Stop Press – 22JUL11

The following is the list of miscellaneous route updates as of 22JUL11:

ROUTE
Air China has on 19JUL11 launched Chengdu – Korla 3 weekly service with Airbus A319 aircraft

CA4159 CTU0820 – 1155KRL 319 247
CA4160 KRL1245 – 1555CTU 319 247

Airzena Georgian Airways starting today (22JUL11) till 23SEP11 is offering 1 weekly Batumi – Donetesk service on board CRJ200 aircraft

A9663 BUS1110 – 1135DOK CRJ 5
A9664 DOK1310 – 1540BUS CRJ 5

Beijing Capital Airlines on 21JUL11 launched Xi’An – Dunhuang – Urumqi service with Airbus A319 aircraft (JD5569/5570), operating on Day 246. It has also launched 4 weekly (Day x357) Urumqi – Kashi route on the same day, with Airbus A319 (JD5635/5636)

China Eastern from 25JUL11 begins Daily Beihai – Guilin service (MU5885/5886) on board CRJ200 aircraft

China Southern from 02AUG11 begins 2 weekly Dayong/Zhangjiajie – Hefei service on board Airbus A319 aircraft (CZ6158/6157)

Cimber Sterling will be cancelling Copenhagen – Belgrade service from 29AUG11. This route currently operates thrice weekly with CRJ200 or Boeing 737-700

Continental during the month of September 2011 is operating 3 round-trip Guam – Sendai service with Boeing 737-700 aircraft on temporary basis. Service operates from Sendai on 15SEP11/18SEP11/22SEP11, and from Guam on 18SEP11/22SEP11/25SEP11

CO182 SDJ1145 – 1630GUM 73G
CO181 GUM0750 – 1055SDJ 73G

EGYPTAIR has postponed the launch of 2 weekly Cairo – Port Said service till 31JUL11. This route was due to launch on 17JUL11 with Embraer E170 aircraft. It has already received local traffic rights on Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur sector, due to start from 02AUG11. MS is resuming service to the Malaysian capital with first flight departs on 01AUG11

Freedom Airlines Express from 01AUG11 begins Nairobi Wilson – Wajir twice weekly service

Germania is offering 1 weekly Bremen – Agadir service from 06NOV11

Mexico’s InterJet from 16AUG11 launches 3 weekly service each on Guadalajara – Hermosillo and Monterrey – Culiacan route. Daily Mexico City – Havana service will begin from 11AUG11

Jet Airways from 30OCT11 begins Daily Thiruvananthapuram – Sharjah service, its 2nd route to Sharjah, and overall 3rd International service from TRV

9W570 TRV1015 – 1240SHJ 73H D
9W569 SHJ1340 – 1900TRV 73H D

Korean Air has temporary suspended Cheongju – Hong Kong and Cheongju – Osaka Kansai service. These are currently scheduled to resume from 30OCT11

LOT Polish Airlines will cancel 5 weekly Warsaw – Belgrade service starting 29OCT11. This route is currently operated by Embraer E170 aircraft

Okay Airways on 20JUL11 launched 3 weekly Tianjin – Weihai service

Sichuan Airlines from 01AUG11 is adding 2nd Daily Mianyang – Jiuzhaigou service with A319

THAI during the month of July 2011 is adding 1 extra weekly flight on Bangkok – Karachi (total 5 weekly), Bangkok – Islamabad (total 4 weekly) and Bangkok – Lahore (total 6 weekly). However, Karachi service from 01AUG11 to 29OCT11 will reduce to 3 weekly, while Lahore reduce to 4 weekly from 06AUG11 to 01SEP11

Tianjin Airlines on 21JUL11 launched 3 weekly Tianjin – Xi’An – Jiayuguan service

Aircraft Changes
Air China’s Boeing 777-300ER inaugural service is now scheduled on 25JUL11, Beijing – Guangzhou CA1315/1316 service

Gulf Air has started 4 weekly Bahrain – Nairobi service since 01JUL11, however, this route is operated by Airbus A319 instead of previously planned A320 aircraft

TAAG Angola has received 2nd Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which has entered service on bi-weekly Luanda – Havana service, replace Boeing 777-200ER. Also, Luanda – Johannesburg 5 weekly service has changed to all-Boeing 777-200ER operation

GDS Inventory Update
At time this post goes to press, AEROFLOT has closed reservation for Moscow Sheremetyevo – Colombo and Moscow Sheremetyevo – Ho Chi Minh route. Both are due to resume from the week of 30OCT11, 2 weekly each. For Both of these routes, on selected days only up to 2 seats in Business, 4 in Economy Class is bookable, while the rest of inventory is closed

Air China has removed planned Boeing 777-300ER service on Beijing – London Heathrow route, due to start 01JAN12. Also, it plans to start 2 weekly Wuhan – Tokyo Narita service from 27AUG11, but reservation is not open

Air India currently plans to increase Delhi – Tokyo Narita service from 4 weekly to Daily. Boeing 777-200LR aircraft operate this route. However, reservation for Day 147 from DEL, Day 125 from NRT is currently not open for reservation. Flight increase originally scheduled from July 2011, but postponed

Others
UK’s Air Southwest will cease operation on 30SEP11

Continental from 30OCT11 is changing operational flight number on Newark – Tokyo Narita, CO079/078 will replace existing CO009/008. Tokyo Narita – Hong Kong – Ho Chi Minh service will also be using CO079/078 flight number instead of CO009/008 when it begins from 30OCT11