Short Takes
June 22nd 2018
Routes: Air China plans to fly the A350 twice a daily between Beijing and Chengdu from September 1; the airline has reduced Shenzhen-Los Angeles B787-9 service from thrice- to twice-weekly. Read More » China Eastern Airlines has launched a weekly Xining-Taipei A319 service. South Korea’s EastarJet will add a thrice-weekly Incheon-Ibaraki B737-800 route from July 31. Emirates Airline will roster the A380 on Dubai-Islamabad four times a week from July 8. Etihad Airways will terminate its daily Abu Dhabi-Dar Es Salaam A320 flights from September 30. Jin Air now operates Incheon-Guam thrice-daily with B737-800s. Lanmei Airlines will launch thrice-weekly Siem Reap-Guiyang A319 flights from June 28. Philippine Airlines has launched a twice-weekly Manila-Nanning A320 scheduled charter route. Qantas Airways plans to increase Sydney-Noumea B737-800 service from thrice- to four-weekly from December 12. Qatar Airways has converted its thrice-weekly Doha-Utapao B787-8 service to a thrice-weekly Doha-Yangon-Utapao A319 routing. Singapore Airlines will replace the A330-300 with the B787-10 on the daily Singapore-Nagoya route from July 28. Tianjin Airlines will operate a nonstop Zhengzhou-Sydney service twice a week with an A330-200 from October 29, instead of Tianjin-Zhengzhou-Sydney. Thai Smile will increase Suvarnabhumi-Phuket A320 flights from 39- to 43-weekly beginning July 2. VietJet Air will launch a daily Cam Ranh-Siem Reap A321 route on September 21.
