Air China (Beijing) is restoring the Beijing – Copenhagen route on May 30, 2018. The restored route will be operated four days a week with Airbus A330-200s.
The airine issued this statement:
Air China Limited (Air China) will begin nonstop flights between Beijing and Copenhagen from May 30, 2018.
The new Beijing–Copenhagen service will bring the total number of routes to 27, with an offering of 300 flights per week to 20 major European destinations, including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Rome, Moscow, Barcelona, Madrid, Zurich and Stockholm, all serviced by wide-body aircraft.
Flight information:
The Beijing–Copenhagen route number is CA877/8 and has four flights per week, scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The outbound flight departs Beijing at 02:55 and arrives in Copenhagen at 06:45; The inbound flight departs Copenhagen at 13:15 and arrives in Beijing at 04:10 (all times are local). All flights use the Airbus A330-200.
Copyright Photo:ย Air China Air China Airbus A330-243 B-6505 (msn 957) LHR (SPA). Image: 936939. (SPA). Image: 936939.
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Adaba) will add Barcelona as a new stop on the Addis Adaba – Madrid route starting on July 1, 2018. The adjusted route will be operated three days a week with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners.
Schedule:
Flightย Number
Frequency
Departure Airport
Departureย Time
Arrival Airport
Arrival Time
Fleet
ETย 0712
Tue,Thu,Sat, Sun
ADD
23:20
MAD
5:50
ETย 788
Mon,Wed,Fri, Sun
MAD
6:45
BCN
8:05
ETย 788
ETย 0713
Mon,Wed,Fri,Sun
BCN
20:15
MAD
21:40
ETย 788
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
MAD
22:40
ADD
6:30
ETย 788
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, said,
โWe are very happy to spread our wings to Barcelona, which will be our second destination in Spain, after Madrid, and the 13th city in our European network. The start of this new flight to Barcelona is part of our global route network expansion plan in line with our strategic roadmap, Vision 2025. The new flight to Barcelona will provide seamless connectivity options for business people as well as tourists from Barcelona to our extensive African network of 58 destinations via our main hub in Addis Ababa.โ
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines issued this statement today:
Due to the westerly storm sweeping across the Netherlands today, KLM has been compelled to cancel a total of 96 return flights on January 3, 2018. Passengers on these flights are currently being informed and rebooked. Runway capacity is very limited at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol today. Passengers could therefore face delays during the day. We urge our passengers to keep a close eye on KLM.com for the latest updates on departure and arrival times.
Europe Weather Map from metvuw.com:
Copyright Photo:ย KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-8K2 WL PH-BCD (msn 42149) LHR (Keith Burton). Image: 931976.
El Al Israel Airlines (Tel Aviv) announced today it will begin nonstop service from Tel Aviv to San Francisco in the fourth quarter of 2018. The new route will operate three days a week with the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. El Al will compete against United Airlines.
El Al is planning to add more new long-range routes as more Dreamliners are delivered. El Al has 16 on order.
In other news, El Al is discontinuing its lower fare Up by El Al service to five destinations in Europe. The Up brand will be retired in 2018 and all European flights will be operated under the El Al brand.
The last Up-branded flight will be October 14, 2018. On October 15, 2018 all flights will be operated as El Al flights.
Up offers inexpensive flights to five main European destinations โ Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Larnaca and Kiev.
El Al start Up service on March 30, 2014.
The Boeing 737 fleet is also being refurbished and is expected to be finished in 2019.
Top Copyright Photo:ย El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 4X-EDB (msn 42117) LHR (SPA). Image: 940341.
El Al aircraft slide show:
Up aircraft slide show:
Bottom Copyright Photo:ย Up by El Al (El Al Israel Airlines) Boeing 737-804 WL 4X-EKM (msn 30465) MUC (Arnd Wolf). Image: 922116.
Previously on September 26, 2017, Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board approved and announced the rapid growth of its lower-cost Eurowings, especially in Europe:
The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approved the rapid expansion of the Eurowings Group at its meeting in September 2017. For this purpose, an investment framework of around EUR 1 billion was approved for the purchase and leasing of aircraft. The funds were used towards obtaining up to 61 aircraft, including 41 Airbus A320 Family aircraft and 20 Bombardier Q400s.
During the summer of 2017, Lufthansa wet leased 20 aircraft operated for Eurowings under the existing wet lease agreement with Airberlin; 15 by acquisition and five more leased with a purchasing option.
The Eurowings Group is expected to require up to 3,000 additional jobs in the cockpit and cabin operations, due to the hiring and intended acquisition of companies of the Air Berlin Group. Job advertisements and staffing have already started.
Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG: “We now have the great opportunity to take a decisive step forward with Eurowings in Europe. The Supervisory Board and the Executive Board agree that we are determined to seize this opportunity. With the approval of an additional investment framework for the acquisition of aircraft, the necessary preconditions have now been met. For Eurowings, it will be a major challenge to cope with the rapid growth. I am particularly pleased that this will enable us to offer up to 3,000 new employees a secure perspective in the Eurowings Group.”
The airline is growing so fast, it is leasing in aircraft from other airlines to meet the expansion in the first quarter of 2018 following the failure of Airberlin. Adria Airwaysย (above) will operate Airbus A319s from the Cologne/Bonn hub for Eurowings. Czech Airlines will operate its Airbus A319s for Eurowings from Hamburg (below).
TAP will again fly from Porto to Milan and Barcelona, after the suspension of the route in 2016, offering a greater number of flights
The airline also announces new routes from Porto to London City and Ponta Delgada
TAPโs operations out of Francisco Sรก Carneiro Airport grow by an additional 41 flights every week
The airline also announces 10 flights per week between Lisbon and Florence
And a further four flights per week to Sรฃo Paulo and one additional flight to Brasilia and to Belo Horizonte in Brazil, and one to Toronto, Canada
TAP Air Portugal will grow its operations from Porto airport over the coming year. The airline has started two flights a day to Barcelona and to Milan, reinstating and intensifying two routes that were suspended in 2016 as part of the operation redesign carried out at that time.
In addition to reinstating these routes, TAP has also announced the launch of new routes from Porto, with six flights per week to London City airport and a new daily service to Ponta Delgada.
With these new flights, which start on March 25, 2018, TAP is introducing a total of 41 new services per week between Porto and four different cities. These flights will be available to book as soon as the operational details have been finalized.ย The two daily flights to Barcelona will depart Porto at 6.30 am (TP1030) and 7.35 pm (TP1031). The flights to Milan will depart Porto at 6.30 am (TP818) and 5.55 pm (TP816).ย The six flights a week between Porto and London City will leave Francisco Sรก Carneiro Airport at 12.05 pm (TP354), arriving in London at 2.20 pm, with the return flight leaving London at 2.50 pm (TP353), arriving in Porto at 5.10 pm.
Another new flight on TAPโs summer timetable from Porto is the creation of a daily flight to Ponta Delgada. TP1861 will depart Porto at 1.20 pm, arriving in Ponta Delgada at 2.45 pm. The return flight (TP1866) will take off at 3.35 pm, landing in Porto at 6.50pm, both local times.
From Lisbon to Florence
TAP also announced the launch of a nonstop service between Lisbon and Florence, with 10 flights per week, beginning on 10 June 2018. Florence joins Rome, Bologna, Milan and Venice to become the companyโs fifth destination in Italy. This demonstrates TAPโs commitment to the Italian market, which is important not just for point-to-point traffic, but also as a way of generating traffic to other TAP destinations through its Lisbon hub.
The service between Lisbon and Florence will have two different timetables. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays the flight will leave Lisbon at 7.05am, arriving in Florence at 10.50am. Flights will depart Florence at 11.35am, arriving in Lisbon at 1.35pm. On Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays there will also be flights leaving Lisbon at 3.50pm, arriving in Florence at 7.35pm. Flights will then depart Florence at 8.20pm, arriving in Lisbon at 10.20pm.
More flights to Brazil and Canada
From June 1, 2018, TAP is also boosting its long-haul operation with four more flights each week to Sรฃo Paulo and one more to Brasilia and Belo Horizonte in Brazil and to Toronto in Canada.
Next year the company intends to offer flights between Lisbon and Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, a service that is currently awaiting government authorization.
Copyright Photo (all others by TAP Air Portugal): TAP Portugal is going back to TAP Air Portugal for its titles.ย TAP Portugal Airbus A319-112 CS-TTQ (msn 629) LHR (SPA). Image: 937481.
Lufthansa is adding another connection to its flights from Frankfurt to tourist destinations in Croatia with the Summer 2018 flight schedule. After Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik and Pula, the airline will be flying from Frankfurt to Zadar (below) for the first time in 2018, beginning on April 28, 2018. Every Saturday and Sunday, an Airbus A319 will take off towards the Croatian coast.
Zadar is located on the central Adriatic coast and in the heart of northern Dalmatia. It is the economic, cultural and political center of the region, with approximately 75.000 inhabitants. Its coast, nearby islands and pristine nature are all very popular with tourists. The archipelago of 24 large and 300 small islands and skerries, three nature parks and five national parks put Zadar and its region among Croatiaโs top-ranking tourist destinations.
Return flights to Zadar are already available for booking, with prices starting at 89 euros. Additional information and the option to book Lufthansa flights are available online at LH.com or through the Lufthansa Service Center which can be reached at +49 (0) 69 86 799 799 (calls charged at standard landline rates). Flights can also be booked through Lufthansaโs partner travel agencies and at the Lufthansa sales counters at airports.
The new connection at a glance:
Frankfurt (FRA) โ Zadar (ZAD)
twice weekly (Saturday, Sunday, beginning on April 28, 2018)
LH1476:
Saturday FRA 10:15 a.m. โ 11:50 a.m. ZAD
Sunday FRA 4:30 p.m. โ 6:05 p.m. ZAD
LH1477:
Saturday ZAD 12:35 p.m. โ 2:15 p.m. FRA
Sunday ZAD 6:50 p.m. โ 8:30 p.m. FRA
Prices: starting at 89 euros, including taxes and fees
Distance: 835 km (451 nautical miles)
The new will be operated with Airbus A319s.
Top Copyright Photo:ย Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILF (msn 636) (Star Alliance) LHR (SPA). Image: 926820.
British Airways customers are set to gain access to even more Chinese cities thanks to a new codeshare agreement with China Southern Airlines.
As part of the new agreement, customers can book seats on China Southern Airlines flights to four destinations in China โ Shenyang, Harbin, Changchun and Dalian.
British Airways customers will be able to connect on to Shenyang and Harbin through Shanghai, connect on to Dalian through Beijing, and connect on to Changchun through either Shanghai or Beijing. British Airways offers 10 weekly flights to Shanghai and seven to Beijing, from London Heathrow.
As part of the agreement, China Southern Airlines customers will be able to book seats on British Airways flights to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Belfast, connecting on to these destinations through London Heathrow.
China Southern Airlines operates the largest fleet, most developed route network and largest passenger capacity of any airline in The People’s Republic of China, devoted to providing a comfortable travel service. China Southern Airlines has formed an extensive network both throughout China and globally with Guangzhou, Beijing, Urumqi hubs.
Top Copyright Photo:ย British Airways Boeing 777-236 ER G-VIIE (msn 27487) LHR (SPA). Image: 936781.
British Airways:
China Southern Airlines:
Bottom Copyright Photo:ย China Southern Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner B-2787 (msn 34931) LHR (Tony Storck). Image: 935073.
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have announced changes to one of their key alliance routes driven by an improved demand outlook.
The two airlines are set to provide customers with an expanded schedule of flights on the Auckland-Brisbane route, with up to five extra flights a week delivering an additional 38,000 seats between April and October 2018. This means customers will now be able to choose from up to 34 return services per week.
In addition, Virgin Australia will be re-timing its weekday Auckland-Brisbane service to provide a better evening schedule proposition for the alliance, with the choice of departure times of 4:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:30pm allowing for more flexibility in travel times for customers.
Top Copyright Photo:ย Air New Zealand Boeing 777-319 ER ZK-OKS (msn 44547) LHR (SPA). Image: 934886.
Air New Zealand:
Virgin Australia:
Bottom Copyright Photo:ย Virgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737-8FE WL VH-YIA (msn 37824) HNL (Ivan K. Nishimura). Image: 913307.
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