Air Europa starts Miami – Tenerife in Jun 09

Air Europa starting 20JUN09 launches 1 weekly Tenerife Norte – Miami service onboard A330-200.

UX095 TFN1325 – 1645MIA 332 6
UX096 MIA1845 – 0735+1TFN 332 6

The A330-200 appears to be originating from Madrid as:
UX9051 MAD1000 – 1150TFN 332 6
UX9052 TFN0920 – 1300MAD 332 7

Atlas Air applies Afghanistan cargo service

Atlas Air today issued an application seeking for approval to operate cargo service to Kabul Afghanistan.

In addition, commencing 07APR09, it’ll also serve Lahore and Dubai

Docket Number 2009-0077-0001

QATAR applies codesharing with US Airways

QATAR and US Airways today issued a joint application with the US DoT seeking approval for codesharing.

The two signed a codeshare agreement on 19FEB09.

Initial codeshare routes cover the following.

US on QATAR
Between Doha and:
Houston, New York, Washington

Athens, Frankfurt, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris CDG, Rome, Stockholm, Zurich

Dubai, Kuwait

QR on US Airways

Between Philadelphia and:
Athens, Frankfurt, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris CDG, Rome, Stockholm, Zurich

Between Charlotte and:
Frankfurt, London Gatwick, Paris CDG

Docket Number 2009-0079-0001

ARIANA Summer 09 Changes

ARIANA Afghan Airlines has announced planned 2009 Summer operation changes.

*Kabul – Istanbul

  • Day 5 flight number change from FG719 to FG705, eliminating 1-stop via Ankara
  • Day 2 service in Jun/Jul will be operating pending on load factors

*Kabul – Ankara

  • Day 5 service will be operating on Day 3 instead.

*Kabul – Istanbul – Frankfurt

  • Day 1 operates as usual. It will carry local traffic on KBL-IST in Jun/Jul on Westbound only.
  • Day 3 service from 29APR09 to 28OCT09 will be available for local traffic Westbound. Eastbound local traffic for Jun/Jul only
  • Day 5 service from 26JUN09 to 24JUL09 will be available for local traffic Westbound. Eastbound local traffic not available during this period

Pakistan adds Peshawar – Kabul

As per GDS timetable display, Pakistan International Airlines is operating 1 weekly Peshawar – Kabul route for 09 Summer

PK249 PEW0930 – 1005KBL AT5 6
PK250 KBL1055 – 1225PEW AT5 6

TAAG Angola adds 4th weekly Brazil flight

As per 31MAR09 Sabre timetable display, TAAG is adding 4th weekly Luanda – Rio de Janeiro service for the 2009 Northern Summer season

DT741 LAD1200 – 1530GIG 74D 247
DT743 LAD1400 – 1730GIG 74D 5

DT742 GIG1800 – 0530+1LAD 74D 247
DT744 GIG2200 – 1030+1LAD 74D 5

Air Canada / TAP Portugal begins codesharing

Air Canada and TAP Portugal starting this week begins codesharing service between Canada and Portugal

ROUTE TP Codeshare AC Operating
London – Calgary TP8268 AC851
Calgary – London TP8269 AC850
London – Montreal TP8262 AC865
Montreal – London TP8263 AC864
London – Ottawa TP8256 AC889
Ottawa – London TP8257 AC888
London – Toronto TP8272 AC849
Toronto – London TP8273
TP8275
TP8277
AC856
AC848
AC858
Madrid – Toronto TP8250 AC837
Toronto – Madrid TP8251 AC836
Newark – Montreal

TP8286
TP8288
AC7743
AC7745
Montreal – Newark TP8287 AC7742
Newark – Toronto

TP8292
TP8294
AC8639
AC771
Toronto – Newark

TP8293
TP8295
AC8636
AC8634

ROUTE AC Codeshare TP Operating
Newark – Lisbon AC6934 TP104
Lisbon – Newark AC6933 TP103
Newark – Porto AC6936 TP114
Porto – Newark AC6935 TP115
London Heathrow – Lisbon AC6928
AC6930
AC6932
TP353
TP355
TP359
Lisbon – London Heathrow AC6927
AC6929
TP352
TP354
London Heathrow – Porto AC6940 TP387
Porto – London Heathrow AC6939 TP386
Madrid – Lisbon AC6926 TP715
Lisbon – Madrid AC6925 TP712
Madrid – Porto AC6942 TP705
Porto – Madrid AC6941 TP700

Transaero changes to Maldives service

Transaero’s Moscow Domodedovo – Male service sees the following adjustments during 2009 Summer.

04APR09 – 28APR09
UN510 DME1130 – 2010MLE 772 6
UN509 MLE0020 – 0950DME 772 7

29APR09/30APR09
UN510 DME1130 – 2010MLE 744 3
UN509 MLE0020 – 0950DME 744 4

30APR09 – 02MAY09
UN510 DME1130 – 2010MLE 772 6
UN509 MLE0020 – 0950DME 772 7

09MAY09 – 10MAY09
UN510 DME1130 – 2010MLE 772 67
UN509 MLE0020 – 0950DME 772 17

744 operates on Day 7/1

16MAY09 –
UN510 DME1130 – 2010MLE 763 6
UN509 MLE0020 – 0950DME 763 7

AEROFLOT keeps Male & Colombo service

AEROFLOT during summer 09 season continues to operate Moscow – Male – Colombo – Moscow service every 10 days with Ilyushin Il96

SU4571 SVO2355 – 1015+1MLE1150+1 – 1345+1CMB IL9
SU4572 CMB1535 – 2315SVO IL9

Croatia/TAP Portugal to expand codeshare through Spain

Croatia Airlines and TAP Portugal will expand their codesharing deal covering Barcelona as intermediate point when the former launches 3 weekly service from June 2009

ROUTE OU Codeshare TP Operating
Barcelona – Lisbon OU5726 TP743
Lisbon – Barcelona OU5727 TP742
Barcelona – Porto OU5728 TP731
Porto – Barcelona OU5729 TP732

ROUTE TP Codeshare OU Operating
Barcelona – Zagreb TP9059 OU375
Zagreb – Barcelona TP9058 OU374

Royal Jordanian swaps European codeshare flt nbrs

Royal Jordanian Airlines has already changes its European codeshare flight numbers to RJ3000-3999 series

Royal Jordanian – British Airways

ROUTE RJ Codeshare BA Operating
London Heathrow – Aberdeen RJ3003 BA1316
Aberdeen – London Heathrow RJ3004 BA1307
London Heathrow – Edinburgh RJ3001 BA1454
Edinburgh – London Heathrow RJ3002 BA1443
London Heathrow – Manchester RJ3015
RJ3017
BA1402
BA1404
Manchester – London Heathrow RJ3016 BA1395
London Heathrow – Newcastle RJ3005 BA1336
Newcastle – London Heathrow RJ3006 BA1327
London Heathrow – Copenhagen RJ3011 BA822
Copenhagen – London Heathrow RJ3012 BA813
London Heathrow – Oslo RJ3013 BA768
Oslo – London Heathrow RJ3014 BA763
London Heathrow – Stockholm RJ3009 BA784
Stockholm – London Heathrow RJ3010 BA777

Royal Jordanian – MALEV

ROUTE RJ Codeshare MA Operating
Budapest – Berlin RJ3173 MA672
Berlin – Budapest RJ3174 MA671
Budapest – Brussels RJ3165 Ma602
Brussels – Budapest RJ3166 MA601
Budapest – Bucharest RJ3175 MA854
Bucharest – Budapest RJ3176 MA851
Budapest – Copenhagen RJ3151 MA752
Copenhagen – Budapest RJ3152 MA751
Budapest – Dublin RJ3163 MA622
Dublin – Budapest RJ3164 MA623
Budapest – Hamburg RJ3171 MA542
Hamburg – Budapest RJ3172 MA541
Budapest – Helsinki RJ3161 MA744
Helsinki – Budapest RJ3162 MA745
Budapest – Ljubljana RJ3159 MA488
Ljubljana – Budapest RJ3160 MA487
Budapest – Prague RJ3155 MA824
Prague – Budapest RJ3156 MA821
Budapest – Stockholm RJ3153 MA766
Stockholm – Budapest RJ3154 MA765
Budapest – Stuttgart RJ3169 MA516
Stuttgart – Budapest RJ3170 MA513
Budapest – Warsaw RJ3157 MA844
Warsaw – Budapest RJ3158 MA841
Budapest – Zagreb RJ3167 MA472
Zagreb – Budapest RJ3168 MA471

MALEV – TAROM

ROUTE RJ Codeshare RO Operating
Amman – Bucharest – Beirut – Amman RJ3352 RO187
Amman – Beirut – Bucharest – Amman RJ3351 RO167

Royal Jordanian to Bodrum in May 09

As per GDS timetable dsplay on 31MAR09, Royal Jordanian is operating 2 round-trip service on the Amman – Bodrum (Turkey) route in May.

RJ5101 AMM1000 – 1145BJV 321 11MAY09
RJ5103 AMM1400 – 1545BJV 321 15MAY09

RJ5102 BJV1230 – 1410AMM 321 11MAY09
RJ5104 BJV1645 – 1825AMM 321 15MAY09

Royal Jordanian cancel Budapest flight

Royal Jordanian from 01JUN09 will suspend its 2 weekly Amman – Budapest flight as oneWorld partner MALEV will begin operating.

Shanghai Air codeshare flight nbr changes

Shanghai Airlines has swapped its codeshare flight numbers on flights operated by selected Star Alliance partners. The new flight number range is FM87xx. Original flight number range was FM97xx

Also, as per 31MAR09 GDS timetable display, Shanghai Airlines is only codesharing on ANA’s flight to/from Shanghai and selected Domestic Japan routes only.

Shanghai Airlines – ANA

ROUTE FM Codeshare NH Operating
Shanghai Pu Dong – Nagoya FM8705 NH940
Nagoya – Shanghai Pu Dong FM8706 NH939
Shanghai Pu Dong – Osaka Kansai FM8701
FM8719
NH156
NH154
Osaka Kansai – Shanghai Pu Dong FM8702
FM8720
NH155
NH153
Shanghai Pu Dong – Tokyo Narita FM8709
FM8727
FM8707
NH922
NH920
NH960
Tokyo Narita – Shanghai Pu Dong FM8704
FM8708
FM8710
NH919
NH959
NH921
Shanghai Hongqiao – Tokyo Haneda FM8711 NH1282
Tokyo Haneda – Shanghai Hongqiao FM8712 NH1281
Osaka Kansai – Tokyo Haneda FM8721 NH148
Tokyo Haneda – Osaka Kansai FM8722 NH145
Tokyo Haneda – Toyama FM8724 NH883
Toyama – Tokyo Haneda FM8723 NH886

Shanghai Airlines – SAS

ROUTE FM Codeshare SK Operating
Beijing – Copenhagen FM8742 SK996
Copenhagen – Beijing FM8741 SK995
Stockholm – Oslo FM8747 SK1483
Oslo – Stockholm FM8748 SK894
Oslo – Copenhagen FM8750 SK1465

Shanghai Airlines – Air New Zealand

ROUTE FM Codeshare NZ Operating
Shanghai Pu Dong – Auckland FM8755 NZ088
Auckland – Shanghai Pu Dong FM8756 NZ089
Auckland – Christchurch FM8761 NZ513
Christchurch – Auckland FM8762 NZ554
Auckland – Wellington FM8765 NZ411
Wellington – Auckland FM8766 NZ478

Shanghai Airlines – ASIANA

ROUTE FM Codeshare OZOperating
Shanghai Pu Dong – Busan FM8791 OZ312
Busan – Shanghai Pu Dong FM8792 OZ311
Qingdao – Seoul Incheon FM8793 OZ318
Seoul Incheon – Qingdao FM8794 OZ317

SAA begins Washington – Dakar eastbound from May

Starting 01MAY09, South African Airways’ Washington – Johannesburg EASTBOUND nonstop service will be replaced by 1-stop via Dakar.

With the change, SAA will be able to offer round trip Washington – Dakar service

SA207 JNB1800 – 0040+1DKR0140+1 – 0600+1IAD 346 D
SA208 IAD1740 – 0555+1DKR0655+1 – 1720+1JNB 346 D

EVA re-route Newark – Taipei

Due to volcanic activity in Alaska, EVA Air’s westbound Newark – Anchorage – Taipei is being re-routed via Seattle

BR031 EWR2315 – 0215+1SEA0425+1 – 0815+2TPE 77W 136

Cathay Pacific aircraft change on Mumbai/Dubai in May 09

As per 31MAR09 GDS timetable display, Cathay Pacific’s Daily Hong Kong – Mumbai – Dubai service from 01MAY09 to 31MAY09 is operating with A330, temporary replacing 747-400

Shanghai Air applies Saipan service

Shanghai Air has issued an application with the CAAC seeking permission to operate Shanghai – Saipan with B767 from May 2009.

It plans to operate 2 weekly service if approved

GOL codeshare on VARIG flight

Gol has places its G3 code on all VARIG operating service both International and Domestic

Estonian Air adds Amsterdam & Berlin

Estonian Air is starting 2 new routes from Tallinn from June. All new service will be operated by the new CRJ900 aircraft which is scheduled to enter service next month

Tallinn – Amsterdam 3 weekly service from 07JUN09
OV173 TLL0645 – 0810AMS CR9 357
OV174 AMS0940 – 1300TLL CR9 357

Tallinn – Berlin Tegel 2 weekly service from 08JUN09
OV157 TLL1335 – 1425TXL CR9 15
OV158 TXL1455 – 1740TLL CR9 15

AEROFLOT additonal codeshare with AEROFLOT-DON

AEROFLOT is placing its “SU” code on the following AEROFLOT-DON’s service to/from Moscow Sheremetyevo this summer

ROUTE SU Codeshare D9 Operating
Moscow Sheremetyevo – Surgut SU2071 D9877
Surgut – Moscow Sheremetyevo SU2072 D9878
Moscow Sheremetyevo – Ufa SU2073 D9887
Ufa – Moscow Sheremetyevo SU2074 D9888
Moscow Sheremetyevo – Volgograd SU2069 D9725
Volgograd – Moscow Sheremetyevo SU2070 D9726

AEROFLOT Domestic 09 Summer changes

The following is the highlights of AEROFLOT’s 2009 Summer timetable season for its domestic services

A320
Following services sees Airbus A320 replacing Tupolev Tu154 starting:

eff 01MAY09 Moscow – Novosibirsk (SU805/806)
eff 01JUN09 Moscow – Adler/Sochi (SU869/870, the only TU5 flight)
eff 01JUN09 Moscow – Anapa (SU701/702)

A319
Following services sees Airbus A319 replacing Tupolev Tu154 starting:

eff 31MAY09 Moscow – Omsk
eff 01JUL09 Moscow – Astrakhan (SU709/710)
eff 27JUL09 Moscow – Samara (SU831/832)

Moscow – St. Petersburg route will be progressively sees TU5 replaced by A319/320 throughout Summer

Other Changes
Moscow – Chelyabinsk is now operated by AEROFLOT-NORD under codesharing basis
Moscow – Ekaterinburg reduced from 4 Daily to 3 Daily, compared to 08 Summer
Moscow – Krasnodar operating 3 Daily, compared to 5 in 08 Summer
Moscow – Krasnojarsk 2 Daily service maintained
Moscow – Nizhnevartovsk is operating with a mix of A320/321
Moscow – Norilsk from 02JUN09 to 01SEP09 reduced from 6 to 5 weekly (Day x67 from SVO)
Moscow – Perm operates 1 Daily, compared to 3 in 08 Summer
Moscow – Surgut service replaced by AEROFLOT-DON codesharing
Moscow – Ufa operates with TU5 from 02APR09 to 30APR09, replace A320
Moscow – Volgograd 1 of 2 Daily replaced by AEROFLOT-DON codesharing

jetStar Daily Gold Coast – Tokyo

jetStar starting this week increased its 5 weekly Gold Coast – Tokyo service to Daily.

According to a report by Japanese travel press Travelvision, jetStar’s load factor on Osaka and Tokyo route is always close to 100%.

Continental/Emirates plans codeshare expansion

Continental has issued a notice to the DoT that it will be expanding its codeshare deal with Emirates, covering:

  • Between any points in the US and UAE (nonstop or intermediate open-skies point)
  • within US
  • within UAE

Docket Number 2000-7495-0014

Lufthansa/TACA Expands Codesharing

Lufthansa from 01APR09 will begin codesharing on TACA’s Caracas – Lima service

ROUTE LH Codeshare TA Operating
Caracas – Frankfurt LH5470 TA035
Frankfurt – Caracas LH5471 TA034

Iraqi Airways 2009 Summer Timetable

The following is Iraqi Airways’ 2009 Summer timetable, taken from Sabre Timetable display as of 30MAR09

Note the timings and aircraft operation is subject to change

Baghdad – Erbil
IA907 BGW1730 – 1830EBL 737 1
IA917 BGW1130 – 1230EBL 737 2
IA917 BGW1200 – 1300EBL 737 3
IA907 BGW1400 – 1500EBL 737 5
IA909 BGW1100 – 1200EBL 737 6
IA907 BGW1430 – 1530EBL 737 7

IA908 EBL1530 – 1630BGW 737 1
IA918 EBL0945 – 1045BGW 737 2
IA918 EBL1015 – 1115BGW 737 3
IA918 EBL1200 – 1300BGW 737 5
IA908 EBL0730 – 0830BGW 737 5
IA908 EBL0900 – 1000BGW 737 6
IA908 EBL0700 – 0800BGW 737 7
IA918 EBL1230 – 1330BGW 737 7

Baghdad – Sulaimaniyah
IA917 BGW1700 – 1800ISU 737 16
IA917 BGW0915 – 1015ISU 737 5
IA917 BGW0930 – 1030ISU 737 4

IA918 ISU0800 – 0900BGW 737 16

Basra – Sulaimaniyah – Erbil 1 weekly
IA911 BSR1100 – 1215ISU1300 – 1400EBL 737 2
IA912 EBL0800 – 0830ISU0900 – 1015BSR 737 2

Erbil – Sulaimaniyah
IA917 EBL1300 – 1330ISU 737 2
IA917 EBL1330 – 1400ISU 737 3

IA918 ISU0830 – 0900EBL 737 2
IA918 ISU0800 – 0930EBL 737 3
IA917 ISU1045 – 1115EBL 737 5
IA917 ISU1115 – 1145EBL 737 7

Najaf – Sulaimaniyah – Erbil 1 weekly
IA913 NJF1615 – 1730ISU1800 – 1830EBL 737 3
IA914 EBL0730 – 0800ISU0845 – 1000NJF 737 3

Baghdad – Amman 1 Daily
IA163 BGW1130 – 1200AMM 737 135
IA163 BGW1830 – 1900AMM 737 247
IA165 BGW1630 – 1700AMM 737 6

IA164 AMM0800 – 1030BGW 737 135
IA164 AMM0700 – 0930BGW 737 247
IA166 AMM0800 – 1030BGW 737 7

Baghdad – Beirut 3 weekly
IA131 BGW1200 – 1230BEY 737 1
IA131 BGW1230 – 1300BEY 737 35

IA132 BEY0800 – 1030BGW 737 246

Baghdad – Cairo 2 weekly
IA101 BGW1130 – 1300CAI 737 27

IA102 CAI0730 – 1100BGW 737 1
IA102 CAI0800 – 1130BGW 737 3

Baghdad – Sulaimaniyah – Cairo 1 weekly
IA101 BGW1130 – 1230ISU1330 – 1430CAI 737 4
IA102 CAI0800 – 1130BGW 737 5

Baghdad – Damascus 2 weekly
IA129 BGW1130 – 1200DAM 737 6
IA129 BGW1000 – 1030DAM 737 7

IA130 DAM1300 – 1530BGW 737 6
IA130 DAM1130 – 1400BGW 737 7

Baghdad – Basra – Damascus 1 weekly
IA129 BGW1000 – 1100BSR1145 – 1245DAM 737 2
IA130 DAM1330 – 1600BGW 737 2

Baghdad – Dubai 1 Daily
IA123 BGW1000 – 1330DXB 737 156
IA123 BGW1100 – 1430DXB 737 237
IA123 BGW1530 – 1900DXB 737 4

IA124 DXB1430 – 1600BGW 737 16
IA124 DXB0830 – 1000BGW 737 237
IA124 DXB1300 – 1430BGW 737 4
IA124 DXB0730 – 0900BGW 737 5

Baghdad – Istanbul 3 weekly
IA223 BGW1030 – 1230IST 737 247
IA224 IST1330 – 1730BGW 737 247

Baghdad – Tehran 3 weekly
IA111 BGW0900 – 1100THR 737 x247
IA112 THR1700 – 1800BGW 737 x247

Baghdad – Najaf – Mashad 2 weekly
IA117 BGW0900 – 0930NJF1015 – 1300MHD 737 24

IA118 MHD1400 – 1545NJF1730 – 1800BGW 737 2
IA118 MHD1400 – 1600NJF1645 – 1715BGW 737 4

Baghdad – Najaf – Tehran 1 weekly
IA111 BGW0900 – 0930NJF1015 – 1230THR 737 6
IA112 THR1330 – 1445NJF1530 – 1600BGW 737 6

Basra – Dubai 2 weekly
IA127 BSR0845 – 1145DXB 737 1
IA121 BSR0815 – 1115DXB 737 5

IA128 DXB0700 – 0800BSR 737 1
IA122 DXB0630 – 0730BSR 737 5

Erbil – Sulaimaniyah – Amman
IA178 AMM1300 – 1600EBL1645 – 1715ISU 737 3
IA178 AMM1200 – 1500EBL1545 – 1615ISU 737 6

IA177 ISU1800 – 1900AMM 737 3
IA177 ISU1700 – 1800AMM 737 6

Erbil – Sulaimaniyah – Beirut 1 weekly
IA133 ISU1900 – 2100BEY 737 5
IA134 BEY1400 – 1700EBL1745 – 1815ISU 737 5

Erbil – Sulaimaniyah – Damascus 1 weekly
IA179 EBL0700 – 0730ISU0830 – 0930DAM 737 1
IA180 DAM1030 – 1330ISU1415 – 1445EBL 737 1

Najaf – Beirut 1 weekly
IA139 NJF1045 – 1145BEY 737 3
IA140 BEY1230 – 1530NJF 737 3

Najaf – Dubai 3 weekly
IA121 NJF0830 – 1200DXB 737 4
IA127 NJF1430 – 1800DXB 737 5
IA121 NJF1415 – 1730DXB 737 6

IA122 DXB0600 – 0745NJF 737 4
IA128 DXB1200 – 1345NJF 737 5
IA122 DXB0700 – 0845NJF 737 6

Najaf – Tehran 4 weekly
IA113 NJF1400 – 1615THR 737 135
IA113 NJF0930 – 1145THR 737 6

IA114 THR1200 – 1315NJF 737 135
IA114 THR1230 – 1330NJF 737 6

Cham Wings Syria to Iraq

Syrian private carrier Cham Wings Airlines currently operates 3 weekly Damascus – Baghdad route with MD83. This is the airlines’ only service for the time being, which launched on 31DEC08.

6Q1910 DAM1000 – 1230BGW M83 247
6Q1911 BGW1330 – 1400DAM M83 247

Atlasjet Summer 09 Schedule to Sulaimaniyah

Atlasjet as per Sabre timetable display on 30MAR09 is showing 3 weekly service to Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah from Istanbul

KK6900 IST2335 – 0205ISU 320 246
KK6901 ISU0315 – 0600IST 320 357

It also operates 4 weekly to Erbil

Aegean Air launch LH Italia codeshare

Aegean Airlines has started codesharing on Lufthansa Italia’s Milan – Paris CDG service


ROUTE A3 Codeshare LH Operating
Milan – Paris CDG A31448 LH1772
Paris CDG – Milan A31455
A31459
LH1773
LH1771

Aegean Air launch Paphos from May 09

Aegean Air from 03MAY09 launches 3 weekly Athens – Paphos service.

A3912 ATH0930 – 1100PFO 320 3
A3912 ATH0930 – 1100PFO AR1 57

A3913 PFO1145 – 1320ATH 320 3
A3913 PFO1145 – 1320ATH AR1 57