QATAR announce Melbourne launch from Dec 09
QATAR Airways today announced it’ll launch 3 weekly Doha – Melbourne service onboard Boeing 777-200LR from 06DEC09.
It plans to increase the service to Daily by 2010. Melbourne will be QATAR’s first long-awaited destination in Australia
Ural Appears to retire all Soviet fleet from scheduled svc
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, Ural Airlines appears to have pulled all Soviet-built aircraft from its scheduled service (assuming these aircraft types has been retired). This includes Ilyushin Il86, Antonov AN24, Yakolev YK42 and Tupolev Tu154.
With the retirement of these fleet types, Ural Airlines now mainly operating Airbus A320 series. HOWEVER, some routes still sees Tupolev Tu154 operating. The following are the changes:
Following routes with Antonov An24 are suspended with the aircraft retirement
Ekaterinburg – Nadym
Ekaterinburg – Novy Urengoy
Ekaterinburg – Salekhard
Following routes with Antonov An24 are replaced by Airbus A320
Ekaterinburg – Novosibirsk (which now extends to Khabarovsk)
Ekaterinburg – Samara, 2 weekly (was Daily An24)
Following routes with Yakolev Yak42 are replaced by Tupolev Tu154
Ekaterinburg – Mineralnye Vody
Following routes with Ilyushin Il86 are replaced by Airbus A320
Ekaterinburg – Moscow Domodedovo
Ekaterinburg – Chita
Following routes with Tupolev Tu154 are replaced by Airbus A320
Dushanbe – Irkutsk
Ekaterinburg – Adler/Sochi
Ekaterinburg – Baku
Ekaterinburg – Chita
Ekaterinburg – Irkutsk – Vladivostok
Ekaterinburg – Moscow Domodedovo
Ekaterinburg – Yakutsk
The following routes are still operated by Tupolev Tu154
2 weekly Ekaterinburg – Krasnodar
2 weekly Ekaterinburg – Mineralnye Vody
1 weekly Ekaterinburg – Norilsk (along with 1 weekly A320)
5 weekly Moscow Domodedovo – Kulyab
Ural Airlines new seasonal routes
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, Ural Airlines is operating additional seasonal routes in the Summer 2009 season.
These routes are:
2 weekly Ekaterinburg – Khudzhand service from 17JUN09
U62955 SVX0135 – 0320LBD 320 37
U62956 LBD0505 – 0905SVX 320 37
2 weekly Moscow Domodedovo – Baku service starting 08JUL09
U62981 DME1045 – 1430GYD 320 37
U62982 GYD1530 – 1720DME 320 37
2 weekly St. Petersburg – Gyandzha (Azerbaijan) service starting 20JUL09
U62937 LED1230 – 1700KVD 320 15
U62938 KVD1830 – 2110LED 320 15
It has already launched Moscow Domodedovo – Khanty-Mansiysk
U6097 DME2350 – 0440+1HMA 320 D
U6098 HMA0700 – 0800DME 320 D
Moscow Domodedovo – Kulyab in Tajikstan is also launched
U62969 DME2035 – 0145+1TJU TU5 x56
U62970 TJU0310 – 0655DME TU5 x67
Tianjin Airlines launching 2 new domestic routes
Tianjin Airlines starting 18JUN09 launches 2 new domestic routes with Dornier 328.
Both Tianjin – Weihai and Tianjin – Zhengzhou – Nanchang operates on Day 246. Schedules are following:
Tianjin – Weihai
GS6662 WEH1230 – 1330TSN D38 246
GS6661 TSN1400 – 1500WEH D38 246
Tianjin – Zhengzhou – Nanchang
GS7463 TSN0900 – 1030CGO1100 – 1225KHN D38 246
GS7464 KHN1255 – 1420CGO1450 – 1620TSN D38 246
BA 777 to Accra from Oct 09
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, British Airways’ Daily London Heathrow – Accra service from 11OCT09 is to be operated by Boeing 777, replacing 767
China Airlines 6 weekly to Surabaya for 2 weeks in Jun/Jul 09
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, China Airlines is operating service to Surabaya 6 times a week on selected periods in late-June/early-July 2009. Although service routes via Singapore, it’ll still operate Daily flight to Singapore.
Reduction period is the following:
21JUN09 – 27JUN09 Day x3
28JUN09 – 04JUL09 Day x1
SUB departure is the following day
Turkish gets approval for Toronto service
Turkish Airlines has applied for service to Canada with Canadaian Transport Agency on 11JUN09 for scheduled and non-scheduled service to Canada.
For scheduled service, it applied for Istanbul – Toronto route, and has received approval for this operation.
Exact details on the launch dates and schedules should be announced in the coming weeks.
Cargolux to Toronto
Cargolux since 19APR09 launched 1 weekly Luxembourg – Toronto – Glasgow Prestwick – Luxembourg service with 747-400 Freighter
Air Canada / Lufthansa Portugal codesharing
Since May 2009, Air Canada has started placing its “AC” code on Lufthansa service to Portugal. The codeshare list is the following
Route
AC Codeshare
LH Operating
Frankfurt – Lisbon
AC9062
AC9066LH4530
LH4532
Lisbon – Frankfurt
AC9083
AC9089LH4537
LH4531
Frankfurt – Porto
AC9230
AC9250LH4550
LH4552
Porto – Frankfurt
AC9231
AC9267LH4555
LH4551
Munich – Lisbon
AC9142
LH4540
Lisbon – Munich
AC9143
LH4545
ANA Final 747-400 Int’l Service now planned 23OCT09
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, ANA appears to extend Boeing 747-400 long-haul operation by another 2 months. Previously, the GDS display was showing last flight is Tokyo – Paris CDG on 31AUG09
Per display,the last ANA 747-400 international service is now scheduled on 23OCT09, still Tokyo – Paris CDG, which operates along with 777-300ER on alternate days. The 747 operates on odd dates and 777 on even dates.
ANA 777 to Bangkok in July 2009
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, ANA is operating Boeing 777-200 aircraft instead of 767 on selected Tokyo Narita – Bangkok service in July 2009
The dates are:
NH915/916 03JUL09 – 31JUL09, Daily
NH953/954 17JUL09 – 31JUL09, Odd Dates
IBERIA codeshare to Sydney from Jul 09
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, IBERIA has loaded its codeshare flight numbers on service operated by QANTAS.
Codeshare service to Sydney begins 15JUL09. The following is the codeshare list. City in italic means IBERIA does not have local traffic rights on this codeshare service
Route
IB Codeshare
QF Operating
Frankfurt – Singapore – Sydney
IB7755
QF006
Sydney – Singapore – Frankfurt
IB7754
QF005
London – Bangkok – Sydney
IB7705
QF002
Sydney – Bangkok – London
IB7704
QF001
London – Singapore – Sydney
IB7753
QF032
Sydney – Singapore – London
IB7752
QF031
THAI shelves Chennai – Dubai resumption for Summer
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, THAI has shelved planned resumption of the Chennai – Dubai service from August 2009. It plans to resume the service from 25OCT09.
For the time being, Bangkok – Chennai sector operates Daily with night-time/red-eye service (TG337/338) with A300 or A330
MEXICANA drops Monterrey – NY
MEXICANA has cancelled its 1 Daily Mexico City – Monterrey – New York JFK service since late-May/early-June.
Dragonair minor reductions on Kaohsiung flight in Jun 09
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, Dragonair this month is slightly reducing Hong Kong – Kaohsiung service.
1 of 4 Daily service, on KA432/433, is operating 6 weekly (Day x3) until 25JUN09
Dragonair continues A320 service to Taipei
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, Dragonair is continuing Airbus A320 operation on the Hong Kong – Taipei route.
Starting 19JUN09, A320 operates on KA480/481, Day x17 service. A330 operates on Day 17 until 24OCT09
AA all Boeing 757 on Boston – LA from 25AUG09
As per GDS timetable display on 17JUN09, American Airlines’ 4 Daily Boston – Los Angeles will all be operated by Boeing 757 only, starting 25AGU09
Currently service sees 2 Daily 767-300 and 2 Daily 757
Turkish Airlines shelves New York increases
Turkish Airlines appears to have cancelled planned Summer increase on the Istanbul – New York JFK service.
It will be maintaining 1 Daily service on this route with A330 and 340
SIA adds 4th Daily Manila from Jul 09
Singapore Airlines starting 10JUL09 is introducing 4th Daily Singapore – Manila service. With the 4th daily service, there will be slight adjustment on the flight times on this route.
Schedules are the following:
till 09JUL09
SQ910 SIN0940 – 1315MNL 773 D
SQ912 SIN1320 – 1655MNL 772 D
SQ918 SIN1705 – 2040MNL 772 D
SQ915 MNL0820 – 1150SIN 772 D
SQ917 MNL1420 – 1750SIN 773 D
SQ919 MNL1800 – 2130SIN 772 D
eff 10JUL09
SQ910 SIN0940 – 1315MNL 773 D
SQ912 SIN1210 – 1545MNL 772 D
SQ916 SIN1410 – 1745MNL 772 D
SQ918 SIN1705 – 2040MNL 772 D
SQ915 MNL0820 – 1150SIN 772 D
SQ917 MNL1420 – 1750SIN 773 D
SQ919 MNL1650 – 2020SIN 772 D
SQ921 MNL1850 – 2220SIN 772 D
PAL Mainline returns to Ozamiz City
Philippine Airlines has tookover Air Philippines’ Manila – Ozamiz City on 16JUN09.
The daily service operates with mainline Airbus A319. Schedule is following:
PR163 MNL1145 – 1310OZC 319 D
PR164 OZC1350 – 1515MNL 319 D
