News from Asia 亚洲新闻

HAINAN AIRLINES TO SERVE PHUKET

Hainan Airlines has announced its first non-stop service to Thailand with a new three times weekly service from Beijing to Phuket. It will be the only carrier operating on the route and 39,000 passengers have flown on the sector between April 09-10. Thai Airways International currently carries 76% of this indirect traffic via Bangkok.

DRAGONAIR INCREASES CAPACITY INTO KAOHSIUNG

Cathay Pacific's low-cost subsidiary, Dragonair has added four weekly flights to its Hong Kong to Kaohsiung service. It will now operate the route 32-times a week, up from 28 flights a week. It competes on the sector with China Airlines, which operates 21 weekly flights and Mandarin Airlines, which operates a daily service.

AIR CHINA GOES DAILY TO SAN FRANCISCO

Star Alliance member Air China will operate a daily service to San Francisco for this coming winter season, increasing the service from being five-times a week.

Fellow Star Alliance member United Airlines also operates a daily rotation between San Francisco and Beijing.

AMERICAN AIRLINES TO LAUNCH TOKYO HANEDA FROM JANUARY

Oneworld member American Airlines will begin scheduled services from New York to Tokyo Haneda from January 20, 2011. The route from JFK will be operated on a daily basis. American also serves Narita on a daily basis. According to IATA BSP data over 412,000 passengers flew the JFK-Narita sector between April 09-10

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TIGER ADDS THIRD DAILY INTO SINGAPORE

Tiger Airways has added a third daily flight from its Singapore base to Hong Kong. Tiger competes on the route with Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Jetstar Asia and United Airlines, which operates the route as a tag to its service originating in the US.

海南航空即将开通普吉岛航线

海南航空已经宣布将开通每周三班的北京-普吉岛航线，这是该公司第一条通往泰国的直航航线。在2009年4月到2010年4月间，此航线的旅客量已经超过39,000人次，而海航将成为运营这条航线的唯一一家航空公司。泰国国际航空目前拥有北京-曼谷-普吉岛航线76%的份额。

港龙航空增加高雄航线运力

国泰航空的低成本附属公司港龙航空从昨天开始已经将其香港-高雄（台湾）航线从原有的每周28班增加到了32班。此航线上的其他竞争者包括中华航空的每周21班和华信航空的每天一班。

国航将开通旧金山日航班

星盟成员中国国际航空公司将从今年冬春季开始运营到旧金山的日航班。此前，该公司到达美国西海岸的航班数量是每周5班。
同样是星盟成员的美联航也在运营旧金山-北京的每日往返航班。

AA航空公司启动明年1月的日本雨田航线

寰宇一家成员美国AA航空将于2011年1月20日开通日本雨田定期航线，每天一班从纽约出发。同样，AA航空公司也在运营到成田机场的日航班。根据IATA BSP数据显示，09年4月到10年4月间，雨田-成田航线拥有超过412,000人次的客流。

虎航将增加第三条新加坡每日航班

虎航已经将其新加坡基地到香港的日航班增加到三条。和虎航竞争该航线的航空公司包括国泰航空，新加坡航空，捷星航空和以此连接美国始发航线的美联航