Air Canada launch Brussels service from Jun 2010

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Air Canada in the last 20 minutes (as this post being published) has announced that it will be launching Toronto – Montreal – Brussels service, from 12JUN10.

Service to be operating year-round with Boeing 767-300ER. The new flights will allow passengers transferring to/from destinations served by future Star Alliance member brussels airlines.

Schedule as follows:
AC832 YYZ1700 – 1815YUL1940 – 0840+1BRU 763 D
AC833 BRU1045 – 1225YUL1400 – 1515YYZ 763 D 13JUN10 –

Filed under 2010, Air Canada, Star Alliance

Garuda shelves Jakarta – Tokyo nonstop

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Garuda Indonesia has removed planned Daily Jakarta – Tokyo service, which was supposed to begin from 25OCT09.

Filed under 2009/10, Garuda Indonesia

Garuda keeps A330-200 to HK for Winter 09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Garuda Indonesia’s Daily Jakarta – Hong Kong service will continue to be operated by the NEW Airbus A330-200 beyond 25OCT09, for 2009/10 Winter season.

Filed under 2009/10, Garuda Indonesia

THAI 2 Daily to Guangzhou from 15DEC09

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, THAI is increasing Bangkok – Guangzhou service from 11 to 14 weekly from 15DEC09.

TG678/679 currently operates 3 weekly, but increase to 4 from 25OCT09, then Daily from 15DEC09.

Filed under 2009/10, Star Alliance, THAI

THAI 777 to Beijing

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Effective immediately until 31AUG09, THAI is operating Boeing 777-200ER aircraft on the Bangkok – Beijing route.

Service to return to Airbus A330-300 from 01SEP09. Boeing 747 service on this route has ended.

Filed under 2009, Star Alliance, THAI

Air India Kuwait flight number changes

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Air India is switching “IC” code to “AI” code on flights to Kuwait by the end of September 2009.

List of the changes as follows:

Route till 28SEP09 eff 29SEP09
Ahmedabad – Kuwait IC981 AI851
Kuwait – Ahmedabad IC982 AI850
Goa – Kuwait IC575 AI855
Kuwait – Goa IC576 AI854
Mumbai – Kuwait IC993 AI853
Kuwait – Mumbai IC994 AI852

Filed under 2009, Air India

Air India Winter 09/10 Int’l aircraft changes

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, the following is Air India’s latest changes to 2009/10 Winter International aircraft operation:

Delhi – Paris 777-200LR replace A330-200
Delhi – Tokyo 777-200LR replace A330-200
Mumbai – Dubai 777-200ER operating (previously it was showing -300ER operating inbound flight)

Service to Jeddah and Riyadh sees 777-200 operating on most of the service from 25OCT09 to 31DEC09 only, then back to 747-400

Filed under 2009/10, Air India

Afrqiyah brings back planned Manila relaunch via Dubai

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Afriqiyah Airways is bringing back the planned launched NEW service to Manila.

Service begins from 11SEP09, and will route via Dubai this time, instead of Dhaka. Flights will operate 3 times a week, instead of 2 that it previously planned.

Schedule as follows:
8U660 TIP0800 – 1515DXB1645 – 0515+1MNL 330 257
8U661 MNL0645 – 1145DXB1315 – 1715TIP 330 136

Filed under 2009, Afriqiyah Airways

Yemenia suspends Paris once again from Sep 09

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Yemenia is suspending its 1 weekly Sana’a – Paris CDG service once again, starting 01SEP09.

Filed under 2009, Yemenia

Lufthansa A340-600 to Vancouver in Dec 09

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Lufthansa is to operate Airbus A340-600 aircraft on the Frankfurt – Vancouver service between 14DEC09 and 20DEC09 for the pre-Christmas peak season.

Filed under 2009/10, Lufthansa, Star Alliance

Iran Air Beijing reductionin Sep 09

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Iran Air is temporary reducing Tehran – Beijing service from 2 to 1 weekly.

IR802/803 service on Day 5, is cancelled for the entire month of September 2009.

Filed under 2009, Iran Air

AEROFLOT W09/10 Domestic highlights

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The following are the changes to AEROFLOT’s Domestic network for 2009/10 Winter season, as per 20AUG09 GDS timetable display.

Note by 25OCT09, the Russian carrier will be retiring all of its Soviet-built aircraft, including the remaining Tupolev Tu154 and Ilyushin Il-96 from scheduled passenger service.

The list is the following: Read more of this post

Filed under 2009/10, AEROFLOT, Skyteam

AEROFLOT to Magadan in W09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, AEROFLOT will continue to operate service to Magadan in the 2009/10 Winter season.

Service operates once a week with Boeing 767.

Schedule as follows:
SU783 SVO2325 – 1500+1GDX 763 7
SU784 GDX1730 – 1820SVO 763 1

Filed under 2009/10, AEROFLOT, Skyteam

Sun Air Scandinavia to start Billund – Stockholm Bromma

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Sun Air of Scandinavia, which operates under British Airways’ franchise program, is to start Billund – Stockholm Bromma 9 weekly and Billund – Aarhus – Stockholm Bromma 2 weekly service from 21SEP09.

Schedule as follows:
BA8265 BLL0740 – 0900BMA FRJ x567
BA8267 BLL1700 – 1820BMA FRJ x67

BA8266 BMA0925 – 1045BLL FRJ x567
BA8268 BMA1845 – 2005BLL FRJ x67

BA8261 BLL0740 – 0800AAR0820 – 0940BMA FRJ 5
BA8263 BLL1540 – 1600AAR1620 – 1740BMA FRJ 7

BA8262 BMA1005 – 1125AAR1145 – 1205BLL FRJ 5
BA8264 BMA1805 – 1925AAR1945 – 2005BLL FRJ 7

Filed under 2009, British Airways, Sun Air of Scandinavia, oneWorld

jetStar Asia increase Manila to 10 weekly

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jetStar Asia starting 25OCT09 is increasing existing Singapore – Manila service from 7 to 10 weekly.

Schedule as follows:
3K563 SIN0005 – 0335MNL 320 357
3K561 SIN0630 – 1000MNL 320 D

3K564 MNL0415 – 0745SIN 320 357
3K562 MNL1040 – 1410SIN 320 D

Filed under 2009/10, jetStar

jetStar Asia relaunch Singapore – Phuket from 15DEC09

20090820 by jimyvr 2 Comments

jetStar Asia from 15DEC09 is to resume Singapore – Phuket service. Flights operating twice a day with Airbus A320.

Schedule as follows (note this has been edited as it is being corrected by the reader of this blog:

3K535 SIN0635 – 0710HKT 320 157
3K533 SIN0835 – 0920HKT 320 x157
3K537 SIN2035 – 2120HKT 320 D

3K536 HKT0750 – 1035SIN 320 157
3K534 HKT1000 – 1250SIN 320 x157
3K538 HKT2200 – 0040+1SIN 320 D

Filed under 2009/10, jetStar

jetStar to launch Sydney – Melbourne from 25OCT09

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jetStar from 25OCT09 will launch 5 Daily Sydney – Melbourne service. This is in addition to existing 4 Daily service to the nearby airport of Avalon.

Schedule as follows:

JQ501 SYD0630 – 0800MEL 320 D
JQ507 SYD0920 – 1050MEL 320 D
JQ509 SYD1035 – 1205MEL 320 D
JQ521 SYD1610 – 1740MEL 320 D
JQ525 SYD1800 – 1930MEL 320 D

JQ502 MEL0710 – 0835SYD 320 D
JQ504 MEL0835 – 1000SYD 320 D
JQ512 MEL1240 – 1405SYD 320 D
JQ524 MEL1815 – 1940SYD 320 D
JQ528 MEL2010 – 2135SYD 320 D

Filed under 2009/10, jetStar

Korean Air A330 to Hanoi in W09/10

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Korean Air is to operate Airbus A330-300 aircraft, replacing Boeing 737-900, on its Daily Seoul – Hanoi route.

The changes is in effect from 25OCT09

Filed under 2009/10, Korean Air, Skyteam

EVA Air/UNI Air China schedule update

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The following are additional updates to EVA Air and UNI Air’s scheduled cross-strait service to China.

Original schedule can be found here. Changes are:

Taipei Taoyuan – Ningbo Day 1 service re-timed to morning flight.
B7128 TPE0900 – 1040NGB 332 1
B7128 TPE1645 – 1825NGB 332 x125

B7127 NGB1210 – 1400TPE 332 1
B7127 NGB1925 – 2115TPE 332 x125

Taipei Taoyuan – Shanghai Pu Dong Flight number change
BR721 op as BR701 on Day 47

Kaohsiung – Shanghai Pu Dong Flight number change
BR701 changes to BR705

Filed under 2009, EVA Air, UNI Air

Hawaiian/Korean Air codeshare from 01SEP09

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Starting 01SEP09, Hawaiian Airlines will begin codeshare on Korean Air’s service on the Seoul – Honolulu route.

Eventually it’ll be placing its “HA” code on Korean Air’s service beyond Seoul. Codeshare list as follows:

Route HA Codeshare
 KE Operating
Seoul – Honolulu HA6001 KE051
Honolulu – Seoul HA6002 KE052

Filed under 2009, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, Skyteam, [CODESHARE]

Cathay Pacific A340 to Sydney once weekly

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Cathay Pacific from 01DEC09 is to operate Airbus A340-300 aircraft on the Hong Kong – Sydney route once a week.

CX161/162, Day 2 from HKG (Day 3 from SYD), is operating with A340. The rest of the flight remains with A330

Filed under 2009/10, Cathay Pacific, oneWorld

Cathay Pacific London aircraft change Oct – Dec 09

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As per GDS timetable display on 20AUG09, Cathay Pacific is adjusting aircraft operation on 1 of 4 Daily Hong Kong – London service between 25OCT09 and 17DEC09.

Affected flight is CX253/254, which the changes of aircraft operation is the following:

25OCT09 – 26NOV09 343 Daily
27NOV09 – 17DEC09 343 Day x25 744 Day 25

Filed under 2009/10, Cathay Pacific, oneWorld

China Eastern Hong Kong reductions

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China Eastern is cancelling numerous service between Hong Kong and Mainland China effective immediately until 24OCT09.

Cancelled routes and details are:
Hangzhou – Hong Kong Reduced from 2 to 1 Daily eff 31AUG09. MU595/596 cancelled
Nanchang – Hong Kong Reduced from 4 to 3 weekly from 03SEP09 to 22OCT09. Day 4 cancelled
Ningbo – Hong Kong Reduced from 2 to 1 Daily. MU717/718 cancelled until 24OCT09.
Qingdao – Hong Kong Service reduced from Daily to 5 weekly. Day 46 cancelled from 31AUG09 to 24OCT09
Shanghai – Hong Kong Service reduced from 9 to 8 Daily eff 31AUG09. MU703/704 cancelled
Shijiazhuang – Hong Kong Service cancelled until 31DEC09
Zhanjiang – Hong Kong Service cancelled until 23OCT09.

Filed under 2009, China Eastern

Air Asia X to Abu Dhabi from Nov 09

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Air Asia X from 23NOV09 launches 5 weekly Kuala Lumpur – Abu Dhabi service.

Schedule as follows:
D72402 KUL2200 – 0130+1AUH 340 x23
D72403 AUH0255 – 1355KUL 340 x34

Service operates with Airbus A340-300

Filed under 2009/10, Air Asia X

Air Canada to launch Montreal – Houston from Dec 09

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Air Canada starting 30NOV09 launches Daily Montreal – Houston service with CRJ705.

Schedule as follows:
AC7997 YUL0900 – 1155IAH CRA D
AC7998 IAH1225 – 1640YUL CRA D

Filed under 2009/10, Air Canada, Star Alliance