ANA launch Female-only Washroom on Intl Aircraft
ANA today (23FEB10) announced the launch of Female-only Washroom on International operating aircraft. This service is the first in Japan, and believed to be among the first for any carrier in the world.
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Kingfisher Airlines to join oneWorld Alliance
Edit: This news was first announced on American Airlines’ website, but it has removed this news around 2200PDT
oneWorld Alliance has announced Kingfisher Airlines will be joining the alliance as the 13th member with the signing of MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) on 23FEB10.
Kingfisher Airlines is to bring 58 cities to oneWorld network, all of them in India, which expands the alliance’s coverage to 800 destinations in nearly 150 countries, offering 9000 flights a day with 2350 aircraft.
Branson Air Express to launch operation
Branson Air Express, a new regional carrier operated by ExpressJet Airlines and aircraft, is to launch operation around 17MAY10. Initial 5 routes, according to Branson Travel Blog, are:
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SAS to operate Tokyo – Evenes service in Mar 10
In conjunction with Japanese tour operator, SAS on 06MAR10 and 13MAR10 is operating Tokyo – Harstad-Narvik Evenes in Norway with Airbus A340-300. Schedule as follows:
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brussels airlines adds 4 new African cities Jul 10
brussels airlines from July 2010 will be expanding service to Africa. It’ll be launching new service to Accra (eff 05JUL10), Cotonou (eff 06JUL10), Lome (eff 05 JUL10) and Ouagadougou (eff 08JUL10). These cities were previously served until 2001 when predecessor Sabena collapsed.
With these new destinations being added, there will be changes operation changes to Abidjan and Monrovia
Schedule and routing details as follows:
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CSA Czech launch Astana from Jun 10
CSA Czech Airlines from 01JUN10 launches 2 weekly Prague – Astana service on board Airbus A319. Astana is the airline’s 2nd destination in Kazakhstan. Service to Almaty is 2 weekly nonstop both ways from 28MAR10 then increase to 3 from 14JUN10.
Astana schedule as follows:
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Shenzhen Airlines launch Tokyo from Apr 10
Shenzhen Airlines from 06APR10 launches 3 weekly Fuzhou – Tokyo Narita NONSTOP service. It currently operates 4 weekly service on the Fuzhou – Osaka Kansai service, in cooperation with ANA.
Tokyo Narita is served with Airbus A320, schedule as follows:
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China Eastern launch Dubai
China Eastern Airlines today (22FEB10) launches 2 weekly Kunming – Dhaka – Dubai service with Boeing 767-300ER. On 22FEB10 and 24FEB10, it is operating the flight nonstop then switches to 1-stop service. From 27FEB10 to 27MAR10, Dhaka service increase to 9 weekly.
Schedule as follows:
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Korean Air/Air Macau begins codesharing
Korean Air from 25FEB10 begins codesharing on Air Macau’s Macau – Seoul service. Codeshare flight number as follows:
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Garuda Indonesia launch Ternate service
Garuda Indonesia from 06APR10 resumes service to Ternate. The flight is an extension on existing Jakarta – Manado service. The daily flight operates with Boeing 737-300.
Schedule as follows:
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Spanair launch 9 new routes in S10
Spanair in Summer 2010 season is adding 9 NEW routes, with service to Belgrade, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Marrakech, Marseille, Nador, Tangier, Tel Aviv, Venice and Zagreb.
Schedules and routes as follows:
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AEROFLOT A330-300 to Tokyo Apr/May 10
As per 22FEB10 GDS timetable display, AEROFLOT plans to operate Airbus A330-300 instead of -200 on Moscow Sheremetyevo – Tokyo Narita service on 28APR10, 30APR10, 04MAY10 and 07MAY10.
Singapore Airlines S10 Operation overview
Singapore Airlines’ 2010 Summer operation overview is the following, as per 22FEB10 GDS timetable display:
Aerogal 757 to NY in March 10
Aerogal (Aerolineas Galapagos) on 01MAR10, 15MAR10 and 29MAR10 is to operate Boeing 757 aircraft instead of 767 on Quito – Guayaquil – New York JFK service, as per 22FEB10 GDS timetable display
AVIANCA NS10 Int’l Operation
AVIANCA’s planned 2010 Northern Summer International operation as follows, as per 22FEB10 GDS timetable display. Note the unit of the frequency is weekly, round-trip basis.
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UNITED postpone Accra launch till late-Jun 10
As per 22FEB10 GDS timetable display, UNITED has postponed planned Washington Dulles – Accra launch till 20JUN10. Service originally scheduled to begin from 02MAY10. Also, it is still awaiting for approval to serve Lagos. As a result, only Washington Dulles – Accra sector is now accepting reservation.
Schedule as follows:
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Kuwait Airways S10 Highlights
As per 22FEB10 GDS timetable display, selected highlights of Kuwait Airways’ 2010 Summer operation as follows:
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Emirates 2010/11 Operation Plan – Update 6
As per 22FEB10 GDS timetable display, Emirates latest changes for 2010/11 planned operation involves in service to Athens, Seychelles and Tripoli.
Changes as follows:
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QATAR Airways launch Barcelona Jun 10
QATAR Airways from 07JUN10 launches Daily Doha – Barcelona service with Airbus A319. Schedule as follows:
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Air Canada Increase Toronto – Victoria to 3 Daily S10
Air Canada from 20JUN10 to 07SEP10 is to increase Toronto – Victoria service from 1 to 3 Daily. The seasonal increase in Summer 2009 was to 2 Daily only.
Schedule as follows:
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