airline schedule/codeshare/route updates
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Screenshot taken 1515PDT 10JUN09
follow twitter for this blog for further information provided by other followers. It could be a hoax at this point, since there are no announcement from Boeing.
As per 1750PDT, they have updated the website and showing other aircraft doing test flights. So it is a mistake apparently.
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Lufthansa starting 01JUL09 will end its 3 weekly Frankfurt – Samara – Ufa service.
However, its 4 weekly terminator Frankfurt – Samara service will continue to operate. Overall frequency to Samara is reduced to 4 weekly from Daily.
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QANTAS Freighter is starting a Trans-Tasman service on the Sydney – Auckland – Christchurch – Sydney route, using B767-200F leased from Air Transport Int’l (ATI)
Schedule is the following:
QF7523 SYD2210 – 0340+1AKL 76F x567
QF7524 AKL0500 – 0620CHC0720 – 1005SYD 76F x167
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Turkish Airlines has re-scheduled service to Baghdad and Usak.
The new schedules are the following:
Istanbul – Baghdad
Service re-timed to early morning hours instead of afternoon
till 07JUN09
TK1202 IST1230 – 1515BGW 738 x27
TK1203 BGW1645 – 1940IST 738 x27
eff 08JUN09
TK1202 IST0315 – 0600BGW 738 x27
TK1203 BGW0915 – 1210IST 738 x27
Istanbul – Usak
Service has been re-timed since 31MAY09 on this domestic route, as well as flight number changes
till 30MAY09
TK366 IST1450 – 1555USQ 319 135
TK367 USQ1645 – 1750ISt 319 135
eff 31MAY09
TK368 IST2230 – 2330USQ 319 357
TK369 USQ0525 – 0630IST 319 146
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Turkish Airlines is increasing a number of routes for the Summer peak season. Details are the following:
Istanbul – Ashgabat From 10 to 11 weekly from 22JUN09 (previously was not going ahead)
TK1362/1363 will operate Daily instead of Day x1 (from IST)
Istanbul – Beirut From 10 weekly to 2 Daily from 09JUN09
TK1226/1227 operates Daily instead of Day 156 (from IST)
Istanbul – Mashad From 3 to 5 (Day x24) weekly eff 27JUN09
Istanbul – Nairobi From 3 (Day 357 from IST)) to 5 weekly (Day x24) eff 04JUL09
Istanbul – Oslo From 5 weekly (Day x13) to Daily eff 03AUG09
Istanbul – Pristina From 7 to 9 weekly eff 21JUN09
TK1417 IST1305 – 1340PRN EQV D
TK1419 IST1805 – 1840PRN 320 4
TK1419 IST1825 – 1900PRN 320 7
TK1418 PRN1435 – 1705IST EQV D
TK1420 PRN1935 – 2205IST 320 4
TK1420 PRN1945 – 2215IST 320 7
Istanbul – Skopje From 5 weekly (Day x14) to Daily from 08JUN09
Istanbul – Tunis From 5 weekly (Day x24) to Daily from 23JUN09
It has already increased Istanbul – Sana’a route from 3 to 4 weekly from 04JUN09
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AerLingus is launching 6 new routes out of London Gatwick for the 2009/10 Winter season.
The routes are:
eff 10SEP09
1 Daily London Gatwick – Vilnius
eff 25OCT09
1 Daily London Gatwick – Bucharest
1 Daily London Gatwick – Eindhoven
4 weekly London Gatwick – Tenerife del Sur
1 Daily London Gatwick – Warsaw
eff 27OCT09
3 weekly London Gatwick – Lanzarote
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Albanian Airlines from 18JUN09 launches 1 weekly Tirana – Sarajevo – Frankfurt service. However, the flight number changes both ways in Sarajevo.
Schedule is the following:
LV440 TIA1035 – 1120SJJ 146 4
LV441 SJJ1805 – 1850TIA 146 4
LV650 SJJ1205 – 1405FRA 146 4
LV651 FRA1520 – 1720SJJ 146 4
It already flies 2 weekly Tirana – Frankfurt service
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US Airways will terminate existing codeshare deal with Alitalia subsidiary AirOne on 30JUN09
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As per GDS inventory display on 10JUN09, Singapore Airlines’ Singapore – Sydney SQ231/232 service, sees Boeing 777-200 replacing 747-400 starting 29JUN09.
The 777-200 is operating until 14JUL09, then switches to 777-300ER as originally planned
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Pacific Blue has announced new Trans-Tasman service from September 2009. Routes and schedules are:
Dunedin – Brisbane 3 weekly eff 01SEP09
DJ064 BNE0845 – 1425DUD 738 247
DJ065 DUD1515 – 1720BNE 738 247
Queenstown – Sydney 2 weekly eff 01SEP09
DJ088 SYD1030 – 1540ZQN 738 26
DJ089 ZQN1630 – 1755SYD 738 26
Wellington – Sydney 3 weekly eff 14SEP09
DJ056 SYD0930 – 1450WLG 738 135
DJ057 WLG1545 – 1710SYD 738 135
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Air Malta has expanded its codeshare agreement with brussels airlines effective immediately. Air Malta’s “KM” code is appearing on the following routes.
Route
KM Codeshare
SN Operating
Brussels – Copenhagen
KM2282
SN2265
Copenhagen – Brussels
KM2283
SN2260
Brussels – Toulouse
KM2278
SN3675
Toulouse – Brussels
KM2279
SN3670
Catania – Brussels
KM2273
SN3134
Brussels – Catania
KM2272
SN3133
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LOT Polish Airlines from 10JUL09 operates 3 weekly Krakow – Rome service
LO315 WAW2050 – 2255FCO E70 135
LO316 FCO2345 – 0150+1WAW E70 135
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Lufthansa from 26NOV09 is offering 1 weekly Dusseldorf – Dubai service with Airbus A340
LH634 DUS2040 – 0605+1DXB 343 4
LH635 DXB0820 – 1240DUS 343 5 27NOV09 –
Service not operating from 19DEC09 to 07JAN10. But there will be a flight operating from DUS on 27DEC09
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Martinair from 26OCT09 will resume Amsterdam – Orlando service with Boeing 767-300.
The following schedule is effective 02NOV09 to reflect the end of Daylight savings time.
MP635 AMS1330 – 1745MCO 763 146
MP636 MCO1945 – 1005+1AMS 763 146
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China Southern Airlines 0n 06JUN09 resumed Urumqi – Kanasi service. From 01JUL09, it’ll increase service to 2 Daily.
The schedule is the following
CZ6617 URC0740 – 0845KJI 73G D
CZ6619 URC1605 – 1710KJI 73G D 01JUL09 –
CZ6618 KJI0930 – 1035URC 73G D
CZ6620 KJI1755 – 1900URC 73G D 01JUL09 –
Note operating schedule and frequencies varies for CZ6617/6618 in June
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Air China from 01JUL09 to 30SEP09 operates 6 weekly Tianjin – Urumqi service with 737-300
CA1251 TSN1330 – 1730URC 733 x5
CA1252 URC1830 – 2230TSN 733 x5
Meanwhile, the airline has phased out Boeing 737-600 service, originally operating for the Southwest branch.
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SriLankan Airlines has reversed its plan to re-align its entire network starting 01JUL09.
Original plan, first noted on AeroEveryday on 14MAY09, is the following. NOTE THE FOLLOWING WERE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT NEVER MATERALIZED
The original plan are the following
Colombo – London Heathrow
UL505/506 CXLD on Day 14
Planned Colombo – Abu Dhabi – London 3 times weekly
UL511 CMB0010 – 0315AUH0415 – 0900LHR EQV 267
UL512 LHR1040 – 2045AUH2145 – 0340+1CMB EQV 267
Colombo – Rome – Paris vv service, which switched to triangle Colombo – Paris – Rome – Colombo will still go ahead
Colombo – Frankfurt, which was planned to be re-routed via Dubai, 3 times a week
UL553 CMB0001 – 2300-1DXB0001 – 0700FRA
UL554 FRA1030 – 1730DXB1830 – 0430+1CMB
Colombo – Abu Dhabi UL207/208 Op on Day 4 only
Colombo – Dubai – Kuwait UL227/228 Day 3457 CXLD
Colombo – Dubai UL225/226 operate on Day 4
Colombo – Kuwait UL229/230 operate on Day x126
Colombo – Bangkok – Hong Kong CXLD
Colombo – Bangkok UL424/425 service on Day x357
UL424 CMB0720 – 1215BKK EQV x357
UL425 BKK1905 – 2200CMB EQV x357
Colombo – Male – Tokyo CXLD
Colombo – Hong Kong – Tokyo 3 weekly
UL454 CMB2145 – 0950+1HKG1050+1 – 1450+1NRT 343 357
UL455 NRT1620 – 2025HKG2125 – 2030CMB 343 146
Again, these were initial plans that has been shelved.
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Japan and Korea on Tuesday 09JUN09 held bilateral air service talk, and has concluded the following:
Korean carriers able to operate:
via Nagoya or Osaka to the US
Osaka/Nagoya – Guam and Osaka/Nagoya – Saipan up to 7 weekly (or 1 Daily)
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Turkey and Japan has concluded a bilateral deal after 2-day talks ended this week. Details are the following:
Turkey
Turkish carrier is able to add 2 additional points in Japan, including Nagoya
Turkish carrier is able to fly up to 6 weekly to Tokyo Narita as early as from March 2010 (currently 4)
Turkish carrier is able to offer up to 21 weekly to Osaka, Nagoya…etc (currently 4 weekly to Osaka)
However, once Turkish carriers exercise these new flights, Japanese carriers shall receive equal opportunity if they wish to do so.
Codeshare
Domestic codeshare within Japan and Turkey is permitted
Codeshare service beyond Japan and Turkey is permitted
