Kenya launch Ndola from Sep 09; Lubumbashi gradual increase
Kenya Airways starting 17SEP09 launches 2 weekly Nairobi – Ndola service in Zambia with Boeing 737-300. Inbound operates via Lubumbashi which sees overall frequencies increase from 5 to 7 weekly from the same date, and further increase to 11 weekly from 25OCT09.
Schedule as follows:
KQ584 NBO0900 – 1045NLA1135 – 1215FBM1300 – 1635NBO 733 46
KQ580 NBO0800 – 0935FBM1025 – 1155HRE1245 – 1635NBO 73G 137
KQ552 NBO1020 – 1155FBM E70 46
KQ553 FBM1025 – 1635NBO E70 46
KQ552/553 from 25OCT09 operates on Day x25
KQ580 from 25OCT09 operates on Day x245
Turkish Increase Baghdad service to Daily
As per GDS timetable display on 19AUG09, Turkish Airlines is to increase Istanbul – Baghdad service from current 5 weekly (Day x27) to Daily, starting 25OCT09
Turkish aircraft changes to Mumbai in W09/10
As per GDS timetable display on 19AUG09, Turkish Airlines is adjusting capacity on the Istanbul – Mumbai service in Winter 2009/10 season.
Changes as follows:
25OCT09 – 14DEC09 738
15DEC09 – 25MAR10 332
Pacific Blue to start Perth – Phuket from Nov 09
Pacific Blue starting 14NOV09 launches 2 weekly Perth – Phuket service. This is to be the first of 3 NEW routes to Phuket to be launched by the Virgin Blue Group.
Schedule as follows:
DJ4149 PER1035 – 1620HKT 73H 26
DJ4148 HKT1405 – 2145PER 73H 26
Garuda Daily Denpasar – HK from Feb 10
As per GDS timetable display on 19AUG09, Garuda Indonesia is increasing Denpasar – Hong Kong route from 4 weekly to Daily, effective 01FEB10.
With the increase, Garuda will operate 3 Daily service to Hong Kong. (1 each from Jakarta and Surabaya)
Garuda 737-800 to Ho Chi Minh
As per GDS timetable display on 19AUG09, Garuda Indonesia is to operate Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the Jakarta – Singapore – Ho Chi Minh route from 25OCT09.
Service currently operates with 737-300.
Cathay Pacific extra Denpasar & Taipei svc in Oct 09
As per GDS timetable display on 19AUG09, Cathay Pacific is operating extra service on the Hong Kong – Denpasar and Hong Kong – Taipei route on 01OCT09 and 04OCT09.
Routes and schedules as follows:
Hong Kong – Denpasar
CX2783 HKG0955 – 1440DPS 330
CX2782 DPS1540 – 2025HKG 330
Hong Kong – Taipei
01OCT09
CX2564 HKG0800 – 0945TPE 330
CX2400 HKG0830 – 1015TPE 744
CX2602 HKG0900 – 1045TPE 330
CX2565 TPE1100 – 1240HKG 330
CX2401 TPE1125 – 1305HKG 744
CX2603 TPE1200 – 1340HKG 330
04OCT09
CX2400 HKG1830 – 2015TPE 744
CX2602 HKG1900 – 2040TPE 330
CX2564 HKG1925 – 2105TPE 330
CX2401 TPE2125 – 2305HKG 744
CX2603 TPE2150 – 2330HKG 330
CX2565 TPE2215 – 2355HKG 330
Continental maintains 4 weekly Cairns from Oct 09
Continental from 01OCT09 will keep 4 weekly service on the Guam – Cairns route.
The flight was increased from 2 to 4 weekly from 01APR09 to 30SEP09 only.
Turkish 777-300ER to US from Oct 09
As per Amadeus timetable display on 19AUG09, Turkish Airlines is introducing Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on Istanbul – New York JFK from 28SEP09 and Istanbul – Chicago from 30OCT09.
Operation details as follows:
Istanbul – Chicago Day 5 service operates with 777-300ER eff 30OCT09. (Day x5 with A330-200)
Istanbul – New York JFK Daily 777-300ER eff 28SEP09
Saudi Arabian 2009/10 Winter Int’l Operation: 1
The following Saudi Arabian Airlines’ 2009/10 Winter International operation. Note the data are as of 19AUG09, and is subject to change, in particular to the aircraft operation.
As per current plan, the airline is to increase service to Geneva, Madrid, Milan, Paris CDG and Rome. Service to Manchester is to be reduced.
The new flight schedules and the complete list of the network operation as follows:
Jeddah – Geneva Increase from 1 to 3 weekly eff 01JAN10
SV121 JED0515 – 0935GVA 777 5
SV237 JED1240 – 1630GVA 777 15
SV122 GVA1755 – 2359JED 777 5
SV236 GVA1800 – 0105+1JED 777 15
Jeddah – Paris CDG Increase from 1 to 3 weekly. Note there seems to be discrepancies on the schedules
SV161 JED0450 – 0945CDG 777 2
SV153 JED1330 – 1755CDG 777 56
SV160 CDG1225 – 2000JED 777 5
SV154 CDG1945 – 0320+1JED 777 56
SV158 CDG1945 – 0330+1JED 777 13
Jeddah – Rome Increase from 1 to 3 weekly eff 01JAN10
SV163 JED0325 – 0655FCO 777 4
SV251 JED1100 – 1400FCO 777 16
SV168 FCO1450 – 2105JED 777 7
SV250 FCO1545 – 2200JED 777 16
Riyadh – Geneva Increase from 1 to 2 weekly eff 02JAN10
SV239 RUH1240 – 1630GVA 777 36
SV238 GVA1800 – 0110+1RUH 777 36
Note the 1 weekly Riyadh – Geneva – Manchester sector, will be cancelled from 01JAN10.
Riyadh – Milan – Madrid Increase from 1 to 3 weekly eff 01JAN10
SV227 RUH0015 – 0415MXP0525 – 0735MAD 777 25
SV223 RUH0325 – 0725MXP0855 – 1105MAD 777 5
SV226 MAD1020 – 1235MXP1345 – 2050RUH 777 47
SV220 MAD1245 – 1450MXP1620 – 2325RUH 777 2
Riyadh – Rome Increase from 1 to 2 weekly eff 07JAN10
SV159 RUH0335 – 0710FCO 777 7
SV253 RUH1025 – 1400FCO 777 4
SV164 FCO1450 – 2130RUH 777 4
SV254 FCO1545 – 2225RUH 777 4
Dammam – London Heathrow Service to operate between 03JAN10 and 25MAR10 for the Winter season. This takes away 1 of 5 weekly flights from Riyadh.
SV111 DMM0155 – 0555LHR 77L 7
Inbound schedule not updated
Note that the following, the operating aircraft code is taken from Saudia’s internal system, which sees selected codes represents:
321 Airbus A321
332 Airbus A330-200
741 Boeing 747-100
743Boeing 747-300
744 Boeing 747-400
74L Boeing 747-300 Leased
757 Boeing 757
777 Boeing 777-200 Low Density
772 Boeing 777-200 High Density
77L Boeing 777-200 NEW 2-class configuration
77W Boeing 777-200 NEW 3-class configuration
E70 Embraer 170
M90 MD90
The only known Boeing 747-400 operating service for Winter season for the time being, is Jeddah – Cairo only
| Route | Freq & A/C |
Remark |
| Jeddah – Abu Dhabi | 2 E70 | |
| Jeddah – Addis Ababa | 2 332 | |
| Jeddah – Alexandria | 2 M90 | |
| Jeddah – Algiers | 1 743 | 26JAN10 - |
| Jeddah – Algiers – Casablanca | 1 777 | - 19JAN10 |
| Jeddah – Amman | 2 M90 | |
| Jeddah – Bahrain | 2 E70 | |
| Jeddah – Beirut | 2 M90 | |
| Jeddah – Cairo | 30 EQV 21 EQV |
- 30NOV09 01DEC09 - |
| Jeddah – Casablanca | 3 777 4 777 |
- 31DEC09 01JAN10 - |
| Jeddah – Colombo | 1 772 | |
| Jeddah – Damascus | 7 M90 | |
| Jeddah – Doha | 2 E70 | |
| Jeddah – Dubai | 7 M90 | |
| Jeddah – Frankfurt | 1 777 | |
| Jeddah – Geneva | 2 777 | 01JAN10 - |
| Jeddah – Geneva – Manchester | 1 777 | |
| Jeddah – Istanbul | 2 772 | |
| Jeddah – Johannesburg | 2 332 | |
| Jeddah – Kano | 2 74L 2 332 |
- 02JAN10 03JAN10 - |
| Jeddah – Karachi | 4 772 | |
| Jeddah – Khartoum | 3 772 2 772 / 1 741 |
- 04JAN10 05JAN10 - |
| Jeddah – Kuala Lumpur | 1 772 | |
| Jeddah – Kuwait | 3 M90 | |
| Jeddah – London Heathrow | 7 77L | |
| Jeddah – Milan – Madrid | 1 777 | |
| Jeddah – Muscat | 2 E70 | |
| Jeddah – Nairobi | 2 757 | |
| Jeddah – New York JFK | 2 777 | |
| Jeddah – Paris CDG | 1 777 3 777 |
- 31DEC09 01JAN10 - |
| Jeddah – Rome | 2 777 | 02JAN10 - |
| Jeddah – Rome – Paris CDG | 1 777 | |
| Jeddah – Sana’a | 2 M90 | |
| Jeddah – Sharjah | 1 E70 | |
| Jeddah – Sharm el Sheikh | 2 E70 | |
| Jeddah – Tunis | 2 332 1 772 |
|
| Jeddah – Vienna – Munich | 1 777 | |
| Jeddah – Washington | 2 777 2 77L |
- 31DEC09 01JAN10 - |
| Riyadh – Abu Dhabi | 2 E70 | |
| Riyadh – Alexandria | 2 M90 | |
| Riyadh – Amman | 7 M90 | |
| Riyadh – Bahrain | 2 M90 | |
| Riyadh – Beirut | 2 M90 | |
| Riyadh – Cairo | 14 EQV | |
| Riyadh – Casablanca | 1 777 | |
| Riyadh – Chennai | 1 772 | |
| Riyadh – Colombo | 1 772 | |
| Riyadh – Damascus | 7 M90 | |
| Riyadh – Delhi | 2 772 | |
| Riyadh – Dhaka | 3 772 | |
| Riyadh – Doha | 1 E70 | |
| Riyadh – Dubai | 7 M90 | |
| Riyadh – Frankfurt | 1 777 | |
| Riyadh – Geneva | 2 777 | 02JAN10 - |
| Riyadh – Geneva – Manchester | 1 777 | - 28DEC09 |
| Riyadh – Hong Kong – Manila | 2 772 | |
| Riyadh – Hyderabad | 1 772 | |
| Riyadh – Jakarta | 2 772 | |
| Riyadh – Karachi | 1 772 | |
| Riyadh – Khartoum | 2 772 / 1 77W | |
| Riyadh – Kuala Lumpur | 1 772 | |
| Riyadh – Kuwait | 7 M90 | |
| Riyadh – Lahore | 2 772 | |
| Riyadh – London Heathrow | 5 77L 4 77L |
- 01JAN10 02JAN10 - |
| Riyadh – Manila | 1 772 | |
| Riyadh – Milan – Madrid | 1 777 3 777 |
- 31DEC09 01JAN10 - |
| Riyadh – Mumbai | 2 772 | |
| Riyadh – Muscat | 2 E70 | |
| Riyadh – New York JFK | 1 777 | |
| Riyadh – Paris CDG | 1 777 | |
| Riyadh – Rome | 1 777 | 07JAN10 - |
| Riyadh – Rome – Paris CDG | 1 777 | |
| Riyadh – Sana’a | 1 M90 | |
| Riyadh – Sharm el Sheikh | 2 E70 | |
| Riyadh – Singapore – Jakarta | 2 772 | |
| Riyadh – Vienna – Munich | 1 777 | |
| Riyadh – Washington | 1 777 1 77L |
- 05JAN10 06JAN10 - |
| Dammam – Cairo | 2 M90 | |
| Dammam – Chennai | 1 772 | |
| Dammam – Dhaka | 1 772 | |
| Dammam – Dubai | 2 M90 | |
| Dammam – Karachi | 1 772 | |
| Dammam – London Heathrow | 1 77L | 03JAN10 - |
| Dammam – Mumbai | 1 772 | |
| Madinah – Cairo | 3 M90/772 | |
| Madinah – Damascus | 1 M90 | |
| Madinah – Istanbul | 1 772 |
Air Canada announce 8 new Winter seasonal routes
Air Canada has announced the launch of 8 new Winter seasonal routes, in addition to the new service between Calgary and Hawaii, posted earlier.
The 8 new winter seasonal routes focuses on Mexico and the Caribbean. The routes and schedules are the following:
Montreal – Fort-de-France Service to operate year round, operation begins 06DEC09
AC952 YUL0810 – 1405FDF 319 7
AC953 FDF1505 – 1905YUL 319 7
Montreal – Ft. Myers 1 weekly eff 06DEC09
AC1268 YUL1245 – 1612RSW 320 7
AC1269 RSW1715 – 2030YUL 320 7
Montreal – Samana 1 weekly eff 19DEC09
AC1868 YUL0630 – 1155AZS 319 6
AC1869 AZS1255 – 1620YUL 319 6
Toronto – La Romana 1 weekly eff 19DEC09
AC1812 YYZ0800 – 1315LRM 320 6
AC1813 LRM1415 – 1755YYZ 320 6
Ottawa – Providenciales 1 weekly eff 21DEC09
AC1818 YOW0845 – 1227PLS 319 1
AC1819 PLS1415 – 1757YOW 319 1
Montreal – Puerto Vallarta 1 weekly eff 25DEC09
AC1890 YUL0745 – 1255PVR 319 5
AC1891 PVR1355 – 1950YUL 319 5
Vancouver – Varadero 1 weekly eff 25DEC09
AC1860 YVR2255 – 0740+1VRA 763 5
AC1861 VRA0900 – 1250YVR 763 6
Halifax – Tampa 1 weekly eff 08FEB10
AC1298 YHZ1235 – 1535TPA 319 1
AC1299 TPA1615 – 2049YHZ 319 1
Halifax – Samana 1 weekly eff 11FEB10
AC1826 YHZ0930 – 1355AZS 319 4
AC1827 AZS1455 – 1910YHZ 319 4
Air Canada to launch Calgary – Honolulu & Kahului
Air Canada starting 05DEC09 is launching 2 new routes to Hawaii from Calgary: Calgary – Honolulu and Calgary – Kahului.
Service operates with Boeing 767 from 05DEC09. Schedule as follows:
Calgary – Honolulu eff 06DEC09
AC041 YYC1405 – 1820HNL 763 47
AC042 HNL1940 – 0510+1YYC 763 47
Day 4 service begins the week of 20DEC09
Calgary – Kahului eff 05DEC09
AC043 YYC1420 – 1835OGG 763 16
AC044 OGG1955 – 0515+1YYC 763 16
Day 1 service begins the week of 19DEC09
DELTA to codeshare on Alaska Mexico service
Alaska Airlines has filed a notice to the DoT that it is to carry DELTA’s “DL” code on 3 of its Mexico routes:
Los Angeles – Cancun
Los Angeles – Guadalajara
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta
Docket: 1996-6276-0006
