New and cancelled destinations, major schedule and operational changes
Nov 8, 2019, 8:19 am
#1441
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From Airlinerroute:
Finnair adds Lamezia Terme scheduled charters in S20
Posted 8 November 2019 05:30
Finnair in recent schedule update filed new scheduled charter service on Helsinki – Lamezia Terme route, on board Airbus A319 aircraft. Service will operate from 11APR20 to 20JUN20, and from 29AUG20 to 24OCT20, once weekly on Sautrdays.
AY2105 HEL0510 – 0755SUF 319 6
AY2106 SUF0840 – 1320HEL 319 6
Finnair adds seasonal Kavala scheduled charters in S20
Posted 8 November 2019 05:00
Finnair in summer 2020 season plans to offer new scheduled charter service to Greece, operating nonstop Helsinki – Kavala route. Airbus A321 aircraft will operate this route once weekly on Saturdays, from 23MAY20 to 19SEP20.
AY2087 HEL0615 – 0930KVA 32B 6
AY2088 KVA1030 – 1355HEL 32B 6
Finnair adds Lamezia Terme scheduled charters in S20
Posted 8 November 2019 05:30
Finnair in recent schedule update filed new scheduled charter service on Helsinki – Lamezia Terme route, on board Airbus A319 aircraft. Service will operate from 11APR20 to 20JUN20, and from 29AUG20 to 24OCT20, once weekly on Sautrdays.
AY2105 HEL0510 – 0755SUF 319 6
AY2106 SUF0840 – 1320HEL 319 6
Finnair adds seasonal Kavala scheduled charters in S20
Posted 8 November 2019 05:00
Finnair in summer 2020 season plans to offer new scheduled charter service to Greece, operating nonstop Helsinki – Kavala route. Airbus A321 aircraft will operate this route once weekly on Saturdays, from 23MAY20 to 19SEP20.
AY2087 HEL0615 – 0930KVA 32B 6
AY2088 KVA1030 – 1355HEL 32B 6
Nov 19, 2019, 1:54 am
#1442
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Finnair announced an "increase" in Japan traffic as CTS becomes year round from 15DEC2019
Frequency is 2 weekly in wintertime, operated by A330.
KIX gets 2 more weekly depratures starting summer 2020.
If this is true increase in traffic or if there is a reduction waiting to be announced one just doesn't know these days.
Frequency is 2 weekly in wintertime, operated by A330.
KIX gets 2 more weekly depratures starting summer 2020.
If this is true increase in traffic or if there is a reduction waiting to be announced one just doesn't know these days.
Nov 19, 2019, 12:12 pm
#1448
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Just to clarify, the last flight to LHR is AY1339 at 19:30. But yes the last one to return is AY1338 at 18:10, as stated above.
This is a shame, as some of the SH connection times to make the afternoon AY1337 at 17:00 are quite short. For instance, this past summer schedule the afternoon flight from OUL was scheduled to arrive at 15:30 and therefore connections to AY1337 were not sold. As it stands, it appears that connection is going to be viable in OCT with a 15:20 arrival, but not for summer 2020 where it is back to 15:30. Hope they manage these times to make the connections viable. For what it's worth, AY1341 has always been full when I have recently taken it. Of course AY1342 probably has been less so.
This is a shame, as some of the SH connection times to make the afternoon AY1337 at 17:00 are quite short. For instance, this past summer schedule the afternoon flight from OUL was scheduled to arrive at 15:30 and therefore connections to AY1337 were not sold. As it stands, it appears that connection is going to be viable in OCT with a 15:20 arrival, but not for summer 2020 where it is back to 15:30. Hope they manage these times to make the connections viable. For what it's worth, AY1341 has always been full when I have recently taken it. Of course AY1342 probably has been less so.
Nov 19, 2019, 2:31 pm
#1449
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When I go to London for work, I typically would like to have a full day. 1810 return is slightly early. 1600 from the city would already cut it short. Not great from my perspective. I guess I have to start convincing my British colleagues to be in by 0800.
Nov 19, 2019, 5:36 pm
#1450
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I have quoted in some post that the slots for the mid-morning flight were leased from AA. Now AA needs the slot pair. In this case I prefer ending the evening flight and keeping the midmorning flight. Still, 18:15 is quite early remembering that even BA had a 18:45 (or 18:05 in some seasons) flight.
Nov 19, 2019, 10:32 pm
#1451
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The midnight wave is definitely getting more popular - during the summer on the nights between Mon/Tue and Fri/Sat there will be 5 long-haul departures around midnight: HKG, SIN, KIX, PKX and HND.
Dec 2, 2019, 5:55 am
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Dec 2, 2019, 6:15 am
#1454
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Dec 2, 2019, 9:37 am
#1455
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That would be fantastic news! I would use it a lot for work, and was just eyeing BA LGW-FNC holiday flights. A bit cumbersome with the LHR connection but HEL-LGW-FNC is something I’d consider.