Excessive capacity on the Shanghai route has forced Ansett International to suspend its service from Sydney, but a new service to Fiji will be added in November subject to government approval.
West Coast driveAll Nippon Airways has applied for a Tokyo-San Francisco route to be opened in December. San Francisco would be ANA's fourth US mainland destination.
ANZ codeshareAuckland and Christchurch will be connected to Frankfurt in a new codeshare between Air New Zealand and Lufthansa. The Christchurch service operates via Singapore, while Auckland is served via Los Angeles.
Thai tribulationsThai international has restructured its winter schedule aimed at saving Baht 1.4 billion ($36 million) over the next year. Amsterdam is suspended and frequencies cut on some other flights. The airline is also planning to open negotiations with Airbus and Boeing towards cancelling orders for two 777-300s and one A330.
Source: Airline Business
