Extra SIA flight to Bangalore in December 08

Singapore Airlines is operating 3 extra weekly flights to Bangalore as per Amadeus timetable display on 20OCT08.

The extra flight, SQ500/501, operates on Day 156 from 01DEC08 to 08DEC08.

Aegean Air codeshare to Barcelona

Aegean Air from 26OCT08 is displaying its “A3” code on Lufthansa’s Munich – Barcelona route

ROUTE	A3 Codeshare	LH Operating
Munich – Barcelona	A31470 A31472	LH4476 LH4484
Barcelona – Munich	A31471 A31473 A31475	LH4483 LH4477 LH4485

MALEV retimes Gothenburg schedule in Winter

MALEV from 26OCT08 is retiming its 6 weekly Budapest – Gothenburg flight. 3 flights will be departing in the morning and 3 in evening.

MA782 BUD0725 – 0930GOT F70 135
MA784 BUD1740 – 1945GOT F70 247

MA783 GOT1000 – 1155BUD F70 135
MA787 GOT2015 – 2215BUD F70 247

Also, the Budapest – Stockholm service is operating 9 weekly service, an increase from 7 compared to 2007/08 season.

SWISS Tel Aviv aircraft changes

From 26OCT08 to 02JAN09, SWISS’ 2nd Daily Zurich – Tel Aviv flight on LX256/257, is being operated by A320.

Service will switch to A330 from 05JAN09.

MALEV Dash8-Q400 routes

MALEV is introducing 4 Dash8-Q400 aircraft this winter. As of 20OCT08 Amadeus timetable display, the Dash8-Q400 is to operate the following from 26OCT08 (unless otherwise stated) :

Budapest – Berlin
2 Daily

Budapest – Bucharest
MA850/851 Day x67
MA854/855 Day x67

Budapest – Cluj
26OCT08 to 31OCT08 only

Budapest – Geneva
All 10 weekly service

Budapest – Sarajevo
Daily, replacing F70

Budapest – Skopje
All services, replacing F70

Budapest – Sofia
MA834/835 only. Day x246 (x357 from Sofia)

Budapest – Tirana
4 weekly (Day x236)

Budapest – Tirgu Mures
Daily

Budapest – Varna
MA838/839 only. Day 13 (24 from Varna)

Budapest – Zurich
All 2 Daily flight, replacing F70

The Dash8-Q400 configuration is J14Y58

AVIANCA retimes Cali/Medellin – New York from Jan 09

AVIANCA is re-timing its Cali – Medellin – New York JFK service from 19JAN09. A319 will also be operating this route

With the re-scheduling the service will become a red-eye flight to New York

till 18JAN09
AV042 CLO1610 – 1700MDE1800 – 2315JFK 757 x14
AV042 CLO1740 – 1830MDE1940 – 0055+1JFK 757 14

AV043 JFK0630 – 1155MDE1240 – 1330CLO 757 D

effective 19JAN09
AV042 CLO2155 – 2245MDE2355 – 0510+1JFK 319 x14
AV042 CLO2155 – 2245MDE2355 – 0510+1JFK 757 14

AV043 JFK0800 – 1325MDE1410 – 1500CLO 319 D

Mahan Air A310 to Baghdad

Iran’s Mahan Air on Amadeus timetable feature is displaying 2 weekly A310-300 service on the Tehran Imam Khomeini – Baghdad route. This appears to be a new addition this month

The winter 08/09 schedule is the following

W51117 IKA1000 – 1100BGW 313 25
W51118 BGW1230 – 1415IKA 313 25

THY 1-time A320 to Baghdad

As of 20OCT08 Amadeus timetable display, Turkish Airlines’ Istanbul – Baghdad service is slated to be operated by A320 on 22DEC08.

UNITED begins Hawaiian codeshare on 21OCT08

UNITED will begin placing its “UA” code on Hawaiian Air’s inter-island service starting Tuesday, 21OCT08

ROUTE	UA Codeshare	HA Operating
Honolulu – Hilo	UA3960 UA3962 UA3970 UA3992 UA4002	HA260 HA262 HA360 HA392 HA362
Hilo – Honolulu	UA3961 UA3963 UA3971 UA3981 UA4001 UA4021	HA261 HA363 HA361 HA181 HA101 HA121
Honolulu – Kahului	UA3946 UA3954 UA3956 UA3964 UA3996 UA4016 UA4020 UA4026 UA4036	HA546 HA544 HA596 HA164 HA196 HA516 HA520 HA126 HA536
Kahului – Honolulu	UA3945 UA3949 UA3955 UA3965 UA3995 UA4025 UA4037	HA155 HA549 HA555 HA165 HA195 HA525 HA177
Honolulu – Kona	UA3948 UA3958 UA3988 UA4008 UA4038	HA148 HA248 HA388 HA308 HA348
Kona – Honolulu	UA3947 UA3957 UA3987 UA4007 UA4017 UA4019	HA147 HA247 HA387 HA307 HA117 HA119
Honolulu – Lihue	UA3943 UA3973 UA3975 UA3983 UA4023 UA4027 UA4033 UA4039	HA143 HA173 HA375 HA183 HA323 HA377 HA343 HA239
Lihue – Honolulu	UA3944 UA3972 UA3976 UA3994 UA4004 UA4014 UA4024	HA144 HA172 HA376 HA514 HA304 HA314 HA124
Hilo – Kona	UA4031	HA131
Kona – Kahului	UA3979 UA4029	HA179 HA129
Lihue – Kahului	UA3968	HA508

brussels codeshare to Toronto

brussels airlines will start codesharing on Jet Airways’ Brussels – Toronto flight from 26OCT08

ROUTE	SN Codeshare	9W Operating
Brussels – Toronto	SN8049	9W230
Toronto – Brussels	SN8050	9W229

Air France CDG2G operations

Air France is moving following service, operated by franchise carriers, to Terminal 2G in Paris CDG.

Brest
Clermont-Ferrand
Mulhouse
Pau
Rennes
Strasbourg

Basle
Bilbao
Bremen
Florence
Genoa
Gothenburg
Hanover
Leipzig
Ljubljana
Muenster
Nuremberg
Oviedo
Pisa
Trieste
Verona
Vigo

Air France reduce Nice – London City route

Air France is reducing Daily Nice – London City route to Day 67 only flight starting 24NOV08.

However, the following dates will see weekdays service operating:
22DEC08 – 02JAN09
09MAR09 – 13MAR09

This route is served by Franchise carrier Cityjet

Air Busan Routes and Schedules

The following is Air Busan’s flight schedules

Busan – Seoul Gimpo eff 27OCT08
BX8800 PUS0720 – 0815GMP 735 D
BX8802 PUS0850 – 0945GMP 735 D
BX8804 PUS1030 – 1125GMP 735 D
BX8806 PUS1210 – 1305GMP 735 D
BX8808 PUS1350 – 1445GMP 735 D
BX8810 PUS1530 – 1625GMP 735 D
BX8812 PUS1700 – 1755GMP 735 D
BX8814 PUS1850 – 1945GMP 735 D
BX8816 PUS2020 – 2115GMP 735 D

BX8801 GMP0720 – 0815PUS 735 D
BX8803 GMP0850 – 0945PUS 735 D
BX8805 GMP1040 – 1135PUS 735 D
BX8807 GMP1210 – 1305PUS 735 D
BX8809 GMP1350 – 1445PUS 735 D
BX8811 GMP1530 – 1625PUS 735 D
BX8813 GMP1710 – 1805PUS 735 D
BX8815 GMP1840 – 1935PUS 735 D
BX8817 GMP2025 – 2120PUS 735 D

BX8800 / 8801 / 8802 / 8803 does not operate on 27OCT08

Busan – Jeju from 01DEC08
BX8101 PUS0740 – 0830CJU 735 D
BX8103 PUS1030 – 1120CJU 735 D
BX8105 PUS1330 – 1420CJU 735 D
BX8107 PUS1625 – 1715CJU 735 D
BX8109 PUS1915 – 2005CJU 735 D

BX8100 CJU0900 – 0950PUS 735 D
BX8102 CJU1200 – 1250PUS 735 D
BX8104 CJU1500 – 1550PUS 735 D
BX8106 CJU1750 – 1840PUS 735 D
BX8108 CJU2040 – 2130PUS 735 D

DELTA adds Geneva via KLM codeshare

DELTA has issued a notice to the DoT that it will be placing its “DL” code on KLM’s Amsterdam – Geneva route within 30 days

Docket 2004 – 19214 – 0232

QATAR removes Lufthansa Doha – Frankfurt codeshare

QATAR is not codesharing on Lufthansa’s Doha – Frankfurt route for the Winter season as the latter’s service is operating via Bahrain instead of nonstop

Extra Saudia Mumbai – Jeddah

As per Amadeus timetable display on 20OCT08, Saudi Arabian Airlines on 03DEC08 is displaying 3 extra one-way Mumbai to Jeddah flight

SV3753 BOM0050 – 0400JED 743 3
SV3755 BOM0250 – 0600JED 743 3
SV3757 BOM0450 – 0800JED 743 3

THY/Lufthansa Munich-Trans-Atlantic codeshare

Turkish Airlines since 11OCT08 also placed its’ TK” code on selected Lufthansa Trans-Atlantic service out of Munich

ROUTE	TK Codeshare	LH Operating
Munich – Boston	TK8587	LH424
Boston – Munich	TK8588	LH425
Munich – Charlotte	TK8589	LH428
Charlotte – Munich	TK8590	LH429
Munich – Denver	TK8591	LH480
Denver – Munich	TK8592	LH481
Munich – Los Angeles	TK8595	LH452
Los Angeles – Munich	TK8596	LH453
Munich – San Francisco	TK8597	LH458
San Francisco – Munich	TK8598	LH459
Munich – Washington	TK8593	LH414
Washington – Munich	TK8594	LH415

SIA reduce Seoul flight

Singapore Airlines in the 2008/09 Northern winter timetable is reducing Singapore – Seoul route.

Existing 3 weekly service on SQ608/609, is being removed from 01FEB09 to 28MAR09. The reduction results service reduce from 20 to 17 weekly.

Alitlaia drops Los Angeles

Alitalia is suspending Rome – Los Angeles service on 03NOV08.

Last flight operates on 02NOV08

SIA re-times Seoul/Vancouver from March 2009

Singapore Airlines starting 08MAR09 is re-timing its 3 weekly Singapore – Seoul – Vancouver flight. The new service will be a night-time service (afternoon departure from Singapore)

03NOV08 – 07MAR09
SQ018 SIN0950 – 1710ICN1815 – 1055YVR 772 146
SQ017 YVR1230 – 1655+1ICN1755+1 – 2335+1SIN 146

Effective 08MAR09
SQ018 SIN1530 – 2250ICN2355 – 1735YVR 772 146
SQ017 YVR1900 – 2225+1ICN2325+1 – 0500+2SIN 772 146