News from Asia 亚洲新闻

Richard Maslen July 22, 2010

ETIHAD TO BEGIN INCHEON FLIGHTS

Etihad will begin services to Seoul's Incheon International Airport from December 10. The new service will be operated on a daily basis with A330-200 equipment and will become the only carrier offering a non-stop service between the city pairs. Etihad's competitor, Qatar Airways, currently operates a 10-times weekly service from Doha.

AIR INDIA: DAILY TO ABU DHABI

Air India will ramp up existing frequency from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi with the introduction of a daily service from November 2010. The carrier will go head-to-head on the route with Etihad and Jet Airways, which each offer a daily service. Air India currently operates the route five-times a week.

IATA BSP data shows that over 117,000 passengers flew between the city pairs between May 2009-10. Jet Airways currently has 60% of this traffic. Air India also operates from Delhi to Abu Dhabi on a daily basis.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES UPS OSAKA KANSAI SERVICES

Malaysia Airlines will operate from Kuala Lumpur to Osaka with six weekly non-stop services from January 15^, 2011. Currently three of these services transit via Kota Kinabalu. IATA BSP data shows that over 93,000 O&D passengers flew the KUL-KIX sector between May 09-10, with 73% of these passengers flying with Malaysia Airlines.

VIENNA NETS CHINA SOUTHERN CARGO

China Southern Cargo will begin new services to Vienna on July 23^rd with a three times weekly B777F service from Shanghai (PVG). The flight will then head to Amsterdam.

CHINA EASTERN BEGINS NEW JEJU SERVICE

China Eastern began a new twice-weekly service to Jeju on July 19, with a twice-weekly service from Hohhot and with a scheduled stopover in Yantai. The service will be operated with B737-800 equipment. China Eastern already serves Jeju from Shanghai and Beijing. Beijing is operated twice weekly and Shanghai on a daily basis.