airline route - 16 new posts

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• TAP Portugal cancels Johannesburg service; Maputo changes from June 2011
• Emirates to launch 3rd Daily Dubai – Frankfurt service from Dec 2011
• airberlin to launch Liberia, Costa Rica service from Nov 2011
• Malaysia Airlines extends Tokyo Narita reductions into mid-June 2011
• AEROFLOT plans Ilyushin 96 instead of Boeing 767 to Sri Lanka in W11 upon Resumption
• Air China Revises Boeing 777-300ER Domestic China service eff Jul 2011
• Singapore Airlines Latest Tokyo Haneda service adjustment as of 26MAY11
• ANA Boeing 787 Service Ready Operational Validation on Japan Routes in July 2011
• Stop Press – 26MAY11
• Lufthansa ends Lufthansa Italia Brand from 30OCT11
• Kyrgyz Airways launches Bishkek – Urumqi service
• Air Europa to launch Madrid – Geneva route in W11
• flydubai expands to Ukraine starting mid-Sep 2011
• SAS to launch Stockholm – Milan Malpensa in W11
• IBERIA to start Luanda, Angola from late-Sep 2011
• WizzAir cancels 3 routes from Cluj starting mid-Jun 2011

TAP Portugal cancels Johannesburg service; Maputo changes from June 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 03:36 AM PDT As per 26MAY11 GDS timetable and inventory display, Star Alliance member TAP Portugal is ending service to Johannesburg, with last departure from Lisbon operates on 30MAY11, Johannesburg on 31MAY11. It currently operates Lisbon – Maputo – Johannesburg – Lisbon service twice weekly. With the cancellation of Johannesburg sector, service to Maputo sees operational day change. Schedules: till 30MAY11 TP279 LIS1805 – 0550+1MPM0720+1 – 0830+1JNB1000+1 – 1945+1LIS 343 14 eff 03JUN11 TP263 LIS1755 – 0530+1MPM 343 35 TP264 MPM0850 – 1900LIS 343 46 From 02NOV11, flight number changes to TP281/282

Emirates to launch 3rd Daily Dubai – Frankfurt service from Dec 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 03:27 AM PDT At time this post goes to press at 0300PDT 26MAY11, Emirates had loaded 3rd Daily for Dubai – Frankfurt service. The flight is to begin from 01DEC11 on board 3-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft. For the moment, reservation for 01DEC11 is not open (open for sale from 02DEC11). Schedules: EK043 DXB0320 – 0735FRA 332 D EK045 DXB0840 – 1245FRA 77W D EK047 DXB1430 – 1830FRA 77W D EK044 FRA1000 – 1915DXB 332 D EK046 FRA1425 – 2330DXB 77W D EK048 FRA2015 – 0525+1DXB 77W D

airberlin to launch Liberia, Costa Rica service from Nov 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 03:22 AM PDT airberlin starting 12NOV11 is launching service to Liberia in Costa Rica. Airbus A330-200 aircraft operates Dusseldorf – Cancun – Liberia – Dusseldorf service every 2 weeks. Schedules: AB7422 DUS0945 – 1405CUN1520 – 1720LIR 332 AB7423 LIR1850 – 2045CUN2230 – 1515+1DUS 332

Malaysia Airlines extends Tokyo Narita reductions into mid-June 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 03:14 AM PDT Malaysia Airlines is further extending service cuts on Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo Narita route into June 2011. Service continues to operate Daily instead of 11 weekly until 16JUN11, MH070/071 is canceled until this date. Schedule: MH070 KUL1100 – 1910NRT 772 x246 17JUN11- MH088 KUL2330 – 0740+1NRT 772 D MH089 NRT1030 – 1645KUL 772 D MH071 NRT1330 – 1945KUL 772 x246 17JUN11-

AEROFLOT plans Ilyushin 96 instead of Boeing 767 to Sri Lanka in W11 upon Resumption Posted: 26 May 2011 02:33 AM PDT As per 26MAY11 GDS timetable and inventory display, AEROFLOT plans to operate Ilyushin Il96 aircraft on 2 weekly Moscow Sheremetyevo – Colombo service, when it resumes operation starting 01NOV11. Previously the Skyteam member planned to operate Boeing 767 aircraft, this now results in minor capacity increase (10-20 per flight per direction). Schedules: SU589 SVO2240 – 0850+1CMB IL9 25 SU590 CMB1020 – 1755SVO IL9 36

Air China Revises Boeing 777-300ER Domestic China service eff Jul 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 02:18 AM PDT As per 26MAY11 GDS timetable display, Air China has revised planned Boeing 777-300ER Domestic China Operation, which now includes Guangzhou and Shanghai Pu Dong. Inaugural flight on Domestic service now scheduled for 15JUL11. Reservation is now open for the following Boeing 777-300ER operating flights within China Details: Beijing – Guangzhou CA1301/1302 15JUL11 – 29OCT11 Beijing – Shanghai Hongqiao CA1831/1832 15JUL11 – 31AUG11

Singapore Airlines Latest Tokyo Haneda service adjustment as of 26MAY11 Posted: 26 May 2011 02:07 AM PDT As per 26MAY11 GDS timetable display, Singapore Airlines continues to adjust Singapore – Tokyo Haneda service for Summer season. Details: SQ634/633 Boeing 777-300 replace Airbus A330-300 postponed until 01AUG11 SQ636/635 Planned service resumption postponed until 01SEP11 (02SEP11 from HND), service to operate with A330-300

ANA Boeing 787 Service Ready Operational Validation on Japan Routes in July 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 01:59 AM PDT ANA today (26MAY11) and Boeing has announced that Boeing 787 will be flying on Japan Domestic Routes for 5 days in July 2011 for certification in Japan. The full name of the certification is “Service Ready Operational Validation”. Such procedure is to ensure smooth operation for the Dreamliner when it enters commercial service late-Summer 2011, when ANA is to receive the first 787 around August or September. Airports and dates for the validation flight as follows: Dates 04JUL11 – 08JUL11 Airport Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami, Osaka Kansai, Okayama, Hiroshima

Stop Press – 26MAY11 Posted: 26 May 2011 12:35 AM PDT The following is the miscellaneous route updates and other related information as of 26MAY11 Notice As an early reminder, in observance of US Memorial Day Holiday, posting is not available on Monday 30MAY11. Also, due to other issue, Tuesday 31MAY11 posting is also not available. However, new updates will be posted pending on its significance. Routes Air China on 21MAY11 resumed 3 weekly Beijing – Dunhuang CA1287/1288 service. Boeing 737-800 aircraft operating. Beijing Capital Airlines from 29MAY11 is increasing Guangzhou – Sanya route from 4 weekly to Daily. Flight number is JD5168/5167 China Eastern from 01JUN11 launches Wuxi – Changsha – Guiyang MU2955/2956 service with Airbus A320 aircraft. From 10JUN11 it’ll be adding Kunming – Diqing – Lhasa route on board Boeing 737-700 aircraft (MU5933/5934) China Express today (26MAY11) launches 3 weekly Chongqing – Weifang – Dalian route. Flight G52641/2642 operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. EGYPTAIR from 20JUN11 is launching Cairo – Abha service, becoming its 5th destination in Saudi Arabia. Boeing 737-500 aircraft operates 3 times a week MS630 CAI0825 – 1320AHB 735 135 MS631 AHB1330 – 1535CAI 735 135 Indonesia’s KAL Star Aviation has launched Pontianak – Kuching route with Boeing 737 aircraft. China’s CAAC has approved Mega Global Air to operate Boeing 767-300 aircraft on Male – Beijing and Male – Shanghai Pu Dong service. The carrier is able to operate up to 7 weekly flights. It currently offers charter service between Gan Island and Hong Kong. Belize’s Tropic Air is introducing weekdays service on Belize City – Flores – Guatemala City route. Bangladeshi-carrier United Airways is to start 2 weekly Dhaka – Bangkok service with ATR72 aircraft from 09JUN11. WizzAir on 31MAY11 operates last Vilnius – Stockholm Skavsta service Flight Number Changes Cimber Sterling starting 30OCT11 is changing its operational flight numbers. All 4-digit flight numbers will be moved to 3-digit flight. Such changes is already in effect. TAP Portugal starting 30OCT11 moves flight number range from TP700 – 799 to TP1000 – 1099 for service to Spain. UNITED continues to re-align operational flight numbers as part of on-going integration with Continental. Another wave of flight number realignment is expected to take place from 01JUL11. Mahan Air and Vietnam Airlines are also changing their operational flight numbers on International route starting 30OCT11. China Airlines and China Eastern has launched codeshare service on Taipei Taoyuan – Wuhan service, where both carriers operating 2 weekly flights each Taipei Taoyuan > Wuhan MU2088 / CI8011 & CI541 / MU8915 Wuhan > Taipei Taoyuan MU2087 / CI8012 & CI542 / MU8916 Others The low-cost joint venture between Star Alliance member ANA and Hong Kong-based First Eastern Aviation Holdings Limited on Tuesday (24MAY11) announced the name for its planned low-cost carrier as “Peach“. Official name is “Peach Aviation”, which replaces tentative title “A&F Aviation”. Citing for undisclosed source, JAL is targeting Boeing 787 operation to Singapore for Winter 2011/12 season, although no specific dates/schedules is mentioned. It appears that Singapore is on the list of JAL’s first-wave (destinations) of Boeing 787 International Operation, replacing Boeing 767. Along with Singapore, other destinations in China, Korea and South East Asia will eventually see the Dreamliner operating. Note this is pending on planned aircraft delivery date (yet to be firmed up) and aircraft operation assignment.

Lufthansa ends Lufthansa Italia Brand from 30OCT11 Posted: 26 May 2011 12:27 AM PDT Lufthansa this week has announced the end of its Lufthansa Italia brand, which last flight operates on 29OCT11. As a result, all Lufthansa Italia service will be canceled permanently starting 30OCT11, including following routes (which are Zero’d out in the GDS inventory display): Milan Malpensa – Barcelona Milan Malpensa – Bari Milan Malpensa – Catania Milan Malpensa – London Heathrow Milan Malpensa – Naples Milan Malpensa – Paris CDG Milan Malpensa – Prague Milan Malpensa – Stockholm Milan Malpensa – Warsaw The Star Alliance member will continue to codeshare with Aegean Airlines, Austrian, brussels airlines, Continental Airlines, SWISS out of Milan Malpensa

Kyrgyz Airways launches Bishkek – Urumqi service Posted: 26 May 2011 12:23 AM PDT Kyrgyz Airways today begins 1 weekly Bishkek – Urumqi service on board Airbus A320 aircraft. China’s CAAC has approved the launch of this route, which operates on Thursdays. The carrier is the 3rd operator to offer service between the capital of Kyrgyzstan and the capital of China’s Xinjiang Province. Schedule: KR719 FRU1220 – 1615URC 320 4 KR720 URC1745 – 1755FRU 320 4

Air Europa to launch Madrid – Geneva route in W11 Posted: 26 May 2011 12:19 AM PDT Air Europa starting 01NOV11 is introducing 2 Daily Madrid – Geneva service, its 3rd European destination to be launched for Winter 2011/12 season. Embraer E190 aircraft operates this route. Schedules: UX1641 MAD0900 – 1050GVA E90 D UX1643 MAD1535 – 1725GVA E90 D UX1642 GVA1135 – 1335MAD E90 D UX1644 GVA1810 – 2010MAD E90 D

flydubai expands to Ukraine starting mid-Sep 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 12:13 AM PDT flydubai from 16SEP11 will begin its expansion to Eastern Europe, with the launch of 3 routes to Ukraine. From 16SEP11, the airline launches 2 weekly Dubai – Kharkov and 3 weekly Dubai – Kiev, followed by 2 weekly Dubai – Donetsk route from 17SEP11. Schedule: Dubai – Donetsk FZ721 DXB0900 – 1225DOK 73H 36 FZ722 DOK1325 – 1835DXB 73H 36 Dubai – Kharkov FZ725 DXB0910 – 1310HRK 73H 25 FZ726 HRK1410 – 1940DXB 73H 25 Dubai – Kiev FZ727 DXB0900 – 1315KBP 73H 257 FZ728 KBP1415 – 2010DXB 73H 257

SAS to launch Stockholm – Milan Malpensa in W11 Posted: 26 May 2011 12:09 AM PDT As per 26MAY11 GDS timetable display, SAS from 30OCT11 is offering 6 weekly service on Stockholm – Milan Malpensa route, operated by Boeing 737-600 aircraft. Service operates Daily except Saturdays. Schedules: SK2689 ARN1700 – 1945MXP 736 x6 SK2690 MXP2035 – 2320ARN 736 x6

IBERIA to start Luanda, Angola from late-Sep 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 12:05 AM PDT IBERIA starting 30SEP11 is launching 2 weekly Madrid – Luanda service on board Airbus A340-300 aircraft. Service operates on Mondays and Fridays. At time this post goes to press, service is scheduled to operate until 28OCT11. Schedule as per 26MAY11 GDS timetable display: IB6321 MAD0020 – 0655LAD 340 15 IB6322 LAD2240 – 0725+1MAD 340 15

WizzAir cancels 3 routes from Cluj starting mid-Jun 2011 Posted: 26 May 2011 12:01 AM PDT WizzAir starting 15JUN11 is canceling 3 routes out of Cluj in Romania. Cancelled routes are: Cluj – Alicante CANCELLED eff 15JUN11 Cluj – Cuneo/Turin CANCELLED eff 16JUN11 Cluj – Larnaca CANCALLED eff 15JUN11 All routes above operates 2 weekly each at present.