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.

03 Nov 2011
• SriLankan Airlines Increasing Tokyo Narita – Maldives Service from late-Dec 2011
• THAI Reducing Colombo Service in Nov 2011
• China Eastern Rome & Vancouver W11 Aircraft Changes
• Emirates Boosts Capacity to Perth in X’Mas / New Year 2011/12
• germanwings to Start Cologne – Tunis Service in S12
• Singapore Airlines W11 Asia/Australia Operational Aircraft Changes as of 03NOV11
• BIMAN Bangladesh Airlines Plans 777-300ER Service to Jeddah by Dec 2011
• Jet Airways S12 Mumbai – Hong Kong Operation Changes as of 03NOV11
• Iran Air Continues International Route Cuts in W11
• Jet2.com Launches Leeds/Bradford – Berlin from Jun 2012
• Gulf Air to Launch Gassim, Saudi Arabia from mid-Jan 2012
• American Airlines Postpones Dallas – Santiago de Chile Frequency Increase till Jan 2012
• Hainan Airlines Reopen Reservations for Toronto Service in Feb/Mar 2012
• Malaysia Airlines to Launch A380 Service to London July 2012; Configuration Info

02 Nov 2011
• China Airlines Extends Bangkok Service Reductions for Nov 2011
• RusLine Expands Domestic Routes from Krasnodar
• Gulf Air to start Taif and Yanbu Service in Saudi Arabia in 12Q1
• Saudi Arabian Airlines Planned Boeing 777-300ER Routes and Configuration
• Myanmar Airways Int’l W11 South East Asia Operation Changes
• DELTA / WestJet Applies Codeshare Service
• Air China Converts Tianjin – Taichung Service to Regular Scheduled Flights
• Alaska Airlines to Launch Oakland / San Jose – Honolulu From Apr 2012
• Jet Airways Re-Schedules Mumbai – Dhaka Service from mid-Dec 2011
• Royal Jordanian to Launch Amman – Nairobi Service from mid-Dec 2011
• QATAR Airways Daily to Beijing from mid-Nov 2011

01 Nov 2011
• Nordstar Adds 2 New Routes in W11
• RusLine Launches 4 New Routes in November 2011
• Ural Airlines to Start Guangzhou Flight from Irkutsk & Novosibirsk from Dec 2011
• Hainan Airlines Long-Haul Cancellations/Suspensions in W11
• Arik Air Cancels Service to 4 African Cities
• Singapore Airlines Cargo W11 Operations
• AIRFRANCE / China Southern Expands Codeshare Service
• Iran Air Cancels Bangkok & Tokyo; Keeps Beijing & Kuala Lumpur Service in W11
• Turkish Airlines Launches London Gatwick Service from late-Dec 2011
• TACA Lima Temporary Service Reductions till late-Nov 2011
• Austrian Ends Helsinki and Milan Linate Service from mid-Nov 2011
• airberlin / Royal Jordanian Begins Codeshare Service
• EVA Air Cargo W11 Operations
• JAT Airways Drops Dubai Service; Maintains Larnaca Operation in W11
• Croatia Airlines S12 Operation Changes as of 31OCT11
• QATAR Airways Expands Iran Service in W11: New Service Launch to Isfahan

31 Oct 2011
• Jet Airways Increases Mumbai – Riyadh & Bangkok Service from mid-Dec 2011
• MIAT Mongolian Airlines Plans Ulaan Baatar – Munich Service in Summer 2012
• Ethiopian Airlines Delhi / Hangzhou Service Changes in Nov/Dec 2011
• South African Airways to Launch Kigali & Bujumbura Service from mid-Jan 2012
• Royal Jordanian Opens Reservation for New Lagos Service due Dec 2011
• TACA / Sky Airline Begins Codeshare Service
• Air Europa Tentatively Reschedules Madrid – Cartagena Service Launch in July 2012
• airberlin Turkey Starts Operation from 01NOV11
• germanwings S12 Cologne Operation Changes as of 31OCT11
• Lufthansa S12 European Operation Changes
• Condor S12 European Operation Changes
• Aegean Airlines S12 Operation Changes Update 1
• Aerosvit S12 Operation Changes as of 31OCT11: 9 New Routes from Kiev
• American Airlines / Air Pacific Applies For Codeshare Service
• Update at 0220GMT 31OCT11 – QANTAS Mainline Resumes Operation with 4 Extra Int’l Flights
• ETIHAD Shelves Bangkok – Sydney Relief Flight

30 Oct 2011
• Update at 0001GMT 30OCT11 – Asian Carriers Bangkok Service Reduction week of 31OCT11

29 Oct 2011
• Update at 0630GMT 29OCT11 – QANTAS Suspends Mainline Operation
• AIRFRANCE Cancels Paris CDG – Newark Service from late-Mar 2012
• American Airlines Cancels New York JFK – Budapest Service Dec 2011 – Mar 2012

28 Oct 2011
• World Route Briefing – 28OCT11
• Colombia’s Aires to Adopt LAN Airlines Group Flight Numbers from Nov 2011
• Air Koryo Nonstop Pyongyang – Berlin Schonefeld Service in Apr/May 2012
• EGYPTAIR Resumes Libya Service with Benghazi Flight from Nov 2011
• Transaero Plans New York JFK Increase & Adds 777-300 Service to Beijing in S12
• GA Citilink W11 Operation
• easyJet to Launch 23rd Base in Lisbon from mid-April 2012
• AeroMexico Raises Frequencies on Mexico City – Bogota Route from mid-Dec 2011
• EVA Air Hello Kitty A330-300 To Enter Fukuoka & Seoul Incheon Service from Dec 2011
• Korean Air W11 Operation Changes: Update 8 as of 28OCT11
• American Airlines Cancels Planned Miami – Manaus Jun 2012 Service Launch
• Vueling to Launch 11 New European Routes from Barcelona in S12
• Tibet Airlines W11 Operation
• Royal Brunei South East Asia Operation Changes from Feb 2012 as of 28OCT11
• Cathay Pacific Reduces Hong Kong – Bangkok Service 28OCT – 02NOV11
• AIRFRANCE to Launch A380 Service to Los Angeles from late-May 2012

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…