Hawaiian/Korean to expand codeshare’ eyes own svc to Korea
Hawaiian Airlines and Korean Air last week filed an application seeking permission for expanded codeshare agreement.
Starting as early as 15JUN09, Hawaiian will display its “HA” code on the following Korean Air’s routes.
Honolulu – Seoul
Seoul – Busan
Seoul – Nagoya
Seoul – Osaka
Seoul – Tokyo
Seoul – Hanoi
Seoul – Ho Chi Minh
Seoul – Bangkok
Seoul – Kuala Lumpur
It also appears that Hawaiian Air plans its own service to Seoul as the application mentioned “Korean will place its KE* designator code on flights by Hawaiian once Hawaiian commences service to Korea.”
Docket Number 2007-27392-0004
UNITED switching THY codeshare flight numbers
As per GDS timetable display on 11MAY09, UNITED codeshare service operated by Turkish Airlines will see flight number changes from 15JUL09.
| Route | TK Operate | till 14JUL09 | eff 15JUL09 |
| Chicago – Istanbul | TK6 | UA4502 | UA5502 |
| Istanbul – Chicago | TK5 | UA4503 | UA5503 |
| New York JFK – Istanbul | TK1 | UA4500 | UA5500 |
| Istanbul – New York JFK | TK2 | UA4501 | UA5501 |
| Ankara – Frankfurt | TK1601 | UA4521 | UA5513 |
| Frankfurt – Ankara | TK1602 | UA4512 | UA5512 |
| Istanbul – Adana | TK462 | UA4538 | UA5538 |
| Adana – Istanbul | TK453 | UA4539 | UA5539 |
| Istanbul – Ankara | TK144 | UA4524 | UA5524 |
| Ankara – Istanbul | TK109 | UA4525 | UA5525 |
| Istanbul – Antalya | TK414 | UA4534 | UA5534 |
| Antalya – Istanbul | TK409 | UA4535 | UA5535 |
| Istanbul – Ashgabat | TK1362 | UA4536 | UA5536 |
| Ashgabat – Istanbul | TK1365 | UA4537 | UA5537 |
| Istanbul – Frankfurt | TK1587 TK1595 |
UA4509 UA4511 |
UA5509 UA5511 |
| Frankfurt – Istanbul | TK1598 TK1588 |
UA4508 UA4510 |
UA5508 UA5510 |
| Istanbul – Izmir | TK324 | UA4526 | UA5526 |
| Izmir – Istanbul | TK309 | UA4527 | UA5527 |
| Istanbul – London Heathrow | TK1991 TK1981 |
UA4507 UA4505 |
UA5507 UA5505 |
| London Heathrow – Istanbul | TK1982 TK1992 |
UA4504 UA4506 |
UA5504 UA5506 |
| Istanbul – Munich | TK1629 | UA4515 | UA5515 |
| Munich – Istanbul | TK1630 | UA4516 | UA5516 |
| Istanbul – Zurich | TK1907 | UA4519 | UA5519 |
| Zurich – Istanbul | TK1908 | UA4520 | UA5520 |
Air China launch Guangyuan service
Air China on 08MAY09 launched 2 weekly Beijing – Guangyuan service with Boeing 737-700. This is the first service to the Sichuan province township after the airport was closed for 5 years to commercial service
CA1457 PEK1210 – 1420GYS 73G 15
CA1458 GYS1510 – 1720PEK 73G 15
Day 3 service begins from 01JUN09
ANA expands bmi codesharing
ANA since 01MAY09 has placed its “NH” code on additional bmi operating routes:
| Route | NH Codeshare | BD Operating |
| London Heathrow – Amsterdam | NH6887 | BD113 |
| Amsterdam – London Heathrow | NH6888 | BD108 |
| London Heathrow – Brussels | NH6889 | BD155 |
| Brussels – London Heathrow | NH6890 | BD152 |
ANA to operate Tokyo Haneda – Guam charter
ANA today announced it’ll be operating 33 round trip charter flights on the Tokyo Haneda – Guam route.
Flights departing Japan: 17JUL09 – 15AUG09 and 18SEP09 – 20SEP09
Flights departing Guam: 21JUL09 – 19AUG09 and 22SEP09 – 24SEP09
HND2230 – 0300+1GUM
GUM0425 – 0700HND
Korean Air Cargo launches Luleå service
Korean Air Cargo has launched new Freighter service on the Seoul Incheon – Luleå route since 21APR09. It is the First Asian cargo carrier and the first long-haul service for the Swedish port city.
KE505 ICN0920 – 1335FRA1545 – 1830LLA 74Y 2
KE550 LLA2100 – 1320+1ICN 74Y 2
Shenzhen Air launches Denpasar service
It appears that Shenzhen Airlines has already launched Guangzhou – Denpasar service on 05MAY09. Service operates twice a week with Boeing 737-800
ZH9019 CAN2000 – 0100+1DPS 738 25
ZH9020 DPS0200 – 0650CAN 738 36
This is Shenzhen Airlines’ First international route for its Guangzhou branch and first overall route to Indonesia.
UNITED switching Air China codeshare flight numbers
As per GDS timetable display on 11MAY09, UNITED will switch its codeshare flight numbers on flights operated by Air China, effective 01JUL09. Flight number range switches from UA4400 – 4499 to UA5400 – 5499
| Route | CA Operate | till 30JUN09 | eff 01JUL09 |
| Los Angeles – Beijing | CA984 | UA4456 | UA5456 |
| Beijing – Los Angeles | CA983 | UA4455 | UA5455 |
| New York – Beijing | CA982 | UA4452 | UA5452 |
| Beijing – New York | CA981 | UA4451 | UA5451 |
| San Francisco – Beijing | CA986 | UA4454 | UA5454 |
| Beijing – San Francisco | CA985 | UA4453 | UA5453 |
| Beijing – Baotou | CA1127 | UA4409 | UA5409 |
| Baotou – Beijing | CA1108 | UA4408 | UA5408 |
| Beijing – Chengdu | CA1425 CA4110 |
UA4461 UA4470 |
UA5461 UA5470 |
| Chengdu – Beijing | CA4107 CA4103 |
UA4462 UA4442 |
UA5462 UA5442 |
| Beijing – Chongqing | CA4142 | UA4459 | UA5459 |
| Chongqing – Beijing | CA4137 CA4141 |
UA4472 UA4458 |
UA5472 UA5458 |
| Beijing – Fuzhou | CA1821 | UA4463 | UA5463 |
| Fuzhou – Beijing | CA1822 | UA4473 | UA5473 |
| Beijing – Guangzhou | CA1339 CA1309 CA1329 |
UA4477 UA4457 UA4425 |
UA5477 UA5457 UA5425 |
| Guangzhou – Beijing | CA1310 CA1330 |
UA4475 UA4474 |
UA5475 UA5474 |
| Beijing – Hangzhou | CA1714 | UA4405 | UA5405 |
| Hangzhou – Beijing | CA1510 | UA4404 | UA5404 |
| Beijing – Harbin | CA1611 CA1621 |
UA4415 UA4417 |
UA5415 UA5417 |
| Harbin – Beijing | CA1604 | UA4416 | UA5416 |
| Beijing – Hohhet | CA1101 CA1105 |
UA4437 UA4407 |
UA5437 UA5407 |
| Hohhet – Beijing | CA1102 | UA4436 | UA5436 |
| Beijing – Nanjing | CA1503 | UA4403 | UA5403 |
| Nanjing – Beijing | CA1818 | UA4402 | UA5402 |
| Beijing – Qingdao | CA1555 | UA4401 | UA5401 |
| Qingdao – Beijing | CA1572 | UA4414 | UA5414 |
| Beijing – Shenyang | CA1625 CA1653 |
UA4465 UA4435 |
UA5465 UA5435 |
| Shenyang – Beijing | CA1654 CA1652 |
UA4467 UA4466 |
UA5467 UA5466 |
| Beijing – Shenzhen | CA1305 | UA4479 | UA5479 |
| Shenzhen – Beijing | CA1306 CA1308 |
UA4478 UA4480 |
UA5478 UA5480 |
| Beijing – Wuhan | CA1365 CA1341 |
UA4433 UA4423 |
UA5433 UA5423 |
| Wuhan – Beijing | CA1342 CA1334 |
UA4412 UA4432 |
UA5412 UA5432 |
| Beijing – Xiamen | CA977 CA1801 |
UA4431 UA4411 |
UA5431 UA5411 |
| Xiamen – Beijing | CA1810 CA958 |
UA4410 UA4430 |
UA5410 UA5430 |
| Beijing – Xian | CA1211 CA1205 |
UA4468 UA4429 |
UA5468 UA5429 |
| Xian – Beijing | CA1206 CA1232 CA1210 |
UA4476 UA4428 UA4469 |
UA5476 UA5428 UA5469 |
UNITED to switch SAA codeshare flight numbers
As per GDS timetable display on 11MAY09, UNITED from 05JUL09 will be changing its flight numbers on flights operated by South African Airways.
| Route | SA Operate | till 04JUL09 | eff 05JUL09 |
| New York – Johannesburg | SA204 | UA4586 | UA9816 |
| Johannesburg – Dakar – New York | SA203 | UA4587 | UA9815 |
| Washington – Dakar – Johannesburg | SA208 | UA4590 | UA9818 |
| Johannesburg – Dakar – Washington | SA207 | UA4591 | UA9817 |
| Frankfurt – Johannesburg | SA261 | UA4593 | UA9831 |
| Johannesburg – Frankfurt | SA260 | UA4592 | UA9832 |
| London – Cape Town | SA221 | UA4607 | UA9839 |
| Cape Town – London | SA220 | UA4606 | UA9840 |
| London – Johannesburg | SA235 SA237 |
UA4609 UA4611 |
UA9841 UA9843 |
| Johannesburg – London | SA234 SA236 |
UA4608 UA4610 |
UA9842 UA9844 |
| Johannesburg – Cape Town | SA365 SA367 |
UA4575 UA4573 |
UA9823 UA9825 |
| Cape Town – Johannesburg | SA336 SA338 SA344 SA352 |
UA4574 UA4574 UA4572 UA4596 |
UA9826 UA9826 UA9824 UA9834 |
| Johannesburg – Durban | SA539 SA571 SA579 SA581 |
UA4597 UA4577 UA4579 - |
SA9833 - SA9827 SA9829 |
| Durban – Johannesburg | SA562 SA566 |
UA4576 UA4578 |
SA9828 SA9830 |
| Johannesburg – East London | SA481 | UA4603 | UA9835 |
| East London – Johannesburg | SA476 | UA4602 | UA9836 |
| Johannesburg – Port Elizabeth | SA405 SA425 |
UA4612 UA4605 |
UA9846 UA9837 |
| Port Elizabeth – Johannesburg | SA410 | UA4604 | UA9838 |
Jet Airways launches Jet Airways Konnect
Jet Airways on Friday 08MAY09 launched new low-cost, no-frills brand Jet Airways Konnect.
The brand will be similar to what low-cost carriers offering.
Since 08MAY09, the following routes and selected flights has been converted to Jet Airways Konnect service, under 9W2000 – 2999 flight number range. Currently, 9W2000 – 2199 flight number range is operated by mono-class, 175-seater Boeing 737-800, while the rest is operated by ATR72.
| Route | till 07MAY09 | eff 08MAY09 |
| Bengaluru – Hyderabad vv | 9W3541/3542 | 9W2739/2740 |
| Bengaluru – Kochi – Chennai vv | 9W3511/3530 | 9W2731/2730 |
| Bengaluru – Mangalore vv | 9W3561/3562 9W3563/3564 |
9W2735/2736 9W2737/2738 |
| Bengaluru – Pune vv | 9W3560/3559 | 9W2572/2571 |
| Chennai – Bangaluru vv | 9W3525/3531 | 9W2727/2728 |
| Chennai – Coimbatore vv | 9W3570/3571 | 9W2725/2726 |
| Chennai – Kochi vv | 9W3588/3589 | 9W2733/2744 |
| Chennai – Kochi – Bengaluru vv | 9W3529/3512 | 9W2729/2732 |
| Chennai – Madurai vv | 9W3521/3522 9W3519/3520 |
9W2721/2722 9W2723/2724 |
| Delhi – Amritsar vv | 9W3707/3708 9W3321/3322 |
9W2631/2632 9W2633/2634 |
| Delhi – Vadodara vv | 9W3703/3704 | 9W2601/2602 |
| Mumbai – Ahmedabad vv | 9W3415/3416 9W321/322 9W325/326 |
9W2505/2506 9W2001/2002 9W2003/2004 |
| Mumbai – Bhavnagar vv | 9W3411/3412 | 9W2507/2508 |
| Mumbai – Bhopal vv | 9W3107/3108 9W3105/3106 |
9W2501/2502 9W2503/2504 |
| Mumbai – Chennai vv | 9W322/325 | 9W2002/2701 |
| Mumbai – Jaipur vv | 9W375/376 9W371/372 |
9W2051/2052 9W2053/2054 |
| Mumbai – Jodphur vv | 9W3407/3408 | 9W2543/2544 |
| Mumbai – Kochi vv | 9W403/404 | 9W2103/2104 |
| Mumbai – Udaipur vv | 9W3405/3406 | 9W2541/2542 |
| Mumbai – Vadodara vv | 9W349/350 | 9W2005/2006 |
Continental 777 to Brussels Jun – Sep 09
As per GDS timetable display on 11MAY09, Continental’s Newark – Brussels service is seeing aircraft changes in certain periods.
12MAY09 – 05JUN09 764
06JUN09 – 07SEP09 777
09SEP09 – 764
Previously the 777 was planned to operate until October.
DELTA 1-time 747 on Seattle – Tokyo 30MAY09
As per GDS timetable display on 11MAY09, DELTA’s Seattle – Tokyo Narita service on 30MAY09 (one-way), is to be operated by Boeing 747-400 instead of the usual Airbus A330-300
Air Madagascar to start Nossi Be – Paris
As per GDS timetable display on 11MAY09, Air Madagascar is to offer 1 weekly Nossi Be – Paris CDG service.
Service operates from 17JUN09 for the entire Northern Summer season.
MD055 CDG2200 – 0910+1NOs 763 3
MD054 NOS2225 – 0745+1CDG 763 4 18JUN09 -
Virgin Nigeria plans Gambia service
Virgin Nigeria starting June 2009 is to launch 2 weekly Lagos – Banjul route.
Schedules has not yet been released
Kingfisher Bangalore – Dubai now plans June 09 launch
As per GDS timetable display on 11MAY09, Kingfisher Airlines’ planned Bangalore – Dubai service is now showing a go ahead launch on 25JUN09.
Previously the airline planned to start the service on 08FEB09, but it was never launched. Unlike last time, currently the flight is available to book.
IT045 BLR1815 – 2055DXB 320 D
IT046 DXB2330 – 0445+1BLR 320 D
DELTA drops all 7 Daily Baltimore – Boston in Aug 09
DELTA starting 18AUG09 will cancel ALL 7 Daily CRJ200 Baltimore – Boston service.
Domestic rival jetBlue and Southwest is to enter service on this route 2-3 weeks after DELTA’s suspension
Continental Newark domestic changes
Continental starting 11JUN09 will be making several adjustments on its domestic market out of Newark.
SUSPENSION
Newark – Birmingham
Newark – Coulbia SC
Newark – Lexington
Service to Ashville, Hardford, Boston, Jacksonville FL, Kansas City, Nortfolk and Toronto (Canada) will see some reduction in service by at least 1 Daily.
EGYPTAIR to start Abuja service in Jun 09
EGYPTAIR starting 01JUN09 will launch Cairo – Abuja service. This is the airlines’ 2nd route to Nigeria.
MS877 CAI2130 – 0030+1ABV 738 15
MS878 ABV0130 – 0815CAI 738 26
Dnieproavia increase Chernovtsy service
Dnieproavia’s Kiev – Chernovtsy service has increased to 2 Daily
Z6366 KBP1015 – 1120CWC x67 ER4
Z6366 KBP1055 – 1200CWC 6 ER4
Z6388 KBP1850 – 1955CWC x6 ER4
Z6365 CWC0810 – 0915KBP x67 ER4
Z6365 CWC0855 – 1000KBP 6 ER4
Z6387 CWC1645 – 1750KBP x6 ER4
Aerosvit (VV) and Ukraine Int’l Airlines (PS) also codeshares on these flights
| Route | VV Codeshare | Z6 Operating |
| Kiev – Chernovtsy | VV4366 VV4388 |
Z6366 Z6388 |
| Chernovtsy – Kiev | VV4365 VV4387 |
Z6365 Z6387 |
| Route | PS Codeshare | Z6 Operating |
| Kiev – Chernovtsy | PS1366 | Z6366 |
| Chernovtsy – Kiev | PS1365 | Z6365 |
Air China plans Daily to Delhi form Oct 09
As per GDS timetable display on 11MAY09, Air China appears to be increasing Beijing – Delhi service from 3 weekly to Daily from 25OCT09.
This looks like a new change, not defaulted schedule since the Chinese carrier never really operates Daily service on this route
