DELTA-nwa codeshare to Amman

DELTA’s New York JFK – Amman route is now carrying subsidiary nwa’s “NW” code.

Codeshare list is the following:

Route NW Codeshare DL Operating
New York JFK – Amman NW9098 DL032
Amman – New York JFK NW9290 DL033

DELTA codeshare on KLM Calgary service

DELTA subsidiary nwa placed its “NW” code on KLM’s Amsterdam – Calgary service.

Codeshare list is the following:

Route NW Codeshare KL Operating
Amsterdam – Calgary NW8677 KL677
Calgary – Amsterdam NW8678 KL678

Tunis Air A300 to Jeddah in Nov/Dec 09

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, Tunis Air is operating airbus A300 aircraft on Tunis – Jeddah service from 26OCT09 to 30DEC09 for the Winter 09/10 season. Service changes to A320 from 01JAN10.

Royal Air Maroc changes to Egypt / Saudi Arabia from Dec 09

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, Royal Air Maroc from 28DEC09 is revising its service to Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

2 of 4 weekly Casablanca – Jeddah service from 28DEC09 is extending to Riyadh. 1-stop service 737-800 via Cairo to Riyadh will be terminated at Cairo.

Service to Cairo, will remain Daily with unified flight schedule

Schedules as follows:


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Emirates Hajj flights in Nov/Dec 09

As usual, Emirates is operating Hajj flights to Jeddah in November and December.

The extra flights are the following: Read more of this post

Air India 747 to Tokyo in Sep 09

Air India on 18SEP09 and 22SEP09 is operating Boeing 747-400 instead of Airbus A330-200 on the Delhi – Tokyo route.

Garuda Indonesia 747 to Tokyo in Sep 09

Garuda Indonesia from 19SEP09 to 27SEP09 is operating Boeing 747-400 on the Denpasar – Tokyo route, replacing Airbus A330-300.

Continental extra Guam – Tokyo flight in Sep 09

Continental is operating additional service on the Guam – Tokyo route from 19SEP09 to 24SEP09.

Extra flights are the following:
CO987 GUM0600 – 0845NRT 738 19SEP09
CO906 GUM1650 – 1935NRT 738 23SEP09
CO987 GUM1720 – 2005NRT 738 22SEP09
CO906 GUM1720 – 2005NRT 738 19SEP09 – 20SEP09
CO987 GUM1725 – 2010NRT 738 24SEP09

CO986 NRT0940 – 1415GUM 738 19SEP09
CO907 NRT2030 – 0105+1GUM 738 23SEP09
CO907 NRT2055 – 0130+1GUM 738 19SEP09 – 20SEP09
CO944 NRT2100 – 0135+1GUM 738 23SEP09
CO986 NRT2100 – 0135+1GUM 738 22SEP09
CO986 NRT2105 – 0140+1GUM 738 24SEP09

DELTA extra Honolulu – Tokyo service in Sep 09

DELTA is operating extra Honolulu – Tokyo service from 18SEP09 and 23SEP09 by subsidiary nwa.

Schedule as follows:
NW003 HNL1000 – 1300+1NRT 744 x147
NW014 NRT1940 – 0750HNL 744 x147

Korean Air extra Tokyo service in Sep 09

Korean Air between 19SEP09 and 23SEP09 operates extra Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita service

The following is the schedule:
KE8703 ICN1805 – 2020NRT 744 23
KE8704 NRT0905 – 1130ICN 744 347

Cathay Pacific 747 to Taipei/Tokyo in Sep 09

Cathay Pacific between 16SEP09 and 23SEP09 is operating Boeing 747-400 service to Taipei and Tokyo

747-400 operates:
CX450 Hong Kong – Taipei – Tokyo
CX505 Tokyo – Hong Kong

CX508 Hong Kong – Tokyo 18SEP09
CX501 Tokyo – Hong Kong 19SEP09

Ukraine Int’l adds 3rd weekly to Dubai in W09/10

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, Ukraine International Airlines is adding 3rd weekly service on the Kiev – Dubai service.

3rd weekly flight, Day 7, begins from 20DEC09.

Cathay Pacific A330 to Mumbai/Dubai in Nov 09

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, Cathay Pacific is operating Airbus A330-300 aircraft on its Daily Hong Kong – Mumbai – Dubai service from 25OCT09 to 26NOV09.

Service returns to A340 from 27NOV09. Originally the route was to be operated by Boeing 747-400 once again

AIRFRANCE 777-300ER to Mexico City in W09/10

As p er GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, AIRFRANCE once again is operating Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on some of its Paris CDG – Mexico City route.

AF438/439 operates with 777-300ER on Day 16, 772 on Day x16. AF434/435 operates 3 weekly (Day 357) with 777-200ER

AeroSur Miami schedule changes from Dec 09

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, AEroSur Bolivia has temporary reduced Santa Cruz – Miami route from 4 to 3 weekly. Day 7 service is cancelled, but will be resumed from 01DEC09.

Upon resumption, Day 7 is to be operating under different schedule:
5L557 VVI1100 – 1630MIA 767 7
5L557 VVI2330 – 0530+1MIA 767 135

5L558 MIA2200 – 0515+1VVI 767 246
5L558 MIA2300 – 0515+1VVI 767 7

Conviasa to start Madrid from Sep 09

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, CONVIASA is launching 3 weekly Caracas – Madrid service with Airbus A340, starting 07SEP09.

Tickets are bookable via GDS, but apparently not advertised on its website. Schedule as follows:
V03010 CCS1745 – 0845+1MAD 340 135
V03011 MAD1045 – 1400CCS 340 246

Santa Barbara combines Funchal & Tenerife op in Oct/Nov 09

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, Santa Barbara Airlines is combining operation to Funchal and Tenerife del Norte from 01OCT09 to 30NOV09. Service to Funchal as a result increases from 1 to 2 weekly.


S31336 CCS1900 – 0800+1FNC0900+1 – 1015+1TFN1215+1 – 1345+1CCS 767 7
S31334 CCS1915 – 0745+1TFN0845+1 – 1000+1FNC1200+1 – 1400+1CCS 767 4

Aerosvit Beijing changes in W09/10

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, Aerosvit is temporary reducing Kiev – Beijing service from 3 to 2 weekly between 25OCT09 and 18DEC09.

In Winter 09/10 season, Day 3/4 will be re-scheduled to night-hour departure from Kiev

Schedule as follows:
VV181 KBP1355 – 0430+1PEK 763 16
VV181 KBP2055 – 1130+1PEK 763 3

VV182 PEK0630 – 0945KBP 763 27
VV182 PEK1330 – 1700KBP 763 4

VV181/182 Day 1/2 service effective 19DEC09

Aerosvit increase Bangkok in W09/10

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, Aerosvit is increasing Kiev – Bangkok service from 3 weekly to 5 from 19DEC09

There will also be schedule changes to the flight operation. Schedule as follows:
VV171 KBP1400 – 0430+1BKK 763 35
VV1171 KBP2030 – 1055+1BKK 763 1

VV172 BKK0600 – 1135KBP 763 46
VV1172 BKK1255 – 1835KBP 763 2

VV1171 from 19DEC09 operates on Day 146
VV1172 from 20DEC09 operates on Day 257

Ethiopian still 2 Daily to Dubai per Sabre

Despite Amadeus timetable display is showing Ethiopian Airlines reducing Addis Ababa – Dubai to 1 Daily from 01JAN10, but SABRE timetable and availability display, are still showing 2 Daily beyond the same date.

AIRFRANCE / China Eastern expands codesharing

AIRFRANCE and China Eastern since 15JUN09 has expanded their codeshare deal which covers domestic service in China and France.

Codeshare routes and list as follows:

Route AF Codeshare MU Operating
Wuhan – Beijing AF4981 MU2451
Shanghai Pu Dong – Wenzhou AF4982 MU5585
Wenzhou – Shanghai Pu Dong AF4983 MU5586
Shanghai Pu Dong – Wuhan AF4980 MU2518

Route MU Codeshare AF Operating
Paris CDG – Lyon MU8621 AF7652
Lyon – Paris CDG MU8622 AF7641
Paris CDG – Nice MU8623 AF7702
Nice – Paris DCG MU8624 AF7711

AIRFRANCE / China Southern expands codeshare deal

AIRFRANCE on 17AUG09 launched expanded codeshare deal with China Southern. The expanded deal sees 3 new codeshare routes each beyond Guangzhou and Paris CDG.

Codeshare route as follows:

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DELTA 757-200ER Trans-Atlantic to SF and LA

DELTA has announced it will be introducing BusinessElite service on its New York JFK – Los Angeles and New York JFK – San Francisco route from September 2009. (Latter route still sees 737-800 operating in Sep/Oct but will change to 757 from 25OCT09)

This means all service will be operated by Boeing 757-200ER Trans-Atlantic (75E), instead of 757-200 Domestic (757). With the introduction of BusinessElite, it’ll only offer 16 seats instead of 24-26 First Class seats.

Kenya increase Paris service and re-scheduling

As per GDS timetable display on 26AUG09, Kenya Airways is to increase service on the Nairobi – Paris CDG route from 4 to 5 weekly from 25OCT09.

In addition, 2 of the 5 weekly service is departing Nairobi during daytime hours.

Schedules as follows:
KQ114 NBO1000 – 1650CDG 772 15
KQ112 NBO2255 – 0545+1CDG 763 246

KQ113 CDG1050 – 2120NBO 767 357
KQ115 CDG1930 – 0600+1NBO 767 15

Note that there are discrepancies on aircraft listing for KQ114/115 at the moment