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SriLankan Airlines All Economy A320 routes

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Miyuru Sandaruwan

on January 31, 2011 6:52 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

SriLankan Airlines ( IATA: UL) sole all Economy class Airbus A320 aircraft ( 4R-ABK ) will operate the following routes in Summer 2011 schedule.

The aircraft will be operated on select flights to Bangalore, Chennai, Male and Tiruchirapally.

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Full schedule below ( CMB - Colombo, BLR - Bangalore, MAA - Chennai, MLE - Madras, TRZ - Tiruchirapalli ) ( See the following section for the new schedule effective Summer 2011 )

Monday

UL131/2 CMB 0735 - 0835 TRZ 0925 - 1025 CMB

UL133/4 CMB 1200 - 1300 TRZ 1350 - 1450 CMB

UL123/4 CMB 1835 - 1955 MAA 2055 - 2215 CMB

UL107/8 CMB 2335 - 0030+1 MLE 0130+1 - 0325+1 CMB

Tuesday

UL131/2 CMB 0735 - 0835 TRZ 0925 - 1025 CMB

UL133/4 CMB 1200 - 1300 TRZ 1350 - 1450 CMB

UL123/4 CMB 1835 - 1955 MAA 2055 - 2215 CMB

Wednesday

UL105/6 CMB 0100 - 0200 MLE 0300 - 0500 CMB

UL131/2 CMB 0735 - 0835 TRZ 0925 - 1025 CMB

U;171/2 CMB 1550 - 1715 BLR 1805 - 1930 CMB

UL109/10 CMB 2030 - 2125 MLE 2225 - 0020+1 CMB

Thursday

UL131/2 CMB 0735 - 0835 TRZ 0925 - 1025 CMB

UL133/4 CMB 1200 - 1300 TRZ 1350 - 1450 CMB

UL171/2 CMB 1840 - 2005 BLR 2055 - 2220 CMB

Friday

UL105/6 CMB 0100 - 0200 MLE 0300 - 0500 CMB

UL131/2 CMB 0735 - 0835 TRZ 0925 - 1025 CMB

UL127/8 CMB 1250 - 1410 MAA 1510 - 1620 CMB

UL171/2 CMB 1840 - 2005 BLR 2055 - 2220 CMB

Saturday

UL105/6 CMB 0100 - 0200 MLE 0300 - 0500 CMB

UL131/2 CMB 0735 - 0835 TRZ 0925 - 1025 CMB

UL171/2 CMB 1840 - 2005 BLR 2055 - 2220 CMB

Note: Further changes can be expected on this day

Sunday

UL105/6 CMB 0100 - 0200 MLE 0300 - 0500 CMB

UL131/2 CMB 0735 - 0835 TRZ 0925 - 1025 CMB

UL123/4 CMB 1835 - 1955 MAA 2055 - 2215 CMB

UL171/2 CMB 1340 - 1505 BLR 1555 - 1720 CMB

UL107/8 CMB 2335 - 0030+1 MLE 0130+1 - 0325+1 CMB

UPDATE: New schedule effective 27 March

UL105/6 CMB 0100 - 0155 MLE 0245 - 0440 CMB 1234567

UL131/2 CMB 0720 - 0820 TRZ 0910 - 1010 CMB 1234567

UL133/4 CMB 1200 - 1300 TRZ 1350 - 1450 CMB 124

UL127/8 CMB 1250 - 1410 MAA 1510 - 1620 CMB 5

UL123/4 CMB 1830 - 1950 MAA 2115 - 2235 CMB 12357

UL171/2 CMB 1835 - 1955 BLR 2055 - 2215 CMB 46

SriLankan is the only known South Asian carrier to operate all Economy class aircraft. Please note that the above posted info is subject to change without prior notice.

Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper - copyright © Karl L. Swartz.

Qatar Airways Summer 2011 Network Changes

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Miyuru Sandaruwan

on January 17, 2011 9:21 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Qatar Airways has announced the following changes to its route network in Summer 2011.

Photo by 54north

All routes are from Doha, DOH

The new route to Budapest and Bucharest launches today. The route operates DOH-OTP-BUD four times a week on board A320 aircraft.

Bangalore,BLR capacity increased from daily A320 family aircraft to daily A330 variant effective 1 March

Barcelona capacity increased from daily A319LR to daily A330 effective 27 March

Copenhagen increased from six weekly to daily, A330, effective 27 March

Dar Es Salaam increased from 12 to 14 weekly A320 effective 27 March

Muscat increased from 21 to 24 weekly flights ( EQV ) effective 27 March

Kuala Lumpur increased from 11 to 14 weekly, A330, effective 27 March

Paris, CDG increased from 14 to 16 weekly, A340-600, effective 27 March

Munich increased from 7 to 11 weekly, A330, effective 9 March

New flights to Brussels begin on 31 Jan, to be operated five times weekly on board A330.

New flights to Stuttgart begin on 6 Mar, to be operated three times weekly on board A319.

New flights to Aleppo begin on 6 Apr, to be operated four times weekly on board A320.

Qantas to launch Dallas, cancels SFO

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Miyuru Sandaruwan

on January 14, 2011 2:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Qantas Airways today announced that it will be launching new flights to Dallas, from Sydney, marking one of the most important route launches to the Texas airport in recent times. The new route would operate four times a week.

The route starts on 16 May 2011 and will be the world's third longest nonstop flight, and the longest to be operated by a 747. In return, Qantas' flights to San Francisco ( SFO ) will be discontinued from 14 May.

Dallas, DFW, is a hub of American Airlines, Qantas' alliance partner. The flights are to be operated by a three class Boeing 747-400. However, GE powered Boeing 747-400ERs will be used as and when necessary, stated a source to The Networker. The flight will make a stop at Brisbane in the inbound leg, making the Dallas - Brisbane leg world's sixth longest nonstop flight.

Schedules below.

QF007 SYD 1325 - 1350 DFW Mo, We, Fr, Su

QF008 DFW 2200 - 0500+2 BNE 0630+2 - 0805+2 SYD Mo, We, Fr, Su

Additionally, Qantas' Los Angeles - New York sector ( QF107/8 ) will increase to daily from June 2011,

Routes of The Week 1 - 8 January

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Miyuru Sandaruwan

on January 8, 2011 1:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Routes of The Week is a new feature here at The Networker. On Routes of the Week, I will be covering all of the most important route announcements, and updates of the week - so you can read them at your comfort in the weekend.

Week from 1 Jan - 8 Jan

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Pakistan International Airlines from 19FEB resumes thrice weekly A310 service to Colombo, Sri Lanka from Karachi.
Asiana Airlines from 29MAR is launching thrice weekly 777 service to Istanbul, from Seoul.
flydubai from 14FEB launches four times weekly service to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its second destination in Bangladesh, after Chittagong.
Volaris from 30MAR launches daily service to Las Vegas from Guadalaraja aboard A319 aircraft. Las Vegas is its fifth US destination.
Dutch charter carrier ArkeFly from 24JUN launches twice weekly Orlando/Miami triangular service from Amsterdam.
Gulf Air from 28MAR resumes service to Geneva ( three weekly ) and Milan ( four weekly ) from Bahrain, aboard PrivatAir Boeing 737 aircraft.
China Eastern Airlines from 18JUN launches thrice weekly 73G service to Kathmandu, Nepal from Kunming. The carrier has been steadily expanding international service out of Kunming recently.
China Southern Airlines will be launching its Auckland service, nonstop from Guangzhou, on 08APR.
Korean Air announced its intention to launch its first A380 services to Tokyo ( NRT ), Hong Kong and Bangkok. The carrier has the lightest yet of, configuration for the A380, with only 407 seats onboard.
Norwegian announced that it hopes to conclude a codeshare agreement with Finnair by Q1 of 2011
LANChile from 1APR cancels service to Toronto. It currently operates the route five times weekly.
Alaska Airlines from 4JAN ended mainline service on its Seattle - Vancouver route. The route is now operated with Horizon Air Bombardier Q400s.

More links of interest

Pakistan International Airlines planned network changes

Delta Air Lines planned network changes

PIA to end US flights and signs MoU with Turkish

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Miyuru Sandaruwan

on January 7, 2011 8:05 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

Pakistan International Airlines ( PIA, IATA : PK ) has signed an MoU with Turkish Airlines ( IATA : TK ) in a move that will signal a strategic change in the airline's direction. Under the new deal, pending government approval, PIA will stop a range of its unprofitable routes to the US and the EU, and instead funnel the traffic through TK's Istanbul hub. The routes to be ended include New York and Chicago.

Pakistan International to end New York, Chicago. Focuses on connecting from Istanbul.

PIA 777-200LR. Photo by Ken Mist.

Not much is known about the partnership at this stage, nor does whether it includes any revenue sharing. However, PIA MD Capt. Aijaz Haroon, in an interview with Khaleej Times had stated that the two airlines will cooperate and funnel the traffic to West via Istanbul and to the East via Karachi.

As per the interview, PIA will drop certain unprofitable routes, including New York JFK and Chicago. Turkish will codeshare on PIA's flights to certain destinations out of Karachi, including Colombo and Dhaka.

PIA was once one of South Asia's leading airlines and first launched its flights to New York in 1961. However, later competition from the rising Gulf carriers and political issues have seen the once prestigious carrier fall into an organization reliant on government funds.
PIA was the launch customer for the Boeing 777-200LR and currently operates two of the type along with four -200ERs and -300ERs. However, security restrictions from the USA mean the carrier is forced to make an stop ( currently at Manchester ) on the way to USA.
The carrier's flights to Toronto - on which it is reportedly achieving very good loads ( with UAE carriers not getting extra flights into Canada ), will not be affected. But some of PIA's unprofitable European stations are believed will be scrapped. Although it has been rumoured that PIA will resume service to Houston this is yet to be confirmed.

PIA and TK are expected to operate 21 weekly flights between Istanbul and Karachi, with PIA operating 14 out of 21.

This is nevertheless a very good strategic move if properly executed, and could help push PIA back into the path to profitablity. Recent months have seen PIA expanding, with new flights to Colombo and Zahedan, Iran.

Senegal Airlines To Launch Operations in Late January

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Miyuru Sandaruwan

on January 5, 2011 2:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Senegal Airlines ( IATA: DN ), the new flag carrier for Senegal will be launching operations on 18th January.

Senegal Airlines A330

Senegal Airlines A330

The new airline, replacing the now defunct Air Sénégal International, will initially operate to six regional destinations with a fleet of two Airbus A320s.

The network

Air Senegal will be based at Dakar ( DKR ).

Air Senegal Route Network

Air Senegal Route Network

( Official airline image )

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Bamako, Mali
Banjul, The Gambia
Conakry, Guinea
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

The Fleet

The airline's fleet currently consists of the two following Airbus A320s. MSN 799 ex China Eastern MSN 879 ex Spring Airlines Both aircraft seem to be well utilized for a start up airline while keeping enough freedom for operation irregularities.

The Schedule

Abidjan, ABJ

DN1 DKR 1100 - 1345 ABJ D

DN2 ABJ 1445 - 1730 DKR D

Bamako, BKO

DN3 DKR 0745 - 0930 BKO Except Sun.

DN4 BKO 1030 - 1215 DKR Except Sun.

DN5 DKR 1845 - 2030 BKO Except Sat.

DN6 BKO 2130 - 2315 DKR Except Sat.

Banjul, BJL
DN11 DKR 0710 - 0750 BJL 24

DN12 BJL 0850 - 0930 DKR 24

DN15 DKR 1850 - 1930 BJL Except 2,4,7

DN16 BJL 2030 - 2110 DKR Except 2,4,7

Conakry, CKY
DN21 DKR 1300 - 1425 CKY Except Wed, Sat

DN22 CKY 1515 - 1640 DKR Except Wed, Sat

Nouakchott, NKC
DN7 DKR 0700 - 0800 NKC Except 2,4,7

DN8 NKC 0850 - 0950 DKR Except 2,4,7
DN9 DKR 1830 - 1930 NKC 247

DN10 NKC 2030 - 2130 DKR 247

Ouagadougou, OUA

DN23 DKR 1100 - 1345 OUA Wed, Sat

DN24 OUA 1445 - 1730 DKR Wed, Sat

The airline's official website is available at senegalairlines.aero . Let's see how well does this modern looking new airline cope on the increasingly competitive African market.

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