KLM resumes Denpasar from Dec 09

KLM from 06DEC09 will resume service to Denpasar, after over 14 years of suspension. The 3 weekly service operates via Singapore with Boeing 777-300ER.

With the extension, there will be slight time changes to Singapore.

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airBaltic to Lappeenranta from Nov 09

airBaltic from 12NOV09 is launching service to Riga – Tallinn – Lappeenranta with Boeing 737-500.

Riga – Tallinn – Lappeenranta
BT1363 RIX1925 – 2020TLL2050 – 2140LPP 735 x135
BT1366 LPP0730 – 0820TLL0850 – 0945RIX 735 x246

South African West Africa/Angola changes

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, South African Airways is adjusting service to West Africa and Angola.

*From 30SEP09 to 24OCT09, Johannesburg – Libreville – Abidjan route extends to Dakar
*From 25OCT09, service to Abidjan is CANCELLED
*From 25OCT09, service to Libreville increase from 2 to 4 weekly. Flight will now extend to Douala, replacing nonstop flight to latter. Extension to Abidjan is CANCELLED
*From 25OCT09, Douala increase from 3 to 4 weekly, but operates via Libreville instead of nonstop.
*The Johannesburg – Luanda service has increased from 6 weekly to Daily, with new flight operates on Wednesday

Schedule as follows: Read more of this post

Kenya to start Bangui service

Kenya Airways from 22OCT09 is starting service to Bangui. The 2 weekly service operates in conjunction with Douala, which sees frequency increase from 9 to 11 weekly at the same time.

Schedule as follows:
KQ576 NBO1930 – 2145DLA2235 – 0020+1BGF0110+1 – 0620+1NBO 73G 24

ANA Cargo Okinawa cargo hub launching 26OCT09

ANA Cargo and Overseas Courier Service starting 26OCT09 will launch its hub in Okinawa.

From Japan, it’ll operate service from Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda and Osaka Kansai through OKINAWA, to 5 cities in Asia: Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Bangkok.

All flights operates with Boeing 767-300F, except Seoul is operated by ANA & JP Express. Initially service to Bangkok operates via Taipei. All service operates Daily except Sunday, during red eye hours. Departure bank from all destinations (Okinawa excluded) is between 2200 and 2400, and arrival bank to all destinations is between 0500 and 0700.

ASIANA reduce Shanghai service in Oct 09

From 11OCT09 to 24OCT09, ASIANA is temporary reducing Seoul Incheon – Shanghai Pu Dong service from 4 to 3 Daily.

OZ361/362 operates on Day x136 and OZ363/364 operates on Day 136 during this period.

Korean Air adds 4th weekly Istanbul flight

Korean Air from 27OCT09 to 22DEC09 is to operate 4 weekly Seoul – Istanbul service. New frequency is Day 1 (in addition to Day 357)

JAL Express on Osaka – Seoul Gimpo

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, JAL Express will be operating 2nd Daily Osaka Kansai – Seoul Gimpo service. The flight number which JAL Express will operate is JL8964/8965

The 2nd Daily flight begins from 25OCT09, replacing Seoul Incheon service, as previously reported.

JAL Daily Haneda – HK in Feb 10

JAL from 04FEB10 to 21FEB10 is operating Daily Tokyo Haneda – Hong Kong service, and operating 5 weekly (Day x36 from HND) from 22FEB10 to 28FEB10.

Service currently operates 3 weekly.

THAI A330 to Colombo and Fukuoka

THAI in Winter 2009/10 season is to operate Airbus A330-300 aircraft on Bangkok – Colombo and Bangkok – Fukuoka route.

A330 operates Day 5 service to Colombo (Day 237 remains with A300), and replace A300 on Fukuoka route.

Garuda reduction to Korea

Garuda Indonesia from 06OCT09 to 10JAN10 is reducing Denpasar – Seoul service from 4 to 3 weekly

Garuda A330 rotation to Japan in Winter 09

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, Garuda Indonesia is operating both Airbus A330-200 and -300 aircraft on flights to Japan.

Operating periods are: Read more of this post

SriLankan adds 3rd weekly to Karachi

SriLankan Airlines from 01NOV09 is adding 3rd weekly Colombo – Karachi service. New frequency operates on Fridays.

Schedule as follows:
UL183 CMB1100 – 1415KHI 320 5
UL183 CMB1430 – 1750KHI 320 37

UL184 KHI1505 – 1900CMB 320 5
UL184 KHI1850 – 2250CMB 320 37

China Eastern cancel Qingdao – Taipei

China Eastern from 25OCT09 is cancelling Qingdao – Taipei route. Service currently operates 2 weekly.

Continental extra Saturday Vancouver service

Continental from 13FEB10 is to operate extra Saturday service on Houston – Vancouver service.

Schedule as follows:
CO261 IAH0910 – 1209YVR 73G 6
CO262 YVR1300 – 1926IAH 73G 6

UNITED to start Denver – Louisville Dec 09

UNITED from 17DEC09 launches 1 Daily Denver – Louisville with SkyWest CRJ200 as UNITED Express.

Schedule as follows:
UA6604 DEN1040 – 1515SDF CRJ D
UA6599 SDF1620 – 1714DEN CRJ D

SWISS ends Basel – Belgrade

SWISS from 12OCT09 cancels Basel – Belgrade service. It currently operates 2 weekly flights.

baboo / TAROM codesharing

baboo launched codeshare operation with TAROM, covers Zurich – Bucharest route.

Routing F7 Codeshare RO Operating
Zurich – Bucharest F71612 RO352
Bucharest – Zurich F71611 RO351

airTransat to start Quebec City – Marseille and Bordeaux

airTransat announced it’ll be offering new European service out of Quebec City in Summer 2010.

It will offer 1 weekly service to Marseille from 23JUN10 to 13OCT10, and Bordeaux on 22JUN10 as well as 07SEP10 to 12OCT10

Schedules for Quebec City – Marseille route:
TS474 YQB2100 – 1000+1MRS 310 3
TS475 MRS1145 – 1345YQB 310 4

DELTA applies additional KLM codesharing

DELTA issued an notice to the DoT that it intends to display its “DL” code on following KLM routes within 30 days:

• Amsterdam – Almaty
• Amsterdam – Cairo
• Amsterdam – Cape Town
• Amsterdam – Johannesburg
• Amsterdam – Khartoum – Addis Ababa
• Amsterdam – Kiev
• Amsterdam – Moscow
• Amsterdam – St. Petersburg
• Amsterdam – Tel Aviv

Docket number DOT-OST-2004-19214-0237

DELTA plans Jun 10 resumption on Atlanta – Moscow

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, DELTA is to resume seasonal Atlanta – Moscow service from 13JUN10.

DELTA 767 on NY – LA in Nov 09

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, DELTA is scheduling 4 round trip flights on New York JFK – Los Angeles route with Boeing 767-300ER.

Planned flights and dates as follows, note they are subject to last minute changes:
New York JFK – Los Angeles
DL715 05NOV09
DL079 06NOV09
DL707 14NOV09
DL703 29NOV09

Los Angeles – New York JFK
DL700 06NOV09
DL712 06NOV09
DL078 15NOV09
DL084 29NOV09

US Airways begins ANA codesharing

US Airways this week launches codeshare service on ANA’s Trans-Pacific service.

Codeshare list as follows:

Routing US Codeshare NH Operating
Chicago – Tokyo US5154 NH011
Tokyo – Chicago US5155 NH012
Honolulu – Tokyo US5160 NH1051
Tokyo – Honolulu US5161 NH1052
Los Angeles – Tokyo US5156 NH005
Tokyo – Los Angeles US5157 NH006
New York JFK – Tokyo US5152 NH009
Tokyo – New York JFK US5153 NH010
San Francisco – Tokyo US5158 NH007
Tokyo – San Francisco US5159 NH008
Washington – Tokyo US5150 NH001
Tokyo – Washington US5151 NH002

MAS extra Stockholm/Amsterdam flight in Jan 10

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, Malaysia Airlines is operating 2 flights in January 2010 on Kuala Lumpur – Stockholm – Amsterdam route with Boeing 777.

MH7304 KUL2300 – 0430+1ARN0600+1 – 0810+1AMS 772 06JAN10/08JAN10
MH7305 ARN0600 – 0810AMS1010 – 0535+1KUL 772 07JAN10/09JAN10

EVA Air 747COMBI to San Francisco in Dec 09

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, EVA Air is operating Boeing 747-400COMBI aircraft on Taipei – San Francisco service on 17DEC09 and 31DEC09, on BR028/017. (BR017 departs following day)

SIA 747 / 772 returns to Sydney in Nov 09

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, Singapore airlines is adjusting aircraft operation on 1 of 4 Daily Singapore – Sydney service. The changes goes in effect from 25OCT09 to 28NOV09 on SQ219/220.

747-400 and 777-200ER is to temporary replace 777-300. Changes are:
25OCT09 – 08NOV09 747-400
09NOV09 – 28NOV09 777-200
29NOV09 – 777-300

Singapore Airlines aircraft change to Dubai/Cairo

As per GDS timetable display on 02OCT09, Singapore Airlines is adjusting aircraft operation on the Singapore – Dubai – Cairo service from 04OCT09.

Changes as follows:
04OCT09 – 07NOV09 772 Day 467 773 Day 2
08NOV09 – 29NOV09 773 Day x135
30NOV09 – 772 Day x135