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Emirates lays on more Jeddah flights for DSF

Emirates will increase its daily A380 flights to Jeddah for four days in January to support demand during Dubai Shopping Festival and school holidays.
The existing two-daily service will increase to three-daily from 16-17 January, and 25-26 January, departing Dubai at 0140hrs and arriving in Jeddah at 0340hrs each day, with the return flight departing Jeddah at 0515hrs and arriving in Dubai at 0905hrs.
The double decker A380 can accommodate 489 passengers, with 399 seats in economy class, 76 in business class, and 14 first class private suites.

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http://www.arabianbusiness.com/emirates-lays-on-more-jeddah-flights-for-dsf-484701.html?

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British Airways launches new route from Gothenburg to Manchester

British Airways’ Danish regional franchisee Sun-Air of Scandinavia took over a route left vacant after the demise of the Swedish regional carrier Skyways and its Gothenburg (GOT) based operations previously under the name City Airline. BA’s existing service from Aarhus in Denmark to Sweden’s second-largest city now continues 11 times weekly to Manchester (MAN) in the UK. Flights are operated with 32-seat Do328 aircraft. Sun-Air’s Commercial Director Kristian Tvergaard commented: “As a direct consequence of demand from both British and Swedish business people for a direct connection between Manchester and Sweden’s second largest city Gothenburg, we have decided to take over this route. We believe that the route has a lot of potential as there are several British-owned companies in the Gothenburg area, and the UK is one of the region’s top ten trading partners. Furthermore we have more than 20 years of experience flying to both Manchester and Gothenburg, and therefore we have great knowledge of both markets.” British Airways also serves Gothenburg Landvetter Airport from London Heathrow.

http://www.anna.aero/2012/08/30/british-airways-launches-new-route-from-gothenburg-to-manchester/?

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Emirates to restart Tripoli flights

Emirates Airline has announced it is to resume flights to Tripoli, Libya, from October 29, Gulf Times has reported. Under the new schedule, Emirates' four-weekly flights to Tripoli will leave Dubai every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The route will be served by an Airbus A330-200 in a three-class configuration offering 12 first class, 42 business class and 183 economy seats, alongside up to 15 tonnes of cargo-carrying capacity.

http://www.ameinfo.com/emirates-restart-tripoli-flights--309584?

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LUFTHANSA WINTER 2012 EUROPEAN OPERATION OVERVIEW

As per 23AUG12 GDS timetable and inventory display, Lufthansa’s Winter 2012/13 European Operation Changes (excluding Domestic Germany), effective 28OCT12 as follows. Note most of these frequency comparison is based on W11 vs W12.

Additional changes remain possible

Too much to copy , read more here and schedules

http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/160434/lufthansa-winter-2012-european-operation-overview/?

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THAI AIRWAYS MOVES FORWARD PLANNED AIRBUS A380 INAUGURATION

As per 24AUG12 GDS timetable and inventory display, Thai Airways International is moving forward planned Airbus A380 inauguration date to 06OCT12, instead of 28OCT12. Inaugural flight remains unchanged, as the Star Alliance member will first operate Bangkok – Hong Kong route, followed by Bangkok – Singapore.

Bangkok – Hong Kong 06OCT12 – 14DEC12
TG600 BKK0800 – 1145HKG 380 D
TG601 HKG1325 – 1505BKK 380 D

Bangkok – Singapore 06OCT12 – 14DEC12
TG409 BKK1705 – 2020SIN 380 D
TG410 SIN2200 – 2320BKK 380 D

Above schedules are in effect from 06OCT12 to 27OCT12.

Following planned A380 service remains unchanged for the moment:
Bangkok – Frankfurt eff 15DEC12 TG920/921
Bangkok – Tokyo Narita eff 16JAN13 TG676/677
Bangkok – Paris CDG eff 16FEB13 TG930/931

http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/160438/thai-airways-moves-forward-planned-airbus-a380-inauguration/?

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Höga Kusten Flyg launches new route to Jönköping from Stockholm Arlanda

The Swedish regional airline Höga Kusten Flyg launched a domestic route on 20 August that previously was operated by now bankrupt Skyways. The virtual airline, which normally flies between Örnsköldsvik in northern Sweden and the country capital’s main airport Stockholm Arlanda (ARN), now also flies from the capital 15 times weekly to Jönköping (JKG) in south-central Sweden

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http://www.anna.aero/2012/08/22/hoga-kusten-flyg-launches-new-route-to-jonkoping-from-stockholm-arlanda/?

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Lufthansa's B747-800 to serve Bangalore from September 13

Lufthansa has confirmed it will operate its B747-800 aircraft on the Frankfurt-Bangalore route from September 13.

The new-generation jumbo joined the Lufthansa fleet earlier this year (see online news May 3), initially serving the Frankfurt-Washington DC route, followed by Delhi (see online news August 8).

The carrier's B747-800 microsite confirms that the aircraft will be added to the Frankfurt-Bangalore route from September 13, with bookings now open. The site also states that "Los Angeles will be added shortly".

Lufthansa has a total of 20 B747-800s on order, with delivered aircraft configured with eight first class seats in the "nose", 92 fully-flat business class seats across the upper and lower decks, and 262 economy seats on the lower deck (to see a seat plan, click here).

For more information on the fully-flat business class seat which debuted on this aircraft, click here.

http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/lufthansas-b747-800-to-serve-bangalore-from-sep?

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Etihad to launch Tokyo flights

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced plans to launch daily flights between its hub Abu Dhabi and Tokyo starting from April 2 next year.

The Abu Dhabi-based airline was the first Middle Eastern carrier to launch operations to the Japanese capital in March 2010, and with five non-stop flights a week to Tokyo’s Narita airport, the airline has since carried approximately 160,000 travellersbetween the two cities.

The daily service will support traffic growth between Abu Dhabi and Japan and connecting traffic to onward GCC destinations, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The additional services will also improve the connectivity in Abu Dhabi by 40 per cent.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer, believes the airline’s increase to daily flights will see a further strengthening of the close trade, tourism and cultural ties between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan.

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http://www.tradearabia.com/news/TTN_222124.html?

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American Airlines calling it quits in Belgium

American Airlines will stop flying to Brussels by the end of the year.

The carrier, currently reorganizing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, says it will discontinue its New York JFK-Brussels route on Nov. 6. AA says it's ending its Belgian presence "in light of reviewed route performance, market forecasts and trends and the future outlook."

AA dropped its Brussels-Chicago route last September, leaving the JFK route as its only remaining service to Belgium.

Despite posting its intention to drop the JFK-Brussels route, AA was still selling seats on the route (as of 11:30 a.m. ET) that extended past its announced Nov. 6 end date.

In its announcement, AA says it "will continue to serve the Belgian market in conjunction with oneworld partners British Airways and Iberia with flight options through both London Heathrow and Madrid." AA currently flies the New York JFK-Brussels routes with Boeing 757-20 jets.

Assuming the route does end, Business Traveller magazine calls it "a blow to oneworld, as it leaves the alliance without a direct, non-stop service between New York and the capital of the European Union."

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http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/08/american-to-call-it-quits-on-brussels-route/826593/1?

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Finnair Looks To Offload More European Routes

Finland's struggling airline Finnair is still trying to find other airlines to partner with on its less profitable European routes, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Friday.

Part of the oneworld global alliance, Finnair has been cutting costs and jobs and focusing on its more profitable Asian routes after four years of losses and in May handed over the operation of a third of its European routes to low-cost British airline Flybe.

Finnair was previously planning to have another partner by the summer, but high fuel prices and slower spending caused by the economic crisis has hit the industry and many airlines have introduced an investment freeze.

"There are more sellers than buyers. However, I believe that it is totally realistic to find partners," Finnair's chief executive Mika Vehvilainen told economic magazine Talouselama.

"We have to solve the cost problem anyway. The aim is to move to partners either a part of the European traffic or all of the European traffic - that is what we are focusing on," he said, adding that new partners could come from outside Europe..........................

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http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1345201152.html?

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Bahrain's Gulf Air to resume flights to Iraq, Iran

DUBAI: Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air will resume flights to Iraq and Iran on September 20 after a hiatus of 17 months, the tiny Gulf kingdom's official BNA news agency said on Wednesday.

The flights to Iraq and Iran -- two countries where Shiite leaders criticised Sunni-ruled, Shiite-majority Bahrain's bloody crackdown last year on Shiite-led protests calling for democratic reforms -- were stopped in March 2011.

"Bahrain's national carrier, Gulf Air will resume its services to Iran and Iraq from 20 September 2012 following the Bahrain government's approval," the official BNA news agency said.

"Flights to Baghdad, Arbil, Najaf and Basra in Iraq and Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz and Isfahan in Iran will begin progressively between 20 September and 28 October 2012 subject to final approvals by the civil aviation authorities of the respective countries," it said.

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http://www.brecorder.com/world/middle-east/74017-bahrains-gulf-air-to-resume-flights-to-iraq-iran-.html?

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Qatar Airways announces Poland, Serbia routes

Qatar Airways said it will expand its European network with the addition of destinations in Serbia and Poland this year.
In a statement released today, the Doha-based carrier said it will launch a three times-a-week service to the Serb capital Belgrade from 20 November.
On 5 December, the airline will begin a four times-a-week service to Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
Both routes will be operated a two-class configuration Airbus A320

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http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-airways-announces-poland-serbia-routes-470002.html?

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Qatar Airways Plans Passenger Flights To Chicago In 2013

Qatar Airways will launch a new daily Doha-Chicago service from April 10, 2013, its fourth US destination, Qatar News Agency (QNA reported).

In an announcement on Wednesday, the carrier said it plans to operate a B777-300ER on the route, having already established twice-weekly cargo flights to Chicago.<br />
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The announcement follows the successful launch of services to New York JFK, Washington and Houston.<br />
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"Chicago is a key route for business and leisure travellers alike, connecting them from destinations across India, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific with a one-stop service via Doha to the Midwest," said Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker.<br />
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"As Qatar Airways continues its aggressive expansion, we are pleased to finally offer another gateway in the United States, this time to the The Windy City of Chicago, five years after we began operations to North America," he added.<br />
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The aircraft operating on the Chicago route will feature 335 seats in a two-class configuration of 42 Business Class seats and 293 in Economy.<br />
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There are currently no direct air links between Doha and Chicago, with United Airlines and fellow Star Alliance member Lufthansa offering a service via Frankfurt.<br />

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsworld.php?id=688244

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Gulf Air brings forward winter schedule

Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air, encouraged by the strong passenger growth witnessed across the airline's network this summer, has brought forward its winter schedule beginning from September 10.

The timetable comes with a range of new features offering more frequencies between Bahrain and key regions of GCC, Mena and Asian destinations and upgrading fleet to certain destinations adding more capacity, said the airline in a statement.

Gulf Air has also modified its flight timings on certain routes to avoid winter weather disruptions that may cause flight delays, it added.

Announcing the schedule, chief commercial officer Karim Makhlouf said, “Following the encouraging passenger growth we witnessed during the summer, we foresee the demand to continue through the winter. Therefore we have decided to bring forward our winter schedule that usually begins in late October by adding more frequencies and capacity on several routes to facilitate our customers with better and convenient travel options.”

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http://www.tradearabia.com/news/TTN_221805.html?

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Qantas reinstates Gold Coast flights as it takes on rivals

QANTAS will step up efforts to repel the advances of Virgin Australia and Tiger Airways after its decision to reinstate services to the Gold Coast after an absence of more than four years.

Australia's largest airline will begin operating three flights a day between Sydney and the Gold Coast using single-aisle Boeing 737-800 aircraft from late October. Qantas will also refurbish the lounge at Gold Coast Airport, which has been used by Jetstar passengers on a user-pays basis, and reopen it as a Qantas Club facility by the end of the year.

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http://www.theage.com.au/business/qantas-reinstates-gold-coast-flights-as-it-takes-on-rivals-20120813-244t7.html?