Short Takes
May 18th 2018
Routes: Air China will launch a thrice-weekly Chengdu-Gatwick A330-300 route from July 3. Read More » China Southern Airlines will replace the B737-800 with the B737 MAX 8 on one of its double daily Guangzhou-Jakarta rotations from June 1 and it will launch a daily Guangzhou-Danang B737-700 route on June 1, as well as a daily Shenzhen-Singapore A321 service beginning July 13. Moreover, the carrier will add a twice-weekly Guangzhou-Sanya-Heathrow A330-200 route from July 12. Delta Air Lines will replace the B777-200LR with the A350-900 on the daily Atlanta-Narita route starting March 31. Jeju Air will add a five-weekly Muan-Taipei B737-800 service from July 27. KC International Airlines will launch a four-weekly Phnom Penh-Hong Kong A321 route from June 30. KLM will reduce Amsterdam-Colombo B787-9 operations from thrice- to twice-weekly from October 29. Korean Air will replace the B777-300ER with the B787-9 on the five-weekly Incheon-Las Vegas route commencing July 9. Malindo Air will add a four-weekly Langkawi-Kunming B737-800 service beginning May 19, followed by a thrice-weekly Langkawi-Guiyang B737-800 route starting May 22. Salam Air plans to launch a four-weekly Muscat-Dhaka A320 route from July 1. SCOOT will take over SilkAir’s four-weekly Singapore-Pekanbaru A320 route from June 4. Singapore Airlines will replace the B777-200ER with the A350-900 on the daily Singapore-Christchurch route from January 7. Thai Lion Air has postponed the launch of thrice-weekly Don Mueang-Kathmandu B737-800 flights from May 1 to August 1 and it will add a four-weekly Phuket-Changsha B737-800 route from June 2.
