AA 757 on LA – Newark from Nov 09
As per GDS timetable display on 24AUG09, American Airlines’ single Daily Los Angeles – Newark service sees Boeing 757 replacing 767-200, effective 19NOV09.
China Southern increase Guangzhou – Dubai for Sep/Oct 09
China Southern from 05SEP09 to 24OCT09 increases Guangzhou – Dubai service to 5 weekly. New frequency operates on Day 5 (Day 6 from DXB)
Schedule as follows:
CZ383 CAN2005 – 0010+1DXB 332 x136
CZ383 CAN2005 – 0030+1DXB 332 5
CZ384 DXB0140 – 1330CAN 332 x24
QANTAS 09/10 Northern Winter long-haul reductions
As per GDS timetable display on 24AUG09, QANTAS is reducing frequencies by 1-2 weekly flights on some of the long-haul service. Note these are current planned reductions and is subject to further changes:
Auckland – Los Angeles Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly eff 01NOV09
Day 1 from LAX, Day 3 from AKL is cancelled
Brisbane – Los Angeles Reduce from Daily to 6 weekly eff 01NOV09
Day 1 from BNE, Day 3 from LAX is cancelled
Sydney – Bangkok – London Heathrow Service continues to operate 6 weekly in Northern Winter 09/10 season.
01NOV09 – 28FEB10 Day 7 from SYD, Day 1 from LHR cancelled
01MAR10 – 26MAR10 Day 3 from SYD, Day 4 from LHR cancelled
Sydney – Singapore – London Heathrow Service reduce to 5-6 weekly on selected weeks. The following operating days are SYD departure. LHR departs the following day
29OCT09 – 05NOV09 Day x3
06NOV09 – 12NOV09 Day x2
13NOV09 – 19NOV09 Day x27
20NOV09 – 05DEC09 Day x13
06DEC09 – 12DEC09 Day x7
29DEC09 – 05JAN10 Day x3
19JAN10 – 09FEB10 Day x7
20FEB10 – 27FEB10 Day x2
28FEB10 – 05MAR10 Day x3
06MAR10 – 26MAR10 Day x1
Melbourne – Hong Kong – London Heathrow Service reduce to 5-6 weekly pending on the operation periods. The following operating days are MEL departure. LHR departs the following day
29OCT09 – 05NOV09 Day x1
06NOV09 – 12NOV09 Day x3
13NOV09 – 18NOV09 Day x27
19NOV09 – 01DEC09 Day x14
10DEC09 – 17DEC09 Day x37
13JAN10 – 25JAN10 Day x27
26JAN10 – 02FEB10 Day x7
03FEB10 – 23FEB10 Day x36
24FEB10 – 01MAR10 Day x4
02MAR10 – 10MAR10 Day x1
11MAR10 – 16MAR10 Day x16
17MAR10 – 23MAR10 Day x13
However, Melbourne – Hong Kong will continue daily operation. During the days when flights not extending to LHR, MEL-HKG sector operates:
QF086 MEL0950 – 2210HKG 332
QF029 HKG2355 – 0615+1MEL 332
On 30NOV09 and 02DEC09, QANTAS nonstop Brisbane – Los Angeles route is operating via Auckland. Schedule as follows:
QF016 LAX2215 – 0755+2AKL0925+2 – 0950+2BNE 744 30NOV09
QF015 BNE1205 – 1800AKL1940 – 1035LAX 744 02DEC09
Air Arabia 2009/10 Winter changes
The following are the changes to Air Arabia’s 2009/10 Winter network. Most of the changes are in effect from 25OCT09, unless otherwise stated. Also note that some changes are based on seasonal demand.
There are some routes with schedules only loaded until 24OCT09. It either means flights are not operating in Winter season or the schedule is not yet available. List of the changes is the following:
Sharjah – Aleppo Reduce from Daily to 4 weekly (Day x246) Service operates in the daytime hours
G9323 SHJ0950 – 1205ALP 320 x25 till 24OCT09
G9323 SHJ0825 – 1010ALP 320 x246 eff 25OCT09
G9327 SHJ2205 – 0020+1ALP 320 25 till 24OCT09
G9328 ALP0105 – 0515SHJ 320 36 till 24OCT09
G9324 ALP1055 – 1555SHJ 320 x246 eff 25OCT09
G9324 ALP1250 – 1700SHJ 320 x25 till 24OCT09
Sharjah – Alexandria Reduce from 18 to 17 weekly
G9601/602 flight number changes to G9603/604. Service operates Daily instead of Day x246
G9605/606 operates on Day 135 instead of Daily
Sharjah – Amman Reduce from 11 weekly to Daily
Sharjah – Assiut Operational Day change from Day x357 to Day x346 from SHJ
Sharjah – Bahrain Service currently operates until 24OCT09
Sharjah – Beirut 10 weekly service currently operates until 24OCT09
Sharjah – Colombo Operational day change on 2 of 9 weekly flights. G9509/500 Day 14 service changes to G9507/508 on Day 47
Sharjah – Damascus Reduce from 11 to 10 weekly. G9319/310 Day 7 service cancelled
Sharjah – Delhi Reduce from 9 weekly to Daily
Sharjah – Dhaka Service currently operates until 24OCT09
Sharjah – Doha 10 weekly service currently operates until 24OCT09
Sharjah – Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen 4 weekly service currently operates until 24OCT09
Sharjah – Kathmandu Service reduce from 9 weekly to Daily
Sharjah – Khartoum Flight number change from G9661/662 to G9663/664
Sharjah – Latakia Operational day change from Day 357 to Day 246
Sharjah – Madinah NEW Route begins from 01SEP09. Service currently operates until 24OCT09
Sharjah – Nagpur Operational schedule change from 25OCT09
G9419 SHJ0735 – 1220NAG 320 357 eff 25OCT09
G9419 SHJ2255 – 0350+1NAG 320 357 till 24OCT09
G9410 NAG0435 – 0635SHJ 320 146 till 24OCT09
G9410 NAG1305 – 1530SHJ 320 357 eff 25OCT09
Sharjah – Nairobi Service increase from 3 weekly (Day 135) to 4 weekly (Day x246)
Sharjah – Peshawar Operational day change from Day 257 to Day 246
Sharjah – Shiraz Day 7 service re-timed
G9213 SHJ1145 – 1230SYZ 320 135 eff 25OCT09
G9213 SHJ1250 – 1330SYZ 320 x246 till 24OCT09
G9215 SHJ1705 – 1750SYZ 320 3 eff 25OCT09
G9214 SYZ1315 – 1500SHJ 320 157 eff 25OCT09
G9214 SYZ1415 – 1600SHJ 320 x246 till 24OCT09
G9214 SYZ1835 – 2020SHJ 320 3 eff 25OCT09
Sharjah – Thiruvananthapuram Service increase from 9 weekly to 12 weekly. There is also operational schedule change as well
G9441 SHJ0715 – 1245TRV 320 D
G9449 SHJ1305 – 1835TRV 320 x46 eff 25OCT09
G9449 SHJ2050 – 0230+1TRV 320 46 till 24OCT09
G9440 TRV0315 – 0545SHJ 320 57 till 25OCT09
G9442 TRV1330 – 1600SHJ 320 D till 24OCT09
G9442 TRV1330 – 1615SHJ 320 D eff 25OCT09
G9440 TRV1920 – 2205SHJ 320 x46 eff 25OCT09
Air Arabia Maroc to launch 6 weekly Rome flight
Air Arabia Maroc starting 25OCT09 is launching 6 weekly Casablanca – Rome service.
According to the airlines’ website, schedule is the following:
3O453 CMN0745 – 1140FCO 320 x3
3O454 FCO1240 – 1500CMN 320 x3
Air Arabia Maroc 2009/10 Winter Op Changes
Air Arabia Maroc in the 2009/10 Winter season is making several adjustments on flight numbers, as well as increasing service to existing destinations. All dates are effective 25OCT09.
The changes are the following:
Casablanca – Amsterdam Increase from 4 weekly (Day x357) to Daily
Casablanca – Barcelona Service maintains 3 weekly with schedule adjustments.
3O625 CMN0800 – 1210BCN 320 246 till 24OCT09
3O371 CMN0920 – 1220BCN 320 3 eff 25OCT09
3O373 CMN1830 – 2130BCN 320 57 eff 25OCT09
3O626 BCN1300 – 1305CMN 320 246 till 24OCT09
3O372 BCN1325 – 1435CMN 320 3 eff 25OCT09
3O374 BCN2210 – 2320CMN 320 57 eff 25OCT09
Casablanca – Brussels Charleroi Service reduce from Daily to 4 weekly (Day x357)
Casablanca – Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Service reduce from 3 weekly (Day 357) to 2 weekly (Day 37)
Casablanca – Lyon Service retains 3 weekly with operational day and schedule change
3O505 CMN1355 – 1845LYS 320 246 till 24OCT09
3O341 CMN1740 – 2120LYS 320 135 eff 25OCT09
3O506 LYS1920 – 2015CMN 320 246 till 24OCT09
3O342 LYS2155 – 2350CMN 320 135 eff 25OCT09
Casablanca – Marseille Service reduce from 4 weekly (Day x246) to 3 weekly (Day 246)
Casablanca – Paris CDG Service increase from 1 to 2 Daily
3O653 CMN0750 – 1240CDG 320 D till 24OCT09
3O325 CMN0905 – 1310CDG 320 D eff 25OCT09
3O329 CMN1725 – 2130CDG 320 D eff 25OCT09
3O654 CDG1410 – 1525CMN 320 D till 24OCT09
3O326 CDG1410 – 1630CMN 320 D eff 25OCT09
3O320 CDG2215 – 0035+1CMN 320 D eff 25OCT09
Casablanca – Tangier Service operates until 24OCT09 only.
The following is the list of the flight number changes in effect from 25OCT09
| Route | till 24OCT09 | eff 25OCT09 |
| Casablanca – Amsterdam | 3O605 | 3O125 |
| Amsterdam – Casablanca | 3O606 | 3O126 |
| Casablanca – Barcelona | 3O625 | 3O371 |
| Barcelona – Casablanca | 3O626 | 3O372 |
| Casablanca – Brussels Charleroi | 3O523 | 3O113 |
| Brussels Charleroi – Casablanca | 3O524 | 3O114 |
| Casablanca – Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen | 3O535 | 3O437 |
| Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen | 3O536 | 3O438 |
| Casablanca – London Stansted | 3O491 | 3O107 |
| London Stansted – Casablanca | 3O492 | 3O108 |
| Casablanca – Lyon | 3O505 | 3O341 |
| Lyon – Casablanca | 3O506 | 3O342 |
| Casablanca – Marseille | 3O577 | 3O337 |
| Marseille – Casablanca | 3O578 | 3O338 |
| Casablanca – Milan Bergamo | 3O513 | 3O411 |
| Milan Bergamo – Casablanca | 3O514 | 3O412 |
| Casablanca – Paris CDG | 3O653 | 3O325 |
| Paris CDG – Casablanca | 3O654 | 3O326 |
Air India 777 to Osaka in Sep 09
As per GDS timetable display on 24AUG09, Air India is to operate Boeing 777-200ER aircraft on the Delhi – Hong Kong – Osaka route, on 18SEP09 and 22SEP09 only
Air Asia 09/10 Winter changes
The following are changes to Air Asia’s 2009/10 Winter schedule, based on the airline’s August edition of PDF timetable. Note these may not includes new routes or flights previously announced.
Changes as follows:
Air Asia
Kuala Lumpur – Phuket 1 of 3 Daily service re-scheduled
till 24OCT09
AK828 KUL1245 – 1300HKT 320 D
AK829 HKT1335 – 1545KUL 320 D
eff 25OCT09
AK828 KUL2020 – 2040HKT 320 D
AK829 HKT2115 – 2330KUL 320 D
Kuala Lumpur – Macau Increase from 21 to 24-25 weekly
AK052 KUL0815 – 1200MFM 320 D
AK053 MFM1225 – 1605KUL 320 D
AK054 from KUL reduced from Daily to 3 weekly (Day 246)
AK055 from MFM reduced from Daily to 4 weekly (Day x246)
Kuala Lumpur – Palembang Service re-scheduling
till 24OCT09
AK492 KUL1535 – 1605PLM 320 D
AK493 PLM1630 – 1850KUL 320 D
eff 25OCT09
AK492 KUL1155 – 1220PLM 320 D
AK493 PLM1245 – 1510KUL 320 D
Johor Bahru – Bangkok Increase from 3 weekly (Day 246) to 4 weekly (Day x246). Service currently operates until 31JAN10
Johor Bahru – Miri Increase from 3 weekly (Day 246) to Daily
Johor Bahru – Penang 1 of 2 Daily service re-scheduling from Johor Bahru
AK5442 JHB0720 – 0825PEN 320 D till 24OCT09
AK5442 JHB1035 – 1140PEN 320 D eff 25OCT09
Johor Bahru – Surabaya Increase from 4 weekly (Day x246) to Daily. Service re-scheduled to early morning
till 24OCT09
AK5604 JHB1400 – 1515SUB 320 x246
AK5605 SUB1540 – 1850JHB 320 x246
eff 25OCT09
AK5604 JHB0740 – 0855SUB 320 D
AK5605 SUB0925 – 1240JHB 320 D
Kota Kinabalu – Labuan Service currently operates until 24OCT09
Thai Air Asia
Bangkok – Nakhon Si Thammarat Service re-scheduled by 3 hours later
till 24OCT09
FD3204 BKK1520 – 1625NST 320 D
FD3205 NST1655 – 1815BKK 320 D
eff 25OCT09
FD3204 BKK1820 – 1935NST 320 D
FD3205 NST2005 – 2120BKK 320 D
Indonesia Air Asia
Jakarta – Batam NEW 3rd Daily service
QZ7554 CGK1125 – 1300BTH 320 D
QZ7555 BTH1325 – 1500CGK 320 D
Jakarta – Padang NEW 2nd Daily service
QZ7522 CGK1115 – 1255PDG 320 D
QZ7523 PDG1320 – 1500CGK 320 D
Jakarta – Penang Service re-scheduling from morning to night service
till 24OCT09
QZ7668 CGK0655 – 1020PEN 320 D
QZ7669 PEN1045 – 1205CGK 320 D
eff 25OCT09
QZ7668 CGK1700 – 2025PEN 320 D
QZ7669 PEN2050 – 2210CGK 320 D
Denpasar – Kota Kinabalu Service currently operates until 24OCT09
Denpasar – Kuching Service currently operates until 24OCT09
Pekanbaru – Singapore Service increase from 3 weekly (Day 246) to Daily
Pekanbaru – Kuala Lumpur Increase from 4 weekly (Day x246) to Daily
New Palau carrier Pacific Flier plans Sep 09 launch
Pacific Flier, a new carrier to be based in Palau, plans to take off on 01SEP09. Per media report, it plans to operate service with Airbus A310 in 18 First Class and 174 Economy Class configuration.
It plans to operate:
2 weekly Koror – Clark
2 weekly Koror – Tokyo
1 weekly Guam – Brisbane
Service to Clark is due to be launched on 01SEP09.
Pacific Flier’s actual operating name is Aviation Matters Inc.
Air Canada/Continental proposed codeshare routes
Continental and Air Canada on 21AUG09 filed an updated version of the proposed codeshare agreement, which includes a list of codeshare destinations the 2 initially planned.
Planned codeshare routes are:
Continental is also to codeshare on Air Canada’s Houston – Montreal service for the time being. Although no other US – Canada route is mentioned, but should be in effect later Air Canada operated by Continental
Houston – Calgary All mentioned routes and cities above will gradually see AC and CO code, although effective date for individual destinations/routes are TBA. Codeshare service would begin from 25OCT09 Docket Number DOT-OST-2009-0173-0004
Continental operated by Air Canada
Calgary
Castlegar
Comox
Cranbrook
Edmonton
Ft. McMurray
Grande Prairie
Kamloops
Kelowna
Lethbridge
London ON
Medicine Hat
Nanaimo
Regina
Saskatoon
Victoria
Winnipeg
Yellowknife
Halifax
Charlottetown
Deer Lake
Fredericton
Gander
Goose Bay
Saint John
Sydney NS
Montreal
Bagotville
Bathurst
Baie Comeau
Charlottetown
Deer Lake
Fredericton
Hamilton
Iles de la Madeleine
Mont Joli
Rouyn-Noranda
Saint John
Sydney NS
Val D’or
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Charlottetown
Fredericton
Hamilton
London ON
Thunder Bay
Winnipeg
Quebec City
Gaspe
Iles de la Madeleine
Sept-Iles
St. John’s
Gander
Toronto
Charlottetown
Deer Lake
Fredericton
Fort McMurray
Fontanges
Kelowna
Kingston ON
London ON
North Bay
Regina
Saint John
Sarnia
Saskatoon
Sault Ste. Marie
Sudbury
Sydney NS
Thunder Bay
Timmins
Windsor
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Castlegar
Cranbrook
Edmonton
Ft. St John
Kamloops
Nanaimo
Penticton
Prince George
Prince Rupert
Regina
Sandspit
Saskatoon
Smithers
Terrace
Victoria
Whitehorse
Winnipeg
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Denver
Fort Myers
Ft. Lauderdale
Hartford
Houston
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Newark
New York LGA
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix
San Diego
San Francisco
San Juan
Seattle
Tampa
Houston
Aguascalientes
Albuquerque
Anchorage
Atlanta
Austin
Baltimore
Baton Rouge
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Columbus OH
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fort Myers
Ft. Lauderdale
Guadalajara
Hartford
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville FL
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Leon/Guanajuato
Los Angeles
McAllen
Merida
Miami
Minneapolis
Monterrey
Morelia
New Orleans
Newark
New York JFK
New York LGA
Oakland
Oaxaca
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Ontario
Orange County
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland OR
Puebla
Queretaro
Raleigh
Reno
Sacramento
Salt Lake City
Saltillo
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose CA
San Jose del Cabo
San Juan
Seattle
Tampa
Tampico
Tucson
Tulsa
Villahermosa
Washington DCA
W Palm Beach
Newark
Aguadilla
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Austin
Boston
Buffalo
Charlotte
Chicago ORD
Cleveland
Columbus OH
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Daytona Beach
Denver
Detroit
Fort Myers
Ft. Lauderdale
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville FL
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
Myrtle Beach
New Orleans
Orange County
Orlando
Phoenix
Portland OR
Puerto Vallarta
Raleigh
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose CA
San Jose del Cabo
San Juan
Sarasota
Savannah
Seattle
St. Thomas
Tampa
Tucson
Washington DCA
W Palm Beach
Houston – Toronto
Houston – Vancouver
Newark – St. John’s
Newark – Toronto
Newark – Vancouver
New Continental/UNITED codeshare route applications
Continental and UNITED on 21AUG09 issued several applications for codeshare routes.
Additional planned codeshare routes are the following:
UNITED operated by Continental
Newark – Beijing
Newark – Shanghai
Continental operated by UNITED
Chicago – Beijing
Chicago – Shanghai
San Francisco – Beijing
San Francisco – Guangzhou (should UNITED decides to go ahead with the launch)
San Francisco – Shanghai
Washington – Beijing (service via Tokyo in W09/10 season)
Chicago – Cancun
Chicago – Cozumel
Chicago – Los Cabos
Chicago – Mexico City
Chicago – Puerto Vallarta
Denver – Cancun
Denver – Los Cabos
Denver – Puerto Vallarta
Los Angeles – Cancun
Los Angeles – Los Cabos
Los Angeles – Mexico City
Los Angeles – Puerto Vallarta
San Francisco – Cancun
San Francisco – Los Cabos
San Francisco – Mexico City
San Francisco – Puerto Vallarta
Washington Dulles – Cancun
Washington Dulles – Mexico City
*points between US and Japan, which UNITED operates:
Tokyo – Chicago
Tokyo – Honolulu
Tokyo – Los Angeles
Tokyo – San Francisco
Tokyo – Seattle
Tokyo – Washington Dulles
Osaka – San Francisco
*points between US and Vietnam
San Francisco – Hong Kong – Ho Chi Minh (Hong Kong currently not included in codeshare application)
Docket DOT-OST-2009-0193-0001
Docket DOT-OST-2009-0194-0001
DELTA 3 weekly to Cranbrook in W09/10
As per GDS timetable display on 24AUG09, DELTA is operating 3 weekly seasonal Salt Lake City – Cranbrook route, starting 19DEC09. Service previously operates twice a week.
Schedule as follows:
DL4764 SLC1110 – 1325YXC CRJ 367
DL4763 YXC1350 – 1545SLC CRJ 367
UNITED back to 4 weekly to Moscow in Winter
As per GDS timetable display on 24AUG09, UNITED’s Washington – Moscow Domodedovo service in Winter 2009/10 season, is showing 4 weekly service once again. Service operates on Day x137
Aegean Larnaca Winter 09/10 reduction
As per GDS timetable display on 24AUG09, Aegean Airlines in the Winter 09/10 season is reducing Athens – Larnaca service from 28 to 24 weekly.
A3908 from ATH departs on Day 357 and A3901 from LCA on Day 146, instead of Daily
El Al rescheduling to London Luton in W09/10
As per GDS timetable display on 24AUG09, El Al is re-scheduling Day 5 service on the Tel Aviv – London Luton route in the Winter 2009/10 season.
From 25OCT09, Day 5 service also sees Boeing 757 operating instead of 767-200.
Changes to the schedule as follows:
2009 Summer
LY213 TLV0530 – 0855LTN 762 5
LY214 LTN1015 – 1710TLV 762 5
2009/10 Winter
LY213 TLV0320 – 0650LTN 757 5
LY214 LTN0810 – 1505TLV 757 5
AA South Florida Intl increase from Feb 10
American Airlines is increasing International service out of Miami starting 11FEB10.
The increase includes:
*3rd Daily to Lima
*4th Daily to San Jose Costa Rica
*8th Daily service on selected days to San Juan
*2nd Daily Ft. Lauderdale – Port-au-Prince
Schedule as follows:
Miami – San Jose Costa Rica
AA1051 MIA1510 – 1700SJO 738 D
AA1058 SJO1810 – 2155MIA 738 D
AA971/988 sees Boeing 757 replacing 767. This becomes 3 Daily 757 and 1 Daily 737-800
Miami – San Juan
AA1297 MIA0900 – 1230SJU 763 57
AA1288 SJU1500 – 1655MIA 763 57
Ft. Lauderdale – Port-au-Prince
AA2285 FLL1425 – 1625PAP 738 D
AA2288 PAP1730 – 1930FLL 738 D
Ryanair adds 14 new routes in Winter 09/10
Ryanair on 20AUG09 announced it’ll be launching another 14 new routes in the 2009/10 Winter season. The new routes will be focusing on its bases in Edinburgh, Madrid and Dusseldorf Weeze
The new routes are the following:
30OCT09 Edinburgh – Lanzarote
31OCT09 Edinburgh – Tenerife
03NOV09 Edinburgh – Barcelona Girona
03NOV09 Edinburgh – Brussels Charleroi
03NOV09 Edinburgh – Gdansk
04NOV09 Dusseldorf Weeze – Agadir
04NOV09 Dusseldorf Weeze – Fez
04NOV09 Edinburgh – Gran Canaria
04NOV09 Edinburgh – Memmingen
04NOV09 Edinburgh – Oslo Torp
04NOV09 Madrid – Fez
04NOV09 Madrid – Marrakesh
04NOV09 Madrid – Tangier
05NOV09 Madrid – Nador
TACA to launch Orlando service
TACA starting 01NOV09 launches 3 weekly San Salvador – Orlando service with Embraer E190.
Schedule as follows:
TA422 SAL1920 – 2305MCO E90 357
TA423 MCO0600 – 0745SAL E90 146
