Air Canada has officially unveiled major long haul expansion plans for its route network from the on set of the IATA Summer 2018 season. The main highlights are as follows:
CDG - new 4 weekly flights using a B787
ZRH - new 3 weekly flights using a B787
DEL - frequencies increased from 3 to 5 weekly using a B789
MEL - becomes a year round service operated 3 times per week
LHR - frequencies increased from daily to double daily using a B787
Comments:
YVR-CDG/ZRH are well thought out new additions as in the summer season, the yields are high along with demand. In 2016, 85,000 P2P pax flew YVR-CDG v.v. and 44,000 flew YVR-ZRH v.v.
Cathay Pacific has officially announced that it will be embarking on a major European expansion from Summer 2018 onwards as the carrier looks to fly to niche markets where there is good P2P demand as well as feed to its Asian + Aussie network. It aims also to poach away market share from the Middle East and other Asian competitors especially for its HKG home market.
The main highlights are as follows:
*All below flights to be exclusively operated by the A350-900 only
DUB - new 4 weekly flights from 27MAR
CPH - new 3 weekly flights from 02MAY
BRU - new 4 weekly flights from 02JUN
Qantas has officially announced that it will be adjusting its long haul route network from the on set of the IATA S18 season as the carrier looks to streamline better its partnership with Emirates. The main highlights are as follows:
DXB - all flights to be suspended effective 28MAR
LHR - flights in S18 will be operated as daily B789 MEL-PER-LHR + daily SYD-SIN-LHR using an A380
SYD/SIN - frequencies increased to daily A380 + daily A330
MEL/SIN - frequencies increased from 10 weekly to daily A380 + daily A330
