CSA to launch tour group-only charter to Miami
As per post from Airways.CZ message board, CSA Czech Airlines has signed a contract with Czech’s Exim Tours Agency, providing 1 weekly charter service on the Prague – Miami route.
Service operates from 25APR09 to 31OCT09 with A310, on Saturdays. Both will closely monitor the booking numbers and will decide whether this would be operating during 2009/10 Winter season
Air Canada to add 4 new routes from Calgary
Air Canada today announced launching 4 new routes out of Calgary during 2009 Summer season
*From 15MAY09, it’ll start Daily Calgary – San Diego with CRJ705
AC8307 YYC1255 – 1500SAN CRA D
AC8308 SAN1155 – 1605YYC CRA D
*From 01JUN09, it’ll start Daily Calgary – London ON with Embraer 190
AC1146 YYC1805 – 2345YXU E90 D
AC1147 YXU0730 – 0940YYC E90 D
*From 01JUN09, it’ll start Daily Calgary – Whitehorse with CRJ705
AC8231 YYC1115 – 1300YXY CRA D
AC8232 YXY1335 – 1715YYC CRA D
*From 15JUN09, it’ll start Daily Calgary – Portland OR with CRJ200
AC8315 YYC1300 – 1337PDX CRJ D
AC8316 PDX1410 – 1645YYC CRJ D
Alaska expands Hawaii service
Alaska Airlines today announced expansion on its Hawaii market.
From 07AUG09, it’ll launch 3 weekly Portland OR – Maui with 737-800
AS861 PDX0950 – 1245OGG 738 357
AS862 OGG1345 – 2215PDX 738 357
The Anchorage – Maui seasonal service, will be expanded to year-round. From 03AUG09, operational days and schedules will be modified
08MAY09 – 02AUG09
AS872 ANC1420 – 1835OGG 738 567
AS873 OGG2045 – 0500+1ANC 738 567
Note schedule varies from 17MAY09
03AUG09 –
AS872 ANC0830 – 1232OGG 738 146
AS873 OGG1345 – 2155ANC 738 146
Alaska Airlines launch Austin from August 09
Alaska Airlines today announced starting 03AUG09, it’ll launch Daily Seattle – Austin with Boeing 737-800
AS668 SEA0945 – 1540AUS 738 D
AS669 AUS1640 – 1845SEA 738 D
Kenya Airways scales back Lubumbashi incrase
As per 03FEB09 Amadeus and Sabre timetable display, Kenya Airways’ planned increase on Nairobi – Lubumbashi route from 4 to 6 weekly, is scaled back.
It now plans to increase service to 5 weekly, which actually begins from 22FEB09
Kenya cancel nonstop Guangzhou
As per Sabre and Amadeus timetable display on 03FEB09, Kenya Airways will cancel Nairobi – Guangzhou nonstop service.
From 29MAR09, the nonstop flight will be re-routed via Bangkok, which overall frequency will be 4 weekly
KQ240 NBO2210 – 1150+1BKK1255+1 – 1650+1CAN 777 247
KQ241 CAN2100 – 2250BKK0015+1 – 0545+1NBO 777 135
From 01JUL09, Boeing 767 is replacing 777 aircraft on this route
KLM Cancels Aruba from March 09
KLM today announced it’ll be cancelling Amsterdam – Aruba service from 29MAR09. This route will continue to be served by subsidiary Martinair.
Spanair 2009 Summer Timetable highlight
Spanair yesterday announced its 2009 Summer operation.
Including code-sharing, Spanair will operate 756 domestic and 740 international weekly flights out of Barcelona. 550 domestic and 660 international weekly flights operates out of Madrid.
In total it will be serving 67 routes:
21 Mainland
27 Canaries
6 Balearics
13 International
From 03MAY09, Spanair launches new service on the Barcelona – Almeria route
JK6730 BCN1045 – 1205LEI EQV D
JK6731 LEI1245 – 1405BCN EQV D
Between 27JUL09 and 06SEP09, Spanair will operate 10 additional direct routes:
Seville – Las Palmas
JK5500 SVQ2025 – 2135LPA 320 4
JK5501 LPA1005 – 1315SVQ 320 4
Seville – Tenerife del Sur
JK5522 SVQ1405 – 1530TFS 320 4
JK5521 TFS1620 – 1935SVQ 320 4
Seville – Lanzarote
JK5556 SVQ1910 – 2005ACE 320 5
JK5555 ACE0955 – 1245SVQ 320 5
Seville – Fuerteventura
JK5570 SVQ1335 – 1435FUE 320 5
JK5571 FUE1525 – 1820SVQ 320 5
Santiago de Compostela – Las Palmas
JK5300 SVQ0730 – 0915LPA 320 24
JK5301 LPA1720 – 2100SVQ 320 2
JK5301 LPA2225 – 0205+1SVQ 320 4
Santiago de Compostela – Lanzarote
JK5400 SCQ0730 – 0905ACE 320 5
JK5401 ACE2055 – 0025+1SCQ 320 5
Santiago de Compostela – Fuerteventura
JK5420 SCQ0730 – 0905FUE 320 1
JK5421 FUE1735 – 2105SCQ 320 1
Vigo – Las Palmas
JK5304 VGO1450 – 1630LPA 320 2
JK5305 LPA1010 – 1350VGO 320 2
Vigo – Tenerife del Sur
JK5308 VGO1445 – 1630TFS 320 3
JK5307 TFS1005 – 1345VGO 320 3
Bilbao – Fuerteventura
JK5424 BIO1450 – 1645FUE 320 1
JK5425 FUE0955 – 1350BIO 320 1
On Barcelona – Jerez de la Fronterra route, service is moving to afternoon hours
Skymark Airlines 09 – 14 midterm plan
Japan’s Skymark Airlines has outlined its mid-term (2009 – 2014) business plan which will see the carrier expanding from current 5 routes to 19.
The expansion comes into 3 phases – 09/10, 11/12 and 13/14. Each phase sees 5 new routes opening.
The routes/destinations to be launched are:
09/10
Sapporo Chitose – Asahikawa (to begin from 01APR09)
Fukuoka – Okinawa
Kobe – Sapporo Chitose
Kobe – Fukuoka
Kobe – Okinawa
2011/12
Nagoya Chubu
Komatsu
Kumamoto
Ishigaki
2013/14
Sendai
Matsuyama
DELTA 777 to Madrid
DELTA from 02JUL09 is to operate Boeing 777 aircraft on the New York JFK – Madrid route
Austrian drops Aleppo
Austrian will not be operating Vienna – Aleppo route this Summer, according to the airlines’ press release.
Air Asia to launch 6 new cities in China & Taiwan
According to report issued by Chinese News Agency Xinhua, Malaysia’s Air Asia plans to launch 4 new cities in China and 2 in Taiwan.
It plans to operate:
Kuala Lumpur – Tianjin (First half of 09)
Kuala Lumpur – Taipei (First half of 09)
Kuala Lumpur – Chengdu (Second half of 09)
Kuala Lumpur – Chongqing (Second half of 09)
Kuala Lumpur – Xian (by the end of 09)
Kuala Lumpur – Kaohsiung (no confirmed schedule yet)
Service to be operated by either Air Asia or Air Asia X
Air Asia/Air Asia X already served the following cities in China:
Guangzhou
Guilin
Haikou
Hangzhou
Shenzhen
Hong Kong
Macau
