Virgin America to start Ft. Lauderdale service

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Virgin America today announced it’ll be launching new destination – Ft. Lauderdale – starting 18NOV09 with 2 Daily service each from Los Angeles and San Francisco

Schedules as follows:
Los Angeles – Ft. Lauderdale
VX334 LAX1045 – 1830FLL 319 D
VX338 LAX2200 – 0545+1FLL 319 D

VX331 FLL0700 – 0955LAX 319 D
VX339 FLL1920 – 2215LAX 319 D

San Francisco – Ft. Lauderdale
VX342 SFO1110 – 1940FLL 319 D
VX346 SFO2300 – 0720+1FLL 319 D

VX345 FLL1030 – 1400SFO 319 D
VX349 FLL2030 – 2359SFO 319 D

Note schedules above effective 01DEC09. Operation timing varies pending on certain periods

Filed under 2009/10, Virgin America

UNI Air to start Kaohsiung – Taitung charter

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Due to the widespread flooding disaster across Southern Taiwan from Typhoon Morakot, UNI Air from 12AUG09 is to operate 3-month charter service between Kaohsiung and Taitung.

Rail and road transport between Kaohsiung and Taitung, that goes around Pingtung in the southern tip of Taiwan, is currently suspended due to loss of land foundation.

B79618 KHH1330 – 1410TTT DH3 D
B79617 TTT1435 – 1520KHH DH3 D

Filed under 2009, UNI Air

MAS to launch Melbourne via Jakarta

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Malaysia Airlines is launching 3 weekly Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta – Melbourne route from 15SEP09.

Service operates with Boeing 777. Overall service to Melbourne remains at 14 weekly as these 3 weekly flights comes at the expense of reduction of MH149/128. Overall service to Jakarta also remains at 5 Daily as 3 weekly service comes from the reduction of MH727/726 737-400 flight.

Schedule is the following:
MH147 KUL2135 – 2235CGK2335 – 0850+1MEL 772 246
MH146 MEL0001 – 0400CGK0500 – 0800KUL 772 357

Filed under 2009, Malaysia Airlines

MAS 5 weekly to Auckland from Nov 09 to Feb 10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Malaysia Airlines is increasing Kuala Lumpur – Auckland service from 4 to 5 weekly from 26NOV09 to 15FEB10.

Service departs KUL on Day x27.

Filed under 2009/10, Malaysia Airlines

MAS 747 back to Amsterdam from Oct 09

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Malaysia Airlines is to bring back Boeing 747-400 service on its Daily Kuala Lumpur – Amsterdam service from 01OCT09.

Service replace Boeing 777.

Filed under 2009, Malaysia Airlines

New Lion Air Jeddah postponement

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Lion Air once again postponed Jakarta – Jeddah launch per Sabre timetable display on 11AUG09.

New launch date now set for 21AUG09.

Filed under 2009, Lion Air

SIA all-773 to Jakarta

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Singapore Airlines’ 7 Daily Singapore – Jakarta service will be operated by old-configuration Boeing 777-300 only.

Filed under 2009/10, Singapore Airlines, Star Alliance

DELTA back to Daily on SF – Tokyo in W09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, DELTA is to operate Daily, instead of planned 6 weekly flights, on the San Francisco – Tokyo route for Winter 09/10 season,

Filed under 2009/10, DELTA, DELTA - nwa, Skyteam

Air India/SilkAir new Codesharing

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Air India is now placing its “AI” code on SilkAir service on the Hyderabad – Singapore route.

Codeshare flight numbers are:

Route AI Codeshare MI Operating
Hyderabad – Singapore AI6437 MI477
Singapore – Hyderabad AI6436 MI478

Filed under 2009, Air India, Silk Air, [CODESHARE]

Air India Sep 09 changes to Chennai – Singapore

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From 01SEP09, Air India is replacing “IC” flight number on the Chennai – Singapore route with “AI” flight number

Changes are the following:

Route till 31AUG09 eff 01SEP09
Chennai – Singapore IC555
IC557		 AI446
AI448
Singapore – Chennai IC556
IC558		 AI447
AI449

Filed under 2009, Air India

China Eastern launching Nepal service

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, China Eastern starting 21AUG09 launches 3 weekly Kunming – Kathmandu service with Boeing 737.

Schedule as follows:
MU757 KMG2220 – 2255KTM 737 257
MU758 KTM2345 – 0500+1KMG 737 257

Filed under 2009, China Eastern

HK Express 10th weekly to Taichung in W09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Hong Kong Express is adding 10th weekly service on the Hong Kong – Taichung route from 25OCT09.

Schedule as follows:
UO162 HKG1220 – 1350RMQ 738 D
UO172 HKG2015 – 2145RMQ 738 246

UO173 RMQ0830 – 1010HKG 738 357
UO163 RMQ1450 – 1630HKG 738 D

Filed under 2009/10, Hong Kong Express

EGYPTAIR to Almaty in W09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, EGYPTAIR from 25OCT09 is to operate 2 weekly Cairo – Almaty service.

The airline briefly operated some flights to the largest Kazakh city earlier this year.

Schedules as follows:
MS715 CAI1850 – 0445+1ALA 738 1
MS715 CAI2220 – 0815+1ALA 738 5

MS716 ALA0545 – 0830CAI 738 2
MS716 ALA0915 – 1200CAI 738 6

Filed under 2009/10, EGYPTAIR, Star Alliance

Garuda A330 to HK in Sep 09: Update 2

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Garuda Indonesia in September is to operate Airbus A330-200 and -300 aircraft on the Jakarta – Hong Kong route.

Previously, the airline planned to operate A330-300 for about 2 weeks in late-September.

A330 operation in September as follows:
01SEP09 – 16SEP09 332
17SEP09 – 18SEP09 333
19SEP09332
20SEP09333
21SEP09 332
22SEP09 – 28SEP09 333
29SEP09 – 24OCT09 332

Service returns to 737-800 from 25OCT09

Filed under 2009, Garuda Indonesia

Garuda adjusting China service from Jan 10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Garuda Indonesia starting 11JAN10 is to operate NONSTOP Jakarta – Beijing service with Airbus A330-200, replacing 1-stop 737 service via Singapore.

In addition, 4 weekly Jakarta – Guangzhou service will also increase to Daily from 13JAN10. Service remains Boeing 737-800

New Schedule to Beijing is the following:
GA890 CGK2345 – 0745+1PEK 332 257
GA891 PEK0850 – 1450CGK 332 136

Filed under 2009/10, Garuda Indonesia

CSA Czech consolidates Almaty & Tashkent in W09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, CSA Czech Airlines is consolidating service to Almaty and Tashkent starting 25OCT09. There will be 2 weekly service to each city (reduced from 3 for Almaty), but operates in different direction.

Schedule and routing as follows:
Prague – Tashkent – Almaty – Prague
OK178 PRG2140 – 0710+1TAS0810+1 – 1035+1ALA 319 4
OK179 TAS0810 – 1035ALA1135 – 1400PRG 319 5

Prague – Almaty – Tashkent – Prague
OK182 PRG2140 – 0900+1ALA1015+1 – 1040+1TAS 319 1
OK183 ALA1015 – 1040TAS1135 – 1400PRG 319 2

Filed under 2009/10, CSA Czech Airlines

Garuda Surabaya – HK Daily by Feb 10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Garuda Indonesia is to increase existing 3 weekly Surabaya – Hong Kong route to Daily, starting 01FEB10.

The airline is hoping to increase Denpasar – Hong Kong route to Daily, but currently no exact timetable set for the increase.

Filed under 2009/10, Garuda Indonesia

Jin Air announce New International route schedules

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Korean Air’s low-cost carrier Jin Air has published schedules for its new International service. First International flight is due to take off on 29OCT09, LJ001 from Seoul to Bangkok

Routes and schedules are:

Seoul Incheon – Bangkok eff 29OCT09
LJ001 ICN0800 – 1210BKK 738 D
LJ002 BKK1320 – 2030ICN 738 D

Seoul Incheon – Macau eff 29OCT09
LJ711 ICN2150 – 0055+1MFM 738 x136
LJ712 MFM0155 – 0620ICN 738 x247

Seoul Incheon – Osaka Kansai eff 18DEC09
LJ201 ICN0840 – 1020KIX 738 x7
LJ201 ICN1350 – 1530KIX 738 7

LJ202 KIX1120 – 1315ICN 738 x7
LJ202 KIX1630 – 1825ICN 738 7

Seoul Incheon – Guam eff 01JAN10
LJ003 ICN2000 – 0120+1GUM 738 x246
LJ004 GUM0230 – 0620ICN 738 x357

Planned scheduled service to Wuhan, is not available at this moment

Filed under 2009/10, Jin Air

Sichuan Airlines adds 2 new domestic routes

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Sichuan Airlines on 15AUG09 is to launch 2 new domestic routes. The routes are: Fuzhou – Zhengzhou – Shenyang and Chongqing – Zhengzhou – Shijiazhuang

Schedules as follows:
Fuzhou – Zhengzhou – Shenyang
3U8799 FOC1230 – 1410CGO1500 – 1650SHE 320 D
3U8800 SHE1740 – 1940CGO2030 – 2220FOC 320 D

Chongqing – Zhengzhou – Shijiazhuang
3U8879 CGQ0830 – 1000CGO1040 – 1150SJW ER4 D
3U8880 SJW1230 – 1340CGO1420 – 1550CGQ ER4 D

Filed under 2009, Sichuan Airlines

Alaska ends LA – San Francisco from Nov 09

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As per GDS INVENTORY display on 11AUG09, Alaska Airlines is ending its single Daily San Francisco – Los Angeles route, effective 08NOV09.

Last flight operates on 07NOV09, AS721, departing LAX2055, arriving SFO2212

Filed under 2009/10, Alaska

THAI changes to Oceania in W09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, THAI is adjusting services to Australia and New Zealand starting 25OCT09.

*Flight number changes from TG980 – 999 series to TG450 – 499 series (THAI used the TG4xx series to Australia/NZ in the 80s)
*Brisbane receives dedicated nonstop service, 5 times a week
*Melbourne to be operated by 2 Daily Boeing 777-300
*Sydney service will remain 3 Daily nonstop in each direction. 2 of the 3 Daily flights, operated by 777-300, is changing to Airbus A340-600. The A340-600 marks the return of First Class service on this route.

Schedules and the changes are the following:

Bangkok – Brisbane 5 weekly
TG473 BKK2359 – 1205+1BNE 772 x13
TG474 BNE1420 – 2030BKK 772 x24

Bangkok – Sydney 3 Daily
TG451 BKK0725 – 2035SYD 346 D
TG455 BKK1800 – 0710+1SYD 777 D
TG457 BKK2359 – 1310+1SYD 346 D

TG456 SYD1000 – 1520BKK 777 D
TG458 SYD1640 – 2200BKK 346 D
TG452 SYD2145 – 0305+1BKK 346 D

Flight number changes are:

Route till 24OCT09 eff 25OCT09
Bangkok – Auckland TG989 TG491
Auckland – Bangkok TG990 TG492
Bangkok – Brisbane - TG473
Brisbane – Bangkok - TG474
Bangkok – Melbourne TG981
TG999		 TG465
TG461
Melbourne – Bangkok TG980
TG982		 TG462
TG466
Bangkok – Perth TG985 TG485
Perth – Phuket – Bangkok TG986 TG486
Bangkok – Sydney TG991
TG993
TG995		 TG451
TG455
TG457
Sydney – Bangkok TG994
TG996
TG992 (via BNE)		 TG456
TG458
TG452 (nonstop)

Note that service to Perth appears to be not yet fully adjusted

Filed under 2009/10, Star Alliance, THAI

THAI Munich rescheduling for W09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, THAI is shifting the scheduling for Bangkok – Munich route back to afternoon departure (BKK departure) from 25OCT09. Service will also switch from Airbus A340-600 back to 747-400.

Winter 09/10 schedule as follows:
TG924 BKK1405 – 2000MUC 744 D
TG925 MUC2150 – 1425+1BKK 744 D

Filed under 2009/10, Star Alliance, THAI

Kingfisher starts Singapore service from Sep 09

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As per GDS timetable display on 11AUG09, Kingfisher Airlines is starting Daily Mumbai – Singapore service with Airbus A330, starting 16SEP09.

Schedule as follows:
IT029 BOM2305 – 0705+1SIN 330 D
IT030 SIN1015 – 1305BOM 330 D 17SEP09 –

Filed under 2009, Kingfisher Airlines

flydubai launch Djibouti from Sep 09

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flydubai from 01SEP09 launches 3 weekly Dubai – Djibouti service. Schedule as follows:

FZ601 DXB0800 – 1015JIB 738 247
FZ602 JIB1100 – 1515DXB 738 247

Filed under 2009, flydubai