by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 17, 2015 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Tokyo (HND) effective October 25 will increase from 2x/day to 4x/day.
Beijing – Tokyo (NRT) effective October 25 will decrease from 18x/week to 7x/week.
Beijing – Islamabad – Karachi effective October 26 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Chengdu – Tokyo (NRT) effective October 25 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
EVA:
Taipei – Asahikawa effective December 6 will BEGIN 2x/week service (seasonal).
Taipei – Sapporo effective December 7 will increase from 7x/week to 11x/week.
THAI:
Bangkok – Rome Cancellation has been postponed from October 23 to January 31. 4x/week service remains in place.
TURKISH:
Istanbul – Kathmandu effective October 25 will decrease from 7x/week to 4x/week.
Istanbul – Kuala Lumpur effective October 26 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.
UNITED:
Chicago – Kalamazoo effective December 9 will BEGIN 2-4x/day service. (2x/day on Saturday).
Chicago – Tucson effective December 17 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Chicago – Vail effective December 19 will BEGIN 2x/week service (Saturday/Sunday).
Newark – St. Kitts effective December 19 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Saturday).
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by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 8, 2015 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AIR CANADA (Rouge):
Vancouver – Honolulu effective between February 19 and April 22 will increase from 7x/week to 9x/week.
Vancouver – Kahului effective between February 21 and April 21 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.
Vancouver – Kona effective between February 20 and April 23 will increase from 1x/week to 2x/week.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Addis Ababa effective November 2 will BEGIN 3x/week service (Delayed from October 26)
Beijing – Minsk – Budapest effective October 25 will be reduced from 4x/week to 3x/week.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – Brisbane effective December 11 will increase from 14x/week to 16x/week.
ANA:
Tokyo (HND) – Beijing effective October 25 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.
Tokyo (HND) – Guangzhou effective October 25 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Tokyo (HND) – Shanghai effective October 25 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
COPA:
Panama City – Belize City effective December 8 will BEGIN 2x/week service.
ETHIOPIAN:
Addis Ababa – Seychelles effective September 16 will increase from 3x/week to 4x/week.
EVA:
Tapei – Houston effective February 4 will increase from 4x/week to 6x/week.
LUFTHANSA:
Frankfurt – Luxembourg effective October 25 will BEGIN 4x/day service.
SINGAPORE:
Singapore – Brisbane effective between December 1 and February 10 will increase from 21x/week to 24x/week.
UNITED:
San Francisco – Shanghai launch of 2nd daily service has been CANCELLED.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 23, 2015 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AIR CANADA:
Calgary – Portland (PDX) will continue 1x/day service year-round. Previous plans called for seasonal termination on October 25.
Vancouver – Brisbane effective June 17, 2016 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Vancouver – Cancun effective February 15 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Operated by Rouge). The seasonal route will continue until April 25, 2016.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Washington effective between November 3 and December 12 will be reduced from 4x/week to 3x/week.
ANA:
Tokyo (HND) – Sydney effective December 11 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Addis Ababa – Goma 3x/week service has been postponed from July 10 to August 3, 2015.
Addis Ababa – Luanda effective August 6 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week.
EVA:
Taipei – Osaka effective between November 7 and December 7 will increase from 23x/week to 30x/week.
SOUTH AFRICAN (SA AIRLINK):
Londolozi – Ulusaba effective August 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Nelspruit – Sabie effective August 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Nelspruit – Ulusaba effective August 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Skukuza – Ulusaba effective August 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Nelspruit – Arathusa effective September 1 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
THAI:
Bangkok – Seoul – Los Angeles effective October 25 is CANCELLED.
Bangkok – Rome effective October 25 is CANCELLED.
UNITED:
Denver – Panama City has been converted to a seasonal route. 2x/week service will be suspended between September 7 and December 18.
Guam – Cairns effective September 26 is CANCELLED.
Guam – Seoul effective September 30 is CANCELLED.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 15, 2015 | Featured, Route Announcements, Star Alliance |
AEGEAN:
Larnaca – Paris effective October 25 will decrease from 3x/week to 2x/week.
AIR CANADA:
Montreal – Lyon effective June 16 will BEGIN 5x/week service.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Bangkok effective October 25 will increase from 2x/day to 4x/day.
Beijing – Colombo (Sri Lanka) effective October 27 will BEGIN 3x/week service.
Beijing – New York (JFK) effective October 26 will decrease from 14x/week to 11x/week.
Beijing – Newark effective October 26 will BEGIN 4x/week service.
Beijing – Phuket effective October 26 will increase from 7x/week to 11x/week.
Chengdu – Mumbai effective October 26 is CANCELLED.
LUFTHANSA:
Frankfurt – Tokyo (NRT) effective October 25 will be reduced from 1x/day to 3x/WEEK.
SAS:
Copenhagen – Shanghai effective October 25 will increase from 5x/week to 7x/week.
Stockholm – Chicago effective October 25 will increase from 6x/week to 1x/DAY.
THAI:
Bangkok – Frankfurt effective October 25 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.
Bangkok – London (LHR) effective October 25 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.
TURKISH:
Istanbul (SAW) – Venice effective August 26 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
Istanbul (SAW) – Baghdad effective October 25 will BEGIN 1x/day service.
UNITED:
Chicago – St. Lucia effective December 19 will BEGIN 1x/week service (Saturday only).
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by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 11, 2015 | 777, Featured, Route Announcements, Swiss |
SWISS has updated their reservation systems today to reflect operational information covering their new 777s that will begin joining the fleet next year.
The debut of the aircraft is set to take place on February 21, 2016 when LX14 departs Zurich and heads for JFK. The return flight from JFK is LX17. Please be aware that the 777 will fly this route only on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
After JFK, Montreal will be the next destination to see the 777 when the aircraft begins flying to Montreal on March 27. The 777 is expected to fly this route daily.
On April 10, Hong Kong will get its first look at the 777. The 777 is set to initially fly to HGK on Wednesday, Friday, and Sundays. Then, on May 3, 2016 777 service will expand to everyday EXCEPT Thursday and Saturday. Beginning May 12, the 777 will fly to HKG on a daily basis.
Los Angeles will begin to see the 777 on a daily basis beginning on June 9, 2016.
As it stands now, SWISS is forecasting the following transition to 777 service on other long haul routes:
Bangkok on July 8
Sao Paulo on August 1
San Francisco on September 1
PLEASE keep in mind that these are very preliminary launch dates for 777 service and I suspect that the dates will change quite a bit between now and the 4th quarter this year. These dates are assuming that the aircraft is delivered in early January by Boeing which will give time for SWISS crews to train on their new aircraft before taking it ‘live’. Delays in delivery are possible and unfortunately, expected when it comes to these things.
What I do know is I have a reason to brave the weird winter weather in Seattle in January to see her fly home.
