MAS 330 to Mumbai
As per GDS timetable display on 17APR09, Malaysia Airlines is to operate Airbus A330-200 along with 777-200 on the Kuala Lumpur – Mumbai route starting 01JUN09.
MAS freq/aircraft change to Amsterdam
As per GDS timetable display on 17APR09, Malaysia Airlines has reduced Kuala Lumpur – Amsterdam route to 6 weekly.
The following dates sees cancellation:
20APR09
27APR09
02MAY09
13MAY09
19MAY09
28MAY09
Starting 01JUN09, service restores to Daily but sees Boeing 777 replacing 747
AEROFLOT plans Daily Havana service from Dec 09
As per 17APR09 GDS timetable display, AEROFLOT is increasing Moscow – Havana service from 3 to 4 weekly from 26OCT09, and further increasing to Daily from 22DEC09.
Service is operating with Airbus A330
Finnair accelerates last MD11 flight date
As per 17APR09 GDS timetable display, Finnair has moved forward the date of its final MD11 operation.
Previously it was planned for 01MAR10, but this is being scheduled 4 weeks earlier.
The last flight, AY095 from HEL departs on 01FEB10, AY096 from BKK departs on 02FEB10
Garuda Indonesia ends Darwin service
Garuda Indonesia is ending its Denpasar – Darwin service starting 22APR09. Last flight operates on 20APR09.
As per GDS timetable display, service from 22APR09 and onwards is being Zero’d out
Cimber Air to cancel Copenhagen – Newcastle route
Cimber Air on 08MAY09 will operate last Copenhagen – Newcastle CRJ200 service. Service suspends from 09MAY09
QATAR 1-time A330 to Stockholm
As per 17APR09 GDS timetable display, QATAR’s Doha – Stockholm service on 26APR09 operates with Airbus A330-300.
QATAR changes to Osaka/Seoul from Feb 2010
As per 17APR09 GDS timetable display, QATAR is changing its operation to Osaka and Seoul starting 01FEB10
Daily Doha – Osaka – Seoul service will be split to Doha – Osaka and Doha – Seoul. Schedule as follows:
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QATAR 77W back to London Heathrow from Jan 10
As per 17APR09 GDS timetable display, QATAR is bringing back Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the Doha – London Heathrow route.
777-300ER is to operate the following service:
QR017 from DOH, Day 2467 eff 02JAN10
QR018 from LHR, Day 1357 eff 03JAN10
QR011/012, Day x7 eff 01FEB10
Xiamen Airlines 1-time Shenyang – Taipei flight
As per GDS timetable display on 17APR09, Xiamen Airlines is operating Shenyang – Taipei Sung Shan service on 18APR09.
MF897 SHE1120 – 1500TSA 737 18APR09
MF898 TSA1600 – 1930SHE 737 18APR09
China Cargo new service from Tianjin
China Cargo Airlines this week launches new service out of Tianjin.
It’ll be operating a total of 8 weekly service with 747F or MD11F.
Tianjin – Copenhagen – Paris CDG – Shanghai Pu Dong operates 3 weekly
Tianjin – Luxembourg – Shanghai Pu Dong operates 5 weekly
Tiger Australia to launch Melbourne – Sydney
Tiger Airways Australia from 03JUL09 will launch up to 4 Daily service on Melbourne – Sydney route
TT522 MEL0650 – 0815SYD 320 x67
TT524 MEL1030 – 1155SYD 320 6
TT524 MEL1045 – 1210SYD 320 7
TT526 MEL1325 – 1450SYD 320 15
TT528 MEL1625 – 1750SYD 320 D
TT534 MEL1815 – 1940SYD 320 7
TT534 MEL1935 – 2100SYD 320 x67
TT532 MEL2000 – 2125SYD 320 7
TT523 SYD0845 – 1015MEL 320 x67
TT525 SYD1225 – 1355MEL 320 6
TT525 SYD1240 – 1410MEL 320 7
TT527 SYD1520 – 1650MEL 320 15
TT529 SYD1820 – 1950MEL 320 D
TT535 SYD2010 – 2140MEL 320 7
TT535 SYD2130 – 2300MEL 320 x67
TT533 SYD2155 – 2325MEL 320 7
Transasia livery A320 for EVA to Denpasar
Between 08MAY09 and 21MAY09, EVA Air’s Daily Taipei – Denpasar service will continue to be operated by Transasia Airways Airbus A320, but not in EVA Air livery.
EVA Air Japan changes
Selected EVA Air changes to Japan are the following.
Taipei – Fukuoka following dates cancelled between 20APR09 and 20JUN09:
Apr: 20, 24, 28
May: 09, 13, 16, 20, 23
Jun: 03, 06, 10, 13, 17, 20
On 27MAY09 and 30MAY09, Taipei – Miyazaki and Taipei – Komatsu operates with A330-200 instead of MD90
Air Asia flight number changes from 01MAY09
Air Asia starting 01MAY09 will be switching flight numbers. changes mostly occurs on Air Asia Malaysia’s service. The following are the routes that sees the changes, taken from Air Asia’s PDF timetable
| Route | till 30APR09 | eff 01MAY09 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Bandar Seri Begawan | AK796 | AK266 |
| Bandar Seri Begawan – Kuala Lumpur | AK797 | AK267 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Phnom Penh | AK852 | AK274 |
| Phnom Penh – Kuala Lumpur | AK853 | AK275 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Siem Reap | AK846 | AK280 |
| Siem Reap – Kuala Lumpur | AK847 | AK281 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Guangzhou | AK042 AK046 |
AK112 AK116 |
| Guangzhou – Kuala Lumpur | AK043 AK047 |
AK113 AK117 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Shenzhen | AK552 | AK6412 |
| Shenzhen – Kota Kinabalu | AK553 | AK6413 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Banda Aceh | AK921 | AK305 |
| Banda Aceh – Kuala Lumpur | AK922 | AK306 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Denpasar | AK900 AK904 |
AK362 AK366 |
| Denpasar – Kuala Lumpur | AK901 AK905 |
AK363 AK367 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta | AK952 AK954 AK956 QZ7601 QZ7603 QZ7609 |
AK380 AK386 AK392 QZ7691 QZ7693 QZ7695 |
| Jakarta – Kuala Lumpur | AK953 AK955 AK957 QZ7600 QZ7602 QZ7608 |
AK381 AK387 AK393 QZ7690 QZ7692 QZ7694 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Makassar | AK1026 | AK586 |
| Makassar – Kuala Lumpur | AK1027 | AK587 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Manado | AK1030 | AK432 |
| Manado – Kuala Lumpur | AK1031 | AK433 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Medan | AK936 AK938 |
AK450 AK456 |
| Medan – Kuala Lumpur | AK937 AK939 |
AK451 AK457 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Padang | AK942 | AK470 |
| Padang – Kuala Lumpur | AK943 | AK471 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Palembang | AK980 | AK492 |
| Palembang – Kuala Lumpur | AK981 | AK493 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Solo | AK994 | AK540 |
| Solo – Kuala Lumpur | AK995 | AK541 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Surabaya | AK912 AK916 |
AK552 AK556 |
| Surabaya – Kuala Lumpur | AK913 AK917 |
AK553 AK557 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Yogyakarta | AK1004 | AK594 |
| Yogyakarta – Kuala Lumpur | AK1005 | AK595 |
| Johor Bahru – Surabaya | AK630 | AK5604 |
| Surabaya – Johor Bahru | AK631 | AK5605 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Vientiane | AK812 | AK612 |
| Vientiane – Kuala Lumpur | AK813 | AK613 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Alor Setar | AK6346 | AK5250 |
| Alor Setar – Kuala Lumpur | AK6347 | AK5251 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Bintulu | AK5272 | AK5144 |
| Bintulu – Kuala Lumpur | AK5273 | AK5145 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Johor Bahru | AK6351 | AK5270 |
| Johor Bahru – Kuala Lumpur | AK6352 | AK5271 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Kota Bahru | AK6320 AK6324 AK6326 AK6328 AK6390 |
AK5280 AK5286 AK5288 AK5292 AK5294 |
| Kota Bahru – Kuala Lumpur | AK6321 AK6325 AK6327 AK6329 AK6391 |
AK5281 AK5287 AK5289 AK5293 AK5295 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Kota Kinabalu | AK5114 AK5112 |
AK5112 AK5124 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Kuala Lumpur | AK5113 AK5115 |
AK5125 AK5113 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Terengganu | AK6330 AK6334 AK6336 |
AK5380 AK5384 AK5388 |
| Kuala Terengganu – Kuala Lumpur | AK6331 AK6335 AK6337 |
AK5381 AK5385 AK5389 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Langkawi | AK6300 AK6302 AK6304 AK6306 AK6308 AK6292 AK6298 |
AK5320 AK5322 AK5324 AK5326 AK5328 AK5330 AK5332 |
| Langkawi – Kuala Lumpur | AK6301 AK6303 AK6305 AK6307 AK6309 AK6293 AK6299 |
AK5321 AK5323 AK5325 AK5327 AK5329 AK5331 AK5333 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Miri | AK5254 AK5256 AK5258 |
AK5180 AK5186 AK5188 |
| Miri – Kuala Lumpur | AK5255 AK5257 AK5259 |
AK5181 AK5187 AK5189 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Penang | AK6310 AK6312 AK6314 AK6316 AK6318 |
AK5350 AK5358 AK5362 AK5364 AK5368 |
| Penang – Kuala Lumpur | AK6311 AK6313 AK6315 AK6317 AK6319 |
AK5351 AK5359 AK5363 AK5365 AK5369 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Sibu | AK5260 AK5262 AK5264 |
AK5190 AK5192 AK5198 |
| Sibu – Kuala Lumpur | AK5261 AK5263 AK5265 |
AK5191 AK5193 AK5199 |
| Johor Bahru – Kota Kinabalu | AK5622 AK5628 |
AK5460 AK5464 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Johor Bahru | AK5623 AK5629 |
AK5461 AK5465 |
| Johor Bahru – Kuching | AK5702 AK5706 |
AK5840 AK5846 |
| Kuching – Johor Bahru | AK5703 AK5707 |
AK5841 AK5847 |
| Johor Bahru – Miri | AK5740 | AK5502 |
| Miri – Johor Bahru | AK5741 | AK5503 |
| Johor Bahru – Penang | AK6532 AK6536 |
AK5442 AK5446 |
| Penang – Johor Bahru | AK6533 AK6537 |
AK5443 AK5447 |
| Johor Bahru – Sibu | AK5754 | AK5514 |
| Sibu – Johor Bahru | AK5755 | AK5515 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Kuching | AK5903 AK5907 |
AK6035 AK6037 |
| Kuching – Kota Kinabalu | AK5902 AK5906 |
AK6034 AK6036 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Miri | AK5811 AK5813 |
AK6071 AK6075 |
| Miri – Kota Kinabalu | AK5812 AK5814 |
AK6070 AK6074 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Penang | AK5851 | AK6001 |
| Penang – Kota Kinabalu | AK5852 | AK6000 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Sandakan | AK5822 | AK6092 |
| Sandakan – Kota Kinabalu | AK5823 | AK6093 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Tawau | AK5833 AK5835 |
AK6122 AK6126 |
| Tawau – Kuala Lumpur | AK5834 AK5836 |
AK6123 AK6127 |
| Kuching – Bintulu | AK5914 | AK6526 |
| Bintulu – Kuching | AK5915 | AK6527 |
| Kuching – Miri | AK5932 | AK6546 |
| Miri – Kuching | AK5933 | AK6547 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Penang | AK5951 | AK6505 |
| Penang – Kuala Lumpur | AK5952 | AK6506 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Sibu | AK5920 | AK6562 |
| Sibu – Kuala Lumpur | AK5921 | AK6563 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Clark | AK032 | AK662 |
| Clark – Kuala Lumpur | AK033 | AK663 |
| Kota Kinabalu – Clark | AK502 | AK6264 |
| Clark – Kota Kinabalu | AK503 | AK6265 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Bangkok | AK880 AK882 AK884 AK886 |
AK734 AK742 AK746 AK750 |
| Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur | AK881 AK883 AK885 AK887 |
AK735 AK743 AK747 AK751 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Chiang Mai | AK896 | AK762 |
| Chiang Mai – Kuala Lumpur | AK897 | AK763 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Krabi | AK862 | AK804 |
| Krabi – Kuala Lumpur | AK863 | AK805 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Phuket | AK872 AK876 |
AK828 AK836 |
| Phuket – Kuala Lumpur | AK873 AK877 |
AK829 AK837 |
| Johor Bahru – Bangkok | AK680 | AK5632 |
| Bangkok – Johor Bahru | AK681 | AK5633 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Singapore | AK123 AK127 |
AK705 AK715 |
| Singapore – Kuala Lumpur | AK124 AK128 |
AK706 AK716 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Hanoi | AK760 | AK870 |
| Hanoi – Kuala Lumpur | AK761 | AK871 |
| Kuala Lumpur – Ho Chi Minh | AK140 AK146 |
AK880 AK884 |
| Ho Chi Minh – Kuala Lumpur | AK141 AK147 |
AK881 AK885 |
TAP Portugal major changes to Brazil from Sep 09
As per GDS timetable display on 17APR09, TAP Portugal starting 10SEP09 will be re-adjusting its service between Lisbon and Brazil.
There will be frequency/capacity reductions, as well as service to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo will see outbound service switching to red-eye flights from daytime service
Lisbon – Brasilia
till 09SEP09
TP173 LIS0955 – 1535BSB 332 D
TP172 BSB1705 – 0620+1LIS 332 D
eff 10SEP09
TP171 LIS2330 – 0510+1BSB 332 D
TP170 BSB1640 – 0555+1LIS 332 D 11SEP09 -
Lisbon – Fortaleza
till 09SEP09
TP165 LIS1500 – 1830FOR 332 x1
TP167 LIS1555 – 1925FOR 332 1
TP168 FOR2000 – 0700+1LIS 332 x1
TP166 FOR2059 – 0800+1LIS 332 1
eff 11SEP09
TP165 LIS1500 – 1830FOR 332 x4
TP168 FOR2000 – 0700+1LIS 332 x4
Lisbon – Natal
till 09SEP09
TP145 LIS1545 – 1915NAT 332 256
TP147 LIS1940 – 2305NAT 332 37
TP148 NAT0040 – 1155LIS 332 14
TP146 NAT2045 – 0800+1LIS 256
eff 10SEP09
TP145 LIS1545 – 1915NAT 332 26
TP147 LIS1940 – 2305NAT 332 37
TP148 NAT0040 – 1155LIS 332 14
TP146 NAT2045 – 0800+1LIS 26
Lisbon – Rio de Janeiro
till 09SEP09
TP179 LIS0935 – 1550GIG EQV D
TP175 LIS1505 – 2120GIG 332 x37
TP178 GIG1720 – 0655+1LIS EQV D
TP176 LIS2250 – 1225+1LIS 332 x37
eff 10SEP09
TP185 LIS2320 – 0520+1GIG 332 D
TP186 GIG1625 – 0600+1LIS 332 D 11SEP09 –
Lisbon – Salvador de Bahia
till 09SEP09
TP159 LIS1045 – 1530SSA 332 D
TP156 SSA1725 – 0540+1LIS 332 D
eff 10SEP09
TP157 LIS1605 – 2050SSA 332 x4
TP158 SSA2345 – 1200+1LIS 332 x4 11SEP09 –
Lisbon – Sao Paulo
till 09SEP09
TP191 LIS0925 – 1540GRU 332 D
TP193 LIS1500 – 2120GRU 332 x246
TP196 GRU1710 – 0655+1LIS 332 D
TP194 GRU2250 – 1235+1LIS 332 x246
eff 10SEP09
TP197 LIS2345 – 0545+1GRU EQV D
TP198 GRU1620 – 0605+1LIS EQV D 11SEP09 -
332 Day x26 (LIS departure)
343 Day 26 (LIS departure)
Dragonair announce 13% capacity cut
Dragonair has announced it’ll be reducing its capacity by 13%.
Service to the following cities will be reduced:
Hong Kong – Bangalore Service reduce to 4 weekly from Jun to Sep 09
Hong Kong – Busan Service reduce from Daily to 4 weekly (Day x236) from 28MAY09
Hong Kong – Sanya Service reduce from Daily to 5 weekly (Day x23) from 25MAY09
Service to the following destinations will be suspended, mostly effective 01JUN09
Hong Kong – Fukuoka eff 01JUN09
Hong Kong – Dalian – Shenyang
Hong Kong – Guilin (not updated in GDS yet)
Hong Kong – Xian (not updated in GDS yet)
On the Hong Kong – Shanghai service, 10 weekly flights will be operated by Airbus A320/321 instead of A330
During May 2009, there will be selected cuts throughout its network
Cathay Pacific announce capacity cuts
Cathay Pacific today announced capacity reductions. The cut sees 8% reduction on passenger service and 11% on Cargo flights.
Hong Kong – London Selected cancellations in May, previously mentioned
Hong Kong – Paris CDG 14 weekly frequencies will be reduced. CX261/260 retains daily flight, but CX263/262 Daily flight sees following cuts.
7 flights in May will not be operated:
07MAY09, 11MAY09, 18MAY09, 19MAY09, 25MAY09, 26MAY09, 28MAY09
Service reduced to the following between 01JUN09 and 30AUG09
01JUN09 – 07JUN09 Day 257
08JUN09 – 26JUL09 Day 247
27JUL09 – 31JUL09 Day 234567
03AUG09 – 09AUG09 Day 2347
10AUG09 – 16AUG09 Day 24567
17AUG09 – 23AUG09 Day 247
24AUG09 – 30AUG09 Day 24567
Note all operational dates mentioned above are HKG departure only
Starting 31AUG09, CX263/262 will be cancelled, overall frequency reduced to 1 Daily
Hong Kong – Frankfurt
Reductions in May 09, previously mentioned.
From 01JUN09, service reduced from 10 weekly to 7 weekly, CX285/282 cancelled
Hong Kong – Sydney
Service reduced from 4 to 3 Daily from 03MAY09, with CX161/162 cancelled
Capacity reduction originally planned until 31MAY09, but is being extended throughout entire summer season
Hong Kong – Singapore
Service reduced from 42 to 32 weekly from 01JUN09
Known reductions are:
CX735 from HKG cancelled on Day 123
CX714 from SIN cancelled on Day 234
Hong Kong – Bangkok
Service reduced from 35 to 31 weekly
CX709 from HKG operates on 257 only
CX750 from BKK operates on Day 367 only
Hong Kong – Seoul
Service reduced from 5 to 4 Daily, CX416/417 cancelled from 01JUN09
Hong Kong – Taipei
Pending reductions
Hong Kong – Taipei – Tokyo Haven’t updated in the GDS, but is to switch from 379-seater 747 to 311-seater Airbus A330
Hong Kong – Mumbai – Dubai Airbus A330-300 replace 747, previously mentioned. But based on press release it appears this will be extended throughout Summer
The airline, however, will increase service to the following.
Hong Kong – Denpasar Increase from 7 to 11 weekly from 01JUL09 to 30SEP09, previously mentioned
Hong Kong – Sapporo Increase from 4 weekly to Daily from 01JUL09 to 31AUG09, previously mentioned
Hong Kong – Bahrain – Riyadh – Hong Kong Service increase to 5 weekly from 16MAY09, and will further increase to Daily from 03AUG09
Subject to confirmation, cargo service to be reduced from 124 weekly during Summer 08 peak to 84 weekly.
Europe (via Mid-East/India) Reduce from 32 to 22 weekly
North America Reduce from 31 to 26 weekly
Australia Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly
China Reduce from 23 to 15 weekly with service adjustments
North Asia Reduce from 20 to 10 weekly, with service adjustments focusing on Osaka and Taipei
South East Asia Service reduce from 9 to 3 weekly, with service adjustments focusing on Penang, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh
Mid-East/India 6 weekly flights unchanged
