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.

09 Nov 2011
• Lufthansa to Start Moscow Vnukovo Service in S12
• Lufthansa to Launch 29 New Routes/135 New Weekly Flights from Berlin Brandenburg from June 2012
• SriLankan Airlines to Increase Karachi Service to Daily from mid-Dec 2011
• BIMAN Bangladesh Airlines Dammam / Riyadh Operation Changes from mid-Dec 2011
• Air China Extends Beijing – Bangkok Service Reductions in Nov 2011
• Cameroon Camair-Co NW11 Operations: Plans Service Launch to Lyon
• Cambodia Angkor Air to start Siem Reap – Sihanoukville from Dec 2011
• Hainan Airlines Expands International Service Reduction in W11
• Air Seychelles Cancels Singapore Service from late-Nov 2011
• Hong Kong Airlines Launches Hong Kong – London Gatwick Premium Service from Mar 2012
• Air China Increasing Shanghai – Milan Service in S12
• THAI Nov 2011 International Service Reductions as of 09NOV11
• Air Mali W11 Operation Changes
• UNITED to Start Los Angeles – Durango Service from March 2012
• UNITED Starts Newark – Buenos Aires Apr 2012; Replacing Washington Service

08 Nov 2011
• Alitalia S12 Long-Haul Operation Changes as of 08NOV11
• SWISS Transferring Cameroon service to brussels airlines in S12; Kinshasa service Changes
• Transaero to Launch Moscow – Abu Dhabi Service from late-Dec 2011
• Air New Zealand Plans Capacity Boosts to Hawaii from July 2012
• Virgin Atlantic Boosting San Francisco Service and to Launch Vancouver Flight in S12
• Cathay Pacific Cargo to Launch Zaragoza Service
• Kenya Airways Reduces Rome Service in Nov 2011
• UNITED to Launch Washington Dulles – Dublin & Manchester in S12
• EVA Air Hello Kitty A330-300 To Enter Hong Kong & Tokyo Narita Service Dec 2011/Jan 2012
• Turkish Airlines Temporary Removes Planned S12 Increase to Guangzhou/Hong Kong/Sao Paulo
• ANA Increasing Boeing 787 Service to Hiroshima & Okayama from 10DEC11
• DELTA replace Luzair for 21 Japan – Honolulu Charter Services Nov 2011 – Jan 2012
• US Airways to Start Phoenix – New York La Guardia from Mar 2012
• AIRFRANCE Expands Marseille Base in S12
• JetLite Adds New Domestic India Services from mid-Nov 2011

07 Nov 2011
• AIRFRANCE to Start Wuhan Service from Apr 2012
• Rwandair Revised W11 Dubai / Brazzaville / Libreville Service Adjustments as of 07NOV11
• Comair/British Airways Adds Flights on Lanseria – Maputo and New Lanseria – George Service
• ASIANA AIRLINES Increasing Okinawa Service to Daily from Dec 2011
• Monarch Airlines to Launch 14 New Routes in Europe in S12
• Korean Air Increases Paris Service in S12; Operational Aircraft Changes
• Air Koryo W11 Operation
• Air Namibia to Increase Windhoek – Frankfurt Service to Daily in NS12
• US Airways to Start Charlotte – Salt Lake City from Mar 2012
• Emirates SkyCargo W11 Operations
• Nippon Cargo Airlines W11 Operation
• China Airlines Cargo W11 Operations
• Air Canada Increasing Winter Season Capacity on Calgary – Frankfurt from Feb 2012
• Lufthansa to operate Cologne – London Heathrow Route in S12; Replacing bmi Service

04 Nov 2011
• Air Nigeria Increases Accra & Abidjan Service from mid-Nov 2011
• Air China Plans to Start Beijing – Saipan Service from late-Dec 2011
• CSA Czech Airlines Launches Karlovy Vary – Samara Weekly Service
• Cebu Pacific to Start Manila – Hanoi Service from mid-Mar 2012
• Vladivostok Air Moves Moscow Operation to Sheremetyevo from Feb 2012
• Alitalia Resumes Tripoli Service; Operating into Mitiga Airport in Nov 2011
• TAP Portugal Maputo & Miami Operation Changes from late-Jan 2012
• MIAT Mongolian Airlines S12 Operation Update as of 04NOV11
• Turkish Airlines Moves Forward 737-900ER Service to Lagos/Accra & Increase Lagos in Dec 2011
• AIRFRANCE Planned S12 Washington Operation Changes
• Hainan Airlines Long-Haul Cancellations/Suspensions in W11: Update 2 as of 04NOV11
• Lufthansa Ends Calgary Service from Feb 2012
• China Southern Expands AIRFRANCE European Codeshare Service
• Mihin Lanka expands Codeshare Service with SriLankan Airlines
• Hainan Airlines Applies Planned Long-Haul Service in 2012 with CAAC
• AIRFRANCE Launches A380 Service to Dubai From Dec 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…