Air Asia X launch Taipei from Jul 09
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
As per 23APR09 GDS timetable display, V Australia is to add 4th weekly Brisbane – Los Angeles service from 21SEP09.
Air Canada temporary Sydney reductions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
