Taiwan / Italy new bilateral deal
Taiwan and Italy has revised existing bilateral deal, which was signed earlier this month
New Destination
Taiwan: Kaohsiung
Italy: Milan
5th freedom rights via intermediate point will be maintained
A maximum of 7 weekly passenger flights and 3 weekly cargo flights can be operated between the 2 countries. China Airlines currently operates 3 weekly pax and 2 weekly cargo flights to Italy.
Designated carrier from each side will be required to operate service under codesharing.
bmi/TAM Domestic Brazil codeshare routes
bmi is displaying its “BD” code on the following domestic Brazil service operated by TAM.
| Route | BD Codeshare | JJ Operating |
| Sao Paulo – Belo Horizonte | BD5938 | JJ3338 |
| Belo Horizonte – Sao Paulo | BD5936 | JJ8096 |
| Sao Paulo – Campo Grande – Cuiaba | BD5994 | JJ3804 |
| Cuiaba – Campo Grande – Sao Paulo | BD5995 | JJ3805 |
| Sao Paulo – Curitiba | BD5927 | JJ3157 |
| Curitiba – Sao Paulo | BD5924 BD5926 |
JJ3156 JJ3336 |
| Sao Paulo – Curitiba – Londrina | BD5913 | JJ3333 |
| Londrina – Curitiba – Sao Paulo | BD5912 | JJ3332 |
| Sao Paulo – Fortaleza | BD5878 | JJ3848 |
| Fortaleza – Sao Paulo | BD5879 | JJ3849 |
| Sao Paulo – Fortaleza – Natal | BD5952 | JJ3302 |
| Natal – Fortaleza – Sao Paulo | BD5951 | JJ3301 |
| Sao Paulo – Brasilia – Goiana | BD5979 | JJ3579 |
| Goiana – Sao Paulo | BD5977 | JJ3467 |
| Sao Paulo – Iguassu Falls | BD5969 | JJ3559 |
| Iguassu Falls – Sao Paulo | BD5968 | JJ3168 |
| Sao Paulo – Manaus | BD5828 | JJ3748 |
| Manaus – Sao Paulo | BD5829 | JJ3749 |
| Sao Paulo – Porto Alegre | BD5901 | JJ3161 |
| Porto Alegre – Sao Paulo | BD5906 | JJ3296 |
| Sao Paulo – Recife | BD5942 BD5944 |
JJ3502 JJ3504 |
| Recife – Sao Paulo | BD5945 | JJ3505 |
| Sao Paulo – Rio de Janeiro | BD5810 | JJ3520 |
| Rio de Janeiro – Sao Paulo | BD5811 | JJ3521 |
| Sao Paulo – Salvador de Bahia | BD5892 BD5894 |
JJ3154 JJ3174 |
| Salvador de Bahia – Sao Paulo | BD5877 BD5893 BD5895 |
JJ3897 JJ3603 JJ3175 |
| Vitoria – Sao Paulo | BD5993 | JJ3363 |
| Rio de Janeiro – Iguassu Falls | BD5957 | JJ3187 |
| Iguassu Falls – Rio de Janeiro | BD5962 | JJ3162 |
airBaltic adds 2 new routes from Linköping
airBaltic will be adding 2 new summer seasonal routes out of Linköping.
Linköping – Stavanger effective 04MAY09
BT1255 LPI2305 – 0025+1SVG 735 145
BT1256 SVG0600 – 0715LPI 735 256
Linköping – Bergen effective 31MAY09
BT1257 LPI2305 – 0025+1BGO 735 7
BT1258 BGO0605 – 0720LPI 735 1
Lufthansa 2nd weekly to Luanda
Effective 31MAY09, Lufthansa will increase Frankfurt – Luanda service from 1 to 2 weekly.
New frequency departs Day 4 from FRA and Day 5 from LAD
Lufthansa splits Lagos and Accra op from Jul 09
As per 22APR09 GDS timetable display, Lufthansa service to Accra will become non-stop, replacing service via Lagos starting 01JUL09. With the change, it’ll operate 5 weekly nonstop flights.
LH566 FRA1055 – 1525ACC 333 34
LH566 FRA1100 – 1530ACC 333 26
LH566 FRA1110 – 1540ACC 333 1
LH567 ACC2245 – 0710+1FRA 333 34
LH567 ACC2250 – 0715+1FRA 333 26
LH567 ACC2300 – 0725+1FRA 333 1
Frankfurt – Lagos will become terminator flight, operating with Airbus A340-600, but schedule varies from 01JUL09.
Air India on AIRFRANCE Frankfurt – Paris CDG codeshare
Air India currently has one-way codeshare agreement on AIRFRANCE’s Frankfurt – Paris CDG route
| Current | AI Codeshare | AF Operating |
| Frankfurt – Paris CDG | AI8919 AI8019 |
AF1919 AF1019 |
Philippine Busan reduction
Philippine Airlines has temporary reduced Manila – Busan service to 2 weekly (Day 47). Service to become 4 weekly (Day x125) once again from 29JUN09
Air Asia to add new routes to Singapore; launch Colombo
Air Asia will be launching the following 3 new routes soon:
Kuala Lumpur – Colombo
Penang – Singapore
Langkawi – Singapore
Air Asia X Daily to London from Jul 09
Air Asia X from 01JUL09 will increase 5 weekly Kuala Lumpur – London Stansted service to Daily
D72002 KUL1600 – 2300STN 340 2
D72008 KUL1600 – 2300STN 340 15
D72006 KUL0950 – 1650STN 340 36
D72008 KUL1700 – 2359STN 340 47
D72003 STN0125 – 2125KUL 340 3
D72009 STN0125 – 2125KUL 340 x347
D72007 STN1810 – 1410+1KUL 340 36
Korean Air increase Jeju – Osaka flight
Korean Air from 01MAY09 is increasing its Jeju – Osaka service from 4 to 6 weekly due to strong demand.
Service currently operates on Day x367, but will be increasing to Day x3.
