Air-Britain News – August 2019

• Amsterdam – Milan Malpensa eff 16Aug19: 5 weekly (Frequency
  varies in October 2019; replacing Vueling service)

LEVEL [VY] [Spain]

14Jun19 Vienna VIE Copenhagen CPH Daily xSa Cancelled

LIAT [Antigua]’s majority shareholder, the government of Barbados,

is handing it back its 49.4% stake to Antigua and Barbuda, as rumours

of a new airline in Barbados may be launched.

Lion Air [Indonesia] announced a loss of about US$20 million because

of the ban on the operation of the B737 MAX aircraft.

The carrier has received its first A330‑900, serial 1926 on lease

from BOC Aviation (Singapore), the first of 10 A330neos set to join the

airline’s fleet.

Longhao Airlines [China] is being rebranded as China Central

Longhao Airlines.

Loong Air [GJ/CDC] [China] opened its northwest branch in Xi’an and

has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the China West

Airport Group and the Xi’an New District Airport New City Management

Committee.

23Jun19 onwards Changsha CSX Sihanoukville KOX W,F,Su 320

04Jul19 onwards Enshi ENH Macau MFM Th,Su 320

LOT Polish Airlines [LO/LOT] [Poland] is increasing frequencies of

flights to China to seven times a week. From the end of October 2019

it will fly from Warsaw to Beijing‑Daxing International Airport with

B787s.

The carrier plans to launch flights between Budapest and Belgrade

starting 01Sep19 with E195 based in the Hungarian capital.

26Oct19 onwards Warsaw WAW Beirut BEY Tu,F,Sa E95

28Oct19 onwards Warsaw WAW Beijing PKX M,W,F,Sa (*) 788

LOT Polish Airlines has updated Boeing 737‑700 operations,

operating in selected markets in Europe and the Middle East. The 737‑

700 is scheduled from mid‑June 2019 to mid‑August 2019.

• Warsaw – Beirut 02Aug19


• Warsaw – Dubrovnik 03Aug19 / 10Aug19 / 17Aug19


• Warsaw – Larnaca 25Jun19 / 29Jun19 / 11Aug19 / 17Aug19


• Warsaw – London Heathrow 20Jun19 – 05Aug19 Various
  frequencies


• Warsaw – Madrid 20Jun19 – 31Jul19 1 daily


• Warsaw – Munich 11Aug19


• Warsaw – Nice 03Aug19 / 04Aug19 / 13Aug19


• Warsaw – Oslo 02Aug19


• Warsaw – Tel Aviv 03Aug19 / 10Aug19


• Warsaw – Varna 04Aug19 / 11Aug19


• Warsaw – Zadar 10Aug19 / 17Aug19
  The airline also added leased 737‑300 aircraft until 15Sep19, mainly
  operating following routes (excluding one‑time service):


• Warsaw – Amsterdam, Warsaw – Brussels, Warsaw – Bucharest,
  Warsaw – Corfu, Warsaw – Copenhagen, Warsaw – Dubrovnik,
  Warsaw – Dusseldorf, Warsaw – Krakow, Warsaw – Larnaca, Warsaw
  
  
  • Munich, Warsaw – Oslo, Warsaw – Rzeszow, Warsaw – Sofia,
    Warsaw – Tbilisi, Warsaw – Zadar
    LOT Polish Airlines, in partnership with Rainbow Tours, continues to
    offer tour packages in winter 2019/20 season, including services
    operated by Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The planned long‑haul charters
    for winter 2019/20 are as follows. Note that all dates are based on
    Warsaw departure.
  
  
  
  


• Warsaw – Bangkok 02Nov19 – 14Mar20: 1 weekly


• Warsaw – Cancun 01Nov19 – 13Mar20: 1 weekly


• Warsaw – Goa 10Nov19 – 05Mar20: Every 10‑11 days


• Warsaw – Ho Chi Minh City eff 03Nov19 – 08Mar20: Every 10‑11
  days


• Warsaw – Puerto Plata 07Nov19 – 23Apr20: Every 10‑11 days


• Warsaw – Varadero 30Oct19 – 18Mar20: 1 weekly
  Aeroflot Russian Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines have expanded their
  codeshare partnership, covering additional routes beyond Moscow and
  Warsaw. The codeshare service went into effect on/around 10Jul19.


• Sihanoukville – Taiyuan eff 15Jul19: 1 weekly A319 (A320 from
  29Jul19)


• Sihanoukville – Wuhan eff 15Jul19: 4 weekly A320


• Sihanoukville – Yichang eff 24Jul19: 3 weekly A319

Lao Airlines [Laos] has announced that it will start flying from
Vientiane to Phnom Penh again in October 2019, with plans to also fly
to Siem Reap and Sihanoukville.

LATAM Airlines [LA/LAN] [Chile] has announced its 1Q19 figures: a
$60 million loss compared to $90 million profit in 2018, PRK down
12.7% but ASK up 6.7%, revenue $2.525 billion down 7.5%. It is to
cancel services from Rosario & San Miguel de Tucuman to Santiago &
Sao Paulo between July and October, cancelling GRU‑Rome and GRU‑
Barcelona flights to be operated by B763 in place of A350‑900 in
November, and launch Santiago‑Porto Alegre, Lima‑Calama, Cuzco‑La
Paz. The carrier is establishing a base at Brasilia for services to
Santiago, Lima & Asuncion by 4Q19.
LATAM’s joint venture with Oneworld & American has been rejected
by Chile’s Supreme Court.

01Oct19‑30Nov19
12Feb20‑28Mar20 Santiago de Chile SCL Los Angeles LAX

W,F,Sa,Su (*)

(‑1 flight)^788

27Oct19 onwards Santiago de Chile SCL

Auckland AKL‑

Sydney SYD

M,Tu,Th,Sa ()
(‑1 flight)^789
27Oct19 onwards Santiago de Chile SCL Sydney SYD W,F,Su () 789

LATAM Airlines Argentina [Argentina] is one step closer to flying
from Buenos Aires Ezeiza to Miami with Chilean‑registered aircraft and
Argentine crew. LATAM Argentina is cutting international flights by
20%, as the parent diverts part of its fleet to Brazil to fill the gap left
by bankrupt airlines.

LATAM Airlines Ecuador [Ecuador]

13Dec19 Guayaquil GYE Madrid MAD M,W,F Cancelled

LATAM Airlines Paraguay [Paraguay] and Paranair (Paraguay) have
signed a codeshare agreement, connecting flights from Asuncion and
Ciudad del Este to Iquique.

LATAM Airlines Peru [LP/LPE] [Peru]

01Oct19 onwards Lima LIM Madrid MAD Daily 789 (x767)
02Dec19 onwards
(x01Jul19 onwards) Lima LIM Montego Bay MBJ M,Th,Su^320

LATAM Cargo [Chile] has become the first airline to offer direct
services between Scandinavia and Latin America, with a weekly B767‑
300F service to Copenhagen.
LATAM Cargo expects the redelivery of its two remaining B767‑300
conversions on order from Boeing in July and late 2019.

Latin American Wings [Chile] has lost a court appeal which sought to
reverse the suspension of its AOC.

Lauda [Austria] inaugurated its base in Palma de Mallorca with the
arrival of the first flight, an A320, from Dusseldorf.
Lauda is exploring a fifth base outside of the Baltics, Scandinavia
or Eastern Europe. It plans to grow its fleet at its Vienna base from
eight to 12 A320s by 2019 end and will launch seasonal services from
Vienna to Santander in April 2020.
Lauda will return its last A321, serial 1988, as its fleet of A320s is
extended from 20 to 23. The carrier is mulling the A321neo and other
similar variants.

Level [VK] [Austria] is gradually expanding services from Amsterdam,
as reflected in recent schedule updates. The planned services will be
operated by Anisec, with Airbus A321 aircraft.

• Amsterdam – Barcelona eff 15Aug19: 1 daily (Replacing 1 of 5
  daily Vueling service)


• Amsterdam – Fuerteventura eff 22Jun19: 1 weekly


• Amsterdam – Lisbon eff 21Jun19: 6 weekly (5 weekly 12Sep19 –
  30Sep19)