Lufthansa returns to Iraq: 4 weekly Frankfurt – Erbil from Apr 10
Lufthansa from 25APR10 will launch 4 weekly Frankfurt – Erbil service with Airbus A319 aircraft, marking the resumption of the Star Alliance carrier service to Iraq after 20 years of service suspension.
Schedule as follows:
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DELTA relaunches 3 routes from Los Angeles from Jun 2010
DELTA from 10JUN10 is restoring previously canceled routes out of Los Angeles: Columbus OH, Hartford and Raleigh. Each route operates 1 Daily.
Schedule as follows:
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Baboo Seasonal Larnaca service
Baboo from 03JUL10 is operating SEASONAL 1 weekly Geneva – Larnaca service with Embraer E190. Schedule as follows:
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Transaero to launch 2 weekly Kostanay and Yakutsk service
Transaero is adding additional new routes within Domestic Russia as well as Kazakhstan. From 19MAY10, it is operating 2 weekly Moscow Domodedovo – Kostanay in Kazakhstan with Boeing 737. From 25JUN10, it is starting 2 weekly 767-300 service on Moscow Domodedovo – Yakutsk route.
Schedule as follows:
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TwinJet launch Geneva from April 10
French regional carrier TwinJet from 12APR10 begins 9 weekly Geneva – Milan Malpensa Beechcraft 1900 service. This service is extended to/from Marseille. (Marseille – Milan Malpensa currently up to 3 Daily on weekdays)
Schedule as follows:
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China Eastern starts Nanning – Yangon service
China Eastern Airlines from 28MAR10 is starting 2 weekly Kunming – Nanning – Yangon service with CRJ200. This complements existing Daily Kunming – Yangon CRJ service. Schedule as follows:
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NIKI Summer service to Iceland
Niki from 15JUN10 to 24AUG10 operates Tuesdays service on Vienna – Reykjavik route. Service mainly operates with Airbus A319, but A320 may be operating on some flights.
Schedules below:
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EVA Air Daily to Denpasar in Sep/Oct 10
As per GDS timetable display on 24MAR10, EVA Air is increasing Taipei – Denpasar service from 5 weekly to Daily from 02SEP10 to 30OCT10.
New frequency operates on Day 1 and 4 with A330-200.
Air Astana increase Beijing capacity in Summer 10
As per 24MAR10 GDS timetable display, Air Astana is to increase capacity on Almaty – Beijing service in Summer 2010 season. It is to operate 2 weekly Boeing 767 (Day 27) and 3 weekly 757 (Day 145) on this route.
In Summer 2009, service was mostly operated with 757.
JAL 2010 International Charter Plan
JAL in 2010 is planning to operate 460 charter services (one-way), down from 800 in 2009. Initial planned destinations/countries are:
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germanwings to start 5 new Cologne routes
germanwings is adding 5 new routes out of Cologne in Summer 2010: Copenhagen, Friedrichshafen, Madrid and Thira (Santorini), as well as Tel Aviv.
Schedules below:
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Zest Air expands Domestic Philippine service
Filipino carrier Zest Air on 16MAR10 launched Manila – Legaspi and Cebu – Davao service. Both flights operates with Airbus A320. Also, Manila – Tagbilaran service increased from 7 to 10 weekly from the same date.
Schedule as follows:
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PAL Express launch Masbate service
PAL Express has launched 4 weekly Manila – Masbate service with Dash8-300 since 19MAR10. Schedule as follows:
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Korean Air keeps Tashkent/Cairo tag-on service in W10
As per 24MAR10 GDS timetable display, Korean Air has reversed its initial plan to de-link Tashkent and Cairo service in Winter 2010/11 season.
The airline continues to operate Seoul – Tashkent – Cairo 3 weekly service.
bmi takesover Lufthansa Berlin – Heathrow service
bmi from 28MAR10 is taking over Lufthansa’s London Heathrow – Berlin Tegel service. Previously bmi was to operate 1 Daily and Lufthansa operates 3.
Schedule as follows:
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American Airlines to codeshare on JAL Kona service
American Airlines from 28MAR10 will place its “AA” code on JAL subsidiary JALWays’ service on Tokyo Narita – Kona – Honolulu – Tokyo Narita service.
Codeshare flight number as follows:





