Continental resumes Edmonton from Nov 09

Continental starting 01NOV09 resumes Daily Houston – Edmonton service with Boeing 737-500/-700

Schedule as follows:
CO622 IAH1800 – 2117YEG 73G 12
CO622 IAH1800 – 2125YEG 735 x12

CO621 YEG0640 – 1148IAH 73G 23
CO621 YEG0640 – 1156IAH 735 x23

Vietnam Airlines to start Hanoi – Fukuoka Oct 09

Vietnam Airlines starting 10OCT09 is to launch 2 weekly Hanoi – Fukuoka service with Airbus A320. The airline already operates 2 weekly service from Ho Chi Minh. This will also be the airline’s 3rd Japanese route from Hanoi.

Schedule as follows:

VN962 HAN0210 – 0800FUK 320 26
VN963 FUK1000 – 1250HAN 320 26

AA to add 3rd Daily Miami – Lima Feb 10

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, American Airlines is to add 3rd Daily Miami – Lima service from 11FEB10.

Schedule as follows:
AA2383 MIA1800 – 2350LIM 757 D
AA2384 LIM1040 – 1630MIA 757 D 12FEB10 –

DELTA schedule change on LA – Sao Paulo

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, it appears that DELTA has shifted its schedule for the planned NEW 3 weekly Los Angeles – Sao Paulo service, starting 14DEC09.

The following is the new schedule:
DL233 LAX1230 – 0650+1GRU 767 135
DL234 GRU2355 – 0700+1LAX 767 246

DL233 originally planned for LAX departure around 2100LT.

DELTA W09/10 Domestic update as of 15AUG09

The following is DELTA’s 2009/10 Winter changes for Domestic service as of 15AUG09 schedule update:

DELTA operating
Cincinnati – Ft. Myers Increase from 1 to 2 Daily from 21NOV09

nwa operating
Minneapolis – Green Bay Increase from 4 to 5 Daily (2nd Daily DC9-50 service) eff 01NOV09

Detroit – Richmond Reduce from 4 to 3 Daily eff 01OCT09
Detroit – Dayton Reduce from 4 to 3 Daily eff 01NOV09
Detroit – Indianapolis Reduce from 7 to 6 Daily eff 01NOV09
Minneapolis – Chicago Midway Reduce from 9 to 8 Daily eff 01NOV09
Minneapolis – Tampa Reduce from 3 to 2 Daily from 21NOV09 to 16DEC09 only

Minneapolis – Rochester NY Cancelled from 01OCT09

DELTA W09/10 Intl update as of 15AUG09

The following is DELTA’s 2009/10 Winter changes for International service as of 15AUG09 schedule update:

Atlanta – Fortaleza Service resumption now planned from 16DEC09, 3 weeks longer than original planned
Atlanta – Recife Service resumption now planned from 15DEC09, 3 weeks longer than original planned

Atlanta – Dubai Boeing 777-200LR to continue operate in 2009/10 Winter season
Atlanta – Lagos Boeing 777-200LR replace -200ER operating. Service increase from 5 weekly to Daily from 07DEC09 till 05JAN10

Tokyo – Guam DELTA operating service increase from 6 weekly to Daily from 18DEC09

Finncomm to Norrköping

Finncomm from 31AUG09 launches Daily Helsinki – Norrköping (Sweden) service with ATR Turboprop. Finnair is to codeshare on these service.

Schedules and codeshare list as follows:
FC631 HEL0950 – 1020NRK AT5 12
FC633 HEL1220 – 1245NRK AT5 7
FC635 HEL1615 – 1645NRK AT5 345

FC632 NRK1045 – 1310HEL AT5 12
FC634 NRK1310 – 1540HEL AT5 7
FC636 NRK1710 – 1935HEL AT5 345

Route AY Codeshare FC Operating
Helsinki – Norrköping AY8631
AY8633
AY8635
FC631
FC633
FC635
Norrköping – Helsinki AY8632
AY8634
AY8636
FC632
FC634
FC636

V Australia postpone Melbourne – LA till Dec 09

V Australia’s planned 3 weekly Melbourne – Los Angeles new service, is being postponed till 01DEC09.

Service was planned to begin from the week of 11SEP09.

V Australia announce new Phuket and Johannesburg service

V Australia today announced it’ll be launch 3 new International routes in the 2009/10 Northern Winter season. It’ll be starting service to Phuket from Nov 2009 and Johannesburg from Mar 2010.

The routes and schedules are the following:
Brisbane – Phuket 2 weekly eff 22NOV09
VA023 BNE0945 – 1635HKT 77W 57
VA024 HKT1810 – 0610+1BNE 77W 47

Day 4/5 service eff 03DEC09

Melbourne – Phuket 1 weekly eff 03DEC09
VA019 MEL1200 – 1640HKT 77W 4
VA020 HKT1805 – 0640+1MEL 77W 5

Melbourne – Johannesburg 2 weekly eff 13MAR10
VA015 MEL1100 – 1715JNB 77W 26
VA016 JNB1925 – 1800+1MEL 77W 26

jetStar reschedules Gold Coast – Auckland route

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, jetStar is re-scheduling Gold Coast – Auckland service from 25OCT09. The new schedule sees daytime service instead of evening service. It also allows same-day connection to/from Japan.

Changes to the schedules as follows:
till 24OCT09
JQ241 OOL1830 – 2330AKL 320 x6
JQ241 OOL1855 – 2355AKL 320 6

JQ240 AKL1600 – 1730OOL 320 x6
JQ240 AKL1630 – 1800OOL 320 6

eff 25OCT09
JQ239 OOL0900 – 1500AKL 320 D
JQ238 AKL0715 – 0745OOL 320 D

QANTAS new codeshare on Air Pacific

QANTAS will begin codesharing on Air Pacific’s new service on the Nadi – Apia – Honolulu route from 11SEP09, when the latter launches 1 weekly flight.

Codeshare flight numbers as follows:

Route QF Codeshare FJ Operating
Nadi – Apia – Honolulu QF3837 FJ853
Honolulu – Apia – Nadi QF3836 FJ852

Air Seychelles suspends Moscow till Nov 09

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, Air Seychelles has temporary suspended its single weekly Seychelles – Moscow Vnukovo route.

Service to be resumed from 31OCT09.

Royal Air Maroc to Dubai from Oct 09

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, Royal Air Maroc is starting its own operation on the Casablanca – Dubai service twice a week, starting 27OCT09.

Service operates with Boeing 767. Schedule as follows:
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IBERIA suspends Washington in W09/10

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, IBERIA is suspending Madrid – Washington service for the Winter 09/10 season

Ethiopian Dubai reduction from Dec 09

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, Ethiopian Airlines is reducing service to Dubai from 2 to 1 Daily, effective 06DEC09.

ET602/603 is cancelled.

Ethiopian East Africa changes

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, Ethiopian Airlines is increasing service to East Africa in the 2009/10 Winter season.

Highlights of the changes are:
*NEW Daily service to Mombasa. Service operates under tri-angle routing with Kilimanjaro
*Kilimanjaro service increase from 1 to 2 Daily
*NEW 4 weekly Addis Ababa – Nairobi – Dar es Salaam route, each destination increasing from 7 to 11 weekly

New service schedule as follows:
Addis Ababa – Nairobi – Dar es Salaam
ET803 ADD2130 – 2330NBO0015+1 – 0130+1DAR 737 x247
ET802 DAR0400 – 0515NBO0600 – 0800ADD 737 x135

Addis Ababa – Kilimanjaro – Mombasa / Addis Ababa – Mombasa – Kilimanjaro
ET813 ADD1000 – 1225JRO1310 – 1355MBA 737 x246
ET815 ADD1000 – 1225MBA1310 – 1355JRO 737 246 1

ET812 MBA1550 – 1635JRO1720 – 1945ADD 737 x246
ET814 JRO1550 – 1635MBA1720 – 1945ADD 737 246 1

IBERIA 1-time Tenerife – Caracas flight 19AUG09

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, IBERIA on 19AUG09 is operating Madrid – Tenerife Norte – Caracas routing, instead of nonstop from Madrid on outbound flight.

Schedule as follows:
IB6705 MAD1215 – 1400TFN1515 – 1700CCS 340 3
IB6700 CCS1840 – 0940+1MAD 340 3

Sunwing to start Montreal – Ft. Lauderdale

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, Sunwing Airlines is to start 2 weekly Montreal – Ft. Lauderdale service with Boeing 737-800, starting 13DEC09.

Schedule as follows:
WG024 YUL1645 – 2020FLL 737 47
WG025 FLL1220 – 1545YUL 737 47

TAAG 10 weekly to Lisbon

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, TAAG Angola currently operates 10 weekly service with Boeing 777 on the Luanda – Lisbon route.

It appears that increase has gone in effect since 02AUG09, replacing Daily 747. Schedule as follows:

DT652 LAD1300 – 2010LIS 777 357
DT650 LAD2200 – 0510+1LIS 777 D

DT651 LIS1115 – 1845LAD 777 x17
DT651 LIS1125 – 1855LAD 777 7
DT651 LIS1125 – 1855LAD 777 1
DT653 LIS2300 – 0630+1LAD 777 357

TAAG Angola consolidates Dubai & Beijing service

As per Amadeus timetable display on 17AUG09, TAAG Angola starting today (17AUG09) is consolidating its service to Dubai and Beijing.

The routing, Luanda – Dubai – Beijing operates until 31OCT09. It does not have local traffic rights on Dubai – Beijing vv sector.

Schedule as follows:
till 16AUG09
DT690 LAD0600 – 0300+1PEK 777 2
DT690 LAD0930 – 0630+1PEK 777 6

DT691 PEK0600 – 1500LAD 777 3
DT691 PEK0930 – 1830LAD 777 7

eff 17AUG09
DT692 LAD1700 – 0405+1DXB0600+1 – 1700+1PEK 777 15
DT693 PEK2000 – 0030+1DXB0230+1 – 0730+1LAD 777 26

Aerogal to NY from Dec 09

As per GDS timetable display on 17AUG09, Aerogal (Aerolineas Galapagos) is to launch Daily Guayaquil – New York JFK service, with Boeing 767, effective 07DEC09

Schedule as follows:
2K700 GYE1430 – 2050JFK 767 D
2K701 JFK2330 – 0550+1GYE 767 D

Carpatair adds Bucharest – Ancona from Oct 09

Carpatair from 02OCT09 launches 2 weekly Bucharest – Ancona service with Saab 2000.

Schedule as follows:
V3525 OTP1715 – 1815AOI S20 15
V3526 AOI1900 – 2200OTP S20 15

It already operates Timisoara – Ancona 6 weekly service

airberlin to start Karlsruhe – Vienna from Nov 09

airberlin starting 01NOV09 launches up to 2 Daily Karlsruhe/Baden Baden – Vienna service.

Schedule is the following:
AB8128 FKB0650 – 0815VIE 73G x7
AB8130 FKB2050 – 2215VIE 320 7
AB8130 FKB2100 – 2225VIE 320 x67

AB8129 VIE0905 – 1025FKB 73G x7
AB8131 VIE1840 – 2005FKB 320 7
AB8131 VIE1850 – 2015FKB 320 x67