Extra SIA cancellations
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Singapore Airlines is further reducing flights on selected routes from now till 28MAR09.
Singapore – Brisbane
SQ255/256, service reduction from 5 weekly to:
10FEB09 – 25FEB09 4 weekly (Day 1367)
26FEB09 – 28MAR09 3 weekly (Day 567)
Singapore – Guangzhou
Service not operating on:
13JAN09, 19JAN09, 05FEB09, 12FEB09, 26FEB09
Singapore – Hong Kong
SQ868/873, cancelled from 04FEB09 to 28MAR09
Singapore – London
SQ308/319, cancelled on:
26JAN09, 27JAN09, 29JAN09, 11FEB09, 17FEB09, 18FEB09, 24FEB09, 25FEB09
Day x14 27FEB09 – 28MAR09
Singapore – Los Angeles
Previously noted cancellations on 27JAN09 and 28JAN09
Singapore – Newark
Previously noted cancellations on 27JAN09
Singapore – Rome
Temporarily reduction from 3 to 2 weekly
Singapore – Seoul
Planned cancellation on SQ608/609, still in effect from 01FEB09, but will not resume until June (Was till 28MAR09)
Singapore – Shanghai
SQ828/831, Daily reduced to 3 weekly (Day 567) from 16FEB09 to 28MAR09
Singapore – Sydney
SQ233/234, service reduction from planned 5 weekly to 3 weekly (Day 567) from 16FEB09 to 28MAR09
SriLankan to start nonstop Karachi flight
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, SriLankan Airlines’ Karachi service is becoming nonstop from 18JAN09, replacing 1-stop via Mumbai
UL183 CMB1430 – 1750KHI 320 37
UL184 KHI1850 – 2250CMB 320 37
Mumbai retains Daily service with departure from Colombo at 0001hrs and return from Mumbai on 0340hrs
AeroMexico nonstop Tokyo to Mexico City
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, AeroMexico from 24JAN09 to 31JAN09 is operating nonstop Tokyo – Mexico City, bypassing Tijuana
AM057 NRT1455 – 1235MEX 777 36
SAS to Dubrovnik and Antalya from Sweden
SAS Sverige is operating 2 new routes out of Stockholm in Summer 2009
1 weekly Stockholm – Antalya operates from 23JUN09 to 11AUG09
SK1839 ARN0740 – 1235AYT M80 2
SK1840 AYT1335 – 1640ARN M80 2
737-800 operates on 23JUN09 and 30JUN09
1 weekly Stockholm – Dubrovnik operates from 01JUL09 to 12AUG09
SK1837 ARN0650 – 0950DBV M80 3
SK1838 DBV1050 – 1405ARN M80 3
737-600 operates on 01JUL09
DELTA reduce Georgetown in Summer 09
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, DELTA’s 4 weekly New York JFK – Georgetown service is to be reduced to 3 weekly from 03APR09.
It operated 4 weekly in Northern Summer 08
Mandarin delayed extra Taichung – HK flight
It appears that Mandarin Airlines’ planned extra 4 weekly flight on Taichung – Hong Kong route has been postponed till 15JAN09. Current frequencies is 14 weekly, and to be increased to 18.
KLM 09/10 Winter minor changes
Some changes for KLM 2009/10 Winter season are the following, as per 08JAN09 Amadeus
timetable display
Chengdu 4 weekly 777
Detroit KLM operating flight Cancelled, NWA operating 3 Daily
Hong Kong 10 weekly 74E
Nairobi Daily 744
Panama City 5 weekly M11
Philippine Air Cebu Int’l changes
Philippine Airlines’ 6 weekly Cebu – Tokyo flight is reducing to 5 weekly from 29MAR09, as per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display.
From 01MAR09, 2 of 4 weekly Cebu – Seoul flight is operating with A330 instead of A320. A330 operates on Day 47
Cebu – Osaka service, supposedly to start Nov 2008, appears to have been shelved, but is to operate limited flights from 05FEB09 to 15FEB09 only
PR410 CEB0805 – 1330KIX 320 47
PR409 KIX1430 – 1800CEB 320 47
Gulf Air increase Bangkok to 13 weekly
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Gulf Air is increasing Bahrain – Bangkok service to 13 weekly. Service currently operates 11 weekly and 10 weekly in Summer 08.
The increase is to be in effect from 03JUL09
GF158 BAH0715 – 1835BKK 332 57
GF158 BAH0715 – 1835BKK EQV x157
GF150 BAH2030 – 0750+1BKK 343 D
GF151 BKK1045 – 1400BAH 343 D
GF159 BKK1950 – 2250BAH 332 57
GF159 BKK1950 – 2305BAH EQV x157
GF158/159:
Day 246 343
Day 3 332
Day 57 332 (leased from Jet Airways)
airTran launch Columbus – Ft. Lauderdale
airTran from 05MAR09 launches Daily Columbus OH – Fort Lauderdale with Boeing 717
FL1105 CMH1603 – 1848FLL 717 D
FL1104 FLL1345 – 1625CMH 717 D
China Eastern Int’l charter during New Year
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, China Eastern is operating several charter services to South East Asia during Chinese New Year period
Shanghai – Kota Kinabalu
MU2445 PVG2020 – 0040+1BKI 320 27JAN09/31JAN09
MU2446 BKI0135 – 0535PVG 320 28JAN09/01FEB09
Hangzhou – Kota Kinabalu
MU2175 HGH2130 – 0150+1BKI 320 26JAN09/31JAN09
MU2176 BKI0240 – 0640HGH 320 27JAN09/01FEB09
Shanghai – Phuket
MU5085 PVG2205 – 0205+1HKT 320 15 23JAN09 – 02FEB09
MU5086 HKT0300 – 0855PVG 320 26 24JAN09 – 03FEB09
Shanghai – Siem Reap
MU2443 PVG2050 – 2350REP 320 27JAN09/28JAN09
MU2443 REP0040 – 0540PVG 320 28JAN09/29JAN09
Shanghai – Phnom Penh
MU2437 PVG2100 – 0020+1PNH 320 24JAN09/31JAN09
MU2441 PVG2130 – 0100+1PNH 320 24JAN09/31JAN09
MU2437 PVG2050 – 0020+1PNH 320 26JAN09
MU2439 PVG2140 – 0110+1PNH 320 31JAN09
MU2438 PNH0120 – 0620PVG 320 25JAN09/26JAN09/01FEB09
MU2442 PNH0145 – 0650PVG 320 25JAN09/01FEB09
MU2440 PNH0150 – 0700PVG 320 01FEB09
AeroMexico 767 back to New York
AeroMexico is operating Boeing 767 aircraft once again on the Mexico City – New York JFK route
AM402/403 operates on Day 14 with 767-300 from 01JUN09 to 27AUG09. Day 7 operates from 19JUL09 to 30AUG09. From 03SEP09, 767 operates on Day 4
767-200 operates on 11JUN09 and 18JUN09
Korean Air Summer 09 Op to Europe/Mid-East
Korean Air has updated its operational frequencies to Europe and Middle East for 2009 Summer.
Seoul – Dubai Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, new Day 2 frequency
Seoul – London 7 744
Seoul – Amsterdam 3 332
Seoul – Paris CDG 7 744
Seoul – Frankfurt 7 744
Seoul – Munich 3 772
Seoul – Zurich 3 332
Seoul – Madrid 3 772
Seoul – Milan – Rome – Seoul 2 744 (up from 772)
Seoul – Rome 1 744 (up from 772)
Seoul – Prague 4 332
Seoul – Vienna 3 333
Seoul – Moscow 4 772, increase from 3 weekly
Seoul – Istanbul 3 333
Air Macau 321 to Xiamen
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Air Macau is planning to operate Airbus A321 aircraft on Macau – Xiamen Day 6 flight from 28FEB09.
KLM E190 to Bologna from 28SEP09
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, KLM plans to operate Embraer 190 aircraft on the Amsterdam – Bologna route, KL1591/1592, from 28SEP09.
Service operates by KLMcityhopper
KLM 737 by cityhopper
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, the following KLM Boeing 737 flight is being remarked as “operated by KLMcityhopper”.
Note the changes are effective 29MAR09, unless otherwise stated.
| Route |
Flt Nbr | A/C & REMARK |
| Amsterdam – Aberdeen | KL1441/1442 | 734 Day 67 |
| Amsterdam – Berlin | KL1829/1830 | 734 |
| Amsterdam – Billund | KL1347/1348 | 73J 29JUN – 29AUG |
| Amsterdam – Copenhagen | KL1125/1126 KL1133/1134 |
73W 733 |
| Amsterdam – Newcastle | KL971/952 | 733 29JUN – 23AUG |
| Amsterdam – Stavanger | KL1201/1202 | 734 29MAR – 28JUN |
| Amsterdam – Zurich | KL1957/1958 | 734 Day x67 |
Air Algerie Beijing flight in Summer now available
Air Algerie’s new Algiers – Beijing flight schedule and booking is now available in Amadeus for 2009 Summer season.
SWISS Leisure flight Geneva – Pristina
SWISS from 16MAY09 launches 1 weekly Geneva – Pristina service for its leisure division.
LX8402 GVA0610 – 0830PRN 320 6
LX8403 PRN0920 – 1140GVA 320 6
It already operates service out of Zurich
Cathay Pacific to bring back 3rd Daily LAX
As per 08JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Cathay Pacific appears to be bringing back 3rd Daily Hong Kong – Los Angeles flight, CX884/885, starting the launch of 2009/10 Winter schedule from 26OCT09.
However, the 3rd “Daily” flight operates 4 weekly with old configuration 747-400
CX884 HKG1310 – 0935LAX 744 x357
CX882 HKG1625 – 1255LAX 74A D
CX880 HKG2345 – 2015LAX 77W x15
CX880 HKG2345 – 2015LAX 74A 15
CX881 LAX0005 – 0730+1HKG 77W x26
CX881 LAX0005 – 0730+1HKG 74A 26
CX885 LAX1120 – 1855+1HKG 744 x357
CX883 LAX2220 – 0540+2HKG 74A D
74A – New Configuration 747-400
SWISS to Lyon
SWISS from 29MAR09 launches 4 Daily Zurich – Lyon route
LX530 ZRH0910 – 1010LYS AR1 D
LX532 ZRH1300 – 1400LYS AR1 D
LX536 ZRH1715 – 1815LYS AR1 D
LX538 ZRH2040 – 2140LYS AR1 D
LX539 LYS0700 – 0805ZRH AR1 D 30MAR09-
LX531 LYS1045 – 1150ZRH AR1 D
LX533 LYS1450 – 1555ZRH AR1 D
LX537 LYS1845 – 1945ZRH AR1 D
