PLUNA/IBERIA Intra-Spain codesharing
PLUNA’s “PU” code is being displayed on selected IBERIA’s Domestic Spain service
| Route | PU Codeshare | IB Operating |
| Madrid – Barcelona | PU5150 | IB6122 |
| Barcelona – Madrid | PU5151 | IB6843 |
| Madrid – Las Palmas | PU5156 | IB834 |
| Las Palmas – Madrid | PU5157 | IB813 |
| Madrid – Seville | PU5154 | IB108 |
| Seville – Madrid | PU5155 | IB119 |
| Madrid – Tenerife | PU5158 | IB972 |
| Tenerife – Madrid | PU5159 | IB977 |
| Madrid – Valencia | PU5152 | IB328 |
| Valencia – Madrid | PU5153 | IB335 |
| Madrid – Vigo | PU5160 | IB576 |
| Vigo – Madrid | PU5161 | IB577 |
| Montevideo – Madrid | PU5802 | IB6012 |
| Madrid – Montevideo | PU5801 | IB6013 |
First Air 737 back on Winnipeg – Rankin Inlet
First Air since 02MAR09 brought back jet service on the Winnipeg – Rankin Inlet route. Service operates with 737COMBI, 5 times a week
7F300 YWG1030 – 1255YRT 73M x67
7F301 YRT1350 – 1608YWG 73M x67
It is the only carrier operating nonstop service on this route.
First Air to launch Arviat this week
First Air from 15APR09 launches 5 weekly Rankin Inlet – Arviat service with Beechcraft
7F621 YRT1400 – 1440YEK BET x67
7F620 YEK1210 – 1255YRT BET x67
First Air launching Baker Lake in Nunavut
First Air on 16MAR09 launched 5 weekly Rankin Inlet – Baker Lake service with Beechcraft
7F601 YRT1330 – 1415YBK BET x67
7F600 YBK1145 – 1230YRT BET x67
JAL extra Domestic flights for May/Jun 09
JAL today announced it’ll be increasing service on the following routes from 08MAY09 to 30JUN09.
Tokyo Haneda – Hiroshima from 08MAY09 to 31MAY09, increase from 7 to 8 Daily
JL1613 HND1550 – 1715HIJ
JL1618 HIJ1835 – 1955HNd
Tokyo Haneda – Fukuoka from 01JUN09 to 30JUN09 increase from 19 to 20 Daily
JL3941 HND1045 – 1230FUK
JL3942 FUK1445 – 1620HND
ANA to add 10th Daily Tokyo Haneda – Okinawa
ANA from 08MAY09 to 30JUN09 is to operate extra Daily flight on the Tokyo Haneda – Okinawa route.
Subject to government approval, the 10th daily flight schedule is the following:
08MAY09 – 31MAY09
NH995 HND1045 – 1320OKA
NH996 OKA1405 – 1625HND
01JUN09 – 30JUN09
NH997 HND1415 – 1650OKA
NH998 OKA1735 – 1955HND
Saudia postpone A330 inaugural by 2 weeks
As per 14APR09 GDS timetable display, it appears that Saudi Arabian Airlines has pushed back its NEW Airbus A330-200 inauguration date by at least 2 weeks.
With the change, A330-200′s inaugural service will be Kozhikode, India, instead of Johannesburg
The new dates are the following:
Jeddah – Kozhikode 2 weekly eff 01MAY09. 21APR09 – 30APR09 continues with 757
Jeddah – Johannesburg 2 weekly eff 04MAY09. 20APR09 – 03MAY09 operates with 777 or 77W
Jeddah – Riyadh – Kozhikode 2 weekly eff 05MAY09. 21APR09 – 04MAY09 continues with 757
Jeddah – Riyadh – Bangalore 2 weekly eff 15MAY09. No Changes
Jeddah – Addis Ababa 2 weekly eff 16MAY09. No Changes
Jeddah – Hyderabad 2 weekly eff 17MAY09. Was 1 weekly eff 18MAY09
Jeddah – Riyadh – Hyderbad 1 weekly eff 20MAY09. No Changes
Jeddah – Tunis 2 weekly eff 19MAY09, increase to 3 from 01JUL09. No Changes
DELTA subsidiary removed Continental codeshare from Oct 09
DELTA subsidiary nwa has removed all of its codeshare service operated by Continental effective 25OCT09 in the GDS.
SIA nonstop Cape Town from Oct 09 to Jan 10
As per GDS timetable display on 14APR09, Singapore Airlines is showing nonstop 3 weekly Singapore – Cape Town service is to be resumed from 01OCT09, but ends on 31JAN10.
bmi expands EGYPTAIR codeshare to Tanzania
bmi will be placing its “BD” flight number on EGYPTAIR’s new Cairo – Dar es Salaam service, as the latter will launch 4 weekly service from 02JUN09
| Route | BD Codeshare | MS Operating |
| Cairo – Dar es Salaam | BD4903 | MS841 |
| Dar es Salaam – Cairo | BD4902 | MS842 |
JAL cuts Delhi flights
JAL has announced it’ll be reducing Tokyo – Delhi service from Daily to 4 weekly, starting 01JUN09.
Tokyo departure operates on Day 2457. However, it’ll continue to operate service on Day 136 on the following dates only:
08JUN09, 15JUN09, 19SEP09, 21OCT09
bmi/EGYPTAIR expands codeshare to domestic flight
bmi and EGYPTAIR has already expanded their codeshare deal which covers domestic service.
| Route | BD Codeshare | MS Operating |
| Cairo – Alexandria | BD4915 BD4917 |
MS417 MS152 |
| Alexandria – Cairo | BD4916 BD4918 |
MS418 MS153 |
| Cairo – Hurghada | BD4909 BD4905 BD4913 |
MS044 MS153 MS339 |
| Hurghada – Cairo | BD4904 BD4910 BD4912 |
MS334 MS160 MS332 |
| Cairo – Luxor | BD4923 BD4925 BD4929 BD4931 |
MS361 MS201 MS237 MS062 |
| Luxor – Cairo | BD4922 BD4924 BD4926 |
MS352 MS356 MS132 |
| Cairo – Marsa Alam | BD4949 | MS421 |
| Marsa Alam – Cairo | BD4948 | MS420 |
| Cairo – Sharm el Sheikh | BD4935 BD4939 BD4943 BD4945 |
MS022 MS309 MS121 MS315 |
| Sharm el Sheikh – Cairo | BD4934 BD4936 BD4940 BD4942 |
MS306 MS126 MS302 MS312 |
| Route | MS Codeshare | BD Operating |
| London – Aberdeen | MS9248 | BD676 |
| Aberdeen – London | MS9249 | BD673 |
| London – Belfast | MS9240 MS9242 |
BD088 BD090 |
| Belfast – London | MS9241 MS9243 |
BD081 BD085 |
| London – Edinburgh | MS9236 | BD060 |
| Edinburgh – London | MS9237 MS9239 |
BD051 BD055 |
| London – Glasgow | MS9232 MS9234 |
BD008 BD010 |
| Glasgow – London | MS9233 MS9235 |
BD001 BD005 |
| London – Manchester | MS9244 | BD598 |
| Manchester – London | MS9245 MS9247 |
BD581 BD587 |
Air Pacific postpone Hong Kong launch by 6 months
As per GDS timetable display and the airline’s inventory on 14APR09, Air Pacific is postponing planned Nadi – Hong Kong launch by 6 months for now.
Service is to be launched from 03DEC09, instead of 18JUN09, and will operate 2 weekly flights
Air India launch Ahmedabad – Frankfurt nonstop from Jun 09
As per 14APR09 inventory display and Amadeus timetable display, Air India from 01JUN09 is launching Daily Ahmedabad – Frankfurt onboard Boeing 747-400.
AI121 AMD0205 – 0650FRA 744 D
AI120 FRA1110 – 2225AMD 744 D
With the launch of nonstop service, it’ll no longer operate service via Mumbai. However, schedule is timed to connect service to Newark and Chicago.
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JAL new codeshare to Istanbul
JAL’s 2009 International Summer timetable is now showing a new codeshare route operated by AIRFRANCE.
Codeshare service to Istanbul now goes via Paris CDG as its previous partnership with Turkish Airlines on Tokyo/Osaka – Istanbul nonstop ended in 2008.
| Route | JL Codeshare | AF Operating |
| Paris CDG – Istanbul | JL5319 | AF2390 |
| Istanbul – Paris CDG | JL5320 | AF2391 |
Bulgaria Air to Spain
Bulgaria Air has launched 5 weekly Sofia – Madrid and 2 weekly Sofia – Madrid – Barcelona – Sofia service.
FB471 SOF0830 – 1110MAD EQV x16
FB472 MAD1210 – 1625SOF EQV x16
FB475 SOF0830 – 1110MAD1210 – 1330BCN1450 – 1835SOF EQV 16
IBERIA is codesharing on these service, excluding Barcelona sector
| Route | IB Codeshare | FB Operating |
| Sofia – Madrid | IB7765 | FB471 |
| Madrid – Sofia | IB7764 | FB472 |
| Sofia – Madrid – Barcelona – Sofia | IB7766 | FB475 |
BA postpone Saudi relaunch by 8 weeks
As per 14APR09 GDS timetable display, British Airways has postponed its planned resumption to Saudi Arabia. Original launch date was 29MAR09
4 weekly London Heathrow – Jeddah and 5 weekly London Heathrow – Riyadh service now resumes from 31MAY09
