jetStar launch Melbourne – Singapore from DEC 10 and Auckland – Singapore Mar 11
jetStar announced from 16DEC10 it’ll launch Daily Melbourne – Singapore service with Airbus A330-200. Auckland – Singapore service will follow from 17MAR11. QANTAS will codeshare on these flights.
Schedule for Melbourne – Singapore is now in the reservation system as of this post goes to press (1800 GMT-7) is:
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AIRFRANCE Reduce Tokyo frequencies with A380 service entry
AIRFRANCE is cutting frequencies on Paris CDG – Tokyo Narita starting 01SEP10, followed by the introduction of Airbus A380 service. By 04OCT10 when A380 operates Daily service to Tokyo, frequencies reduce from 20 to 14 weekly.
Revised schedule as follows:
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ANA adds THAI codeshare to Johannesburg
ANA’s “NH” code is now appearing on THAI’s Bangkok – Johannesburg service. It already codeshares to Johannesburg with Singapore Airlines via Singapore and South African Airways via Hong Kong.
Codeshare flight numbers below:
Atlant-Soyuz Ilyushin Il86 to Antalya in S10
Atlant-Soyuz in Summer 2010 season operates Moscow Vnukovo – Antalya with Ilyushin Il86, 17 times a week. Schedule till 30SEP10 as follows:
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Blue1 Adds 2nd Daily Zurich flight in W10
Blue1 from 31OCT10 is adding 2nd Daily Helsinki – Zurich service, with a mix of Boeing 717 and Avro RJ85. Schedules below:
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Blue1 Boeing 717 Routes: Update 2
As per 08JUN10 GDS timetable display, Blue1 has loaded additional routes to be operated by the new Boeing 717 aircraft, which will gradually replace the airlines’ MD90 aircraft.
Latest routes to be operated by Boeing 717 and effective date as follows:
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Cathay Pacific/MEXICANA launch codeshare service
Cathay Pacific effective 13JUN10 begins codesharing service with MEXICANA, covering service between Hong Kong and Mexico City as well as Guadalajara. Codeshare routes and flight numbers as follows:
QATAR Airways extends 777 operation to Japan till Aug 2010
This is a follow-up post to yesterday’s post on QATAR Airways 777-300ER operation to Japan.
Per GDS timetable display, QATAR Boeing 777-300ER aircraft is now to operate Doha – Osaka Kansai – Tokyo Narita from 16JUL10 to 31AUG10, except 01AUG10.
UNITED plans Washington – Brussels with Boeing 777 in W10
As per 08JUN10 GDS timetable display, UNITED from 30OCT10 is to operate Boeing 777-200ER aircraft instead of 767-300ER aircraft on Washington Dulles – Brussels service.
Philippine Airlines reduce Taipei service in Jun 2010
Philippine Airlines has temporary decreased service to Taipei to 6 weekly. This is due to the cancellation of 1 weekly Kalibo – Taipei service, which is due to resume from July 2010, which overall frequency restores to Daily once again.
Manila – Taipei operates 6 times a week.
Air Jamaica Summer expansion at New York; Seasonal NY – Barbados
From 01JUL10 to 05SEP10, Air Jamaica’s summer seasonal expansion for New York JFK market as follows, including the return of seasonal Barbados service:
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Austrian to Zaporizhia
Due to runway construction at Dnepropetrovsk, Austrian’s Daily service has been re-routed to Zaporizhia, which is about 66 miles / 106km from Dnepropetrovsk. Free bus service is arranged to transport passengers.
Schedule:
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ANA/LOT Polish expands codesharing
ANA from 01JUL10 will place its “NH” code on LOT Polish Airlines’ Munich – Warsaw service. Codeshare flight numbers below:
Cathay Pacific Cargo to launch round-the-world service
Cathay Pacific Cargo from 09JUL10 launches 2 weekly Round-the-world service. 747-400Freighter operates Hong Kong – Anchorage – Chicago – Amsterdam – Dubai – Hong Kong.
Service departs Hong Kong on Fridays and Sundays, in eastbound direction.
S7 Airlines seasonal Rimini service
S7 Airlines from 19JUN10 launches 1 weekly Moscow Domodedovo – Rimini service with Airbus A319. The flight operates Summer seasonal only.
Schedules below:
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TAP Portugal increase Moscow service
TAP Portugal has increased Lisbon – Moscow Domodedovo service from 5 to 6 weekly, until 18SEP10. Schedule as follows:
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Transasia Airways Hualien – Hangzhou Jun 2010 charter
Transasia Airways on 18JUN10 and 25JUN10 operates Hualien – Hangzhou charter service with Airbus A321. Schedule below:
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AIRFRANCE-KLM Amsterdam – Paris CDG Jul – Sep 10 operation changes
AIRFRANCE and KLM from 01JUL10 to 05SEP10 is adjusting operations on Amsterdam – Paris CDG service. During this period, KLM operates 3 Daily flight instead of 6 Daily. AIRFRANCE operating flight increases from 6 to 9 Daily.
Changes to the flight schedule as follows:
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China Southern launch Jiamusi – Seoul service
China Southern Airlines on 05JUN10 launched weekly Jiamusi – Seoul Incheon service, offering new nonstop route from the Eastern part of Heilongjiang Province.
Schedules below:
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ASIANA AIRLINES launch lie-flat Business Class Seat “OZ Quadra Smartium”
ASIANA AIRLINES has announced the launch of new lie-flat Business Class, dubbed “OZ Quadra Smartium”. The new “OZ Quadra Smartium” lie-flat Business Class seating, which has direct access to aisle in staggered configuration, is currently installed on 1 2-class Boeing 777-200ER. A total of 4 777-200ER is being planned for the new business class seating by 2011.
As per airline’s web page of the new seating, the 777 equipped with the new seating as follows:
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