Blue1/Lufthansa codesharing
Blue1 currently codeshares on the following Lufthansa flights
| Route |
KF Codeshare | LH Operating |
| Helsinki – Frankfurt | KF5079 KF5077 KF5073 KF5075 |
LH3109 LH3107 LH3103 LH3105 |
| Frankfurt – Helsinki | KF5072 KF5074 KF5076 KF5078 |
LH3102 LH3104 LH3106 LH3108 |
| Helsinki – Munich | KF5057 KF5051 KF5053 KF5055 |
LH3117 LH3111 LH3113 LH3115 |
| Munich – Helsinki | KF5050 KF5052 KF5054 KF5056 |
LH3110 LH3112 LH3114 LH3116 |
Blue1/SAS Codesharing
Blue1 currently codeshares on the following SAS service
| Route |
KF Codeshare | SK Operating |
| Helsinki – Copenhagen | KF5310 KF5314 KF5316 KF5318 |
SK713 SK719 SK1711 SK1715 |
| Copenhagen – Helsinki | KF5313 KF5717 KF5719 |
SK714 SK1712 SK1714 |
| Helsinki – Stockholm | KF5300 KF5302 KF5304 KF5306 KF5308 |
SK703 SK705 SK707 SK709 SK1709 |
| Stockholm – Helsinki | KF5301 KF5305 KF5307 KF5309 |
SK700 SK706 SK708 SK1708 |
| Stockholm – Kittila | KF5320 | SK2700 |
| Kittila – Stockholm | KF5321 | SK2701 |
SAS cancel 2 routes from Oslo
From 29MAR09, SAS is cancelling 2 Daily Oslo – London City as well as 4 weekly Oslo – Warsaw route
KLM/VLM Codesharing
KLM has started codesharing on VLM’s 8 Daily Amsterdam – London City route
| Route |
KL Codeshare | VG Operating |
| Amsterdam – London City | KL209 KL215 KL217 KL221 KL235 KL239 KL243 KL247 |
VG209 VG215 VG217 VG221 VG235 VG239 VG243 VG247 |
| London City – Amsterdam | KL210 KL216 KL218 KL222 KL236 KL240 KL244 KL248 |
VG210 VG216 VG218 VG222 VG236 VG240 VG244 VG248 |
US Airways/Lufthansa Current Codeshare list
The following is the current US Airways codeshare flight operated by Lufthansa as of 19JAN09. Note some Lufthansa flights does not carry “US” coded flight numbers on certain periods
| Route |
US Codeshare | LH Operating |
| Frankfurt – Amman | US5658 | LH692 |
| Amman – Frankfurt | US5659 | LH693 |
| Frankfurt – Amsterdam | US5740 US5742 US5744 |
LH4670 LH4676 LH4672 |
| Amsterdam – Frankfurt | US5741 US5743 |
LH4689 LH4671 |
| Frankfurt – Athens | US5616 US5618 |
LH3380 LH3382 |
| Athens – Frankfurt | US5617 | LH3385 |
| Frankfurt – Bahrain | US5612 | LH618 |
| Bahrain – Frankfurt | US5613 | LH619 |
| Frankfurt – Bahrain – Doha | US5614 | LH626 |
| Doha – Bahrain – Frankfurt | US5615 | LH627 |
| Frankfurt – Bangalore | US5684 | LH754 |
| Bangalore – Frankfurt | US5685 | LH755 |
| Frankfurt – Basle | US5622 US5634 |
LH3810 LH3814 |
| Basle – Frankfurt | US5621 US5719 |
LH3817 LH3811 |
| Frankfurt – Berlin | US5704 US5722 LH5750 |
LH172 LH172 LH180 |
| Berlin – Frankfurt | US5705 US5721 US5723 |
LH179 LH177 LH181 |
| Frankfurt – Bologna | US5720 US5752 |
LH3970 LH3972 |
| Bologna – Frankfurt | US5795 | LH3979 |
| Frankfurt – Brussels | US5620 US5698 US5700 |
LH4570 LH4572 LH4576 |
| Brussels – Frankfurt | US5623 US5699 |
LH4573 LH4571 |
| Frankfurt – Bucharest | US5783 US5785 |
LH3412 LH3414 |
| Bucharest – Frankfurt | US5747 | LH3417 |
| Frankfurt – Budapest | US5776 US5778 US5787 |
LH3440 LH3444 LH3442 |
| Budapest – Frankfurt | US5679 US5713 |
LH3449 LH3441 |
| Frankfurt – Chennai | US5688 | LH758 |
| Chennai – Frankfurt | US5689 | LH759 |
| Frankfurt – Copenhagen | US5780 US5782 |
LH3070 LH3072 |
| Copenhagen – Frankfurt | US5781 | LH3071 |
| Frankfurt – Delhi | US5690 | LH760 |
| Delhi – Frankfurt | US5691 | LH761 |
| Frankfurt – Dubai | US5636 | LH630 |
| Dubai – Frankfurt | US5635 | LH631 |
| Frankfurt – Dusseldorf | US5638 US5738 |
LH806 LH82 |
| Dusseldorf – Frankfurt | US5703 US5733 |
LH805 LH807 |
| Frankfurt – Geneva | US5666 US5672 US5694 |
LH3662 LH3660 LH3666 |
| Geneva – Frankfurt | US5637 US5673 |
LH3661 LH3675 |
| Frankfurt – Gothenburg | US5624 US5626 |
LH3040 LH3042 |
| Gothenburg – Frankfurt | US5625 | LH3045 |
| Frankfurt – Hamburg | US5648 US5650 US5724 |
LH004 LH014 LH008 |
| Hamburg – Frankfurt | US5649 US5651 US5707 |
LH011 LH005 LH007 |
| Frankfurt – Hanover | US5708 US5726 |
LH1006 LH1000 |
| Hanover – Frankfurt | US5709 US5727 |
LH1003 LH1005 |
| Frankfurt – Helsinki | US5774 US5786 US5788 |
LH3100 LH3102 LH3104 |
| Helsinki – Frankfurt | US5737 US5739 |
LH3109 LH3107 |
| Frankfurt – Istanbul | US5730 US5766 |
LH3340 LH3342 |
| Istanbul – Frankfurt | US5731 | LH3345 |
| Frankfurt – Kolkata | US5796 | LH750 |
| Kolkata – Frankfurt | US5797 | LH751 |
| Frankfurt – Kuwait | US5660 | LH628 |
| Kuwait – Frankfurt | US5661 | LH637 |
| Frankfurt – Lagos | US5680 | LH564 |
| Lagos – Frankfurt | US5681 | LH565 |
| Frankfurt – Lisbon | US5668 US5670 |
LH4532 LH4530 |
| Lisbon – Frankfurt | US5669 | LH4537 |
| Frankfurt – Lyon | US5640 US5642 |
LH4172 LH4170 |
| Lyon – Frankfurt | US5641 | LH4179 |
| Frankfurt – Marseille | US5628 | LH4350 |
| Marseille – Frankfurt | US5671 | LH4351 |
| Frankfurt – Milan Malpensa | US5714 US5728 US5732 |
LH3886 LH3880 LH3882 |
| Milan Malpensa – Frankfurt | US5655 US5715 |
LH3881 LH3893 |
| Frankfurt – Mumbai | US5686 | LH756 |
| Mumbai – Frankfurt | US5687 | LH757 |
| Frankfurt – Munich | US5674 US5676 US5712 US5768 |
LH964 LH968 LH966 LH962 |
| Munich – Frankfurt | US5643 US5769 |
LH965 LH967 |
| Frankfurt – Nice | US5646 US5736 |
LH4134 LH4130 |
| Nice – Frankfurt | US5647 | LH4143 |
| Frankfurt – Nuremberg | US5710 US5746 |
LH924 LH920 |
| Nuremberg – Frankfurt | US5645 US5711 |
LH925 LH923 |
| Frankfurt – Oslo | US5790 US5792 |
LH3130 LH3134 |
| Oslo – Frankfurt | US5791 | LH3137 |
| Frankfurt – Prague | US5652 US5654 |
LH3258 LH3260 |
| Prague – Frankfurt | US5653 US5667 |
LH3267 LH3259 |
| Frankfurt – Shamshabad | US5682 | LH752 |
| Shamshabad – Frankfurt | US5683 | LH753 |
| Frankfurt – Stavanger | US5794 | LH3160 |
| Stavanger – Frankfurt | US5751 | LH3163 |
| Frankfurt – Stuttgart | US5644 US5718 US5764 |
LH1354 LH1352 LH1350 |
| Stuttgart – Frankfurt | US5639 US5701 |
LH1353 LH1355 |
| Frankfurt – Tel Aviv | US5630 US5632 |
LH686 LH690 |
| Tel Aviv – Frankfurt | US5633 | LH691 |
| Frankfurt – Toulouse | US5702 US5779 |
LH4370 LH4372 |
| Toulouse – Frankfurt | US5753 | LH4377 |
| Frankfurt – Turin | US5725 US5735 |
LH4010 LH4012 |
| Turin – Frankfurt | US5765 | LH4019 |
| Frankfurt – Venice | US5716 US5734 |
LH4084 LH4082 |
| Venice – Frankfurt | US5717 | LH4091 |
| Frankfurt – Vienna | US5775 US5777 |
LH3530 LH3534 |
| Vienna – Frankfurt | US5767 | LH3543 |
| Frankfurt – Warsaw | US5678 US5748 |
LH3302 LH3300 |
| Warsaw – Frankfurt | US5677 | LH3301 |
| Frankfurt – Zurich | US5662 US5664 US5754 |
LH3722 LH3728 LH3720 |
| Zurich – Frankfurt | US5663 US5697 |
LH3721 LH3723 |
| Munich – Athens | US5784 | LH3390 |
| Munich – Berlin | US5758 | LH216 |
| Berlin – Munich | US5759 | LH217 |
| Munich – Bucharest | US5745 | LH3422 |
| Bucharest – Munich | US5749 | LH3425 |
| Munich – Copenhagen | US5789 | LH3082 |
| Copenhagen – Munich | US5729 | LH3081 |
| Munich – Delhi | US5692 | LH762 |
| Delhi – Munich | US5693 | LH763 |
| Munich – Dusseldorf | US5756 | LH830 |
| Dusseldorf – Munich | US5757 | LH833 |
| Munich – Hamburg | US5760 | LH042 |
| Hamburg – Munich | US5761 | LH043 |
| Munich – Hanover | US5762 | LH1020 |
| Hanover – Munich | US5763 | LH1019 |
| Munich – Helsinki | US5627 | LH3112 |
| Helsinki – Munich | US5629 | LH3117 |
| Munich – Istanbul | US5696 | LH3352 |
| Istanbul – Munich | US5695 | LH3355 |
| Munich – Oslo | US5772 | LH3144 |
| Oslo – Munich | US5619 | LH3147 |
| Munich – Toulouse | US5793 | LH4384 |
| Toulouse – Munich | US5755 | LH4391 |
| Munich – Vienna | US5770 | LH3554 |
| Vienna – Munich | US5771 | LH3551 |
| Munich – Zagreb | US5665 | LH3492 |
| Zagreb – Munich | US5773 | LH3491 |
| Munich – Zurich | US5656 | LH3742 |
| Zurich – Munich | US5657 | LH3741 |
SIA 777-300ER to Dubai/Moscow
Starting 01MAY09, Singapore Airlines’ 3 weekly Singapore – Dubai – Moscow service is to be operated by Boeing 777-300ER instead of -300.
It already operates 4 weekly 777-300ER on Singapore – Moscow – Houston route
Singapore – Czech signs open skies deal
Singapore and Czech Republic today signed an open skies deal.
MEA to Berlin
As per 19JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Middle East Airlines (MEA) is starting 3 weekly Beirut – Berlin Schonefeld service from 01JUN09 to 11SEP09.
ME221 BEY2255 – 0205+1SXF 321 135
ME222 SXF0305 – 0750BEY 321 246
Day 3/4 service operates between 10JUL09 and 07SEP09
Estonian Air increasing Moscow service
This was actually previously noted but not mentioned in details, plus reader Marek reminded this note earlier.
As per 19JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Estonian Air is gradually increasing Tallinn – Moscow from 3 to 5 weekly starting 04JUN09.
Day 4 service begins 04JUN09 and Day 2 begins from the week of 01JUL09.
OV301 TLL0705 – 0945SVO CR9 123
OV301 TLL1320 – 1600SVO CR9 5
OV301 TLL1325 – 1605SVO CR9 4
OV302 SVO1035 – 1120TLL CR9 123
OV302 SVO1655 – 1740TLL CR9 5
OV302 SVO1700 – 1740TLL CR9 4
By 01JUL09, the new CRJ900 is replacing all 737 service on this route.
V Australia 777-300ER Configuration
Based on Amadeus seat map display, V Australia’s B777-300ER seat map as follows:
International Business 35 seats
Layout 2-3-2 (AC – DFG – HK)
Rows 1-5
Bulkhead Rows 1 / 5
Reserved for Hanidcapped 03DFG / 04DFG
Restricted 01K / 05A / 05K
International Premium Economy 40 seats
Layout 2-4-2 (AC – DEFG – HK)
Rows 10 – 14
Bulkhead Row 10
Reserved for DEPORTEE 14A / 14K
Blocked Row 11
Restricted Row 10
International Economy 288 seats
Layout 3-3-3 (ABC – DFG – HJK)
Rows 20 – 52
Bulkhead Rows 20 / 26 / 40
Unaccompanied Minor Rows 22 – 24
Blocked Rows 39 – 52
Restricted Rows 20 (A, D, G, K) / 28 – 38 (DFG)
Rows/Seats Not Available 39DFG / 51 CH / 52 CH (Row 51-52 is AB – DFG – JK layout)
Deportee Seats 28A / 28 D
Los Angeles – Sydney fare war ignites
It appears the monopoly fare on the Los Angeles – Sydney is crumbling as new entrants DELTA and V Australia is igniting the fare war on this route.
For the period of 01JUL09 departure and 12JUL09 return, the current sale fares are (tax inclusive):
DELTA, TK3AUSL fare basis, USD881.61, ticket issue by 26JAN09
QANTAS, OGDAY9 fare basis, USD867.05, ticket issue by 26JAN09
UNITED, KAU99 fare basis, USD901.61, ticket issue by 26JAN09
V Australia, VZRTUS fare basis, USD856.61, ticket issue by 31JAN09**
**QZRTUS currently displayed in Amadeus, but not on V Australia’s site.
Note the pre-tax fares are all sitting at USD560. These fares can only be booked when the respective booking code is available.
KLM new Trans-Atlantic codeshare
KLM’s “KL” code is now being displayed on DELTA subsidiary nwa’s Detroit – Rome flight, starting June 2009.
| Route |
KL Codeshare | NW Operating |
| Detroit – Rome | KL6050 | NW050 |
| Rome – Detroit | KL6049 | NW049 |
Cathay Pacific increase Indonesia in Summer 09
Cathay Pacific from 29MAR09 is increasing service on the Hong Kong – Jakarta and Hong Kong – Denpasar flight for the 2009 Summer season
Hong Kong – Jakarta
Service increase from 14 to 17 weekly
CX777 HKG0920 – 1305CGK EQV D
CX719 HKG1600 – 1945CGK EQV D
CX797 HKG1900 – 2255CGK 330 257
CX718 CGK0840 – 1430HKG EQV D
CX776 CGK1505 – 2050HKG EQV D
CX798 CGK2355 – 0545+1HKG 330 257
Hong Kong – Denpasar
Service increase from 7 to 11 weekly from 01JUL09 to 30SEP09 only
CX785 HKG1005 – 1450DPS EQV D
CX673 HKG1905 – 2355DPS 777 x125
CX672 DPS0055 – 0545HKG 777 x236
CX784 DPS1600 – 2045HKG EQV D
Lufthansa 8th Daily Munich – London
Lufthansa is adding 8th Daily Munich – London Heathrow route
LH4766 MUC2115 – 2215LHR 319 D
LH4767 LHR0625 – 0915MUC 319 D
Service is not operating from 20JUL09 to 30AUG09, however.
Jet Airways expands JetLite codeshare
Jet Airways has expanded its codeshare agreement with domestic subsidiary JetLite. The expanded deal goes into effect today
Note the new codeshare flight covers flight number range 9W7039 – 7099
| Route |
9W Codeshare | S2 Operating |
| Ahmedabad – Goa | 9W7064 | S2654 |
| Bangalore – Coimbatore | 9W7007 | S2231 |
| Coimbatore – Bangalore | 9W7008 | S2234 |
| Chennai – Vishakhapatnam | 9W7029 | S26251 |
| Vishakhapatnam – Chennai | 9W7030 | S26252 |
| Delhi – Ahmedabad | 9W7001 | S2121 |
| Ahmedabad – Delhi | 9W7002 | S2122 |
| Delhi – Aurangabad | 9W7025 | S26171 |
| Aurangabad – Delhi | 9W7026 | S26172 |
| Delhi – Bhubaneswar | 9W7023 | S26143 |
| Bhubaneswar – Delhi | 9W7024 | S26144 |
| Delhi – Gorakhpur | 9W7049 | S26125 |
| Gorakhpur – Delhi | 9W7050 | S26126 |
| Delhi – Hyderabad | 9W7039 | S2243 |
| Hyderabad – Delhi | 9W7040 | S2244 |
| Delhi – Hyderbad – Kochi | 9W7009 | S2241 |
| Delhi – Kochi | 9W7011 | S2255 |
| Kochi – Delhi | 9W7012 | S2256 |
| Delhi – Lucknow | 9W7003 9W7021 |
S2161 S26137 |
| Lucknow – Delhi | 9W7004 9W7022 |
S2162 S26138 |
| Delhi – Pune | 9W7019 | S26131 |
| Pune – Delhi | 9W7020 | S26132 |
| Delhi – Srinagar | 9W7006 | S2165 |
| Srinagar – Delhi | 9W7005 | S2166 |
| Delhi – Vishakhapatnam | 9W7027 | S26211 |
| Vishakhapatnam – Delhi | 9W7028 | S26212 |
| Hyderabad – Pune | 9W7067 | S26641 |
| Pune – Hyderabad | 9W7068 | S26642 |
| Kochi – Hyderabad | 9W7010 | S2242 |
| Kolkata – Bhubaneswar | 9W7031 9W7063 |
S26367 S26365 |
| Bhubaneswar – Kolkata | 9W7032 | S26368 |
| Kolkata – Dibrugarh | 9W7015 | S2365 |
| Dibrugarh – Kolkata | 9W7016 | S2366 |
| Kolkata – Gauhati – Imphal | 9W7013 | S2363 |
| Imphal – Gauhati – Kolkata | 9W7014 | S2364 |
| Kolkata – Mumbai | 9W7051 | S2702 |
| Mumbai – Kolkata | 9W7052 | S2703 |
| Kolkata – Nagpur | 9W7069 | S26751 |
| Nagpur – Kolkata | 9W7070 | S26752 |
| Kolkata – Vishakhapatnam | 9W7065 | S26411 |
| Vishakhapatnam – Kolkata | 9W7066 | S26412 |
| Mumbai – Chennai | 9W7059 9W7061 |
S2621 S2623 |
| Chennai – Mumbai | 9W7060 9W7062 |
S2622 S2624 |
| Mumbai – Coimbatore | 9W7034 | S2645 |
| Coimbatore – Mumbai | 9W7033 | S2646 |
| Mumbai – Goa | 9W7036 | S2657 |
| Goa – Mumbai | 9W7035 | S2658 |
| Mumbai – Hyderabad – Vishakhapatnam | 9W7017 | S2611 |
| Vishakhapatnam – Hyderabad – Mumbai | 9W7018 | S2612 |
| Mumbai – Indore – Nagpur – Mumbai | 9W7047 | S2383 |
| Indore – Mumbai | 9W7048 | S2384 |
| Mumbai – Lucknow | 9W7037 | S2665 |
| Lucknow – Mumbai | 9W7038 | S2666 |
| Mumbai – Nagpur | 9W7041 9W7043 |
S2111 S2115 |
| Nagpur – Mumbai | 9W7042 9W7044 |
S2112 S2116 |
| Mumbai – Raipur | 9W7045 | S2377 |
| Raipur – Mumbai | 9W7046 | S2378 |
ETIHAD begins AerArann codesharing
ETIHAD has entered a codeshare agreement with Irish regional carrier AerArann, which ETIHAD’s “EY” code effective immediately appears on the latter’s service to Cork, Galway and Isle of Man
| Route |
EY Codeshare | RE Operating |
| Dublin – Cork | EY7107 | RE607 |
| Cork – Dublin | EY7104 EY7108 |
RE624 RE628 |
| Dublin – Galway | EY7111 EY7119 |
RE231 RE239 |
| Galway – Dublin | EY7110 EY7114 EY7116 |
RE230 RE234 RE236 |
| Dublin – Isle of Man | EY7123 | RE373 |
| Isle of Man – Dublin | EY7128 | RE378 |
bmi drops Heathrow – Jersey
As per Amadeus availability display and bmi inventory, bmi is cancelling London Heathrow – Jersey service from 30MAR09
JAL Asia Reductions in Feb/Mar 09
JAL today announced flight cuts on China routes for the rest of 2008/09 winter season
Tokyo Narita – Shanghai Pu Dong
eff 10FEB09 Reduction from 4 to 3 Daily. JL619/610 suspended
Tokyo Narita – Beijing
eff 10FEB09 Reduction from 19 to 14 weekly. JL683/684 suspended
Tokyo Narita – Bangkok
eff 20JAN09 Reduction from 3 to 2 Daily. JO703/704 suspended, however, flights are being operated on:
06FEB09, 09FEB09, 10FEB09, 08MAR09
SIA A380 to Paris from June 09
In a press statement, Singapore Airlines starting 01JUN09 will begin A380 operation on the Singapore – Paris CDG route, replacing 10 weekly 777-300ER service
SQ334 SIN2340 – 0655+1CDG 388 D
SQ333 CDG1225 – 0655+1SIN 388 D 02JUN09-
SQ332/331 will then cease operation from 01JUN09
ANA International Network changes
ANA today announced following international routes adjustments for the rest of 2008/09 Winter schedule
SUSPENSION
*eff 12FEB09 Osaka – Dalian (currently 5 weekly 763)
*eff 14FEB09 Osaka – Dalian – Shenyang (currently 2 weekly 763)
REDUCTION
*eff02FEB09 Tokyo – Mumbai reduction from Daily to 3 weekly (Day 357)
*eff 05FEB09 Tokyo Narita – Shanghai Pu Dong reduction from 3 to 2 Daily (NH959/960 cancelled)
