UNITED switching TACA codeshare flight numbers
UNITED starting 01JUL09 will be switching its flight number range on service operated by TACA and LACSA. The new flight number range is UA5300 – 5399, replacing UA4300 – 4399
| Route | TA Operate | till 30JUN09 | eff 01JUL09 |
| Guatemala City – Chicago | TA588 | UA4320 | UA5320 |
| Chicago – Guatemala City | TA589 | UA4321 | UA5321 |
| Guatemala City – Los Angeles | TA510 | UA4385 | UA5385 |
| Los Angeles – Guatemala City | TA511 | UA4352 | UA5352 |
| Guatemala City – Miami | TA320 | UA4319 | UA5319 |
| Miami – Guatemala city | TA321 | UA4357 | UA5357 |
| Lima – Cuzco | TA007 | UA4366 | UA5366 |
| Cuzco – Lima | TA008 | UA4367 | UA5367 |
| Lima – Montevideo | TA041 | UA4371 | UA5371 |
| Montevideo – Lima | TA040 | UA4370 | UA5370 |
| San Jose CR – Lima – Santiago de Chile | TA033 | UA4363 | UA5363 |
| Santiago de Chile – Lima – San Jose CR | TA032 | UA4336 | UA5336 |
| San Pedro Sula – Miami | TA374 | UA4304 | UA5304 |
| Miami – San Pedro Sula | TA375 | UA4337 | UA5337 |
| San Pedro Sula – New York JFK | TA574 | UA4339 | UA5339 |
| New York JFK – San Pedro Sula | TA575 | UA4340 | UA5340 |
| San Salvador – Belize | TA410 | UA4345 | UA5345 |
| San Salvador – Dallas | TA440 | UA4318 | UA5318 |
| Dallas – San Salvador | TA441 | UA4356 | UA5356 |
| San Salvador – Guatemala City – Chicago | TA588 | UA4320 | UA5320 |
| Chicago – Guatemala City – San Salvador | TA589 | UA4321 | UA5321 |
| San Salvador – Lima | TA053 | UA4348 | UA5348 |
| Lima – San Salvador | TA040 | UA4335 | UA5335 |
| San Salvador – Los Angeles | TA522 TA528 TA520 |
UA4303 UA4307 UA4374 |
UA5303 UA5307 UA5374 |
| Los Angeles – San Salvador | TA521 TA531 TA529 |
UA4375 UA4338 UA4308 |
UA5375 UA5338 UA5308 |
| San Salvador – Managua – Miami | TA360 | UA4354 | UA5354 |
| Managua – San Salvador | TA314 | UA4309 | UA5309 |
| Miami – Managua – San Salvador | TA361 | UA4360 | UA5360 |
| San Salvador – Miami | TA310 | UA4362 | UA5362 |
| Miami – San Salvador | TA311 | UA4331 | UA5331 |
| San Salvador – New York JFK | TA570 TA566 |
UA4344 UA4315 |
UA5344 UA5315 |
| New York JFK – San Salvador | TA567 TA571 |
UA4317 UA4316 |
UA5317 UA5316 |
| San Salvador – Roatan | TA380 | UA4346 | UA5346 |
| San Salvador – Roatan – Miami | TA430 | UA4346 | UA5346 |
| Miami – Roatan – San Salvador | TA381 | UA4364 | UA5364 |
| San Salvador – San Francisco | TA560 | UA4333 | UA5333 |
| San Francisco – San Salvador | TA561 | UA4334 | UA5334 |
| San Jose CR – San Salvador | TA310 | UA4362 | UA5362 |
| San Salvador – San Pedro Sula | TA220 | UA4359 | UA5359 |
| San Pedro Sula – San Salvador | TA410 | UA4324 | UA5324 |
| San Salvador – Tegucigalpa | TA374 | UA4355 | UA5355 |
| Tegucigalpa – San Salvador | TA214 | UA4310 | UA5310 |
| San Salvador – Washington Dulles | TA580 TA590 |
UA4311 UA4312 |
UA5311 UA5312 |
| LR Operate | till 30JUN09 | eff 01JUL09 | |
| Guatemala City – Los Angeles | LR640 | UA4351 | UA5351 |
| Los Angeles – Guatemala City | LR641 | UA4386 | UA5386 |
| San Jose CR – Los Angeles | LR604 | UA4391 | UA5391 |
| Los Angeles – San Jose CR | LR605 | UA4390 | UA5390 |
| San Jose CR – Miami | LR690 | UA4394 | UA5394 |
| Miami – San Jose CR | LR691 | UA4393 | UA5393 |
| San Jose CR – New York JFK | LR660 | UA4389 | UA5389 |
| New York JFK – San Jose CR | LR661 | UA4388 | UA5388 |
| San Salvador – San Jose CR | LR671 | UA4382 | UA5382 |
UNITED switching Hawaiian Air codeshare flight numbers
UNITED starting 19JUL09 will be using new flight number ranges on flights operated by Hawaiian Airlines. The new flight number Range UA5540 – 5619 will be replacing existing UA3940 – 4039
| Route | HA Operate | till 18JUL09 | eff 19JUL09 |
| Honolulu – Hilo | HA382 HA260 HA262 HA360 HA362 HA392 |
UA3982 UA3960 UA3962 UA3970 UA4002 UA3992 |
UA5591 UA5567 UA5569 UA5579 UA5582 UA5595 |
| Hilo – Honolulu | HA101 HA121 HA341 HA181 HA261 HA361 HA363 HA383 |
UA4001 UA4021 UA4011 UA3981 UA3961 UA3971 UA3963 - |
- - - UA5559 UA5568 UA5581 UA5583 UA5592 |
| Honolulu – Kahului | HA520 HA126 HA544 HA546 HA536 HA196 HA596 HA164 HA516 HA528 |
UA4020 UA4026 UA3954 UA3946 UA4036 UA3996 UA3956 - - - |
UA5601 UA5540 UA5606 UA5608 UA5605 UA5562 UA5611 UA5551 UA5600 UA5603 |
| Kahului – Honolulu | HA155 HA525 HA575 HA549 HA195 HA555 HA133 HA145 HA177 HA197 HA529 HA545 |
UA3945 UA4025 UA4037 UA3949 UA3995 UA3955 - - - - - - |
- UA5602 - UA5609 - UA5610 UA5543 UA5547 UA5557 UA5563 UA5604 UA5607 |
| Honolulu – Kona | HA168 HA348 HA388 HA248 HA308 HA138 HA148 HA188 HA368 HA398 |
UA3978 UA4038 UA3988 UA3958 UA4008 - - - - - |
UA5552 UA5578 UA5594 UA5566 UA5572 UA5545 UA5549 UA5560 UA5584 UA5596 |
| Kona – Honolulu | HA117 HA119 HA147 HA387 HA247 HA307 HA137 |
UA4017 UA4019 UA3947 UA3987 UA3957 UA4007 - |
- UA5612 UA5548 UA5593 UA5565 UA5571 UA5544 |
| Honolulu – Lihue | HA513 HA143 HA173 HA353 HA183 HA313 HA375 HA377 HA193 HA239 HA323 HA343 HA373 |
UA3993 UA3943 UA3973 UA3953 UA3983 UA4023 UA3975 UA4027 - - - - - |
UA5598 UA5546 UA5554 - - UA5573 UA5587 UA5589 UA5561 UA5564 UA5575 UA5576 UA5585 |
| Lihue – Honolulu | HA124 HA304 HA514 HA344 HA314 HA376 HA172 HA374 HA378 |
UA4024 UA4004 UA3994 UA3944 UA4014 UA3976 - - - |
- UA5570 UA5599 UA5577 UA5574 UA5588 UA5553 UA5586 UA5590 |
| Hilo – Kona | HA131 | - | UA5542 |
| Kona – Kahului | HA129 HA179 |
- - |
UA5541 UA5558 |
| Kahului – Kona | HA160 | - | UA5550 |
| Lihue – Kahului | HA508 | UA3968 | UA5597 |
KLM to reduce Cairo service in Winter 09/10
As per GDS timetable display on 18MAY09, KLM is reducing Amsterdam – Cairo service from 1 Daily to 6 weekly during 2009/10 Winter season.
Service does not operate on Day 2 from AMS, Day 3 from CAI
SriLankan Airlines network overhaul – update 1
As per GDS inventory display on 18MAY09, SriLankan Airlines will be under-going network overhaul starting 01JUL09.
The following are the routes and schedules that has been updated so far. Additional adjustments to come.
Abu Dhabi
UL207/208 Daily A320 service reduced to 3 weekly (Day 246)
The airline has announced it’ll be launching Colombo – Abu Dhabi – London Heathrow, but schedule not yet available
Paris CDG / Rome
Current 3 weekly Colombo – Rome – Paris CDG will be re-routed as Colombo – Paris CDG – Rome – Colombo triangle service
UL563 CMB0230 – 1000CDG1120 – 1315FCO1425 – 0340+1CMB 343 357
TAP European network overhaul
TAP Portugal’s network overhaul from 10SEP09 will also cover Europe. (click on the TAP Portugal tag below for the complete network overhaul overview)
Starting 10SEP09, service to the following destinations from Lisbon will see night flight departure cancelled or reduced. Inbound flight for early morning departure on the following day also affected
Amsterdam TP662/667 reduced from 7 to 2 weekly (Day 36 from LIS)
Geneva TP942/949 reduced from 7 to 2 weekly (Day 14 from LIS)
Milan Linate Reduced from 7 to 4 weekly (Day x123 from LIS)
Munich TP552/553 reduced from 7 to 4 weekly (Day x234 from LIS)
Paris CDG TP428/429 cancelled, reduce from 2 to 1 Daily
Rome TP836/835 cancelled, reduce from 4 to 3 Daily
Seville TP768/769 cancelled, reduce from 12 to 7 weekly
Zurich TP928/929 reduced from 7 to 4 weekly (Day x123 from LIS)
The following routes sees overall reductions
Lisbon – Brussels Reduce from 4 to 3 Daily
TP608/609 cancelled
Lisbon – Marseille Reduce from 2 to 1 Daily.
TP408/409 operates on Day 1 only
TP410/411 operates on Day x1
Lisbon – Nice Reduce from 3 to 2 Daily.
TP482/483 operates on Day x2
TP484/485 operates on Day 2 only
TP486/481 operates on Day x1 from LIS
Porto – Amsterdam Reduce from 2 to 1 Daily.
TP658/659 cancelled
Porto – Geneva Reduce from 2 to 1 Daily.
TP934/931 cancelled
Porto – Milan Malpensa Reduce from 2 to 1 Daily.
TP814/815 cancelled
TAP Portugal rescheduling Caracas service from Sep 09
As per GDS timetable display on 18MAY09, TAP Portugal will reschedule Caracas service, starting 10SEP09.
till 09SEP09
TP121 LIS1110 – 1450CCS 332 135
TP125 OPO1110 – 1500CCS 332 6
TP131 LIS0925 – 1120FNC1220 – 1450CCS 332 7
TP124 CCS1620 – 0620+1OPO 332 3
TP132 CCS1630 – 0510+1FNC0610+1 – 0750+1LIS 332 5
TP4128 CCS2120 – 1000+1FNC1100+1 – 1240+1LIS 332 6
TP130 CCS1620 – 0605+1LIS 332 17
eff 10SEP09
TP121 LIS1610 – 1950CCS 332 46
TP125 OPO1110 – 1500CCS 332 3
TP4133 LIS0925 – 1120FNC1220 – 1450CCS 332 1
TP131 LIS1425 – 1620FNC1720 – 1950CCS 332 7
TP4130 CCS1620 – 0605+1LIS 332 1
TP130 CCS2120 – 1105+1LIS 332 47
TP124 CCS1630 – 0630+1LIS 332 3
TP132 CCS2120 – 1000+1FNC1100+1 – 1240+1LIS 332 6
Virgin Atlantic launch 1 weekly San Juan from Nov 09
Virgin Atlantic starting 07NOV09 will launch 1 weekly service to San Juan. Service operates as London Gatwick – Antigua – San Juan
VS081 LGW0925 – 1405ANU1505 – 1605SJU 744 6
VS082 SJU1835 – 1935ANU2035 – 0935+1LGW 744 6
BA launch Vegas from Oct 09
British Airways starting 25OCT09 launches Daily Boeing 777 London Heathrow – Las Vegas service
BA275 LHR1530 – 1820LAS 777 D
BA274 LAS2020 – 1405+1LHR 777 D
The 777 is configured in J36W24Y212
EC blacklist 12 airlines over ticket pricing issues
Report from ATWOnline on 18MAY09, says that the European Commission has “blacklisted” 12 airlines over failure to address concerns on misleading website ticket prices.
The airlines includes: AEROFLOT, Emirates, DELTA subsidiary nwa, Olympic, Turkish Airlines, Royal Air Maroc.
Click HERE for the full report
vivaAerobus drops US service
Mexican low-cost carrier vivaAerobus is pulling out its US service with the cancellation of Austin service from 31MAY09.
It currently operates from Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, 2 weekly each.
Korean Air A330-300 to Nadi from Oct 09
As per GDS timetable display on 18MAY09, Korean Air’s 3 weekly Seoul – Nadi service from 25OCT09 is to be operated by Airbus A330-300, instead of -200
UNITED ends SNCF codesharing
The railway codeshare agreement between UNITED and France’s SNCF will be ending on 13JUN09.
DELTA codeshare on nwa intra-Asia service
DELTA from 04JUN09 will be placing its “DL” code on subsidiary nwa’s following intra-Asia service.
| Route | DL Codeshare | NW Operating |
| Tokyo – Ho Chi Minh | DL4362 | NW001 |
| Ho Chi Minh – Tokyo | DL3518 | NW002 |
| Tokyo – Hong Kong | DL4359 | NW007 |
| Hong Kong – Tokyo | DL4358 | NW008 |
| Tokyo – Taipei | DL4361 | NW021 |
| Taipei – Tokyo | DL4360 | NW022 |
Korean Air increase Honolulu service in Summer
Korean Air from 27JUN09 to is increasing Seoul – Honolulu service from 7 to 10 weekly
KE053 ICN1000 – 2325-1HNL 772 135
KE051 ICN2050 – 1035HNL 744 D
KE054 HNL0125 – 0620+1ICN 772 136
KE052 HNL1245 – 1700+1ICN 744 D
Korean Air changes to Ho Chi Minh City; 77W destination
As per GDS timetable display on 18MAY09, Korean Air is to operate Boeing 777-300ER on the Seoul – Ho Chi Minh route starting 02JUN09.
This replaces Bangkok as regional short run. The 777-300ER operates on Day 246 from Seoul. The rest is operated by Boeing 747-400, which is an increase of capacity.
From 01SEP09 into 2009/10 Winter timetable season, 777-300ER operates Daily except Day 1, which is operated by 777-200 instead
Emirates increases to 3 destinations from Jul 09
As per GDS inventory display on 18MAY09, Emirates is increasing service to 3 destinations starting 01JUL09
Dubai – Male – Colombo – Dubai Extra 3 weekly service from 01JUL09
EK654 DXB1020 – 1525MLE1650 – 1850CMB2015 – 2300DXB 332 135
Overall frequency to Male increases from 11 to 14 weekly, and from 15 to 18 for Colombo.
Dubai – Mauritius Increase from 7 to 9 weekly from 02JUL09
EK3705 DXB1020 – 1645MRU 332 46
EK3706 MRU1820 – 0050+1DXB 332 46
