MALEV drops Ekaterinburg
MALEV today operates its last Budapest – Ekaterinburg route. The oneWorld carrier briefly suspended the service in April, and resumed operation on 29APR09.
However, citing aircraft availability issues, it has decided to suspend the service, after last flight operating today (departing Ekaterinburg is on 13MAY09)
China Eastern launch Shizuoka from Jun 09
China Eastern starting 05JUN09 will launch 4 weekly Shanghai Pu Dong – Shizuoka/Mt. Fuji service with Airbus A320
MU2019 PVG0930 – 1250FSZ 320 x246
MU2020 FSZ1350 – 1530PVG 320 x246
It will be the 3rd International carrier to offer scheduled international service to the new airport.
Cathay Pacific / AA Domestic US 09 Summer codesharing
The following is the updated codeshare list for 2009 Summer season of Cathay Pacific’s Domestic US citypairs operated by American Airlines.
Note some flight numbers only operates from October 2009. The “AA Operating” flight numbers may be subject to change
| Route | CX Codeshare | AA Operating |
| Chicago – Baltimore | CX7576 | AA3961 |
| Chicago – Ft. Lauderdale | CX7538 | AA568 |
| Chicago – Newark | CX7670 CX7678 |
AA1704 AA1462 |
| Chicago – Washington National | CX7664 | AA496 |
| Austin – Dallas | CX7697 | AA2452 |
| Dallas – Baltimore | CX7630 CX7666 |
AA1678 AA2404 |
| Dallas – Ft. Lauderdale | CX7668 | AA1394 |
| Ft. Lauderdale – Dallas | CX7631 | AA1121 |
| Dallas – Houston HOU | CX7532 | AA5105 |
| Houston HOU – Dallas | CX7593 | AA3582 |
| Dallas – Houston IAH | CX7530 | AA2385 |
| Houston IAH – Dallas | CX7535 CX7537 CX7661 |
AA2390 AA483 AA1827 |
| Dallas – Newark | CX7620 CX7656 |
AA1590 AA1874 |
| Dallas – New Orleans | CX7600 | AA1164 |
| New Orleans – Dallas | CX7609 CX7639 CX7689 |
AA440 AA1695 AA2211 |
| Los Angeles – Austin | CX7648 | AA2246 |
| Austin – Los Angeles | CX7503 | AA427 |
| Los Angeles – Boston | CX7622 | AA192 |
| Boston – Los Angeles | CX7509 CX7655 |
AA223 AA145 |
| Los Angeles – Chicago | CX7514 CX7581 |
AA1092 AA1890 |
| Chicago – Los Angeles | CX7517 CX7519 CX7565 |
AA889 AA699 AA607 |
| Los Angeles – Dallas | CX7502 CX7624 |
AA2456 AA2400 |
| Dallas – Los Angeles | CX7525 CX7603 CX7665 |
AA2485 AA2493 AA2473 |
| Los Angeles – Denver | CX7522 | AA678 |
| Denver – Los Angeles | CX7583 | AA1519 |
| Los Angeles – Las Vegas | CX7632 | AA741 |
| Las Vegas – Los Angeles | CX7541 | AA776 |
| Los Angeles – Miami | CX7536 CX7586 |
AA456 AA1254 |
| Miami – Los Angeles | CX7543 CX7635 |
AA397 AA231 |
| Newark – Los Angeles | CX7591 | AA119 |
| Orlando – Los Angeles | CX7549 | AA297 |
| Los Angeles – San Diego | CX7544 CX7548 |
AA3085 AA3005 |
| San Diego – Los Angeles | CX7559 CX7561 CX7563 |
AA3094 AA3096 AA3002 |
| Los Angeles – San Jose CA | CX7552 CX7672 |
AA3168 AA3140 |
| San Jose CA – Los Angeles | CX7567 CX7617 CX7647 |
AA3126 AA3115 AA3175 |
| Los Angeles – St. Louis | CX7556 CX7558 |
AA768 AA1716 |
| St. Louis – Los Angeles | CX7577 CX7657 |
AA521 AA1913 |
| Los Angeles – Washington Dulles | CX7560 CX7646 |
AA074 AA144 |
| Washington Dulles – Los Angeles | CX7581 | AA075 |
| New York JFK – Boston | CX7618 | AA4618 |
| Boston – New York JFK | CX7513 CX7629 CX7663 |
AA4619 AA4637 AA4602 |
| New York JFK – Miami | CX7612 | AA613 |
| Miami – New York JFK | CX7547 CX7621 |
AA928 AA518 |
| New York JFK – Orlando | CX7654 | AA1917 |
| Orlando – New York JFK | CX7671 | AA630 |
| New York JFK – Raleigh | CX7614 | AA4703 |
| Raleigh – New York JFK | CX7627 CX7675 |
AA4673 AA4714 |
| New York JFK – San Juan | CX7610 | AA1639 |
| San Juan – New York JFK | CX7623 | AA648 |
| New York JFK – Washington National | CX7616 | AA4755 |
| Washington National – New York JFK | CX7585 CX7625 CX7677 |
AA4754 AA4740 AA4748 |
| San Francisco – Boston | CX7658 | AA194 |
| Boston – San Francisco | CX7681 CX7683 |
AA183 AA197 |
| San Francisco – Chicago | CX7510 | AA1358 |
| Chicago – San Francisco | CX7515 CX7685 |
AA1561 AA1341 |
| San Francisco – Dallas | CX7518 CX7652 |
AA566 AA1528 |
| Dallas – San Francisco | CX7521 CX7615 CX7667 |
AA1575 AA1965 AA1077 |
bmi begins US Airways domestic US codesharing
bmi has started placing its “BD” code on US Airways’ Domestic US service.
So far, the codeshare service covers:
| Route | BD Codeshare | US Operating |
| Philadelphia – Las Vegas | BD2408 | US469 |
| Las Vegas – Philadelphia | BD2410 | US752 |
Jazeera Airways network shuffle
Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways last week announced a major changes to its network operation.
It’ll be increasing the following service:
Kuwait – Bahrain from 2 to 3 Daily
Kuwait – Dubai from 4 to 6 Daily
New routes to be launched from 01JUN09:
Kuwait – Delhi
Kuwait – Mumbai
Kuwait – Sana’a
Bahrain – Sana’a
However, it’s 2nd hub in Dubai, is being dismantled due to regulatory issue, which means from 01JUN09, following service is cancelled:
Dubai – Kochi
Dubai – Khartoum
Dubai – Delhi
Dubai – Mumbai
Dubai – Sana’a
Dubai – Salalah
Also from 14JUL09, service to Alexandria in Egypt will transfer from El Nozha airport to Borg el Arab
Turkish 737 to Mumbai in May 09
As per GDS timetable display on 12MAY09, Turkish Airlines is operating Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the following dates on the Istanbul – Mumbai route this month.
17MAY09 – 18MAY09
20MAY09 – 22MAY09
Mumbai departure is the following day
SAA extra service to Mumbai in late-May
As per GDS timetable display on 12MAY09, South African Airways’ Johannesburg – Mumbai service is to operated by Airbus A340-600 on the following dates in May 2009.
21MAY09
26MAY09
Dates mentioned above is Johannesburg departure
Also, on the following dates it’ll be operating extra service
SA3284 JNB1210 – 0100+1BOM 342 18MAY09/22MAY09/25MAY09
SA3285 BOM0300 – 0835JNB 342 19MAY09/23MAY09/26MAY09
Korean Air 2009/10 Winter Operation changes
As per GDS timetable display on 12MAY09, the following is Korean Air’s changes to 2009/10 Northern Winter season
Seoul Incheon – Bangkok
3rd Daily service resumes from 01DEC09. This flight was cancelled in 2008/09 Winter due to the political protest that affected operations at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport.
KE659 ICN2120 – 0115+1BKK 772 x246
KE660 BKK0245 – 0945ICN 772 x357
Service from 01JAN10 to 31JAN10 operates Daily with A330-300 at following schedule
KE659 ICN2010 – 0005+1BKK 333 D
KE660 BKK0135 – 0840ICN 333 D
Boeing 777-300ER is not scheduled to operate any of the Bangkok service in Winter 09/10
Seoul – Chiang Mai Service increase from 2 to 6 weekly
KE667 ICN2050 – 0045+1CNX 738 37
KE667 ICN2050 – 0045+1CNX 333 15
KE667 ICN2040 – 0035+1CNX 333 26
KE668 CNX0155 – 0840ICN 333 x145
KE668 CNX0155 – 0840ICN 738 14
Seoul – Denpasar Operation schedule changes from 02JAN10 to 05FEB10
Seoul – Hong Kong Boeing 777-300ER enters operation on KE603/604 on Day 357 from 25OCT09
Seoul Incheon – Singapore Boeing 777-200 is operating instead of -300 from 10FEB10 to 26FEB10
Seoul – Amsterdam – Madrid Airbus A330-200 operating, Madrid return service will become 1-stop instead of nonstop
Seoul – Prague Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to continue operating in 09/10 Winter
Seoul – Vienna – Zurich – Seoul Airbus A330-300 replacing B747-400
Seoul – New York JFK 10 weekly 777-300ER and 4 weekly 747 service, previously posted
Seoul – Seattle 5 weekly service
Seoul – Las Vegas – Los Angeles – Seoul The 3 weekly tri-angle service will be kept in 09/10 Winter, operating with 777
Seoul – Auckland Service restores to Daily
Seoul – Sydney Boeing 747 service returns from 25OCT09
TAP Portugal cuts Recife and Brasilia frequencies
TAP Portugal is reducing the following Brazil routes from 1 Daily each to 6 weekly, effective 10SEP09
Lisbon – Brasilia (Day x6 from LIS, Day x7 from BSB)
Lisbon – Recife (Day x1 from LIS, Day x2 from REC)
This is part of the changes to its Brazil operation announced earlier.
Air Europa shelves Tenerife – Caracas launch
As per GDS timetable display on 12MAY09, Air Europa’s planned 1 weekly Tenerife – Caracas service is shelved
OpenSkies completes L’Avion integration
BA OpenSkies has completed the integration with L’Avion in April 2009.
The current schedules are:
Paris Orly – New York JFK
EC001 ORY1055 – 1325JFK 752 D
EC005 ORY1740 – 2010JFK 752 x23
EC002 JFK1800 – 0745+1ORY 752 D
EC006 JFK2120 – 1055+1ORY 752 x23
EC005/006 operates on Day 17 in May only
Paris Orly – Newark
EC003 ORY1340 – 1610EWR 752 D
EC004 EWR1905 – 0850+1ORY 752 D
| Route | BA Codeshare | EC Operating |
| Paris Orly – New York JFK | BA7001 BA7005 |
EC001 EC005 |
| New York JFK – Paris Orly | BA7002 BA7006 |
EC002 EC006 |
| Paris Orly – Newark | BA7003 | EC003 |
| Newark – Paris Orly | BA7004 | EC004 |
Air Europa New York schedule changes
As per GDS timetable display on 12MAY09, Air Europa is re-timing its new Daily Madrid – New York JFK service.
The new flight, begins on 01JUN09, will be operating under the following schedule:
UX091 MAD1720 – 1930JFK 332 D
UX092 JFK2130 – 1025+1MAD 332 D
Air NZ to operate special Sydney – Nadi flights in Dec 09
As per GDS timetable display on 12MAY09, Air New Zealand appears to be appearing special flights on the Sydney – Nadi route in December 2009
NZ1240 NAN1740 – 2125SYD 320 05DEC09
NZ1243 SYD1130 – 1640NAN 320 12DEC09
NZ1243 SYD0735 – 1245NAN 320 13DEC09
Rwandair Express / brussels airlines codesharing
Rwandair Express currently codeshares on brussels airlines’ service between Kigali and Brussels
Air NZ expands Lufthansa codesharing via Vancouver
Air New Zealand and Lufthansa has expanded the codeshare agreement, covering Vancouver.
| Route | NZ Codeshare | LH Operating |
| Vancouver – Frankfurt | NZ4693 | LH493 |
| Frankfurt – Vancouver | NZ4692 | LH492 |
Air Canada new codeshare on LOT Polish
Air Canada starting 13MAY09 will display its “AC” flight number on LOT Polish Airlines’ Geneva – Warsaw route
| Route | AC Codeshare | LO Operating |
| Geneva – Warsaw | AC6732 | LO416 |
| Warsaw – Geneva | AC6733 | LO415 |
Air Canada expands Lufthansa codeshare via Dusseldorf
Air Canada has started displaying its “AC” flight number on Lufthansa service to/from Dusseldorf.
| Route | AC Codeshare | LH Operating |
| Dusseldorf – Barcelona | AC9374 | LH4466 |
| Barcelona – Dusseldorf | AC9375 | LH4467 |
| Dusseldorf – Berlin Tegel | AC9311 | LH246 |
| Berlin Tegel – Dusseldorf | AC9286 | LH251 |
| Dusseldorf – Dresden | AC9149 | LH858 |
| Dresden – Dusseldorf | AC9176 | LH859 |
| Dusseldorf – Hamburg | AC9279 | LH068 |
| Hamburg – Dusseldorf | AC9278 | LH075 |
| Dusseldorf – Milan Malpensa | AC9378 | LH2656 |
| Milan Malpensa – Dusseldorf | AC9379 | LH2657 |
| Dusseldorf – Prague | AC9380 | LH3280 |
| Prague – Dusseldorf | AC9381 | LH3281 |
| Dusseldorf – Stuttgart | AC9342 | LH898 |
| Stuttgart – Dusseldorf | AC9343 | LH899 |
UNITED 5th Daily Chicago – Vancouver Jun – Sep 09
UNITED once again operates 5th Daily Vancouver – Chicago service from 04JUN09 to 01SEP09
UA768 YVR2250 – 0453+1ORD 32S 567
UA768 YVR2300 – 0503+1ORD 319 x567
UA601 ORD0758 – 1026ORD 320 6
UA601 ORD0758 – 1029ORD 319 x6
Air NZ expands Air Canada codesharing
Air New Zealand has started displaying its “NZ” flight number on Air Canada’s Vancouver – London Heathrow service. Also, it has added additional flights on the Vancouver – Toronto route
| Route | NZ Codeshare | AC Operating |
| Vancouver – London Heathrow | NZ4824 | AC854 |
| London Heathrow – Vancouver | NZ4825 | AC855 |
| Vancouver – Toronto | NZ4728 NZ4722 NZ4804 NZ4730 NZ4738 NZ4750 NZ4752 NZ4736 NZ4732 |
AC136/108 AC142 AC034 AC116 AC192 AC1188 AC100 AC156 AC162 |
| Toronto – Vancouver | NZ4731 NZ4721 NZ4729 NZ4727 NZ4723 NZ4725 |
AC105 AC101 AC169 AC109 AC161 AC115 |
Cathay Pacific/Finnair expands codesharing
Finnair and Cathay Pacific this week expands their codeshare agreement.
Finnair’s “AY” code is now displayed on Cathay Pacific service to Brisbane
| Route | AY Codeshare | CX Operating |
| Hong Kong – Brisbane | AY5851 | CX157 |
| Brisbane – Hong Kong | AY5850 | CX156 |
Cathay Pacific is displaying its “CX” code on the following Finnair service to Helsinki
| Route | CX Codeshare | AY Operating |
| Paris CDG – Helsinki | CX1441 | AY872 |
| Helsinki – Paris CDG | CX1440 | AY879 |
| Rome – Helsinki | CX1451 | AY782 |
| Helsinki – Rome | CX1450 | AY781 |
With the new codeshare, Cathay Pacific offers Helsinki codeshare connection through all of its 5 European gateways.
