Short Takes
September 21st 2018
Routes: Air China will launch a daily Chengdu-Phuket A320 flight on October 28. Read More » China Southern Airlines will launch a daily Zhangjiajie-Bangkok A320 service on October 28. EGYPTAIR will add a second weekly Cairo-Narita B777-300ER service starting December 6. Etihad Airways plans to replace the B787-9 with the larger -10 on the daily Abu Dhabi-Incheon route beginning December 1. Philippine Airlines will launch four-weekly Kalibo-Hangzhou A320 flights and thrice-weekly Kalibo-Nanjing A320 flights from October 28, respectively. Samoa Airways will launch a twice-weekly Apia-Brisbane B737-800 route on November 13. Thai Lion Air has replaced the B737-900ER with the B737 MAX 9 on its daily Don Mueang-Taipei route. Thai VietJet Air will add a five-weekly Bangkok-Taichung A320 service from November 3. Tigerair Taiwan will begin four-weekly Taipei-Cebu A320 flights on December 1.