Airline Route Update

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

Richard Maslen

Richard Maslen has travelled across the globe to report on developments in the aviation sector as airlines and airports have continued to evolve and…