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.

24 Nov 2011
• US Airways Increases Charlotte – Frankfurt S12 Service
• British Airways London Heathrow – New York JFK S12 Aircraft Changes
• Cathay Pacific Expands American Airlines Codeshare Service to Brazil
• THAI Adds Capacity to Sri Lanka Dec 2011 – Mar 2012
• Air China Moves Forward Boeing 777-300ER Service to Paris CDG to early-Mar 2012
• Mandarin Airlines to Start Taichung – Nanning Charter Service
• South African Airways to Launch Pointe Noire from late-Jan 2012
• Aerosvit to Start Odessa – Berlin Service in S12
• Lufthansa to Start 4 Additional New European Service from Munich in S12
• Estonian Air to Start Vienna & Hanover Service in S12
• Safi Airways to Start Kabul – Abu Dhabi from Jan 2012

23 Nov 2011
• Posting Schedule 24NOV11 – 27NOV11
• Corsairfly to Increase Paris – Miami Capacity in S12
• KLM Resumes Service to Lusaka, Zambia from May 2012
• Air Austral Plans to Start Seychelles – Paris in NS12
• AerLingus S12 Trans-Atlantic Service Changes as of 23NOV11
• EGYPTAIR Increasing Juba, South Sudan Service from Dec 2011
• Royal Air Maroc Resumes Libya Service
• Gulf Air Temporary Service Reductions to Ethiopia late-Nov 2011
• ASIANA AIRLINES Resumes Chongqing with New Schedules from mid-Dec 2011
• Singapore Airlines Cargo to Launch Chongqing Service late-Nov 2011
• Norwegian Adds 13 More New Routes in S12
• JetBlue to Start 2 Daily Ft. Lauderdale – Kingston Service from May 2012
• Emirates Moves Forward Copenhagen & Hamburg Aircraft Change to Jan 2012
• Cathay Pacific Expands JAL Domestic Japan Codeshare Service
• SriLankan Airlines Cancels Abu Dhabi Service Increase Plan due late-Dec 2011
• South African Airways Plans NONSTOP Johannesburg – Beijing Service from Feb 2011

22 Nov 2011
• Lufthansa to Start Shenyang / Qingdao Service from Mar 2012
• Kingfisher Airlines Shrinks Domestic India Operation Dec 2011
• WizzAir Increases Bucharest Baneasa & Timisoara Operation in S12
• Korean Air Doubles Vladivostok Service in Jul/Aug 2012
• American Airlines / IBERIA S12 Madrid – Miami Operation Changes
• Air Austral Reduces Johannesburg & Seychelles Service Jan – Mar 2012
• Air Mauritius Lifts Capacity to South Africa in NS12
• UNITED Reducing San Francisco – Victoria Service Jan – Apr 2012
• Norwegian Adds 8 New Routes in Summer 2012
• Alitalia S12 Caracas Operation Changes
• Air Malta to Resume Tripoli Service late-Nov 2011
• EVA Air Extends Komatsu Service Increase into Mar 2012
• Gulf Air Expands American Airlines Domestic US Codeshare Service
• Air Seychelles Reduces Mauritius Service from Jan 2012
• AIRFRANCE Boston Operation Changes in August 2012
• Royal Jordanian Closes Reservation for new Lagos service due Dec 2011

21 Nov 2011
• Air Seychelles Ends Europe Service with Paris Cancellation from S12
• Ethiopian Airlines Reduces Johannesburg Service Jan – Mar 2012
• Condor Starts Singapore Service from Dec 2011 to Feb 2012
• LOT Polish Airlines S12 European Operational Changes as of 21NOV11
• UNITED Reduces Los Angeles – Vancouver Service Jan – Apr 2011
• Lufthansa Closes Reservation for New Munich – Mexico Service in S12
• KLM S12 European Operation as of 21NOV11
• QATAR Airways Plans Montreal Capacity Increase in Dec 2011
• Estonian Air S12 Operation as of 21NOV11
• UNITED Keeps Boeing 757 Service on Berlin Route in S12
• DELTA Adds Summer Seasonal Detroit – Paris CDG Service Jun – Sep 2012
• Air China to Start Boeing 777-300ER Operation to Los Angeles in Feb/Mar 2012
• Air China Beijing – Frankfurt Operation Changes from Dec 2011
• Ukraine International Airlines to Start Tehran Service from late-Jan 2012
• DELTA S12 Trans-Atlantic Operation Changes as of 20NOV11

18 Nov 2011
• Philippine Airlines Extends Delhi Service Reductions into Mar 2012
• Pacific Blue Increases Perth – Denpasar Service
• ANA Cargo Increases Service from Dec 2011
• Turkish Airlines Boosting Benghazi Service from Dec 2011
• Turkish Airlines Planned Boeing 737-900ER Operation as of 18NOV11
• Air Australia to Start Melbourne – Brisbane Service from mid-Dec 2011
• Lufthansa to Launch Frankfurt – Ankara Daily Service in S12
• Air Astana S12 Operation Changes as of 18NOV11
• S7 Airlines to Start New Hong Kong & Beijing Routes in S12
• Ethiopian Airlines China/Thailand Operation Changes in Dec 2011
• Alitalia Postpones Chicago & Los Angeles Service Resumption till May 2012
• Kingfisher Airlines Extends Delhi / Mumbai – Bangkok Service Cancellations
• Kingfisher Airlines Cancels 2 Routes to Colombo; Schedule Change from Thiruchirapally mid-Dec 2011
• QATAR Airways Increase Perth Service to Daily from NW12
• Air Seychelles Ends Italy / UK Service from Jan 2012; Paris CDG Service Cuts

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…