Air Asia X launch Taipei from Jul 09
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Air Asia X will launch 5 weekly Kuala Lumpur – Taipei service with Airbus A330-300 from 01JUL09.
D72672 KUL1000 – 1440TPE 330 x16
D72673 TPE1555 – 2035KUL 330 x16
S7 Airlines revamps Economy class fare category
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S7 Airlines has revamped its Economy fare type for unique names.
The fare types (from lowest to full fare economy) are:
POlly
LEssy
TEddy
LInda
The airline calls the economy class fare types as PO-LE-TE-LI
For more information on these fare types, click here
S7 Airlines A320 enters operation
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S7 Airlines’ new Airbus A320 aircraft has entered operation.
The A320 is operating:
Novosibirsk – St. Petersburg
Novosibirsk – Moscow Domodedovo (selected flights)
Novosibirsk – Irkutsk – Vladivostok
Novosibirsk – Krasnojarsk – Norilsk
Novosibirsk – Baku
Air China codeshare on all Air Macau China service
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Air China effective immediately is codesharing on all Air Macau service between Macau and China, in addition to existing Beijing – Macau route
| Route | CA Codeshare | NX Operating |
| Chengdu – Macau | CA3617 | NX197 |
| Macau – Chengdu | CA3618 | NX198 |
| Guilin – Macau | CA3614 | NX192 |
| Macau – Guilin | CA3613 | NX191 |
| Hangzhou – Macau | CA3611 | NX121 |
| Macau – Hangzhou | CA3612 | NX122 |
| Nanjing – Macau | CA3619 | NX127 |
| Macau – Nanjing | CA3620 | NX128 |
| Shanghai Pu Dong – Macau | CA3609 CA3615 CA3607 |
NX105 NX115 NX107 |
| Macau – Shanghai Pu dong | CA3616 CA3610 CA3608 |
NX116 NX110 NX108 |
| Xiamen – Macau | CA3622 | NX132 |
| Macau – Xiamen | CA3621 | NX131 |
Air China Chengdu – Singapore reduction
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Air China from 11MAY09 to 25MAY09 temporary reduces Chengdu – Singapore service from Daily to 5 weekly.
Service not operating on Day 13
Air China postpone Moscow increase
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, Air China has postponed planned frequency increase on the Beijing – Moscow route.
CA993/994, the new service, is now to begin from 17MAY09, operating 2 weekly on Day 37. 3rd weekly frequency on Day 5, begins from 01JUL09
HK Express changes to Shanghai
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, Hong Kong Express’ planned 2nd daily Hong Kong – Shanghai is to be begin from 03MAY09, but will only operates 3 times a week.
Overall frequency is 10 weekly instead of planned 14.
UO230 HKG0755 – 1030PVG 738 237
UO231 PVG1110 – 1340HKG 738 237
Lufthansa Cargo in cooperation agreement with Astral Aviation
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Lufthansa Cargo has announced a new cooperation with Kenyan cargo carrier Astral Aviation.
Lufthansa Cargo’s MD11 service in Nairobi will be carried to the Kenyan carrier to the following cities:
Day 1 to Zanzibar
Day 2 to Bujumbura
Day 2 to Dar es Salaam
Day 3 to Mwanza
Day 3 to Juba
Day 14 to Entebbe
Day 25 to Kigali
Astral Aviation operates DC9F and Fokker 27F, as well as Antonov An12 ans Cessna Caravan.
Air Seychelles aircraft swapping
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, Air Seychelles is switching from 767-300 to -200 on the following routes in Jun and Jul 2009
Seychelles – Frankfurt - London 13JUN09 to 11JUL09
Seychelles – Rome 15JUN09 to 13JUL09
Seychelles – Zurich – London 11JUN09 to 16JUL09
AirCalin extra Nadi flight in Jun 09
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AirCalin on 05/06JUN09 operates extra Noumea – Nadi service, as per 23APR09 GDS timetable display.
SB330 NOU2355 – 0250+1NAN 320 05JUN09
SB331 NAN0930 – 1040NOU 320 06JUN09
V Australia 4th weekly Brisbane – LAX by Sep 09
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, V Australia is to add 4th weekly Brisbane – Los Angeles service from 21SEP09.
Air Canada temporary Sydney reductions
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, Air Canada is reducing Toronto – Vancouver – Sydney service temporary in May.
08AMY09 – 15MAY09 Day x26
18MAY09 – 30MAY09 Day x7
Sydney departure is 2 days later.
China Southern Amsterdam reduction
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China Southern is temporary reducing Guangzhou – Beijing – Amsterdam service to 5 weekly, starting 04MAY09
04MAY09 – 14MAY09 Day x27
15MAY09 – 23MAY09 Day x14
24MAY09 – 01JUN09 Day x37
02JUN09 – 10JUN09 Day x47
12JUN09 – 21JUN09 Day x1
22JUN09 – 30JUN09 Day x3
Service restores to Daily from 01JUL09
China Eastern Singapore changes
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, China Eastern is adjusting service on the Kunming – Singapore route.
Kunming – Singapore service will be kept at 4 weekly. However, effective 30APR09, service will increase to 6 weekly only (previously Daily). The new flights will originates from Xian.
MU749 KMG2240 – 0215+1SIN 733 x247
MU5093 XIY1905 – 2100KMG2200 – 0115+1SIN 320 47
MU750 SIN0315 – 0640KMG 733 x135
MU5094 SIN0220 – 0540KMG0640 – 0830XIY 320 15
China Eastern suspends London & Moscow for Summer 09
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, China Eastern is suspending Shanghai – London and Shanghai – Moscow service for the ENTIRE Summer 09 season.
Previously the airline plans to resume service in Jun and Jul 09 respectively
Air China reduce Karachi in May/Jun 09
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Air China from 07MAY09 to 02JUL09 is reducing Beijing – Chengdu – Karachi service from 2 to 1 weekly.
Day 7 service is cancelled.
Air China temporary reduction to Paris
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Air China has temporary reduced Beijing – Paris CDG service from 10 to 8 weekly.
CA963/964 Day 37 is cancelled, but is to be operating again from 28JUN09
AIRFRANCE to swap flight nbr to Miami/Houston
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable update, AIRFRANCE starting 25OCT09 will replace the flight numbers on Houston and Miami service. The new flight number is AF6xx ranges.
| Route | till 24OCT09 | eff 25OCT09 |
| Paris CDG – Houston | AF036 | AF636 |
| Houston – Paris CDG | AF033 | AF639 |
| Paris CDG – Miami | AF090 | AF690 |
| Miami – Paris CDG | AF095 | AF695 |
Service to Atlanta has already switched to AF6xx last month
EVA Air extra 2 weekly to Seoul in Jun 09
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EVA Air from 02JUN09 to 23JUN09 operates extra 2 weekly Taipei – Seoul service
BR170 TPE1045 – 1415ICN 332 25
BR169 ICN1515 – 1650TPE 332 25
Cathay plans to resume 10 weekly Paris by Dec 09
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Cathay Pacific’s capacity cuts on the following routes is to be restored on the following dates, as per 23APR09 GDS timetable display
Hong Kong – Paris From 7 to 10 weekly, eff 11DEC09
Cathay Pacific 3-class A340 to Vancouver from Jul 09
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Effective 01JUL09, Cathay Pacific CX838/839 Hong Kong – Vancouver service is to offer First Class service onboard the A340-300.
The 3-class A340 operates on Day x14
SIA’s final Sydney 747-400 flight planned in Oct 09
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As per Sabre timetable display, as well as the airline’s inventory system, Singapore Airlines’ Singapore – Sydney final Boeing 747-400 service is planned for 05OCT09.
Final 747 flight on the Singapore to Sydney is SQ219 on 04OCT09, returning from Sydney the following day on SQ220
SQ219/220 is to be replaced by Boeing 777-300, with existing configuration.
Finnair A330 to Osaka
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, Finnair’s Helsinki – Osaka from 01JUL09 will be operated by Airbus A330-300.
Previously the airline switched from A330 to A340 on this route as MD11 replacement.
Service to Nagoya also operates with A330-300 from 01JUN09, meanwhile.
UT Air launch Ulyanovsk
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UT Air on 20APR09 launched Moscow Vnukovo – Ulyanovsk service onboard ATR42
UT183 VKO2040 – 2255ULY AT4 D
UT184 ULY0700 – 0910VKO AT4 D
SAT Airlines Dash8 into Okha
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SAT Airlines (Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy) last week introduced Dash8-300 operation on the NONSTOP Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – Okha route. Okha is located at the northern tip of Sakhalinsk Island.
HZ783 UUS0950 – 1150OHH DH3 4
HZ784 OHH1300 – 1510UUS DH3 4
Antonov An24 also operates on this route.
Also, Dash8 also operates 3 weekly Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – Nogliki – Okha route this month
HZ9239 UUS0900 – 1030NGK1115 – 1145OHH DH3 156
HZ9240 OHH1300 – 1330NGK1630 – 1800UUS DH3 156
SAT Airlines extra Hakodate flight this week
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As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, SAT Airlines (Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy) on 24APR09 and 26APR09 is showing extra Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – Hakodate service
HZ6815 UUS1015 – 1000HKD DH8 57
HZ6816 HKD1630 – 2010UUS DH8 57
China Airlines extra Hong Kong flights in Apr/May 09
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China Airlines on the following dates is operating extra service on the Taipei – Hong Kong route
29APR09
CI2918 HKG1345 – 1530TPE 738
CI2602 HKG1915 – 2100TPE 738
30APR09
CI2602 HKG1815 – 2000TPE 330
CI2604 HKG2015 – 2200TPE 738
03MAY09
CI2601 TPE1730 – 1915HKG 738
28MAY09
CI2805 TPE0750 – 0935HKG 343
CI2806 HKG1035 – 1215TPE 343
CI2919 TPE0930 – 1115HKG 738
CI2920 HKG1215 – 1355TPE 738
31MAY09
CI2601 TPE1755 – 1940HKG 333
CI2602 HKG2040 – 2225TPE 333
Korean Air additional codeshare on China Southern
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Korean Air’s “KE” code will appear on the following China Southern’s domestic service effective 27APR09.
| Route | KE Codeshare | CZ Operating |
| Seoul Incheon – Beijing | KE5803 KE5801 |
CZ316 CZ318 |
| Beijing – Seoul Incheon | KE5804 KE5802 |
CZ315 CZ317 |
| Seoul Incheon – Changsha | KE5819 | CZ3066 |
| Changsha – Seoul Incheon | KE5820 | CZ3065 |
| Seoul Incheon – Dalian | KE5821 KE5823 |
CZ686 CZ676 |
| Dalian – Seoul Incheon | KE5822 KE5824 |
CZ685 CZ675 |
| Seoul Incheon – Shanghai Pu Dong | KE5807 KE5809 |
CZ314 CZ370 |
| Shanghai Pu Dong – Seoul Incheon | KE5808 KE5810 |
CZ313 CZ369 |
China Southern to increase CSA Czech codesharing
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Subject to Government approval, China Southern is to expand codeshare service with CSA Czech Airlines, covers Paris CDG – Prague route
| Route | CZ Codeshare | OK Operating |
| Paris CDG – Prague | CZ7305 CZ7307 |
OK759 OK761 |
| Prague – Paris CDG | CZ7306 | OK758 |
China Southern to expand AIRFRANCE codesharing
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China Southern and AIRFRANCE is to expand their existing codeshare agreement.
Subject to Government approval, China Southern’s “CZ” code to be carried on AIRFRANCE service to London Heathrow, Madrid and Milan
| Route | CZ Codeshare | AF Operating |
| Paris CDG – London Heathrow | CZ7013 | AF1280 |
| London Heathrow – Paris CDG | CZ7016 CZ7018 |
AF1781 AF1681 |
| Paris CDG – Madrid | CZ7001 | AF1300 |
| Madrid – Paris CDG | CZ7002 CZ7006 |
AF2301 AF1901 |
| Paris CDG – Milan Malpensa | CZ7007 | AF1214 |
| Milan Malpensa – Paris CDG | CZ7008 CZ7012 |
AF2415 AF2015 |
AIRFRANCE’s “AF” code is to be displayed on China Southern’s following domestic service through Guangzhou
| Route | AF Codeshare | CZ Operating |
| Guangzhou – Kunming | AF4617 | CZ3481/3419 |
| Kunming – Guangzhou | AF4646 | CZ3478 |
| Guangzhou – Wenzhou | AF4613 | CZ6302/3811 |
| Wenzhou – Guangzhou | AF4612 | CZ3810 |
| Guangzhou – Xiamen | AF4615 | CZ3805/3807 |
| Xiamen – Guangzhou | AF4614 | CZ3806 |
