircraft on London – Mumbai route from 12JAN09 to 25JAN09
