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Showing posts with label Lome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lome. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

► BELGIUM: brussels airlines announces changes to its West & Central Africa network for Summer 2013.

Brussels AirlinesBelgian carrier brussels airlines (SN) has announced various frequency fluctuations on its West and Central African route networks, effective late-February 2013.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Cote d'Ivoire to add an Embraer E170 as further routes in West Africa are announced.

Air Cote d'IvoireAccording to Airline Route, the Ivory Coast's new national carrier, Air Côte d’Ivoire (HF), is set to receive an Embraer E170 to add to its two Airbus A319s, as the airline seeks to expand its operations.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

► SENEGAL: ASKY Airlines to start Lomé - Dakar via Bamako from mid December.

Lomé, Togo based operator ASKY Airlines (KP), Ethiopian Airlines' subsidiary in West Africa, will from 18 December 2012, commence three times weekly Lomé - Bamako (Mali) - Dakar (Senegal) flights, to be operated with a Boeing 737-700.

Monday, September 10, 2012

► NIGERIA: Saudia Cargo launches 9 new West African destinations via its Lagos hub.

Saudia CargoUsing its various interline partners in West Africa, Saudi Airlines Cargo (SV) is to launch cargo services from Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire), Accra (Ghana), Cotonou (Benin), Douala (Cameroon), Libreville (Gabon), Lomé (Togo), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Niamey (Niger) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) via its new Lagos, Nigeria hub, which it presently serves with a daily Boeing 747F.

Monday, July 9, 2012

►► BELGIUM: Brussels Airlines announces Africa schedule changes from October onwards.

Brussels AirlinesBelgian carrier Brussels Airlines (SN) has announced sweeping changes to its African network effective 1 October 2012.

Brussels Airlines' Africa Network.
Brussels Airlines' Africa Route Network.


● Brussels Airlines Africa Timetable ●

►Destination Summary: 

Airbus A330-200 replaces -300 on service to Abidjan (1 weekly only), Bamako, Lome, Ouagadougou from 1 October 2012.

  • Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: Reduces from daily to 6x weekly with some operational routing change 
  • Banjul, Gambia: Reduces from 4x to 3x weekly from 01 February 2013 
  • Conakry, Guinea: Service remains 2x weekly 
  • Cotonou, Benin: Service remains 2x weekly 
  • Dakar, Senegal: Service remains 4x weekly 
  • Douala, Cameroon: Service remains 5x weekly 
  • Freetown, Sierra Leone: Reduces from 2x to 1x weekly from 01 February 2013 with A330-200 (A330-300 also operates from 01 October 2012 to 31 January 2013) 
  • Kinshasa, DRC: Service reduces from daily to 5x weekly 
  • Lome, Togo: Service operates via Ouagadougou in each direction, replacing BRU ABJ LFW BRU 
  • Monrovia, Liberia: Service remains 3x weekly 
  • Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Service operates nonstop in each direction, extending to Lome. This replaces BRU-BKO-OUA-BRU.
  • Yaounde, Cameroon: Service reduces from 5x to 4x weekly, via Douala.
  • Bujumbura, Burundi: Service reduces from 3x to 2x weekly
  • Entebbe, Uganda: Service reduces from 4x weekly in NS12 to 3x weekly in NW12
  • Kigali, Rwanda: Service reduces from 5 weekly in NS12 to 3 weekly in NW12 (routing via Nairobi cancelled)
  • Mombasa, Kenya: NEW 1x weekly service [CANCELLED]
  • Nairobi, Kenya: Service reduces from 4x to 3x weekly; 1 weekly service operates via Mombasa, 2 via Bujumbura (Routing via Kigali is cancelled)

 

►Schedules of New Routing (effective 28 October 2012):


Brussels – Bamako – Abidjan
-A330-300 replaces -200 from 17 December 2012 to 03 January 2013
-Local Traffic rights currently available for Bamako – Abidjan sector
  • SN281 BRU1125 – 1635BKO1725 – 1905ABJ 332 1
  • SN282 ABJ2015 – 2155BKO2255 – 0540+1BRU 332 1

Brussels – Banjul – Conakry – Brussels
-A330-300 replaces -200 from 14 November 2012 to 30 January 2013
  • SN215 BRU1325 – 1835BJL1950 – 2055CKY2215 – 0540+1BRU 332 3
Brussels – Ouagadougou – Lome
-A330-300 replaces -200 from 10 November 2012 to 02 February 2013
-No Local Traffic Rights on Ouagadougou – Lome sector
  • SN261 BRU1200 – 1650OUA1740 – 1910LFW 330 26
  • SN262 LFW2020 – 2150OUA2250 – 0530+1BRU 330 26

Brussels – Abidjan – Cotonou – Brussels
  • SN229 BRU1405 – 1945ABJ2055 – 2315COO0025+1 – 0655+1BRU 333 2 
Brussels – Mombasa – Nairobi – Brussels [CANCELLED]
NEW 1x weekly service to Mombasa
  • SN477 BRU1030 – 2110MBA2210 – 2310NBO0025+1 – 0710+1BRU 332 5
Brussels – Bujumbura – Nairobi – Brussels
2x weekly service
  • SN453 BRU1030 – 1955BJM2055 – 2325NBO0025+1 – 0710+1BRU 332 37
Brussels – Kigali – Entebbe – Brussels
-3x weekly flights
-Service to Kigali reduces from 5x to 3x weekly, Entebbe from 4x to 3x weekly.
  • SN465 BRU1030 – 1940KGL2055 – 2245EBB2350 – 0620+1BRU 332 246
 

►Operational routing summary:

  • Brussels – Abidjan – Monrovia – Brussels SN247 1x weekly service unchanged 
  • Brussels – Conakry – Banjul – Brussels SN217 1x of 2x weekly service operates as SN215 in opposite direction 
  • Brussels – Cotonou – Abidjan – Brussels SN231 1 of 2 xweekly service operates as SN229 in opposite direction 
  • Brussels – Freetown – Banjul – Brussels SN219 Service reduces from 2x to 1x weekly from  01 February 2013 
  • Brussels – Monrovia – Abidjan – Brussels SN245 2x weekly service unchanged 
  • Brussels – Douala – Kinshasa SN351/352 Day 5 southbound service, Day 6 northbound does not operate from 08 December 2012 to 10 January 2013 (However BRU-DLA sector will operate as SN371/372) 
  • Brussels – Luanda – Kinshasa – Brussels SN359 on Day 7 operates with A330-200 instead of -300 from 16 December 2012 to 06 January 2013.

Monday, June 11, 2012

► FRANCE: Air France announces various Africa changes for Winter 2012.

Air France logoFrench carrier Air France (AF) has announced various operational equipment changes to its Africa network, effective 28 October 2012 (i.e Winter 2012).

Air France Equipment Changes (Effective 28 October 2012)
  • Paris CDG – Bangui (Central African Republic)1 weekly service operates with A330-200, replaces A340-300
  • Paris CDG – Niamey (Niger) – Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) 4 weekly service operates with A330-200, replaces mix of A330/340
Other Equipment changes announced previously: 
Air France 777 in the Sahara
Air France 777 over the Sahara (Ken Iwelumo)
In Northern Winter 2012/13 season, Air France’s Airbus A340-300 and Boeing 747-400 operational frequencies continue to be reduced on following routes:

Airbus A340-300

  • Paris CDG – Bamako (Mali)1 Daily
  • Paris CDG – Cotonou (Benin) 5 weekly
  • Paris CDG – Lome (Togo) 4 weekly
Boeing 747-400
  • Paris Orly – St. Denis de la Reunion 3 weekly
 Read More Here [Airline Route]