KLMis to introduce twice-weekly services from Amsterdam to Sapporo and Nagoya effective 28 October. KLMand Transavia are to codeshare to Casablanca from 26 October. Northwest and KLMare to operate daily Amsterdam-Seattle codesharing services from April 1998.

American Airlines is to start daily Miami-Asuncion services on 1 December.

Olympic Airways launched five weekly Athens-Bucharest services on 22 June.

Emirates will launch twice weekly flights between Dubai and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 28 October.

Finnair and Braathens Safe was set to start codesharing on six daily services between Stockholm and Oslo from 18 August.

Japan Airlines and Turkish Airlines are to operate three weekly codeshares from Osaka/Kansai to Istanbul from 31 October.

Japan Airlines and South African Airways are to start twice-weekly codeshare operations from Osaka/Kansai to Johannesburg via Bangkok from 2 October.

Delta Air Lines and Swissair intend to codeshare on daily Zürich-Prague services.

British Airways' Internet site now takes bookings for all fare classes, from most parts of the world.

The Delta Connection carrier, SkyWest Airlines is to operate on United Airlines' behalf from 1 October. The carrier will feed Los Angeles from 11 cities, and fly eight point-to-point routes.

City Hotels has sold its remaining 5.1 per cent stake in Virgin Express, formerly Eurobelgian Airlines, to Virgin Travel Group for US$2 million.

Source: Airline Business