JAL 737 on Osaka – Seoul route
Further to yesterday’s posting, JAL’s Osaka Kansai – Seoul Incheon route will see 737-800 operating on JL965/966 flight, from 29MAR09
ANA to drop Nagoya – Tianjin/Guangzhou
As per ANA’s inventory on 23JAN09, the Japanese Star Alliance carrier is no longer selling tickets on Nagoya – Guangzhou and Nagoya – Tianjin route.
It appears that ANA is cancelling these 2 routes from 29MAR09.
According to media reports, ANA recorded average 35% load factor on the Tianjin (73G) route in December, down 5% for the same period in Dec 2007. Guangzhou (320) route load factor sits at 45%, down 10%.
These 2 routes are known as “Toyota Express” as Toyota’s foreign plants in China are located in Tianjin and Guangzhou
Korean Air extra Vancouver flight in March 09
Korean Air is operating extra flight on Day 7 on the Seoul – Vancouver route from 01MAR09 to 28MAR09 with Boeing 777 aircraft
Air Canada to Moscow through bmi
Air Canada has received approval from Canadian Transport Agency to codeshare with bmi on the London – Moscow route.
No exact timetable is set for the new codeshare.
AC previously codeshares with Lufthansa to Russia, which is suspended.
Cathay HKG-LAX CX884/885 removed for 09/10
As per Cathay Pacific’s inventory display on 23JAN09, planned resumption of 3rd daily Hong Kong – Los Angeles, CX884/885, has been removed.
CX884/885 was briefly available for sale when the airline plans to resume from the launch of 2009/10 Winter timetable.
HK Express/HK Airlines 2009 Summer changes
Hong Kong Airlines from 29MAR09 operates 1 Daily Hong Kong – Changsha service. Service currently suspended
HX235/UO4235 HKG1145 – 1315CSX 738 D
HX236/UO4236 CSX1355 – 1525HKG 738 D
Schedule varies from 16MAY09 to 27JUN09
Also, as per Amadeus availability display and Hong Kong Airlines’ inventory display on 23JAN09, some Hong Kong Express Airlines’ (UO) service is transferring to Hong Kong Airlines (HX).
Service to Seoul and Kuala Lumpur appears to be suspended
| Route |
Till 28MAR09 | Eff 29MAR09 |
| Hong Kong – Bangkok | UO 4 weekly | UO 1 Daily |
| Hong Kong – Beijing | UO 1 Daily | UO 2 Daily |
| Hong Kong – Guilin* | UO 2 weekly | HX 1 Daily |
| Hong Kong – Hanoi* | HX 5 weekly | HX 1 Daily |
| Hong Kong – Harbin | UO 3 weekly | UO 2 weekly |
| Hong Kong – Kagoshima | UO Day 36 | UO Day 15 |
| Hong Kong – Kuala Lumpur | UO 2 weekly | SUSPENDED |
| Hong Kong – Kunming* | HX 5 weekly | HX 1 Daily |
| Hong Kong – Manila | UO 5 weekly | UO 1 Daily |
| Hong Kong – Okinawa | UO 4 weekly | UO 1 Daily |
| Hong Kong – Osaka | UO 1 Daily | UO 5 weekly 31JAN- |
| Hong Kong – Sanya* | UO 2 weekly | HX 3 weekly |
| Hong Kong – Sapporo | UO 1 Daily** | UO 2 weekly |
| Hong Kong – Seoul | UO 2 weekly | SUSPENDED |
| Hong Kong – Shanghai | UO 2 Daily | UO 1 Daily 11FEB- |
| Hong Kong – Xiamen* | UO 6 weekly | HX 1 Daily |
*UO/HX codeshare, UO Codeshare flight number range UO4000-4999, HX flight number range HX8000 – 8999
**Including extra charter flights
HK Express 2nd Daily to Beijing
From 30MAR09 Hong Kong Express is operating 2nd Daily Hong Kong – Beijing service
UO312 HKG1240 – 1610PEK 738 D
UO304 HKG1920 – 2250PEK 738 D
UO305 PEK0810 – 1140HKG 738 D
UO313 PEK1710 – 2040HKG 738 D
Saudi Arabian 77L ?
In Amadeus timetable display and Saudi Arabian Airlines’ inventory, selected 777 flight is being coded as “77L”.
The code for these “77L” is unknown, but it is definitely not a 777-200LR. It could be:
a) Sold-and-leased back 777s
b) New First/Business Class configuration 777 which the airline mentioned briefly in late-2008. But there would’ve been an announcement if this project is going ahead or already launched
As of 23JAN09, the “77L” operates:
Jeddah – London 21JAN09 – 28JAN09: Day 36 02JUL09 – 22OCT09: Day 4
Jeddah – New York JFK All service from 01OCT09
Jeddah – Vienna – Munich All service from 26AUG09
Jeddah – Washington All service from 06SEP09
Riyadh – London All service from 01FEB09
Riyadh – New York JFK All service from 03OCT09
Riyadh – Jeddah – New York JFK All service from 06OCT09
Riyadh – Jeddah – Paris 07JUL09 – 20OCT09: Day 2
Riyadh – Jeddah – Washington All service from 04SEP09
Riyadh – Jeddah – Rome – Paris 01OCT09 – 23OCT09: Day 4
Dammam – Riyadh – London All service from 04FEB09
Saudi Arabian 777 to US
As per Saudi Arabian Airlines’ inventory and Amadeus timetable display on 23JAN09, Saudia plans to swap 747-400 with 777 on its US service from 30MAR09.
*1 weekly Jeddah – New York JFK
*1 weekly Jeddah – Washington DC
*1 weekly Riyadh – New York JFK
*1 weekly Riyadh – Washington DC
*1 weekly Riyadh – Jeddah – Washington DC (03JUL09 – 28AUG09 only)
SIA/US Airways plans codeshare expansion
SIA and US Airways last week issued a notification for planned codeshare expansion.
Singapore Airlines to display “SQ” code on US Airways’ following service:
Manchester – Philadelphia
Milan – Philadelphia
Houston – Phoenix
US Airways’ “US” code to appear on SIA’s:
New York JFK – Frankfurt – Singapore
Newark – Singapore
San Francisco – Seoul – Singapore*
Los Angeles – Tokyo – Singapore
*It does not have local codeshare rights for Seoul market
Docket Number 2007-28084-003
AC Jazz on Vancouver – San Francisco
Air Canada’s Vancouver – San Francisco service on AC562, will be operated by Air Canada Jazz’s CRJ700 on Day 67 from 14FEB09 to 28MAR09.
It will be operating as AC8596
Updated SIA Feb/Mar 09 Cuts
The following is Singapore Airlines’ complete list of flight cuts for Feb/Mar 2009, as of 23JAN09, based on Amadeus timetable display and SIA’s inventory availability
Singapore – Bangkok
SQ972/975 operates on following frequencies and date periods only:
567 – 24JAN09
x4 25JAN09 – 01FEB09
Singapore – Bangkok – Tokyo
Following dates are CANCELLED:
29JAN09
03FEB09, 05FEB09, 12FEB09, 17FEB09, 19FEB09, 23FEB09, 24FEB09, 26FEB09
02MAR09, 05MAR09, 08MAR09, 10MAR09, 12MAR09, 16MAR09, 19MAR09, 22MAR09, 26MAR09
Singapore – Beijing
SQ802/805, 777-200 replace -300ER on following dates:
Daily till 31JAN09
SQ810/801 on following periods will be CANCELLED (Singapore Departure):
19FEB09 – 28FEB09 Day 4
01MAR09 – 28MAR09 Day 234
Singapore – Brisbane
SQ255/256, service reduction from 5 weekly to:
12FEB09 – 19FEB09 3 weekly (Day 167)
20FEB09 – 27FEB09 4 weekly (Day 1567)
28FEB09 – 28MAR09 CANCELLED
Singapore – Colombo
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly on following period
24FEB09 – 26MAR09: Day x24
Singapore – Delhi
SQ406/405 reduction from Daily to 6 weekly on following periods:
06FEB09 – 02MAR09: Day x2
03MAR09 – 28MAR09: Day x3
SQ408/407 remains Daily
Overall frequency reduced to 13 weekly
Singapore – Dhaka
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly on following period
18FEB09 – 27MAR09: Day x35
Singapore – Guangzhou
Service not operating on:
05FEB09, 12FEB09, 26FEB09
Singapore – Hong Kong
- SQ868/873, cancelled from 04FEB09 to 28MAR09
- SQ862/861 operates with 777-300 replacing 777-300ER till 01FEB09
- SQ866/865 777-200 replace 747-400 from 04FEB09
Singapore – London
SQ308/319, cancelled on:
26JAN09, 27JAN09, 29JAN09, 11FEB09, 17FEB09, 18FEB09, 24FEB09, 25FEB09
Day x14 27FEB09 – 28MAR09
Singapore – Los Angeles
Reduced operations during the following period:
26JAN09 – 01FEB09 Day x23
16FEB09 – 28MAR09 Day x23
Singapore – Manila
SQ910/917 777-200 replace -300 on following date:
31JAN09
Singapore – Mumbai
SQ422/421 reduction from Daily to 5 weekly (Day x24) from 09FEB09. Service to be further reduced to 4 (Day x234) by 25FEB09.
SQ424/423 remains Daily
Overall frequency reduced to 11-12 weekly
Singapore – Nanjing
-11FEB09 Day 357
12FEB09- Day 37
Singapore – Newark
Previously noted cancellations on 27JAN09
Reduced operations during the following period:
16FEB09 – 28MAR09 Day x23
Singapore – Rome
Temporarily reduction from 3 to 2 weekly from 07FEB09, operating on Day 57 only
Singapore – Seoul
Planned cancellation on SQ608/609, still in effect from 01FEB09, but will not resume until June (Was till 28MAR09)
Singapore – Shamshabad/Hyderabad
4 weekly service (Day x124) to be reduced to 3 weekly (Day 357) from 21FEB09 to 28MAR09
Source: SQTalk, change to be implemented by 28JAN09
Singapore – Shanghai
SQ826/827, 777-300 replace -200 on following dates:
x23 22JAN09 – 26JAN09
SQ828/831, 777-300 replace – 200 on following dates:
x23 22JAN09 – 26JAN09
SQ828/831, Daily reduced to 3 weekly (Day 567):
16FEB09 to 28MAR09
Singapore – Sydney
SQ233/234, gradual reduction from Daily to:
27JAN09 – 03FEB09: Day x1
04FEB09 – 11FEB09: Day x13
12FEB09 – 19FEB09: Day x123
20FEB09 – 27FEB09: Day 567
28FEB09 – 01MAR09: Day 67
Service CANCELLED from 02MAR09 to 28MAR09
Singapore – Taipei
SQ880/881, 777-200 service operates on the following dates only:
246 15JAN09 – 07FEB09
SQ880 SIN0125 – 0555TPE 772 246
SQ881 TPE0755 – 1230SIN 772 246
SQ876/877, 777-300 replace – 200 on following dates:
6 24JAN09 – 31JAN09
SQ878/879 CANCELLED on following dates:
11FEB09, 17FEB09, 25FEB09
Singapore – Zurich
Reduction on SQ342/341 on following dates:
09FEB09, 17FEB09, 24FEB09
04MAR09, 10MAR09, 11MAR09, 17MAR09, 18MAR09, 23MAR09, 25MAR09, 31MAR09
From 11APR09, service not operating on Day 23 until 24JUN09
QANTAS Trans-Tasman service from Apr 09
QANTAS will place its “QF” code on jetStar’s new Sydney – Auckland service from April 09.
| Route |
QF Codeshare | JQ Operating |
| Sydney – Auckland | QF219 | JQ201 |
| Auckland – Sydney | QF220 | JQ200 |
Overall Trans-Tasman route is the following, as of 23JAN09:
Sydney – Auckland
4 Daily 767-300
QF141/114 from 29MAR09 to 09MAY09 operates with 737-800 on Day 16
Sydney – Christchurch 1 Daily 767-300
Sydney – Wellington 2 Daily 737-400 by JetC
onnect
Sydney – Queenstown
3rd weekly service from 28JUN09
QF121 SYD0820 – 1315ZQN 73H 36
QF183 SYD0900 – 1355ZQN 73H 7 28JUN09 – 20SEP09
QF122 ZQN1420 – 1535SYD 73H 36
QF184 ZQN1500 – 1615SYD 73H 7 28JUN09 – 20SEP09
Brisbane – Auckland 1 Daily 737-800, 1 Daily 737-300, operated by JetConnect
Brisbane – Wellington Weekend 737-300 service, Day 6 by JetConnect
Melbourne – Auckland 1 Daily 747-400, 1 Daily 737-800 by JetConnect
Melbourne – Wellington 1 Daily 737-300 by JetConnect
Ryanair adds 8 more routes for Summer 09
Ryanair yesterday announced it is adding 8 more routes for the 09 Summer season
Bournemouth to/from
*eff 31MAR09 to Faro
*eff 31MAR09 to Reus/Barcelona
*eff 02APR09 to Limoges
Faro to/from
*eff 31MAR09 to Bremen
Reus to/from
*eff 04JUN09 to Eindhoven
*eff 05JUN09 to Poznan
*eff 06JUN09 to Nador
London Luton to/from
*eff 03MAY09 to Limoges
Oren Air new service to Dusseldorf
Russian carrier Oren Air (Orenburg Airlines) from 16MAY09 launches Orenburg – Dusseldorf service with Boeing 737. Service increase to 2 weekly from July 09. Service ends on 19SEP09
R2777 REN1200 – 1300DUS 737 6
R2778 DUS1350 – 2250REN 737 6
R2777 REN1255 – 1355DUS 737 5 03JUL09 – 28AUG09
R2778 DUS1445 – 2345REN 737 5 03JUL09 – 28AUG09
Norwegian Rygge to Valencia from July 09
Norwegian starting 28JUN09 operates 2 weekly Rygge – Valencia service with 737-300
DY2980 RYG0630 – 1010VLC 733 7
DY2982 RYG0700 – 1040VLC 733 3
DY2981 VLC1050 – 1430RYG 733 7
DY2983 VLC1120 – 1500RYG 733 3
AirBerlin begins codesharing with Hainan Airlines
AirBerlin starting 25JAN09 will begin display its “AB” code on Hainan Airlines’ Beijing – Berlin service
| Route |
AB Codeshare | HU Operating |
| Beijing – Berlin | AB7811 | HU489 |
| Berlin – Beijing | AB7810 | HU490 |
Hainan Airlines’ service currently operates 2 weekly, but will increase to 3 from 29MAR09 and 4 from 01JUL09
KLM reduce planned Chengdu increase
As per 23JAN09 Amadeus display, KLM has reversed its plan to increase Amsterdam – Chengdu service to 5 weekly for the Summer of 09.
From 29MAR09 to 30APR09, service operates 2 weekly (Day 37 from AMS), and 3rd weekly flight (Day 357 from AMS) operates from 03MAY09.
China Eastern to Tengchong
China Eastern Airlines has launched Kunming – Tengchong domestic service onboard Boeing 737-700.
Flight time is 50 minutes. In the past, the only option to get into this border city is by ground, which takes up to 8 hours from Kunming.
Korean Air plans 4th weekly Dubai flight
Amadeus timetable display on 23JAN09 is now showing Korean Air’s 3 weekly Seoul – Dubai service is increasing to 4 from 29MAR09.
New frequency is Day 2 from Seoul, but it is not available for booking in Amadeus availability and Korean Air inventory for the moment
