Airline Route - THAI Reveals First A380 Route : 3 New posts

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• Turkish Airlines W12 Long-Haul Operation Changes as of 20APR12
• Sichuan Airlines to Launch Vancouver Service from late-June 2012
• THAI to Launch A380 Service to Tokyo Narita from Jan 2013; Sapporo Nonstop from Oct 2012

Turkish Airlines W12 Long-Haul Operation Changes as of 20APR12 Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:15 AM PDT Update at 1815GMT 20APR12 As per 20APR12 GDS timetable and inventory display, Turkish Airlines plans to change operational aircraft on service to Kigali and Entebbe, while increasing frequencies to Toronto for Winter 2012/13 season. Details: Istanbul – Kigali – Entebbe eff 28OCT12 Boeing 737-900ER replacing -800, service operates 4 times a week TK606 IST1830 – 0055+1KGL0155+1 – 0350+1EBB0450+1 – 1000+1IST 73J x257 Istanbul – Toronto eff 31DEC12 Introduction of 5th weekly service, operating on Wednesdays TK017 IST1130 – 1525YYZ 77W x25 TK018 YYZ2255 – 1550+1IST 77W x25 Filed under: 2012/13, Star Alliance, Turkish Airlines

Sichuan Airlines to Launch Vancouver Service from late-June 2012 Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT Update at 1755GMT 20APR12 Sichuan Airlines starting 22JUN12 is launching its first long-haul service, as well as North America, where it’ll operate 3 weekly Chengdu – Shenyang – Vancouver route, on board Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Sichuan will be the 4th chinese carrier to serve Vancouver. Reservation is now open. Scheudle: 3U8579 CTU0900 – 1200SHE1330 – 0820YVR 330 257 3U8580 YVR1020 – 1140+1SHE1310+1 – 1635+1CTU 330 257 Filed under: 2012, Sichuan Airlines

THAI to Launch A380 Service to Tokyo Narita from Jan 2013; Sapporo Nonstop from Oct 2012 Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:10 AM PDT Update at 1710GMT 20APR12 As per 20APR12 GDS timetable and inventory display, THAI Airways is introducing Airbus A380 service from mid-January 2013, first route is Bangkok – Tokyo Narita. Separately, the Star Alliance member from 30OCT12 plans to launch 4 weekly Bangkok – Sapporo nonstop service, on board Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Schedule: Bangkok – Tokyo Narita eff 16JAN13 TG676/677 Airbus A380 replacing Boeing 777-300ER TG676 BKK0800 – 1550NRT 380 D TG677 NRT1730 – 2230BKK 380 D Exact configuration to be posted when it’s available. Bangkok – Sapporo eff 30OCT12 NEW 4 weekly nonstop service with A330. Reservation not open at this moment TG670 BKK2300 – 0715+1CTS 333 x246 TG671 CTS0900 – 1430BKK 333 x357 Filed under: 2012/13, Star Alliance, THAI