Airline timetables are printed pamphlets or folders that many
airlines have traditionally used to inform passengers of several different things, such as schedules, fleet, security, in-flight entertainment, food menus, baggage weight restrictions, and contact information.
Airline timetables used to be printed, multi-page pamphlets available at airport counters, or upon request by phone or mail. On January 16, 1928,
Pan Am published one of their first timetables. It read ''The air-way to
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , Pan American Airways,
Pershing Square Building, New York''.

Many airline timetables had colorful covers. The timetables of very small airlines, such as
Scenic Airways, consisted of one sheet of paper, with their hub's flight time information on the front, and the return times on the back.
In recent years, most airlines have stopped production of printed timetables, in order to cut costs and reduce the delay between a change of schedule and a new timetable being in the hands of the public. As a consequence, most airlines now post their timetables only
online (the larger airlines often offering a stand-alone application, while others provide just a downloadable document such as a
PDF
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), and the value of many printed airline timetable has risen among collectors.
See also
*
Public transport timetable
A public transport timetable (also timetable and North American English schedule) is a document setting out information on public transport service times, to assist passengers with planning a trip. Typically, the timetable will list the times ...
External links
*Th
Official Airline Guidesmanages the schedules for all airlines and produces timetables for them. While some parts of the website are subscription based, a book is published monthly and often in larger libraries
Amadeusoffers a publicly available searchable interface.
* Downloadable timetables published by
multi-airline alliances
**
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** SkyTeam
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** Star Alliancebr>Website
Airline Timetable Images
an online collection for airline timetables
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