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AirAsia X to Rationalize and Increase London service

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:02:47 +0000

AirAsia X will be rationalizing its Kuala Lumpur – London flight schedule from November. Two extra weekly flights will be added from July, thus increasing total weekly frequency to 9. The two flights will have two common daily schedule each.

Kuala Lumpur – London
From November ( Service appears to have increased to 11 weekly )
D7 2006 KUL-STN 2250 – 0500+1 343 1245
D7 2008 KUL-STN 1415 – 2045 343 D

London – KL
From November
D7 2007 STN-KUL 0820 – 0530+1 343 2356
D7 2009 STN-KUL 2150 – 1915+1Similar Posts:

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Santiago Airport Update

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:46:31 +0000

It is reported that the Santiago Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport ( IATA : SCL ) in Chile is currently closed following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile this morning.
It is reported that the terminal building and some walkways are damaged. Some reports also say that the control tower has been damaged. Initial reports say the runway has not been damaged. Information from Chile is still scarce at the moment.
Most flights are being diverted to Mendoza (MDZ) in Argentina while some have also reportedly been diverted to Sao Paulo ( EZE ) and Lima ( LIM ). If congestion arises, diversions are also expected at Antofagasta ( ANF ) and Iquique ( IQQ ), both of which are Chilean airports. Some other airlines have cancelled flights to Santiago. This includes ( but not limited to ) GOL, TAM and American.
The airport is expected to be closed for between 24-72 hours.

May god bless all those who are affected !Similar Posts:

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SriLankan to launch Shanghai flights

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:06:34 +0000

SriLankan Airlines is planning to launch flights to Shanghai, its second Chinese destination after Beijing.
The schedule is still being finalised and services are set to be launched in mid-Summer.
SriLankan first launched services to Beijing in 2005, which it now serves four-times weekly. It has been serving Hong Kong since around its inception.
SriLankan will be adding an A321 to its fleet in Summer, the first of the type for the carrier. It already operates four A320 aircraft. SriLankan also plans to add an A340 later in the year.Similar Posts:

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Kingfisher Airlines to join oneWorld alliance

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:16:41 +0000

BREAKING :

Kingfisher Airlines to join oneWorld, reports Airlineroute.net
The report is found at American Airlines website

QUOTE :

Tuesday, 23 February 2010:
India’s leading domestic carrier
and only five-star airline,
Kingfisher Airlines, is lining up to
join oneworld ® after signing a
memorandum of understanding
as its first step towards full
membership of the world’s
leading quality airline alliance,
subject to Indian regulatory
approval.
The agreement was concluded at
a meeting between Kingfisher
Airlines’ Chairman Vijay Mallya
and Chief Executives from
oneworld’s 11 existing member
airlines, which include some of
the best and biggest names in
the industry.
Kingfisher Airlines today applied
to India’s Ministry of Civil
Aviation for authority to proceed
with its membership of
oneworld.
A target date for Kingfisher
Airlines to join the alliance will be
confirmed once this approval is
gained. The process to bring any
airline on board normally takes
around 18 months to complete,
so Kingfisher Airlines could be
expected to start flying as part
of oneworld during 2011.
Kingfisher Airlines’ addition to
oneworld will link India’s most
extensive domestic network
with oneworld’s unrivalled global
network, as the only alliance
with airlines based on every
continent.
It will add 58 cities to the
oneworld map – all of them in
India. This will expand
oneworld’s network to 800
destinations in almost 150
countries, served by a combined
fleet of 2,350 aircraft operating
some 9,000 flights a day,
carrying some 340 million
passengers a year.
Established oneworld members
American Airlines, British
Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair,
Japan Airlines, Qantas and Royal
Jordanian already serve five
gateways in India between them
– Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi,
Hyderabad and Mumbai.
British Airways will support
Kingfisher Airlines through its
alliance implementation program,
as its oneworld sponsor.

Kingfisher is already a partner of oneWorld’s Global Explorer program.Similar Posts:

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SriLankan Network Changes Summer and Winter

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:29:34 +0000

SriLankan Airlines will be delinking Rome and Milan flights from its current sectors, and launch a new flight, from Winter 2010.

Some other changes are also available. These changes can now be seen on the official website.

UL571 CMB-FCO-MXP-CMB 0001-0655FCO0810-0920MXP1030-2335 357
Day 7 operates with A340-300 Day 3 and 5 operates with A330-200

UL563/4 CMB-CDG-CMB 0045-0745-1500-0500+1 357 343
The flight departs earlier than even when it was coupled with Rome & Milan. Hence it could be possible that the flight operates another sector. However this cannot be confirmed through the official website.

UL553/4 CMB-FRA-CMB 0015-0640-1420-0430+1 3,5 343
UL553 operates CMB-FRA 0025-0650 on day 7 aboard an A330-200
UL557/8 CMB-FRA-CMB 1150-1650-1835-1000+1 6 332

It was reported by The Hindu Business Line that UL is looking at adding 3 weekly flights each to Europe and West Asia, and 8 weekly flights each to India and Far East. The new FCO/MXP flight might be the new 3 weekly flights to Europe.
The same report also stated that UL was likely to resume Kochi and Hyderabad flights, from Summer.
SriLankan will also increase Bangalore flights to six weekly from Summer ( 28 MAR 10 ). Flights will not operate on Sunday only.Similar Posts:

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The Ancillary Art – Free eBook Inside

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:42:58 +0000

Many airlines have adopted ancillary fee strategies to increase revenue. But has everyone found success ?

How to maximise your ancillary revenue while increasing customer loyalty at the same time ?

This is what my new free eBook, The Ancillary Art, is about.

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How do you avoid the negative effects of ancillary fees ?

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DOWNLOAD The Ancillary Art (519) for free.

This is my first eBook and I would like to thank everyone who helped me ranging from bloggers to CEOs to various professionals, with whom I would have never learnt this much.

Since I do not have a computer, this eBook has been written solely using my mobile phone. I would like to make this an opportunity to thank Mr. Arun Rajagopal and his colleague, Mr. Jijesh , at Wunderman Oman, for for dedicating their valuable time to design this eBook for me. Without them, I would have never been able to publish it as a PDF.

It is a short eBook and I am sure it will be a good read. Thank you ! Enjoy !

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Note : You will need Adobe Reader to read this PDF.DOWNLOAD The Ancillary Art (519)Similar Posts:

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SriLankan Airlines Status Update

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:07:12 +0000

SriLankan Airlines has been in the news in the past couple of days. This is brief update regarding SriLankan’s curren state.

New Look

SriLankan unveiled its redefined entertainment and onboard dining concepts and a new uniform for its staff.
Seen below is the new flight attendant uniform.

Photo copyright original photographer

Finances

SriLankan’s financial year ends on 31st March. Manoj Gunawardena, the CEO, stated that the airline” struggled to stay airborne for the past two years “, however that the things are now looking better.
SriLankan is expected to post a reduced loss for this fiscal year. Losses in the first two quarters of the year were less than USD50mn and the airline has broken even in December 2009. It reported a loss of USD88mn for the last fiscal year.
Average load factor is reported to be around 70%. The airline is looking at leasing out two Airbus A320s and one widebody.
The CEO further stated that their original plans were to operate daily into European destinations and twice daily into London, offering frequent non-stop flights to SriLanka.
The airline last year planned to increase its London flights to twice daily by December 2010. It currently flies to London Heathrow, 12-times weekly.

BUYOUT

The Sri Lankan government is looking at purchasing Emirates Airline’s stake in SriLankan.
Both SriLankan Airlines Chairman, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, and Emirates Airline President, Tim Clark, have confirmed that talks are underway.
A price or amount of the buying stake has not been mentioned.
Emirates currently owns 43.6% of SriLankan while the government owns 51%. The management was transferred to the government, from Emirates, in April 2008 when the initial management agreement expired.Similar Posts:

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Airline 2.0

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:29:28 +0000

Reading a recent article by respected author Rigas Doganis, made me thinking.
Isn’t the airline industry suffering from a structural problem ?
Overcapacity is one of the issues often blamed. This leads to the mindset that regulations similar to Chapter 11 in the U.S.A, which enable bankrupt airlines to come out of death and fly again, have hurt the industry.
Isn’t the airline industry structure caught in a paradox of its own ?
Another factor blamed is the government involvement in aviation, often providing money injection. But then, do other industries not receive money injections ?
The time has come to re-innovate the whole airline business. Welcome Airline 2.0 .
Our industry is traditionally one of the least profitable. And this situation goes to the edge when there is a recession. Stringent measures are needed to turn the airline business, and its definition, around.
Airlines need to reduce their costs, yet it is not an easy task.
Aircraft manufacturers are doing their best with delivering the best efficient aircraft possible under current technology.
Many airlines are often quick to blame their losses on high fuel prices, falling demands and flu pandemics. Yet, most of the time, the issue is within our own business model.

How can we turn around the airline business model ? Your suggestions are welcome.Similar Posts:

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KingFisher to launch Delhi – London from Summer

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:24:12 +0000

Kingfisher Airlines will be launching flights to London Heathrow from Delhi from 28th March.
The service operates daily aboard an Airbus A330-200 .
It is one of the seven routes Kingfisher recently received approval to operate into. However, other routes have not yet been launched in the GDS.

The schedule is as follows

IT001 DEL 1320 – 1810 LHR
IT002 LHR 2105 – 1020+1 DEL

Kingfisher already operates to London Heathrow from Mumbai. The flight arrives in London at 1750 and departs between 2045-2100.

Via AirlineRoute.net .Similar Posts:

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Jet Airways to launch Johannesburg

Miyuru ( K FLYER ) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:58:58 +0000

Jet Airways launches daily Mumbai – Johannesburg flights from 14 April 10. Service operates onboard an Airbus A330-200.

9W242 BOM 0205 – 0735 JNB
9W241 JNB 1100 – 2330 BOM

There is a sizeable Indian population in South Africa, mainly centered around Durban.

Via Airlineroute.netSimilar Posts:

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