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.

18th August
airTran Boosts Aruba Service in W11 with New Baltimore Route
SriLankan Airlines Zurich / London Heathrow Service Changes from late-Dec 2011
Jet4you to launch 10 New Morocco – France Routes in W11
Air Asia X Taipei Service Increase in Jan 2012
Finnair Cargo to star Helsinki – Mumbai Service from mid-Sep 2011
airberlin to Cancel Additional 14 Routes in W11
Lufthansa W11 Long-Haul Operation Changes as 18AUG11
Alaska Airlines to add 3rd Daily Seattle – Honolulu Service from Dec 2011
Singapore Airlines to Maintain 8th Daily Singapore – Jakarta Service in W11
THAI Increasing Seasonal Gaya / Varanasi Service in W11
UT Air to Start Ufa – Tel Aviv Route in Oct 2011
EVA Air Tainan – Komatsu Charter Service in Sep 2011
Gulf Air W11 Operation Changes: Update 3 as of 18AUG11
Lao Airlines to launch Vientiane – Guangzhou Service from Nov 2011
Vietnam Airlines to cancel Ho Chi Minh – Beijing service from Oct 2011

17th August
Varna Airport Closure Oct 2011 – Feb 2012
EGYPTAIR W11 Long-haul Operation Changes: Update 3 as of 17AUG11
South African Airways to launch Mainline Service on Johannesburg – Ndola from Oct 2011
Air China Postpone Sendai Service Resumption till Mar 2012
DELTA/Aerolineas Argentinas Applies for Codeshare Service
Eastern Airways to Increase Aberdeen – Southampton NONSTOP service from Sep 2011
REDjet to Launch Port of Spain – Georgetown service from Sep 2011
Hong Kong Airlines Sep 2011 Operation Changes to Hanoi and Phuket
Air Austral Initial NS12 France/Thailand Operation Changes

16th August
Pegasus Airlines to start Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen – Donetsk from Sep 2011
CSA Czech Airlines W11 Initial Operation Changes as of 16AUG11
Frontier Airlines to launch Kansas – Las Vegas & Houston Hobby from Nov 2011
Aegean Airlines Revised London Heathrow W11 Operation as of 16AUG11
SE Air to launch Clark – Bangkok Service in W11
firefly to Start New Routes from Malacca from mid-Nov 2011
airTransat W11 Scheduled Service Highlights
Iran Air Initial W11 Operation Changes as of 16AUG11
Garuda Indonesia Planned NW11 Australia/Korea Service Increase as of 16AUG11
China Airlines W11 Kaohsiung International Service Changes
Tibet Airlines Increases Service on Lhasa – Chengdu / Chongqing Flights
Air China to Resume Beijing – Yiwu service from Sep 2011
QANTAS Group New 5-Year Plan: Route/Network Changes Summary
ASIANA AIRLINES Plans Seoul Incheon – Honolulu Service Sep – Dec 2011
IBERIA Changes to San Juan & Santo Domingo Operation in Dec 2011/Jan 2012
Transaero to Resume Mauritius Winter Seasonal service with ex-Singapore Airlines 777-300 Aircraft

15th August
Tiger Airways Australia to Resume Melbourne – Brisbane from 18AUG11
SWISS Planned W11 Inter-Continental Operation Changes as of 15AUG11
airberlin Cancels 9 European Routes in W11
COPA Airlines Planned NW11 Operation Changes as of 15AUG11
bmi / Air India to Launch Codeshare Service late-Aug 2011
Condor W11/12 Long-Haul Operation Changes: Update 2 as of 15AUG11
Hellenic Imperial Changes to New York JFK Service; London/Johannesburg Suspension
IndiGo to Start Mumbai – Muscat & Singapore Service from Oct 2011
SpiceJet NEW Dash8-Q400 Operational Routes
China Southern Postpone Istanbul Service Launch till Nov 2011
Virgin Australia Initial ATR72 Operational Routes: Update 2 as of 15AUG11
Silk Air to Increase Koh Samui Service from Dec 2011
Singapore Airlines Plans Limited-time Busan & Sapporo service in W11

13th August
US Airways W11 International Operation Changes as of 13AUG11
UNITED W11 Long-Haul Operational Changes as of 13AUG11
DELTA W11 Long-Haul Operation Changes as of 13AUG11

12th August
IBERIA to Start Madrid – Manchester Service in W11
Strategic Airlines to launch Australia – Hawaii service from mid-Dec 2011
Air Finland to start Cyprus service from Oct 2011
Air Canada Cancels Toronto – Manchester NH service from Oct 2011
Cathay Pacific W11 European Initial Operation Changes
UT Air to Start New Moscow Vnukovo – Uzbekistan & Belarus service
ETIHAD W11 Operation Changes as of 12AUG11
AEROFLOT W11 Planned Russia-CIS Operation Changes as of 12AUG11
AEROFLOT W11 Codeshare Flight Number Changes: Update 1
AEROFLOT expands Vladivostok Air Domestic Russia Codeshare Service

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…