Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this past week.
For further analysis on selected stories visit our Breaking News section on Routesonline.
17 Mar 2011
• Foreign Carriers Tokyo Operation Changes 17-21MAR11
• China Airlines reduce Taipei – London Heathrow service from April 2011
• EVA Air Apr – Jun 2011 Long-Haul Operation Reductions
• EVA Air plans to expand ANA Domestic Japan codeshare service
• Singapore Airlines to extend Boeing 747 Sydney operation into May 2011
• Air China cancels planned Chengdu – Tokyo and Wuhan – Tokyo service in S11
• Oman Air Daily to Frankfurt in July/August 2011
• Sun Country to operate 1-time Minneapolis – Berlin Tegel charter 21/23MAR11
• Sichuan Airlines introduce wide-body aircraft on Chongqing – Beijing service in S11
• Air Canada postpones Northern Summer increase to Chile/Argentina till July 2011
• Singapore Airlines 777-300ER replace A380 to Los Angeles in S11
• Air Canada to cut 6 North American routes from May 2011
• Continental to suspend Nadi, Fiji service from late-Sep 2011
• Transaero S11 Domestic Russia Operation Changes
• SkyWork W11 New Destinations and Schedules
• Kuban Airlines to start Krasnodar – Samara – Novy Urengoy service in S11
• Virgin Atlantic Initial W11 London Heathrow Long-haul Changes
• Air France/Lufthansa redeploys Tokyo A380 service to New York JFK till 20MAR11
• Delta suspends Tokyo Haneda service till May 2011
16 Mar 2011
• Cathay Pacific to introduce First Class service to Delhi from mid-May 2011
• Cathay Pacific Middle East Operation Changes from Jun 2011
• Spring Airlines to launch Shanghai – Macau service from Apr 2011
• Saudi’s nasair starts Turkish routes
• Ukraine International extends Colombo service to year-round
• Qatar Airways all wide-body service to Pakistan in S11
• Air Canada/TACA applies for codesharing
• Comair transfers Durban – Port Elizabeth – Cape Town service from Kulula to BA in S11
• airberlin expands Finnair codeshare to Singapore from late-May 2011
• IndiGo S11 New Domestic India flights and route
• Ural Airlines to launch 3 new Seasonal routes from Samara to Europe in S11
• First Air replace Nanisivik with Arctic Bay service since Jan 2011
• Air Asia launches Kuala Lumpur – Palembang service
• American Airlines to launch 2 Daily Chicago – Charlottesville & Wilmington in Jun/Jul 2011
• Air Koryo plans Pyongyang – Kuala Lumpur route launch
• SriLankan Airlines to increase Frankfurt & Paris Route from Christmas 2011
• European Carriers Tokyo service changes 16-17MAR11
• EVA Air Japan Service Adjustments Mar 2011
• Aegean Airlines to launch Moscow Domodedovo service and Thessaloniki – Paris CDG in S11
15 Mar 2011
• Stop Press – 15MAR11
• Air India/Ethiopian Airlines begins codeshare service
• Asiana Airlines S11 International Operation Changes as of 15MAR11
• airphil express Summer 2011 Domestic Philippines Expansion
• Alaska Airlines to cancel Arcata/Eureka & Redding from mid-Apr 2011
• SkyWork adds seasonal Elba & Ibiza Summer flights; Rome & Vienna service begins from Sep 2011
• Corsairfly Miami S11 Operation Changes
• Air India to increase capacity on Delhi – Dubai & Singapore route in S11
• Air Italy to launch weekly Rome – Yerevan service from Jun 2011
• Air New Zealand plans Hong Kong service increase from mid-Jan 2012
• Adria Airways launches Ljubljana – Toulon service
• Croatia Airlines to launch Dubrovnik – Belgrade Summer seasonal service
• Biman applies to extend New York Route authority & FY11/12 Planned New Routes
• Zest Air to increase Kalibo International service from mid-Jun 2011
• Qantas to start Perth – Learmonth/Exmouth service
• Finnair to launch Summer Seasonal Helsinki – Murmansk Route
• Ariana Afghan Airlines adds 2nd weekly Kandahar – Dubai service
• European Carriers Tokyo service changes 15-16MAR11
14 Mar 2011
• European Carriers Tokyo Operation Changes 14MAR11/15MAR11
• Planned Foreign Carriers Sendai service resumption date as of 14MAR11
• MIAT Mongolian Airlines S11 Operation Changes: Update 4 – Boeing 767 service to Moscow/Berlin
• KLM Houston service changes in W11
• Olympic Air to start Belgrade service in S11
• Delta to launch new routes out of Kansas and New Omaha – Washington service from Jun 2011
• Icelandair to add Alicante and London Stansted service; Increase Halifax service in S11
• Cebu Pacific to add 3 New Routes in S11
• CSA Czech Airlines Expands Ukraine and France market in S11
• SriLankan Airlines plans 3 weekly Moscow service from Christmas 2011
• Jet Airways Expands Domestic India markets with 13 new routes in S11
• Air France increase Paris CDG – Prague service; AF/CSA Czech codeshare S11 Changes
• AeroMexico to launch Guadalajara – Fresno service from Apr 2011
• EgyptAir Cancels Japan service in S11; Middle East Airbus A330-300 Planned Operation
• Garuda Indonesia to launch Balikpapan – Surabaya from mid-Apr 2011
• Nordavia to launch 3 new Russian Domestic routes from Norilsk from mid-May 2011
• Ural Airlines to launch Novosibirsk – Larnaca & Ekaterinburg – Kiev in S11
• Tajik Air resumes Khudzhand – Ekaterinburg & Novosibirsk service
12 Mar 2011
• Iberia to launch Barcelona – Sao Paulo from mid-Jun 2011
11 Mar 2011
• Delta boosts Los Angeles – San Francisco flights to 11 Daily & Las Vegas to 8 from July 2011
• Aegean Airlines expands Cyprus service: New Larnaca – London Heathrow route in S11
• Aegean Airlines S11 European Service Changes: Update 2
• Garuda Indonesia to add 2nd Daily Jakarta – Hong Kong from mid-Jun 2011
• SAS to operate 1-time Tokyo – Lakselv & Evenes in Mar 2011
• airberlin Dusseldorf S11 New European services
• Avianca/Lufthansa Launches codeshare service
• flydubai to launch Dubai – Sohag service from April 2011
• Comair to launch Lanseria operation to Gaborone & Maputo from May 2011
• Other Foreign Carriers 11MAR11 Tokyo Narita-bound Int’l Diversions as of 0800GMT
• JAL Tokyo Narita-bound International Diversions 11MAR11 as of 0800GMT
• ANA Tokyo-bound International Flight Diversions 11MAR11 0800GMT
• North American Carriers 11MAR11 Tokyo-bound Int’l Flight Diversions as of 0800GMT
• Continental to launch Newark – Stuttgart from Jun 2011
10 Mar 2011
• airberlin adds Finnair Codeshare service to Delhi
• Air China S11 International Operation Changes: Update 2
• China Southern S11 Guangzhou International Operation Changes as of 10MAR11
• Air India changes to Dammam operation in S11
• Spirit Airlines to launch Ft. Lauderdale – Toluca, Mexico from Jun 2011
• El Al/S7 Airlines launch Codeshare service
• Air Mali to launch Bamako – Accra – Lagos service from Apr 2011
• Qantas to expand American Airlines codeshare service from mid-May 2011
• Qatar Airways to launch Kolkata service from late-July 2011
• Pacific Blue to cancel Sydney – Port Vila route from May 2011
• Air France Flight Number changes to Conakry/Monrovia route
• Qatar Airways to launch Bulgaria service from Sep; Norway from Oct 2011
09 Mar 2011
• China Eastern adds 3rd weekly Nanjing – Osaka service in S11
• Vietnam Airlines increases Australia service in S11
• Iran Air consolidating Italy service in S11
• Asky Airlines to launch Malabo service in S11
• SriLankan Airlines Middle East S11 Changes
• Insel Air to add 3rd weekly San Juan service from Apr 2011
• NIKI increases weekdays service on Vienna – Copenhagen route to 2 Daily
• Emirates 2011/2012 Initial Operation Changes: Update 3
• Smartwings to launch Bratislava – Tel Aviv service Jun – Sep 2011
• Air France-Delta latest S11 Atlanta – Paris CDG Service adjustment
• Spirit Airlines to launch 5 Daily Los Angeles – Las Vegas service from May 2011
• Aeroflot Planned Sukhoi SSJ100-95 Routes & New Nizhniy Novgorod Service
• Etihad further boosts Manchester service from Aug 2011
• United switching Asiana/Qatar Airways Codesharing Flight Numbers
• Emirates to launch 3rd Daily Manchester service from May 2011