THY 2009 Summer Operation overview – UPDATE 4

Additional changes for Turkish Airlines’ planned 2009 Summer timetable, as of 14FEB09, is the following

Istanbul – Almaty
Service increase from 10 to 11 weekly, with aircraft switching from 737-800 to A321

TK1352 IST1720 – 0135+1ALA 321 x24
TK1350 IST2200 – 0620+1ALA 321 x13

TK1353 ALA0310 – 0620IST 321 x35
TK1351 ALA0805 – 1115IST 321 x24

Istanbul – Amman
Service increasing to 2 Daily from current 11 weekly

TK1210 IST1900 – 2110AMM 321 D
TK1212 IST2340 – 0150+1AMM 321 D

TK1213 AMM0330 – 0550IST 321 D
TK1211 AMM0640 – 0900IST 321 D

Also, TK1210/1211 is the new flight number pair replacing current 4 weekly TK1214/1215

Istanbul – Ashghabad Planned increase from 10 to 11 weekly, shelved
Istanbul – Athens Planned increase from 14 to 16 weekly, shelved
Istanbul – Barcelona Increase from 10 to 14 weekly. A321 operating
Istanbul – Beijing – Shanghai A340 operates Day 6 service from Istanbul. A330 operates Day x6
Istanbul – Beirut A321 operating
Istanbul – Brussels A319 operating TK1933/1936 Day 15 service (Day 26 from BRU), the remaining 19 weekly operates with 737-800

Istanbul – Cairo
TK1142/1143, Daily, now displaying A321 operation
TK1144/1145, 2 weekly, operates with 737-800

Istanbul – Casablanca Service now increase from 4 weekly to Daily, operates with A321

Istanbul – Chicago
Service operates Daily as planned, but A340 also operates alongside with A330

TK005 IST1120 – 1515ORD 343 135
TK005 IST1120 – 1515ORD 332 x135

TK006 ORD2220 – 1725+1IST 343 135
TK006 ORD2220 – 1725+1IST 332 x135

From 29MAR09 to 16MAY09, service operates 5 weekly (332: Day 267; 343: Day 35)

Istanbul – Dakar – Sao Paulo
The NEW 2 weekly service starting 29MAR09 is now showing 3rd weekly flight (on Day 5) operating starting 22MAY09.

Previously planned aircraft change from A340 to 330, is shelved

TK015 IST0945 – 1410DKR1540 – 1940GRU 340 357
TK016 GRU2345 – 0920+1DKR1050+1 – 2020+1IST 340 357

Istanbul – Damascus
TK1254/1255, Daily, now displays A321 operating
TK1252/1253, 5 weekly, operates with A319 (Day 46) and 737-800 (Day 123)

Istanbul – Dnepropetrovsk
Increase from 2 to 3 weekly. Day 7 service now available for booking in addition to existing Day 25 flight

Istanbul – Dubai
TK1162/1163 operates with widebody A330/340 during Summer timetable

29MAR09 – 29MAY09 (Istanbul departure, Dubai departure is following day)
A340-300 Day x67
A330-200 Day 6
B737-800 Day 7

30MAY09 –
A340-300 Daily

TK1164/1165 operates with A321, Daily

Istanbul – Ekaterinburg Increase from 2 to 4 weekly (Day x246)
Istanbul – Frankfurt TK1587/1588, Day 1 operates with A340, the rest is 737-800
Istanbul – Hamburg TK1663/1664 now displays A321 operating. TK1661/1662 remains 737-800
Istanbul – Karachi A321 replace 737-800
Istanbul – Khartoum Increase from 5 weekly (Day x27) to Daily from 03MAY09
Istanbul – Lagos Increase from 3 (Day 146) to 4 weekly (Day x357)
Istanbul – Lisbon 4 weekly (Day x136). A321 operates Day 7 flight

Istanbul – London Heathrow
Additional 777-300ER flights

TK1979/1980 Daily 77W
TK1981/1982 Daily 321
TK1991/1992 Day 57 with 321, Day x57 with 77W*

*Day x157 with 77W, Day 1 with 330 till 11MAY09

Istanbul – London Stansted Daily 321

Istanbul – Lyon Increase from 7 to 10 weekly
TK1805 IST1020 – 1235LYS 738 D
TK1807 IST1445 – 1700LYS 738 367

TK1806 LYS1335 – 1735IST 738 D
TK1808 LYS1800 – 2200IST 738 367

Istanbul – Madrid 9 weekly A321, 1 weekly 737-800 (TK1857/1858 Day 7)
Istanbul – Minsk 737-800 operating, replacing -400

Istanbul – New York JFK
TK001/002 now shows A330/340 mixed operation
TK011/012, originally planned for Day 15 operation, has changed to Day 16

TK001 IST1020 – 1430JFK 343 x357
TK001 IST1020 – 1430JFK 332 357
TK011 IST1505 – 1915JFK 332 16

TK002 JFK1630 – 0955+1IST 343 x357
TK002 JFK1630 – 0955+1IST 332 357
TK012 JFK2135 – 1500+1IST 332 16

Istanbul – Osaka A340-300 operating, 3 weekly
Istanbul – Paris CDG A321 service operating 3 Daily. 4th Daily on TK1829/1830:

321 Day 7 (from IST, 1 from CDG)
738 Day x7 (from IST, x1 from CDG)

Istanbul – Prague Service increase from 7 to 9 weekly, all service by 737-800
TK1767 IST1120 – 1300PRG 738 D
TK1769 IST1545 – 1725PRG 738 47

TK1768 PRG1400 – 1730IST 738 D
TK1770 PRG1825 – 2155IST 738 47

Istanbul – St. Petersburg 4th weekly flight kept. All service operates with A321

Istanbul – Sarajevo Multi-aircraft operating
Day 13 737-400
Day 4 A319
Day 5 737-800
Day 7 A321

Istanbul – Seoul operational day change from Day x136 to Day x135 for IST departure
Istanbul – Skopje 737-400 operating, replace planned -800
Istanbul – Sofia A319 operates on Day 27, 737-800 on Day x27
Istanbul – Stuttgart TK1705/1706 to be operated by A321 instead of 737
Istanbul – Tehran Further increase to 2 Daily. TK1274/1275 becomes Daily. All service with A321
Istanbul – Zagreb Increase from 5 weekly to Daily

Previous changes can be found at the following
UPDATE 1 – 20JAN09
UPDATE 2 – 26JAN09 (plus Bangkok changes)
UPDATE 3 – 31JAN09

Turkish launching Benghazi from May 09

Turkish Airlines from 05MAY09 launches 3 weekly Istanbul – Benghazi service with Airbus A321

TK1139 IST1245 – 1410BEN 321 246
TK1140 BEN1520 – 1855IST 321 246

UT Air launching 2 more routes from Vnukovo

UT Air on 09FEB09 launched NEW daily Moscow Vnukovo – Barnaul service with 737-500
UT467 VKO2130 – 0510+1BAX 735 D
UT468 BAX0630 – 0810VKO 735 D

Also, on 10FEB09 launched NEW daily Moscow Vnukovo – Omsk service with 737-500

UT345 VKO2320 – 0600+1OMS 735 D
UT346 OMS0725 – 0805VKO 735 D

Korean Air to increase Toronto in Summer peak season

As per GDS timetable display on 14FEB09, Korean Air is increasing Seoul – Toronto service to 5 weekly from current 3 (Day 247).

From 29MAR09, service increase to 4 weekly (Day x135) and from 26MAY09 it’ll add 5th weekly flight (Day x35)

Also, with the start of summer timetable, the Skyteam member is operating Boeing 777-200ER, replacing 747-400

SIA starts US Air Houston – Phoenix Codeshare

Singapore Airlines’ “SQ” flight number now appears on US Airways’ Houston – Phoenix flight

Route
SQ Codeshare US Operating
Houston – Phoenix SQ1105 US587
Phoenix – Houston SQ1106 US274

Safi Airways launched Domestic Afghanistan routes

Safi Airways on 12JAN09 launched the following domestic service in Afghanistan:

*2 weekly Kabul – Kandahar
4Q121 KBL1300 – 1400KDH 737 14
4Q122 KDH1500 – 1600KBL 737 14

1 Daily Kabul – Herat
4Q125 KBL0830 – 0930HEA 737 D
4Q126 HEA1030 – 1130KBL 737 D

Lufthansa to launch Rzeszow from late-April

From 27APR09, Lufthansa will begin 5 weekly Frankfurt – Rzeszow service onboard CRJ700

LH3430 FRA1115 – 1300RZE CR7 45
LH3430 FRA1130 – 1315RZE CR7 123

LH3431 RZE1340 – 1530FRA CR7 45
LH3431 RZE1350 – 1540FRA CR7 13
LH3431 RZE1355 – 1545FRA CR7 2

Spirit of Manila to launch Taipei and Macau

New start-up carrier Spirit of Manila Airlines, from 01APR09 launches 3 weekly Clark – Taipei and 4 weekly Clark – Macau service with 148-seater 737-300

SM522 CRK1100 – 1300TPE 733 246
SM523 TPE1400 – 1600CRK 733 246

SM450 CRK1100 – 1300MFM 733 x246
SM451 MFM1400 – 1600CRK 733 x246

It also plans to operate service to Dubai, Bahrain and Kuwait once it receives Boeing 767 aircraft

AeroMexico to launch Montreal from Apr 09

AeroMexico from 02APR09 launches 2 weekly Mexico City – Montreal flight with Boeing 737


AM680 MEX0040 – 0700YUL 737 47
AM681 YUL0815 – 1250MEX 737 47

Schedules varies on 02APR09 and 05APR09

Air Pacific to Hong Kong from Jun 09

Air Pacific from 18JUN09 launches 2 weekly Nadi – Hong Kong route with Boeing 767

FJ317 NAN0900 – 1515HKG 763 46
FJ318 HKG1705 – 0705+1NAN 763 46

DELTA relaunches 3 routes from Tallahassee from Apr 09

DELTA from 01APR09 relaunches 3 routes out of Tallahassee

2 Daily Tallahassee – Fort Lauderdale
DL5767 TLH0955 – 1120FLL SF3 D
DL5769 TLH1800 – 1930FLL SF3 x6

DL5766 FLL0630 – 0805TLH SF3 x7
DL5768 FLL1500 – 1635TLH SF3 D

2 Daily Tallahassee – Orlando
DL5771 TLH0835 – 0940MCO SF3 D
DL5773 TLH1400 – 1505MCO SF3 D

DL5772 MCO1010 – 1120TLH SF3 D
DL5774 MCO1540 – 1650TLH SF3 D

2 Daily Tallahassee – Tampa
DL5775 TLH0700 – 0755TPA SF3 x7
DL5777 TLH1730 – 1825TPA SF3 D

DL5776 TPA0825 – 0925TLH SF3 D
DL5778 TPA1850 – 1950TLH SF3 x6

SIA cancel Vancouver service from Apr 09

Singapore Airlines is cancelling its 3 weekly Singapore – Seoul – Vancouver service from 28APR09.

Last flight operates on 27APR09, according to the airlines’ inventory system, which marks the end of SIA’s service in Canada for over 2-decades

DELTA cancel Cincinnati – San Antonio

Additional DELTA domestic changes based on 14FEB09 inventory and availability display are the following:

Cincinnati – San Antonio 1 Daily service ENDS on 29APR09

DELTA to replace nwa LA – Vegas route

DELTA subsidiary nwa is operating last Los Angeles – Las Vegas service on 01/03JUN09, as per airline inventory display on 14FEB09. DELTA is likely to operate this service from 04JUN09.

NW628 LAX1145 – 1254LAS 320 D -03JUN09
NW629 LAS0955 – 1105LAX 319 D -01JUN09

US Airways further shrinks Las Vegas ops

As per US Airways’ inventory display 0n 14FEB09, starting 10MAY09 it’ll further shrink its operation in Las Vegas

Las Vegas – New York JFK 2 Daily service cancelled from 10MAY09
Las Vegas – Edmonton 1 Daily service cancelled from 10MAY09
Las Vegas – Calgary 1 Daily service cancelled from 02JUN09
Las Vegas – Baltimore
1 Daily service cancelled from 08JUL09
Las Vegas – Portland OR 1 Daily service cancelled from 09JUL09