Forum for all matters concerning Amsterdam-Schiphol airport (and control zone, including heliport). Customary language is Dutch, but English is also accepted.
It is now official DL has withdrawn its plans to re-instate the 4x/weekly operation on MEM-AMS-MEM for Summer 2013. The flight will not return after it closed in September 2012.
Cathay will not bring the 747 back on HKG-AMS as previously planned, the A343 will continue daily service after the winter schedule, meaning no first class service anymore.
In the forthcoming schedule update for the weekend of 03NOV12, UNITED is postponing planned Boeing 787-8 operation on Houston – Amsterdam service. The Star Alliance previously to operate this route as first International route with Boeing 787 from 04DEC12, however this is being postponed until 24FEB13.
From 04DEC12 to 23FEB13 (05DEC12 to 24FEB13 from AMS), service continues to be operated by Boeing 767-400ER. Schedule change to reflect the aircraft reassignment on this route will appear in the GDS as early as Friday (02NOV12) 2100 Eastern Time.
Schedule:
UA058 IAH1545 – 0815+1AMS 788 D
UA059 AMS1000 – 1345IAH 788 D
As a result of the reassignment, Los Angeles – Tokyo Narita is now scheduled to be the first UA International route operated by Boeing 787
Etihad Airways is looking for 11 new staff (all posted on their website the 4th november) based in AMS according to their website, like an Airport Operations Officer, Airport duty manager etc. Maybe an indication that they will start pax services to AMS in summer 2013? Maybe somebody has some more info.
CAS is the official airport code for all airports at CASABLANCA, just like LON is for London, and NYC for New York. You are correct that CMN is the CAS airport AT uses for its operations.
KLM will be the only 747 pax operator at AMS this summer (actually from 14JAN2013). China Airlines will extend their A340-300 operations into summer 2013, operating daily TPE-BKK-AMS.
XYZ wrote:GARUDA looks to introduce the B777-300ER on Non-Stop service JKT-AMS-JKT from Summer 2013 onwards:
'GARUDA CEO Mr Satar says Garuda also plans to use its first batch of 777-300ERs to serve Amsterdam non-stop. Currently Amsterdam is served with A330s via Dubai three times per week. Garuda expects to continue serving Dubai with A330s once the Amsterdam service is upgraded to non-stop. Garuda has 10 777-300ERs on order. Mr Satar says currently the carrier is slated to take three in 2013 (although it would like to take four “if we can") and the remaining seven in 2014 and 2015. '
Source CAPA
Garuda will increase frequency on JKT-AUH-AMS from current 4x weekly to 6x weekly, except Wednesdays starting 22JUL2013.
Is Garuda still planning to serve Amsterdam non-stop in 2013? A recent article mentions the first 777s will be used to Tokyo, and to replace 747s serving the Middle-East. Amsterdam is also mentioned, but no timeframe.
Xanadu_A343 wrote:Still 9 months away, but Scandinavian Airlines have currently not scheduled any MD-80 series on CPH-AMS after 30MAR2013. This could mean the end of scheduled Mad Dog service to AMS.
The SAS schedules for Copenhagen (5x daily) now include up to 2 MD-80s each day, in adittion to CRJ-900s, and various Airbus narrowbodies, including their "new" A320s.
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