Air-Britain News – August 2019

Eastern Airways [T3/EZE] [UK]

09Sep19 onwards Southampton SOU Leeds Bradford LBA 3× Daily Unknown

Easyfly [VE/EFY] [Colombia] revealed that it will have a fleet of 19

aircraft to strengthen the service on 40 routes operating in 27 cities no

later than October 2019.

EasyJet [U2/EZY] [UK] has increased its ownership by qualifying EEA

• excluding UK – nationals to 50.6% as at 30Jun19.
  EasyJet plans to relaunch its Holidays unit in 2020 after reaching
  direct agreements with major hotel chains.
  WDL Aviation wet leased an E190, serial 114, to easyJet (UK) for
  flights out of London Gatwick, beginning 01Aug19.
  EasyJet says it expects fleet growth to reach 332 aircraft by the end
  of fiscal 2019, 349 aircraft by the end of fiscal 2020 and 352 aircraft by
  the end of fiscal 2021.
  01Jul19‑30Sep19 Bristol BRS Milan MXP M,Th,F,Su 320
  02Jul19‑28Sep19 Bristol BRS Biarritz BIQ Tu,Sa 320
  02Jul19‑28Sep19 Bristol BRS Brindisi BDS W,Su 320
  03Aug19 onwards
  (x17Aug19 onwards) Manchester MAN Bari BRI W,Sa 319/320
  03Aug19 onwards
  (x17Aug19 onwards) Manchester MAN

Jerez de la

Prontra XRY Tu,Th,Sa^320

30Oct19 onwards Berlin TXL Brussels BRU Daily 320

30Oct19 onwards Liverpool LPL Tenerife TFS 2× Weekly 320

21Nov19 onwards Manchester MAN Rovaniemi RVN2× Weekly 320

easyJet has opened reservations for 33 new routes (including

service resumptions) for winter 2019/20 season, gradually in effect

from 28Oct19. The new season sees the airline offering new services

to Marsa Alam in Egypt, resuming service to Tangier (Last served from

Paris until May 2014, Madrid until January 2012), while expanding

services to Agadir, Aqaba, Hurghada and Marrakech. Planned new

routes include the following:

• Amsterdam – Hurghada eff 14Dec19: 1 weekly A320


• Basel/Mulhouse – Agadir eff 29Oct19: 3 weekly A320


• Basel/Mulhouse – Hurghada eff 30Oct19: 1 weekly A320


• Belfast International – Marrakech eff 30Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Berlin Schoenefeld – Marrakech eff 05Nov19: 2 weekly A320 (Last
  served until Feb 2016)


• Berlin Tegel – Are/Ostersund eff 15Dec19: 1 weekly A319


• Berlin Tegel – Brussels eff 28Oct19: 1 daily A320 (Day 6 with A319;
  Last served until Mar 2017 as Berlin Schoenefeld – Brussels)


• Berlin Tegel – Funchal eff 02Nov19: 2 weekly A320


• Berlin Tegel – Marsa Alam eff 02Nov19: 1 weekly A320


• Berlin Tegel – Nantes eff 28Oct19: 2 weekly A319/320


• Bordeaux – Tenerife South eff 30Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Bristol – Hurghada eff 30Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Geneva – Aqaba eff 05Nov19: 2 weekly A320


• Geneva – Prague eff 01Nov19: 3 weekly A320


• Liverpool – Tenerife South eff 30Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Lyon – Tangier eff 28Oct19: 2 weekly A319


• Manchester – Hurghada eff 30Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Manchester – Rovaniemi eff 21Nov19: 2 weekly A320


• Manchester – Verona eff 28Oct19: 2 weekly A319


• Milan Malpensa – Agadir eff 29Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Milan Malpensa – Aqaba eff 30Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Milan Malpensa – Marsa Alam eff 01Nov19: 1 weekly A320


• Nantes – Agadir eff 27Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Nantes – Tangier eff 30Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Naples – Hurghada eff 29Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Nice – Agadir eff 30Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Nice – Tangier eff 27Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Toulouse – Agadir eff 27Oct19: 3 weekly A320


• Toulouse – Tel Aviv eff 29Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Venice – Aqaba eff 29Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Venice – Hurghada eff 02Nov19: 1 weekly A320


• Venice – Marrakech eff 27Oct19: 2 weekly A320


• Venice – Marsa Alam eff 07Nov19: 1 weekly A320
  The following routes introduced during summer 2019 season will be
  maintained in winter 2019/20 season:


• Berlin Schoenefeld – Seville: 2 weekly A319 (replacing A320)


• Berlin Tegel – Manchester: 12 weekly A319/320 (13 weekly in S19)


• Detroit – Frankfurt: 767‑300ER replaced by following:
  27Oct19 – 01Jan20: 767‑400ER
  eff 02Jan20: A330‑200


• Detroit – London Heathrow eff 01Jan20: Reduce from 2 to 1 daily


• Las Vegas – Paris CDG: Limited‑time service during CES 2020
  (04Jan20 – 11Jan20) operated by 777‑200LR, replacing A330‑300
  in January 2019


• Las Vegas – Shanghai Pu Dong: Current listing only displaying
  one‑way from Shanghai on 06Jan20, instead of 1 round‑trip flight


• Las Vegas – Tokyo Narita: Limited‑time service during CES 2020
  (04Jan20 – 11Jan20) operated by A330‑300, replacing 777‑200LR
  in 2019


• Los Angeles – Paris CDG eff 27Oct19: 777‑200ER continues to
  operate in W19, replacing A330‑300 (Daily service introduced from
  June 2019 is in W19)


• Minneapolis/St. Paul – Amsterdam eff 26Oct19: 2 daily service
  operated by A330‑300, replacing 767‑300ER/A330‑300 in W18


• Minneapolis/St. Paul – London Heathrow: 767‑300ER replaced by
  following:
  26Oct19 – 07Dec19: A330‑300 (A330‑200 22Nov19 – 30Nov19)
  eff 08Dec19: A330‑200


• Minneapolis/St. Paul – Paris CDG eff 25Oct19: 767‑300ER replaces
  777‑200ER/‑200LR and A330‑300 in W18


• New York JFK – Amsterdam eff 26Oct19: Increase from 14 to 18
  weekly (17 weekly 03Jan20 – 31Jan20; 14 weekly 01Feb20 –
  29Feb20. All service operated by 767‑300ER, except selected dates
  with 767‑400ER (W18 was a mix of both 767 variants)


• New York JFK – Barcelona eff 26Oct19: A330‑300 replaces 767‑
  400ER


• New York JFK – Dakar eff 26Oct19: 767‑300ER continues to
  operate 2 weekly, replacing 757


• New York JFK – Dublin: 767‑400ER replaced by following:
  04Dec19 – 14Dec19: 767‑300ER


• eff 30Jan20: A330‑300


• New York JFK – Edinburgh: This route will be served for entire
  winter season with 757. In W18/19, service temporary suspended
  in 1Q19


• New York JFK – Frankfurt: 767‑300ER replaced by following:
  26Oct19 – 09Jan20 767‑400ER
  eff 10Jan20 A330‑200


• New York JFK – Rome eff 26Oct19: A330‑300 continues to operate
  in W19, replacing 767‑400ER


• New York JFK – Sao Paulo Guarulhos eff 02Mar20: Re‑configured
  3‑class 767‑400ER replaces A330‑300 (Previously listed as 2‑class
  767‑400ER eff 16Feb20)


• Orlando – Amsterdam 04Dec19 – 14Dec19: 767‑400ER replaces
  ‑300ER


• Salt Lake City – London Heathrow eff 01Jan20: Service extended
  to winter season, operating 1 daily with A330‑200 (5 weekly
  27Jan20 – 11Feb20. DL last operated winter service for entire
  season in W16/17)

DHL Express [Germany] has confirmed plans to gradually phase‑out
its older B747‑400Fs as it takes delivery of new B777Fs.
DHL has opened new state‑of‑the‑art logistics hub at Vienna.

Donghai Airlines [J5/EPA] [China]

19Jul19‑09Aug19 Shenzhen SZX Darwin DRW W,F,Su 738

Drukair [GQ/DRK] [Bhutan] is to acquire two new aircraft, its first
ATR‑42‑600 and its first A320neo, delivering in July 2019 and 2020,
respectively.

Eastar Jet [ZE/ESR] [South Korea] – CEO Jong Gu Choi says the carrier
plans to conduct an IPO by 2020.

12Jul19‑26Oct19 Seoul ICN Shanghai PVG Daily 738
13Jul19‑26Oct19 Cheongju CJJ Shanghai PVG W Suspended
01Sep19‑26Oct19 Busan PUS Osaka KIX 4× Weekly Suspended

01Sep19‑26Oct19 Busan PUS Sapporo New
Chitose CTS

3× Weekly Suspended