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Archive for January 16th, 2009

16
Jan

Sudan Airways A320 Routes

Sudan Airways has leased Airbus A320 aircraft and is operating the following service:

Khartoum – Damascus – Amman – Khartoum
SD108/151 Day 2

Khartoum – Dubai
SD232/233 Day 3/4, 5

Day 3/4 frequency from 03FEB09

Khartoum – Cairo
SD102/103 Day 4
SD100/101 Day 7

Khartoum – Port Sudan – Cairo
SD104/105 Day 6

The A320 seats 180 in Mono-class

16
Jan

Buraq Air Routes

Libyan carrier Buraq Air’s network and schedule for the rest of 2008/09 Winter season is the following, as per 16JAN09 Amadeus timetable display

Tripoli – Tunis 4 weekly
UZ143 TIP1700 – 1815TUN 733 x357
UZ144 TUN1915 – 2020TIP 733 x357

Benghazi – Tunis 3 weekly
UZ145 BEN1215 – 1415TUN 733 357
UZ146 TUN1515 – 1715BEN 733 357

Tripoli – Cairo 3 weekly
UZ141 TIP0900 – 1130CAI 738 135
UZ142 CAI1230 – 1540TIP 738 135

Tripoli – Alexandria 3 weekly
UZ135 TIP0900 – 1120ALY 738 24
UZ135 TIP1715 – 1935ALY 738 6

UZ136 ALY1215 – 1450TIP 738 24
UZ136 ALY2030 – 2305TIP 738 6

Benghazi – Alexandria 4 weekly
UZ133 BEN1800 – 1930ALY 733 15
UZ133 BEN1800 – 1930ALY 738 7
UZ133 BEN2000 – 2130ALY 733 3

UZ134 ALY2030 – 2220BEN 733 15
UZ134 ALY2030 – 2220BEN 738 7
UZ134 ALY2230 – 0020+1BEN 733 3

Tripoli – Rabat 2 weekly
UZ122 TIP1000 – 1305RBA 737 37
UZ123 RBA1400 – 1645TIP 737 37

Day 3 733
Day 7 738

Tripoli – Aleppo 1 weekly
UZ126 TIP0930 – 1230ALP 738 5
UZ125 ALP1330 – 1700TIP 738 5

Benghazi – Aleppo 1 weekly
UZ126 ALP1330 – 1700BEN 738 2
UZ125 BEN1000 – 1230ALP 738 2

Tripoli – Istanbul 2 weekly
UZ115 TIP1300 – 1545IST 738 1
UZ115 TIP1615 – 1900IST 738 3

UZ116 IST1200 – 1500TIP 738 4
UZ116 IST1700 – 2000TIP 738 1

Benghazi – Istanbul 2 weekly
UZ115 BEN0800 – 1005IST 738 46
UZ116 IST1130 – 1400BEN 738 6
UZ116 IST2000 – 2230BEN 738 3

Tripoli – Sebha 4 weekly
UZ722 TIP1600 – 1710SEB 733 x135
UZ723 SEB1800 – 1910TIP 733 x135

Tripoli – Benghazi
UZ002 TIP1000 – 1100BEN 737 D
UZ004 TIP1530 – 1640BEN 737 17
UZ042 TIP1600 – 1715BEN 738 4
UZ006 TIP1800 – 1910BEN 738 x467
UZ008 TIP2120 – 2230BEN 733 x3
UZ010 TIP2200 – 2310BEN 733 x157

UZ013 BEN0015 – 0130TIP 733 346
UZ001 BEN0730 – 0845TIP 737 x5
UZ003 BEN1300 – 1415TIP 737 x5
UZ005 BEN1500 – 1615TIP 738 6
UZ007 BEN1800 – 1915TIP 738 4
UZ007 BEN1900 – 2015TIP 733 57
UZ011 BEN2330 – 0045+1TIP 737 x46

16
Jan

EgyptAir new flight numbers to Malta

EgyptAir from 29MAR09 is designating new flight number pairs on its Malta route

Route
Till 26MAR09 Eff 29MAR09
Malta – Cairo MS394 MS444
Cairo – Malta MS393 MS443
16
Jan

Pakistan Int’l boosts Dubai capacity

Pakistan International has boosted its capacity to Dubai recently.

Lahore – Dubai
Service now operates Daily with 777-200ER aircraft from 15JAN09 to 15FEB09, there after:

310 Day 12
777 day 12

Islamabad – Dubai
Service mainly operates with 777

PK211 ISB1315 – 1515DXB 777 D
PK212 DXB1630 – 2030ISB 777 D

777 Day 4
772 Day 6
722 Day 13
77W Day 257

By 16FEB09, A310 operates on Day 36, 772 on Day 1

Karachi – Dubai
PK213/214 from 15JAN09 to 14FEB09 is operating Daily with 777-200, service from 15FEB09 operates with:

777 Day 5
310 Day 17
772 Day x157

Peshawar – Dubai
Daily 777 from 15JAN09 to 15FEB09, there after:

310 Day 12
772 Day x12

16
Jan

SIA additional codeshares in Europe

Singapore Airlines has added Linz and Vencie to its codeshare network operated by Lufthansa

Route
SQ Codeshare LH Operating
Frankfurt – Linz SQ2128
SQ2102
LH3528
LH3522
Linz – Frankfurt SQ2071
SQ2123
LH3527
LH3529
Frankfurt – Venice SQ2090
SQ2182
LH4090
LH4082
Venice – Frankfurt SQ2187
SQ2091
LH4089
LH4091
16
Jan

Garuda to Bandar Lampung

Garuda Indonesia has launched Jakarta – Bandar Lampung (Tanjung Karang) since 15JAN09. This is part of the 18 routes that the airline plans to start this year.

GA134 CGK1610 – 1650TKG 735 D
GA135 TKG1730 – 1810CGK 735 D

16
Jan

Turkish schedule changes for Feb/Mar

Turkish Airlines is re-scheduling some of its flight in Feb/Mar 2009.

Istanbul – Chicago
till 01FEB09
TK005 IST1015 – 1425ORD 330 357
TK006 ORD1625 – 1110+1IST 330 357

eff 02FEB09
TK005 IST1100 – 1455ORD 330 357
TK006 ORD2220 – 1725+1IST 330 357

The eastbound departure is being rescheduled to late-night departure

Istanbul – Seoul
till 30JAN09
TK090 IST2030 – 1340+1ICN 343 257
TK091 ICN1540 – 2045IST 343 136

eff 01FEB09
TK090 IST2340 – 1650+1ICN 330 246
TK091 ICN2355 – 0500+1IST 330 357

Istanbul – Amman
till 18JAN09
TK1210 IST1215 – 1425AMM x237
TK1211 AMM1525 – 1750IST x237

TK1212 IST2320 – 0130+1AMM D
TK1213 AMM0350 – 0615IST D

eff 19JAN09
TK1210 IST2320 – 0130+1AMM D
TK1211 AMM0350 – 0615IST D

TK1212 IST1840 – 2050+1AMM x237
TK1213 AMM0635 – 0900IST x134

16
Jan

Virgin Atlantic codeshare to Tel Aviv

Virgin Atlantic as of 16JAN09 Amadeus timetable display is now displaying “VS” code on bmi’s Tel Aviv service

Route
VS Codeshare BD Operating
London – Tel Aviv VS4761 BD761
Tel Aviv – London VS4762 BD762
16
Jan

ETIHAD plans to keep 332 to Singapore/Brisbane in 09/10

As per 16JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, ETIHAD’s 3 weekly Abu Dhabi – Singapore – Brisbane route in the 2009/10 Northern Winter season will continue to be operated by A330-200, not B777-300ER as usual.

Further changes are possible.

16
Jan

Lufthansa codeshare flight number swap on ANA/Air Canada

Lufthansa’s codeshare flight numbers from LH9790 to LH9801, operated by ANA, is to be switched to LH9900 series. Existing LH9900 series operated by Air Canada, will be replaced by LH9500 series

Route
NH Operating LH till 24OCT09 LH eff 25OCT09
Frankfurt – Tokyo Narita NH210 LH9790 LH9936
Tokyo Narita – Frankfurt NH209 LH9791 LH9937
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok

NH953
NH915
LH9800
LH9798
LH9946
LH9944
Bangkok – Tokyo Narita

NH954
NH916
LH9801
LH9799
LH9947
LH9945
Tokyo Narita – Fukuoka NH2143 LH9793 LH9939
Tokyo Narita – Okinawa NH2159 LH9795 LH9941
Osaka – Sapporo NH1717 LH9794 LH9940
Tokyo Haneda – Osaka NH141 LH9797 LH9943
Osaka – Tokyo Haneda NH144 LH9796 LH9942
16
Jan

Lufthansa Dusseldorf changes in Summer 09

Lufthansa 2009 Summer changes for Dusseldorf area is as follows. Data as of 16JAN09 per Amadeus timetable display

Belgrade No operation
Ibiza No operation
Inverness New Day 6-only service announced last year
Jersey Boeing 737-500 operating: 04JUL09/11JUL09/25JUL09
Kiev Boeing 737-500 replace CRJ700 (CR7 in Summer 08)
Malaga No operation

16
Jan

Alitalia 2009 Summer Network overview

The following is Alitalia 2009 Summer network overview, as per 15JAN09 Amadeus timetable display

AZ – Alitalia
AP – Alitalia/AirOne

CODE – Operating carrier’s flight number

Note that this list only focuses on Alitalia (Alitalia/AirOne) core operation in Rome and Milan. Other local service are not listed…

First Update: 15JAN09 1659PST
Current Update: 16JAN09 1106PST

Route
CODE OP Aircraft Freq
Rome – Lagos – Accra AZ AZ 763 3 wk
Rome – Alghero AP AP 320 4 Daily
Rome – Algiers AZ AZ 319 11 wk
Rome – Amsterdam
(AZ108/109 by AP)
AZ

AZ 320
AP 320
2 Daily
1 Daily
Rome – Ancona AZ AZ E70 4 Daily
Rome – Athens
(AZ720/719 by AP)
AZ

AZ 321
AP 320
3 Daily
1 Daily
Rome – Barcelona
(AZ070/069 by AP)
AZ

AZ 319
AP 320
3 Daily
1 Daily
Rome – Bari
(AZ1601/1602 by AP)
(AP4110-4113 by AZ)

AZ

AP

AZ 320/321
AP 320
AP 320
AZ 321/M82
3 Daily
1 Daily
12 wk
2 Daily
Rome – Beirut
(AP824/825 by AP)
AZ

AZ 320
AP 320
6 wk
2 wk
Rome – Belgrade AZ AZ 319 1 Daily
Rome – Bergamo AZ AZ E70 3 Daily
Rome – Bologna
All flights by AP
AZ

AP 734

4 Daily

Rome – Boston AZ AZ 764 1 Daily
Rome – Brindisi

AZ
AP
AP 737
AP 737
2 Daily
3 Daily
Rome – Brussels AZ AZ 321 3 Daily
Rome – Bucharest AZ AP 737 2 Daily
Rome – Budapest AZ AP CR9 2 Daily
Rome – Buenos Aires AZ AZ 777 1 Daily
Rome – Cagliari
(All AP flight by AZ)
AZ
AP
AZ 321
AZ 320/321
2 Daily
4 Daily
Rome – Cairo AZ AZ 321 2 Daily
Rome – Caracas AZ AZ 767 1 Daily
Rome – Casablanca AZ AZ 321/320 11 wk
Rome – Catania

AZ

AP

AZ 321/M82
AP 320
AP 320
AZ 320/321
6 Daily
2 Daily
1 Daily
4 Daily
Rome – Chicago AZ AP 332 1 Daily
Rome – Damascus AZ AZ 320 4 wk
Rome – Florence AZ AZ 319 4 Daily
Rome – Frankfurt
(AZ400/403 by AP)
AZ

AZ 319
AP CR9
6 wk
6 wk
Rome – Geneva
(AZ578/577 by AP)
AZ

AZ 319
AP CR9
6 wk
6 wk
Rome – Istanbul AZ AZ 321 2 Daily
Rome – Kiev AZ AZ 320 1 Daily
Rome – Lamezia Terme

AZ
AP

AZ M80/321
AP 320
AZ 321
3 Daily
1 Daily
2 Daily
Rome – London Heathrow
(AZ206/205 by AP)
AZ

AZ 321
AP 320
4 Daily
1 Daily
Rome – Madrid
(AZ060/063 by AP)
AZ

AZ 320
AP 320
2 Daily
1 Daily
Rome – Malta AZ AZ 319 1 Daily
Rome – Miami AZ AZ 772 1 Daily
Rome – Milan Linate

AZ

AP

AZ M82/32S
AP 320
AP 320
AZ M82/320
~14 Daily
~14 Daily
~7 Daily
~10 Daily
Rome – Milan Malpensa
(AP2702/2712, 2703/2713 by AZ)
AP

AP 320
AZ 320/E70
3 Daily
2 Daily
Rome – Moscow AZ AZ 321 2 Daily
Rome – Munich AZ AP CR9 12 wk
Rome – Naples AZ AP 734/CR9 27 wk
Rome – New York JFK AZ AZ 767/777 2 Daily
Rome – Newark AZ AP 332 5 wk
Rome – Nice AZ AZ 319/320 2 Daily
Rome – Osaka AZ AZ 777 4 wk
Rome – Palermo
AZ1779/1780 by AP

AZ

AP

AZ 321/M82
AP 737/320
AZ 320/M82
7 Daily
1 Daily
5 Daily
Rome – Paris CDG
AZ328/331 by AP
AZ

AZ 321
AP 320
6 Daily
1 Daily
Rome – Pisa

AZ
AP
AP CR9/734
AP CR9
3 Daily
1 Daily
Rome – Reggio Calabria AZ AZ M82 4 Daily
Rome – St. Petersburg AZ AZ 320 1 Daily
Rome – Sao Paulo AZ AZ 777 6 wk
Rome – Sofia AZ AZ 320 1 Daily
Rome – Tehran AZ AZ 320 3 wk
Rome – Tel Aviv AZ AZ 321 2 Daily
Rome – Thessaloniki AZ AP CR9 3 Daily
Rome – Tirana AZ AZ 319 2 Daily
Rome – Tokyo AZ AZ 777 1 Daily
Rome – Toronto AZ AZ 767 6 wk
Rome – Trieste

AZ
AP
AP 734/CR9
AP 737
4 Daily
1 Daily
Rome – Tripoli AZ AZ 319 10 wk
Rome – Tunis AZ AZ 319 2 Daily
Rome – Turin

AZ
AP
AP CR9/737
AP 737
~5 Daily
8 Daily
Rome – Venice

AZ
AP
AZ M82
AZ M82
7 Daily
3 Daily
Rome – Verona AZ AP 737 4 Daily
Rome – Warsaw AZ AZ 319 1 Daily
Milan Linate – Alghero
AP5416/5417 by AZ
AP

AP 737/320
AZ 320
2 Daily
1 Daily
Milan Linate – Amsterdam
AZ112/113 by AP
AZ AZ 320
AP 320
6 wk
6 wk
Milan Linate – Bari AZ
AP
AZ 32S/M82
AZ 32S/M82
4 Daily
3 Daily
Milan Linate – Brindisi AZ
AP
AZ 319/M80
AZ 319
2 Daily
1 Daily
Milan Linate – Brussels AZ AZ 320 ~3 Daily
Milan Linate – Bucharest AZ AZ E70 12 wk
Milan Linate – Cagliari AZ
AP
AP 320
AP 320
AZ 320/M80
1 Daily
2 Daily
2 Daily
Milan Linate – Catania AZ AZ 320/M82 4 Daily
Milan Linate – Frankfurt AZ AZ E70 12 wk
Milan Linate – Lamezia Terme
AZ1175/1174 by AP
AZ

AP

AZ M82
AP 320
AP 320
1 Daily
1 Daily
1 Daily
Milan Linate – London City AP AP AR7 12 wk
Milan Linate – London Heathrow
AZ226/229 by AP
AZ AZ 320
AP 320
4 Daily
1 Daily
Milan Linate – Madrid AZ AZ 319/M80 3 Daily
Milan Linate – Naples
AZ1293/1278 by AP
AP6822/6823 by AZ
AZ

AP

AZ M80/32S
AP 320
AP 320
AZ M82
~5 Daily
1 Daily
~3 Daily
~1 Daily
Milan Linate – Paris
AZ358/305 by AP
AZ AZ 320
AP 320
3 Daily
1 Daily
Milan Linate – Pescara AP AZ 320 1 Daily
Milan Linate – Reggio Calabria AZ AZ M80 2 Daily
Milan Linate – Warsaw AZ AZ 319 1 Daily
Milan Malpensa – Algiers
operated by AP
AZ

AP 320

3 wk

Milan Malpensa – Athens
AP2736/2737 by AZ
AP

AP 320
AZ 320
1 Daily
1 Daily
Milan Malpensa – Bari
AZ1629/1634 by AP
AZ

AZ E70
AP 320
6 wk
6 wk
Milan Malpensa – Cairo AZ AZ 320 1 Daily
Milan Malpensa – Catania AZ AZ 320 2 Daily
Milan Malpensa – Dusseldorf AZ AZ E70 12 wk
Milan Malpensa – Istanbul
operated by AP
AZ

AP 320

1 Daily

Milan Malpensa – Kiev AZ AZ 320 5 wk
Milan Malpensa – Moscow
operated by AP
AZ

AP 320

1 Daily

Milan Malpensa – Naples
AP2721/2722 by AZ
AP

AP 320
AZ 320
1 Daily
1 Daily
Milan Malpensa – New York
767: 29MAR09 – 01MAY09
AZ AZ 777 1 Daily
Milan Malpensa – Palermo
AP2923/2710 by AZ
AP

AP 320
AZ 320
1 Daily
1 Daily
Milan Malpensa – Paris
operated by AP
AZ

AP 320

2 Daily

Milan Malpensa – Sao Paulo AZ AZ 777 3 wk
Milan Malpensa – Sofia
Day 17 by AP
AZ

AZ 320
AP 320
2 wk
2 wk
Milan Malpensa – Tel Aviv AZ AZ 320 1 Daily
Milan Malpensa – Tirana
operated by AP
AZ

AP 320

1 Daily

Milan Malpensa – Tokyo AZ AZ 777 3 wk
Milan Malpensa – Tripoli
operated by AP
AZ

AP 320

2 wk

Milan Malpensa – Tunis
operated by AP
AZ

AP 320

1 Daily

16
Jan

Alitalia returns to Thessaloniki

Alitalia from 29MAR09 resumes Rome – Thessaloniki flight with 3 Daily service operating with AirOne’s CRJ900.

Schedule as follows:

AZ734 FCO0910 – 1155SKG CR9 D
AZ730 FCO1435 – 1720SKG CR9 D
AZ732 FCO2135 – 0020+1SKG CR9 D

AZ733 SKG0635 – 0725FCO CR9 D
AZ729 SKG1230 – 1320FCO CR9 D
AZ731 SKG1840 – 1930FCO CR9 D

16
Jan

US Airways replace US1549

Due to the Airbus A320 ditching in New York’s Hudson River on Thursday, 15JAN09, US Airways has replaced US1549 with flight number US1543, for today’s flight

US1549 on FLIFO is now showing
1USDO1549
** US – US AIRWAYS **
1549/16JAN
N LGA/LX ADJ-FLIGHT CANCELED DUE TO AN OPERATIONAL ISSUE
N SEA/LX ADJ-FLIGHT CANCELED DUE TO AN OPERATIONAL ISSUE

SKED LGA ORIG 245P GTD 15 SHIP 999
CLT 450P 610P GTA B5 GTD B5 SHIP 999
SEA 856P TERM GTA A2

US1549 appears to be pulled out indefinitely and as per availability, US Airways is not operating any flights during 1300 – 1700hrs on New York La Guardia – Charlotte route

16
Jan

flyLAL Ceased Operation

Lithuanian carrier flyLAL is ending operation on 17JAN09.

Message on the airlines’ website as follows:

Gerbiamieji,

Apgailestaudami pranešame, kad nuo š.m. sausio 17 d. oro bendrovė „flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines“ priversta sustabdyti veiklą ir skrydžių nevykdys.
Nuoširdžiai atsiprašome už galimus rūpesčius. Esant būtinybei skubiai išvykti siūlome pasinaudoti kitų oro bendrovių paslaugomis.
Pretenzijas bendrovei „flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines“ dėl neįvykusių skrydžių galite pateikti išsiųsdami jas paštu: AB „flyLAL – Lithuanian airlines“, A. Gustaičio g. 4, LT-02512 Vilnius arba el. pašto adresu: info@flylal.com.

Dear Passengers,

We regret to inform you that flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines ceased its operations from 17th of January, 2009.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this will cause you. In case of urgent necessity to travel, we kindly recommend to use flights of other airlines.
Please submit your claims by post to A.Gustaicio street 4, LT-02512, Vilnius or send it by email claims@flylal.com.

16
Jan

China Airlines flight reductions

As per 16JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, China Airlines is reducing service on the following routes for the rest of 2008/09 Winter timetable season.

Taipei – Vancouver
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly (Day x24) from 08FEB09 to 27FEB09

Taipei – Delhi
Reduction from 5 to 3 weekly (Day 357) from 09FEB09

Taipei – Penang
Reduction from Daily to 6 weekly (Day x2) from 24JAN09

Taipei – San Francisco
Reduction from Daily to:
6 weekly (x7) 03FEB09 – 10FEB09
5 weekly (x26) 12FEB09 – 26FEB09

Taipei – Los Angeles
Reduction from Daily to, on CI006/005:
6 weekly (x5) 05FEB09 – 12FEB09
5 weekly (x25) 13FEB09 – 28FEB09

16
Jan

bmi starting Aberdeen – Birmingham

bmi has announced it will launch 3 Daily service (on weekdays) on the Aberdeen – Birmingham route from 29MAR09

BD1321 ABZ0700 – 0820BHX ER3 1
BD1321 ABZ0700 – 0800BHX ER4 x167
BD1325 ABZ1425 – 1545BHX ER4 x67
BD1327 ABZ1445 – 1600BHX ER4 7
BD1327 ABZ1815 – 1930BHX ER4 125
BD1327 ABZ1815 – 1930BHX ER3 34

BD1322 BHX0850 – 1005ABZ ER3 1
BD1322 BHX0850 – 1005ABZ ER4 x167
BD1326 BHX1615 – 1730ABZ ER4 x67
BD1328 BHX1630 – 1745ABZ ER4 7
BD1328 BHX2000 – 2115ABZ ER3 34
BD1328 BHX2000 – 2115ABZ ER4 125

16
Jan

Ethiopian/bmi to start codesharing

Ethiopian Airines and bmi will begin codesharing on the London – Addis Ababa route starting 16JAN09.

Route
ET Codeshare BD Operating
London – Damascus – Addis Ababa ET1513 BD914
Addis Ababa – Damascus – London ET1512 BD914

Route
BD Codeshare ET Operating
Addis Ababa – Rome – London BD2150
BD2160
ET700
ET710
London – Rome – Addis Ababa BD2161 ET711
London – Addis Ababa

BD2151
BD2161
ET701
ET701
16
Jan

Alitalia 2 new routes from Milan Linate

From 29MAR09, Alitalia is starting 2 new European routes from Milan Linate Airport.

Routes and schedules are:

Linate – Warsaw
AZ554 LIN1345 – 1550WAW 319 D
AZ555 WAW1635 – 1835LIN 319 D

Linate – Bucharest
AZ504 LIN0920 – 1240OTP E70 x7
AZ7922 LIN1520 – 1840OTP E70 x6

AZ505 OTP1320 – 1440LIN E70 x7
AZ7921 OTP1920 – 2040LIN E70 x6

16
Jan

Cathay Pacific eyes Shizuoka charter

According to report from Japan’s “Wing Daily” on 16JAN09, Cathay Pacific is consider charter operation to Shizuoka in September, during consecutive holidays.