Star Alliance and SkyTeam Long Haul Route Change Announcements

by | Jan 20, 2012 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Primarily long haul updates for the 2 alliances…..

STAR ALLIANCE:

Lufthansa:

Dusseldorf(DUS)–Tokyo(NRT) effective June 1 begins new 6x/week service.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Beirut(BEY) effective March 25 increases from 12x/week to 14x/week.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Buenos Aires(EZE) effective March 25 increases from 6x/week to daily.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Calgary(YYC) effective February 5 is canceled.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Dallas(DFW) effective March 25 increases from 6x/week to daily.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Doha(DOH) effective March 25 increase from 6x/week to daily.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Guangzhou(CAN) effective March 26 is canceled.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Houston(IAH) beginning August 1 will operate with an A380 on the route.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Kolata(CCU) effective March 25 is canceled.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Philadelphia(PHL) effective March 25 will operate 5x/week versus previous 6x/week.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Rio de Janiero(GIG) effective March 25 increase from 5x/week to 6x/week.
Frankfurt(FRA)-San Francisco(SFO) effective March 25 will operate the A380 on the route.
Frankfurt(FRA)-Shenyang(SHE) effective March 25 will operate 3x/week (New Route)
Munich(MUC)-Seoul(ICN) effective March 25 will operate 6x/week vs. previous plan of daily operation.

SKYTEAM:

ALITALIA:

Rome(FCO)-Chicago(ORD) will resume May 2nd.
Rome(FCO)–Riyadh(RUH) Beginning June 1 will operate new 4x/week service.
Rome(FCO)–Sao Paulo(GRU) effective April 15 increases from 7x/week to 8x/week.

CSA Czech Airlines:

Prague(PRG)-Geneva(GVA) effective April 23 will operate 5x/week. Effective June 11, will operate 8x/week.

AIRFRANCE:

Paris(CDG)-Abu Dhabi(AUH) effective March 5 is canceled.
Paris(CDG)-Cancun(CUN) effective April 29 is canceled (Seasonal). Will resume October 28.
Paris(CDG)-Hong Kong(HKG) reduces from 14x/week to 12x/week for the summer schedule.
Paris(CDG)-Lome(LFW) effective June 6 increases from 4x/week to 5x/week.
Paris(CDG)-Orlando(MCO) effective September 3 is canceled.
Paris(CDG)-Bangkok(BKK) effective March 26 is reduced from daily to 3x/week.
Paris(CDG)-Los Angeles(LAX) will reduce from 20x/week to 15x/week for the summer schedule.
Paris(CDG)-Newark(EWR) effective March 25 is cancelled.
Paris(CDG)-Singapore(SIN) effective May 28 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.
Paris(CDG)-Washington(IAD) effective June increase from 4x/week to daily.
Paris(CDG)-Wuhan(WUH) effective April 12 begins new 3x/week service.

Top 10 Tech Friendly US Airlines – Led By Delta

by | Jan 20, 2012 | Uncategorized | 1 comment

I came across a write up on PCworld.com that ranked the Top 10 US Airlines based on their tech prowess.

In the survey they took into consideration tech amenities on board, tech in the gate areas where their flights are serviced, online apps and online social media capabilities.

For the details, please visit the story in link provided above, otherwise here are the top 10:

1. Delta
2. Alaska
3. Virgin America
4. American
5. Southwest
6. United
7. US Air
8. Frontier
9. AirTran
10. JetBlue

Star Alliance & Skyteam Route Updates

by | Jan 18, 2012 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

Another day, another slew of updates for the summer timetables!

STAR ALLIANCE:

Air China:

Shanghai(PVG)-Melbourne(MEL) is increasing from 4x/week to 5x/week.

Turkish:

Istanbul(IST)-Amsterdam(AMS) effective March 25 increases from 23x/week to 28x/week.
Istanbul(IST)-Barcelona(BCN) effective March 25 increases from 18x/week to 21x/week.

SKYTEAM:

Delta:

Los Angeles(LAX)-San Francisco(SFO) effective March 2 increases from 7x/day to 11x/day.

Air France:

Paris(CDG)-Abu Dhabi(AUH) effective March 5 is being canceled.
Paris(CDG)-Leipzig(LEJ) effective March 25 is being canceled.

China Eastern:

Shanghai(PVG)-Paris(CDG) effective June 30 is increasing from 1x/day to 2x/day