AirAsia new Bangkok – Denpasar route
AirAsia today launched Bangkok – Denpasar service
FD3677 BKK0615 – 1125DPS 320 D
FD3678 DPS1155 – 1520BKK 320 D
THY 2009 Summer Operation overview
The following is Turkish Airlines’ planned 2009 Summer network, based on Turkish Airlines’ inventory at any given date during Summer season, with the Amadeus timetable as a back up.
Note, there is still a major description between what’s listed in Amadeus timetable and the airlines’ inventory.
All data as of 20JAN09, and focuses on Istanbul Ataturk Airport routes
Istanbul – Abu Dhabi / Istanbul – Muscat
3 weekly turn-around flight operating 01JUN09 to 31AUG09 as usualTK1166 IST2025 – 0145+1AUH 738 247
TK1167 AUH0245 – 0635IST 738 135TK1158 IST2025 – 0200+1MCT 738 136
TK1159 MCT0250 – 0700IST 738 247
Outside above mentioned date, it continues to operate:
2 weekly Istanbul – Abu Dhabi – Muscat – Istanbul
2 weekly Istanbul – Muscat – Abu Dhabi – Istanbul
Istanbul – Addis Ababa
Nonstop service continues in Summer 09, 4 weekly service to switch from 737-800 to A310TK1146 IST2120 – 0235+1ADD 313 x136
TK1147 ADD0330 – 0900IST 313 x247
Istanbul – Aleppo Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Algiers Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Almaty 10 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – Amman
Service increase from 7 to 11 weeklyTK1214 IST1840 – 2050AMM 320 x237
TK1212 IST2340 – 0150+1AMM 738 DTK1213 AMM0330 – 0550IST 738 D
TK1215 AMM0635 – 0900IST 320 x134
Istanbul – Amsterdam 3 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Ashghabad
Increase from 10 to 11 weeklyTK1364/1365 increase from 4 to 5 weekly (Day x26 instead of Day x246)
Istanbul – Astana 4 weekly 737
Istanbul – Athens Increase from 14 to 16 weeklyTK1845 IST0805 – 0930ATH 738 D
TK1849 IST1700 – 1825ATH 738 D
TK1851 IST2220 – 2345ATH 738 57TK1852 ATH0705 – 0825IST 738 16
TK1846 ATH1030 – 1150IST 738 D
TK1850 ATH1925 – 2045IST 738 D
Istanbul – Baghdad 5 weekly 737-800 (Day x27)
Istanbul – Bahrain – Doha – Istanbul 3 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – Bahrain 1 weekly turnaround service from 04JUN09 to 27AUG09
Istanbul – Baku
Increase from 2 to 3 DailyTK1332 IST0810 – 1250GYD 738 D
TK1334 IST1420 – 1900GYD 738 D
TK1338 IST2325 – 0405+1GYD 738 DTK1339 GYD0525 – 0635IST 738 D
TK1333 GYD1350 – 1500IST 738 D
TK1335 GYD2000 – 2110IST 738 D
Istanbul – Bangkok 10 weekly A330/340
Istanbul – Barcelona 10 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – Basel 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Batumi 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Beijing – Shanghai 1 Daily A330-200
Istanbul – Beirut 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Belgrade 5 weekly 737-800 (Day x26)
Istanbul – Berlin Tegel
Increase from 14 to 17 weeklyTK1721 IST0840 – 1035TXL 738 D
TK1723 IST1455 – 1650TXL 738 D
TK1727 IST1850 – 2045TXL 738 357TK1722 TXL1135 – 1520IST 738 D
TK1724 TXL1750 – 2135IST 738 D
TK1728 TXL2145 – 0130+1IST 738 357
Istanbul – Birmingham 5 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – Bishkek 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Brussels
Service increase from 17 to 21 weekly starting 11JUN09TK1933/1934, operating on Day 246 from Istanbul, becomes Daily from that date
Istanbul – Bucharest 2 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Budapest 1 Daily 737-400 (was -800)
Istanbul – Cairo 9 weeklyTK1144/1145 (Day 57 from IST) operates with A320
TK1142/1143 operates with 737-800
Istanbul – Casablanca 5 weekly (Day x24) 737-800
Istanbul – Chicago Increase from 3 to 5 weekly A330-200 (Day x14) from 01JUL09
Istanbul – Chisinau 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Cologne
1 Daily 737-800. 2nd Daily operates from 02JUL09 to 13SEP09TK1671 IST1225 – 1445CGN 738 D
TK1675 IST2210 – 0030+1CGN 738 DTK1676 CGN0130 – 0535IST 738 D
TK1672 CGN1540 – 1945IST 738 D
Istanbul – Copenhagen Increase from 10 weekly to 14 weekly. TK1785/1786 increase to Daily from 31MAY09
Istanbul – Dakar – Sao Paulo NEW 2 weekly A340-300 with full traffic rights, previously announced
Istanbul – DamascusTK1252/1253 operates on Day x57 from IST with 737-400/-800 or A319
TK1254/1255 operates on Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Delhi 1 Daily A330-200
Istanbul – Dnepropetrovsk 2 weekly (Day 25) 737-400. Day 7 flight sales currently not available
Istanbul – Doha
1 weekly turnaround flight from 04JUN09 to 27AUG09, as usual
TK1180 IST2110 – 0120+1DOH 738 4
TK1181 DOH0210 – 0630IST 738 4
Istanbul – Doha – Bahrain – Istanbul 3 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – Donetsk Service retains at 2 weekly (Day 25), planned additional frequency Day 37 not available for sale yet
Istanbul – Dubai 2 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Dublin 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Dushanbe 2 weekly (Day 37) 737-800
Istanbul – Dusseldorf
Increase from 3 to 4 Daily. The new flight is the following:TK1525 IST1030 – 1250DUS 738 D
TK1526 DUS1350 – 1805IST 738 D
Istanbul – Ekaterinburg 2 Weekly (Day 37) 737-800
Istanbul – Ercan 17 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – Frankfurt 26 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – Geneva Increase from 9 weekly to 2 Daily, increase on TK1779/1780
Istanbul – Hamburg 2 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Hanover Increase from 7 to 10 weekly, increase on TK1553/1554 from 3 to 7 wk
Istanbul – Helsinki Increase from 5 weekly to Daily
Istanbul – Hong Kong 4 weekly 777-300ER (Day x147)
Istanbul – Jeddah 2 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Johannesburg – Cape Town 3 weekly A330-200 (Day 136)
Istanbul – Karachi 4 weekly 737-800 (Day x257)
Istanbul – Kazan 2 weekly 737-800 (Day 25)
Istanbul – Khartoum 5 weekly (Day x27) 737-800
Istanbul – Kiev 9 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – Kuwait 4 weekly 737-800. Daily from 01JUL09 to 31AUG09
Istanbul – Lagos 3 weekly A340-300
Istanbul – Lisbon 4 weekly (Day x136) 737-800
Istanbul – Ljubljana 4 weekly 737-800, terminator flight
Istanbul – London Heathrow 2 Daily 737-800, 1 Daily A330-200
Istanbul – London Stansted 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Lvov NEW 3 weekly (Day 147) from 20APR09 with 737-800, previously announced
Istanbul – Lyon 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Madinah 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Madrid
Increase from 7 to 10 weeklyTK1857 IST0740 – 1055MAD 738 D
TK1859 IST1240 – 1555MAD 738 147TK1858 MAD1155 – 1650IST 738 D
TK1860 MAD1655 – 2150IST 738 147
Istanbul – Manchester
10 weekly TK1993/1994 operates Day x5 with A320
TK1995/1996 operates Day x234 with 737-800
Istanbul – Mashad NEW 3 weekly service, previously announced
Istanbul – Milan Malpensa Increase from 19 to 21 weekly, increase on TK1877/1878
Istanbul – Minsk 4 weekly (Day x257) 737-400
Istanbul – Moscow 3 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Mumbai 1 Daily 330-200
Istanbul – Munich
2 Daily 737-800. 3rd Daily effective 01JUN09TK1629 IST0750 – 0930MUC 738 D
TK1635 IST1525 – 1705MUC 738 D
TK1637 IST2020 – 2200MUC 738 DTK1638 MUC0730 – 1110IST 738 D 02JUN09-
TK1630 MUC1030 – 1410IST 738 D
TK1636 MUC1805 – 2145IST 738 D
Istanbul – Nairobi
NEW 3 weekly, previously announced, but it is to operate A320 instead of A310 with revised operational daysTK1129 IST1845 – 0100+1NBO 32S 357
TK1130 NBO0230 – 0900IST 32S 146
Istanbul – New York JFK 8 weekly A330-200
Istanbul – Nice Increase from 4 to 7 weekly 737-800
Istanbul – NurembergIncrease from 1 to 2 Daily from 17JUL09 to 13SEP09
TK1505 IST1105 – 1250NUE 738 D
TK1507 IST2320 – 0105+1NUE 738 DTK1508 NUE0205 – 0545IST 738 D 18JUL09 – 14SEP09
TK1506 NUE1350 – 1730IST 738 D
Istanbul – Odessa 1 Daily 737-800.Planned increase to 9 weekly, TK1465/1466 on Day 5 and TK1467/1468 on Day 7, not on sale
Istanbul – Osaka 3 weekly A330-200 (Day 357)
Istanbul – Oslo Increase from 4 to 5 weekly (Day x13) with 737-800
Istanbul – Paris CDG Increase from 24 to 28 weekly. TK1823/1824 increase from 3 to 7 wk
Istanbul – Prague 1 Daily 737-400
Istanbul – Pristina 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Riga 4 weekly A320 (Day x246; 3 wk in Summer 08)
Istanbul – Riyadh 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Rome Increase from 10 to 14 weekly. TK1863/1864 increase from 3 to 7 wk
Istanbul – Rostov 3 weekly (Day 135) 737-400
Istanbul – St. Petersburg Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly. Day 13 with 737-800; Day 6 with A320
Istanbul – Sana’a 3 weekly (Day 136) with A319, replace A320
Istanbul – Sarajevo 5 weekly ( x26) with 737-800. Planned new frequency on Day 26 not yet on sale
Istanbul – Seoul 4 weekly A330-200 (x136 from IST)
Istanbul – Simferopol 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Singapore 4 weekly (x236) A330-200
Istanbul – Skopje 5 weekly (x14) 737-800
Istanbul – Sofia 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Stockholm Increase from 10 to 14 weekly from 01JUN09 with 737-800. TK1795/1796 increase from 3 to 7 weekly
Istanbul – Stuttgart Increase from 16 to 18 weekly. TK1709/1710 increase from 2 to 4 weekly (x234)
Istanbul – Tabriz Increase from 3 to 5 weekly (x24) with 737-800
Istanbul – Tashkent 5 weekly 737-800 (x16)
Istanbul – Tbilisi
Increase from 10 to 14 weeklyTK1382/1383 increase from 3 to 7 weekly, 737-800
TK1386/1387 on Day 46 ops with 737-400 instead of -800
Istanbul – Tehran
12 weeklyTK1274/1275 operates Day x35 with 737-800
TK1276/1277 operates Daily A321
Istanbul – Tel Aviv
26 weekly flights
TK1184/1185 x6 738
TK1186/1187 x6 738
TK1188/1189 D 738
TK1192/1193 D 321
Istanbul – Tirana 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Tokyo 4 weekly (x357) A330-200
Istanbul – Tripoli 1 Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Tunis 5 weekly (x24) 737-800
Istanbul – Ufa NEW 3 weekly A319, previously announced
Istanbul – Venice Increase from 5 weekly to Daily 737-800
Istanbul – Vienna
Increase from 14 to 18 weekly from 18JUN09 to 12SEP09TK1891 IST2340 – 0105+1VIE 738 x123
TK1892 VIE0155 – 0510IST 738 x234
Istanbul – Warsaw 4 weekly (x246) 737-400
Istanbul – Zagreb
5 weekly terminator flight
TK1449 IST1315 – 1425ZAG 738 x16
TK1450 ZAG1520 – 1820IST 738 x16
Istanbul – Zurich 2 Daily 737-800
Turkish Airlines flight increase from Mar 09
Turkish Airlines is increasing flight frequencies on the following routes
Istanbul – Basel
Increase from 4 weekly (x246) to Daily from 03MAR09
Istanbul – Helsinki
Increase from 5 weekly (x46) to Daily from 05MAR09. 4 of 7 weekly flights is being re-timed with 1hr EARLIER departure
Istanbul – Kuwait
Increase from 4 to 5 weekly, with new frequency on Day 6 from Istanbul, Day 7 from Kuwait, starting 07MAR09
Istanbul – Venice
Increase from 5 weekly (x26) to Daily from 03MAR09
DELTA reduce Atlanta – Mumbai flight in Summer 09
As per 20JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, DELTA is reducing Atlanta – Mumbai service from Daily to 5 weekly starting 29MAR09.
Service does not operate on Day 27 from Atlanta and Day 13 from Mumbai. Aircraft is operating with B777-200LR
US Airways drops Pittsburgh – Newark in Mar 09
As per Amadeus timetable display, US Airways is ending its 3 Daily Pittsburgh – Newark service on 07MAR09.
MALEV 1 weekly to Ekaterinburg
MALEV currently operates 1 weekly Budapest – Ekaterinburg route. Service operates on Day 5
MA158 BUD2305 – 0705+1SVX 736 5
MA159 SVX0805 – 0825BUD 736 6
From 01MAR09, service gradually increases to 2 weekly
MA154 BUD2000 – 0400+1SVX 736 2
MA158 BUD2305 – 0705+1SVX 736 5
MA159 SVX0805 – 0825BUD 736 6
MA155 SVX0555 – 0615BUD 736 3
From 31MAR09, Day 6 operating on MA154/155 flight, back to its usual 3 weekly flights
SilkAir reduce Chongqing flight
As per 20JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, SilkAir is reducing Singapore – Chongqing service from 2 to 1 weekly from 11FEB09.
current schedule
MI978 SIN1910 – 2340CKG 319
MI977 CKG0020 – 0525SIN 319
Service operates on various dates till 11FEB09
From 11FEB09, service operates every Wednesday with revised timing.
MI972 SIN0715 – 1150CKG 319 3
MI971 CGK1240 – 1730SIN 319 3
Air Malta to Stuttgart
Air Malta from 03APR09 resumes Malta – Stuttgart service, operating twice a week
KM316 MLA1430 – 1700STR 319 1
KM316 MLA1520 – 1750STR 320 5
KM317 STR1745 – 2005MLA 319 1
KM317 STR1840 – 2100MLA 320 5
PLUNA changes to Chile
As per 20JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, changes to PLUNA’s Chile operation is the following.
Effective 15MAR09, Montevideo – Santiago de Chile service increase from 9 to 14 weekly, increase focuses on PU403/404, which operates 2 weekly at present
PU403 MVD1220 – 1355SCL CR9 D
PU401 MVD1830 – 2005SCL CR9 D
PU402 SCL0650 – 1005MVD CR9 D
PU404 SCL1435 – 1750MVD CR9 D
Meanwhile, it is currently operating limited time only Punta del Este – Santiago de Chile route till 28FEB09
PU415 PDP1230 – 1415SCL CR9 6
PU416 SCL1500 – 1820PDP CR9 6
PLUNA Punta del Este – Rio route
PLUNA today (20JAN09) operates 1-time only Punta del Este – Rio de Janeiro service
PU2222 PDP1400 – 1640GIG CRJ 20JAN09
PLUNA to increase Sao Paulo route
As per Amadeus timetable display on 20JAN09, PLUNA’s 14 weekly Montevideo – Sao Paulo service is to be increased to 17 weekly from 16MAR09
PU232 MVD0545 – 0815GRU CR9 156
PU224 MVD1050 – 1320GRU CR9 x7
PU224 MVD1110 – 1340GRU CR9 7
PU230 MVD1820 – 2050GRU CR9 D
PU231 GRU0710 – 1000MVD CR9 D
PU225 GRU1400 – 1650MVD CD9 x7
PU225 GRU1425 – 1715MVD CR9 7
PU233 GRU2220 – 0110+1MVD CR9 457
Air Mauritius drops Munich
Air Mauritius is consolidating its German service by cancelling Munich from 08MAY09.
Last flight operates on 01MAY09, as per Air Mauritius inventory.
clickair Barcelona – Vienna from April 09
clickair from 29MAR09 launches 2 weekly Barcelona – Vienna route
XG2605/IB5791 BCN1340 – 1600VIE 320 7
XG2605/IB5791 BCN1635 – 1855VIE 320 5
XG2606/IB5790 VIE1640 – 1855BCN 320 7
XG2606/IB5790 VIE1935 – 2150BCN 320 5
Belavia 4th weekly to Berlin in Summer 09
Belavia is to operate 4 weekly service on the Minsk – Berlin Schonefeld route.
The 4th weekly frequency operates from 25JUN09 to 10SEP09 with CRJ200
B2891 MSQ0800 – 0850SXF CRJ 2
B2891 MSQ1320 – 1410SXF CRJ 4
B2891 MSQ1500 – 1550SXF CRJ 57
B2892 SXF0940 – 1225MSQ CRJ 2
B2892 SXF1500 – 1745MSQ CRJ 4
B2892 SXF1640 – 1925MSQ CRJ 57
In Summer 08, the Belorussian carrier operated 3 weekly flights.
MAS 737-800 to Yangon
As per 20JAN09 Amadeus timetable display and the inventory, Malaysia Airlines plans to operate Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the Kuala Lumpur – Yangon route.
The 737-800 operates on Day 5 service from 12JUN09
AirAsia new Macau service
AirAsia starting 01MAR09 is to begin 4 weekly Penang – Macau service, according to CARNOC.
AK5072 PEN1455 – 1815MFM 320 x246
AK5073 MFM1740 – 2100PEN 320 246
Service from Macau operates 3 weekly.
ETIHAD to start codeshare with Bangkok Air
Starting 25JAN09, ETIHAD will begin display its “EY” code on Bangkok Airways’ service to Koh Samui and Phuket
| Route |
EY Codeshare | PG Operating |
| Bangkok – Koh Samui | EY7702 EY7708 |
PG123 PG199 |
| Koh Samui – Bangkok | EY7701 EY7707 |
PG168 PG100 |
| Bangkok – Phuket | EY7712 | PG271 |
| Phuket – Bangkok | EY7711 | PG276 |
Air France Hong Kong freq change in Summer 09
As of 20JAN09 Amadeus timetable display, Air France’s 2009 Summer schedule on the Paris CDG – Hong Kong is as follows:
AF188/187 – Daily 777-300ER
AF184/183 – 777-200
30MAR09 – 15JUN09 x25 (HKG x36)
16JUN09 – Daily
BeSeTo Route to mature
According to Yonhap News Agency, during the latest round of bilateral talks between China and Korea on 14JAN09, both sides has reached a new deal, which covers new routes:
Seoul – Mudanjiang
Seoul – Huangshan
In addition, both sides has agreed in principal that it’ll launch scheduled service between Seoul Gimpo and Beijing.
If the route materialized, it represents the birth of BeSeTo Route (Beijing/Seoul/Tokyo)
