A snapshot of the week's airline news
Ethiopian ups service to China
ETHIOPIAN Airlines has increased its services from Addis
Ababa to Guangzhou, China, with three new weekly flights,
effective October 1. The additional flights will operate on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using a Boeing 787-
800 with 24 business-class seats and 246 in economy.
Flight ET616 departs Addis Ababa at 09h45 and arrives in
Guangzhou at 00h30 next day. Return flight ET617 departs
Guangzhou at 14h00 and arrives in Addis Ababa at 19h30.
The additional flights will bring the airline’s schedule from
seven to ten flights a week. The airline has also taken
delivery of its second Airbus A350 XWB, bringing the airline’s
fleet to 80 aircraft. The aircraft will be deployed on the
London, Lagos and Dubai routes. The airline has 12 more
A350s on order.
October Delta cancellations
DELTA Air Lines has cancelled four flights in October between
Johannesburg and Atlanta. The flights that will be affected
are DL201 from Johannesburg to Atlanta on October 6
and 12, and DL200 from Atlanta to Johannesburg on
October 5 and 11. The cancellations are due to the airline’s
rescheduling of its aircraft. Delta will continue to maintain
its daily schedule between the two cities. In other news, the
airline will commence daily services to Havana from Atlanta,
Miami and New York-JFK on December 1. Flights opened for
sale on September 10.
New baggage regulations for Lufthansa
LUFTHANSA economy-class passengers can now check in
two pieces of luggage of 23kg each, with a total dimension
of 158cm. The new allowances apply to one-way and return
tickets purchased in and departing from South Africa.
Previously, this allowance was available only to qualifying
frequent flyers or premium economy passengers.
Etihad introduces Venice flights
ETIHAD Airways will expand its service to Italy with a daily
flight to Venice from Abu Dhabi. Previously Alitalia serviced
the route in a codeshare agreement with Etihad, but the
Italian airline has redeployed the aircraft on another network.
This new service will be operated by Etihad using an Airbus
A319 and will begin on October 30.
AF to launch Quebec bus service
AIR France has introduced a new bus service between
Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and Sainte-Foy railway
station in Quebec City. The bus is available only to Air France
customers on the flight between Montreal and Paris. The
service began on September 26 and is free of charge. The
bus seats 52 passengers and is equipped with WiFi.
Kenya Airways launches airport shuttles
KENYA Airways has introduced shuttle bus services from
Nairobi city centre to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The buses depart from Nairobi’s Central Business District at
06h00, 11h00 and 17h00, while the service from the airport
to the city departs at 09h00, 14h00 and 21h00. Passengers
are allowed two pieces of luggage plus hand-held items.
