Stop Press – 25MAR11
The following are miscellaneous airline route updates as well as notable GDS availability/inventory updates as of 25MAR11.
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Air Tahiti Nui Tokyo Operation Changes 25MAR11/27MAR11
Air Tahiti Nui is adjusting Papeete – Tokyo Narita operation.
Papeete departure on 25MAR11 remains canceled. On Sunday 27MAR11, service operates as Papeete – Guam – Tokyo Narita routing.
Schedule:
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LOT Polish Airlines to launch Donetsk from Jun 2011; Lwow aircraft changes
LOT Polish Airlines from 03JUN11 launches 3 weekly Warsaw – Donetsk service on board ERJ170/175 aircraft. Also, due to airport upgrade project at Lwow, smaller aircraft will be operating.
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Finnair to launch Helsinki – Pisa seasonal service May – Aug 2011
Finnair from 13MAY11 to 13AUG11 is launching Helsinki – Pisa service, which Airbus A319/320 operates the flight twice weekly.
Schedule as follows:
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EGYPTAIR S11 changes to Bangkok and Paris as of 25MAR11
EGYPTAIR continues its Summer 2011 International service adjustment.
Latest update as of 25MAR11, affected destinations are Bangkok and Paris. Details as follows:
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China Eastern/DELTA Applies Codeshare service
China Eastern and DELTA has filed codeshare application with the US Department of Transportation. Both parties hopes to begin codeshare service as early as 27MAR11 on China Eastern Trans-Pacific flight and 04APR11 for all service between US and China (nonstop) and within the two countries, as well as between US and Canada.
Planned China Eastern/DELTA codeshare routes and flight numbers below:
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Continental to launch San Francisco – Guadalajara from Jun 2011
Continental Airlines from 09JUN11 launches 2nd US West Coast route – Guadalajara route. Boeing 737-800 aircraft to operate San Francisco – Guadalajara on daily basis.
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Hong Kong Airlines boosts Singapore service from mid-Apr 2011
Hong Kong Airlines starting 21APR11 is increasing Hong Kong – Singapore service from 7 to 11 weekly flights. New flight departs Hong Kong in night hours and Singapore in the morning hours.
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Air New Zealand/Virgin Atlantic to start Codeshare service
Air New Zealand from 27MAR11 begins codeshare service with Virgin Atlantic. First phase of codeshare service, which received regulatory approval, covers Sydney – Hong Kong service. Additional codeshare service will be introduced at later date.
Codeshare flight numbers:
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Transasia Airways/Xiamen Airlines begins codeshare service
Taiwan’s Transasia Airways effective immediately begins codeshare on Xiamen Airlines’ selected routes between Taiwan and China.
Planned codeshare routes and flight numbers as follows:
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MASWings Changes to Mulu service
Starting 27MAR11, MASWings’ 3 of 7 weekly Kota Kinabalu – Miri – Mulu will operate as Nonstop Kota Kinabalu – Mulu flight. Miri – Mulu flight will have replacement flight to maintain Double Daily service.
Service operates with ATR72 aircraft. Schedule:
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Air Macau launches 2nd Daily Macau – Shanghai Hongqiao service
Air Macau this week begins 2nd Daily Macau – Shanghai Hongqiao service, just after 3 months it begin the service. Operational frequencies to Shanghai Pu Dong remains unchanged at 2 Daily, meaning the carrier will offer 4 Daily flights to Shanghai.
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UT Air to add Mineralnye Vody – St. Petersburg & Ufa service
UT Air from 27MAR11 begins Daily St. Petersburg – Mineralnye Vody service on board Tupolev Tu134 aircraft. Also, the airline is adding seasonal Ufa – Mineralnye Vody route from 30MAY11 to 08SEP11. Operational aircraft is also Tupolev Tu134.
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Blue1 to launch Copenhagen – Tampere in W11
Blue1 in Winter 2011/12 season is launch Copenhagen – Tampere service, operated by Golden Air’s ATR72 turboprop aircraft. Service operates 11 weekly (2 flights a day on weekdays), starting 30OCT11.
Schedule:
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AVIANCA Apr/May 2011 International Service Reductions
AVIANCA in April and May 2011 is temporary reducing selected service on International routes.
Affected routes and effective period below, as per 25MAR11 GDS timetable display:
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Bearskin Airlines to launch Kitchener – Montreal & Ottawa – Montreal service
Canadian regional carrier Bearskin Airlines from 01MAY11 is introducing Kitchener/Waterloo – Montreal service, operates up to 16 weekly, plus 10 weekly service via Ottawa. Operating aircraft is 19-seater Fairchild Metroliner.
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