Short Takes
June 30th 2017
Air China will launch a thrice-weekly Hong Kong-Yuncheng B737-800 seasonal route operating from July 1 through to October 9. Air New Zealand will replace the B787-9 with the B777-200ER on its thrice-weekly Auckland-Haneda route. Read More » Air Seoul will add a daily Incheon-Hong Kong A321 route on October 31, replacing one of parent Asiana Airlines’ daily rotations. From the same date, it will also replace one of Asiana’s Incheon-Narita flights. Commencing September 12, Air Seoul will launch a daily Osaka route, followed by a daily Guam service starting the next day. All Nippon Airways will add a third daily Tokyo-Los Angeles B777-300ER flight from October 29. Beijing Capital Airlines is postponing the launch of twice-weekly Qingdao-Sydney A330 flights from August 9 to September 20. China Airlines (CAL) will launch a four-weekly Taipei-Gatwick A350-900 route on December 1. China Southern Airlines will begin a daily Shenzhen-Hanoi A320 service on July 1. Hainan Airlines will add a twice-weekly Shenzhen-Brisbane A330 flight on September 20. Kunming Airlines will launch a thrice-weekly Kunming-Phuket B737-800 flight on July 17. Malaysia Airlines will terminate its thrice-weekly Kuala Lumpur-Darwin B737-800 route from July 26. Malindo Air will add a daily Kuala Lumpur-Phnom Penh B737-800 service from August 1. Shanghai Airlines will add a six-weekly Pudong-Krabi B737-800 route on August 1. Tianjin Airlines has removed its planned twice-weekly Chongqing-Xian-Gatwick A330-200 route, supposed to launch on September 29, from the GDS.
