BRU Summer 2016: news, new routes, airlines

[sn26567]

CityJet will soon be operating CRJ900 flights on behalf of SAS. Some of those flights will have Brussels for destination:

• eff 17APR16 Stockholm – Brussels 1 weekly (2 weekly 28JUN16 – 05AUG16)
• 23JUN16 Oslo – Brussels service also operates on 24JUN16

Source: Airline Route

[sn26567]

easyJet to discontinue London Gatwick - Brussels service

easyJet from late-March 2016 is ending 3 routes from London Gatwick, including service to Brussels, Cologne and Dusseldorf. Last flight for these 3 service currently scheduled on 21MAR16.

Existing schedules and frequencies as follow.

London Gatwick – Brussels 5 weekly

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U28521 LGW1120 – 1330BRU 319 6
U28521 LGW1420 – 1630BRU 319 x236

U28522 BRU1400 – 1410LGW 319 6
U28522 BRU1700 – 1710LGW 319 x236

Source: Airline Route

See also: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet ... ick-route/

[sn26567]

Finnair this week further revised planned Airbus A350-900XWB operations for the month of March and April 2016. Latest adjustment as follow.

...
eff 24MAR16 Helsinki – Brussels Previously scheduled from 03MAR16

Source: Airline Route

[b-west]

Finnair this week further revised planned Airbus A350-900XWB operations for the month of March and April 2016. Latest adjustment as follow.

...
eff 24MAR16 Helsinki – Brussels Previously scheduled from 03MAR16

Source: Airline Route

I hope they don't keep on revising it as I am planning to spend some miles to hop on the A350 to HEL in May.

[sn26567]

Brussels Airlines extends capacity reduction to Burundi until October 2016.
From 28 MAR 2016:
BRU Bujumbura Kigali 1/week
BRU Entebbe Kigali 5/week

Source: Rwandan Flyer

[airbuske]

Brussels airlines will fly to Nantes NTE as from the 15th of june.


BRU NTE SN3563 BRU 1000 NTE 1120 123456-
BRU NTE SN3569 BRU 2045 NTE 2205 12345-7
NTE BRU SN3570 NTE 0655 BRU 0815 123456-
NTE BRU SN3564 NTE 1155 BRU 1315 123456-

[Didymus]

Operated by bmi Regional apparently.

[Inquirer]

Another one of those regional airports which gets connected to BRU out of sync with the normal seasons!
They really have made a habit out of it to surprise us each time: anybody an idea why they always launch them mid-season? Anyway, they seem to be quite successful at it since they keep doing it, so good idea to expand the feed further. Times seem ideal to make full use of the hub in BRU.

[b720]

If the idea is to feed into the Africa flights, 15th of June is ideal. Just days before the start of the academic summer holidays.. The real summer season commences end of June for most families, not end of march. I think that it is a good move, starting flights and having the seats filled up almost instantly..

[lumumba]

Very good news and perfect timetable for the hub.
Hoop they put a evening flight later on for the evening wave.(Japan etc...)

[tolipanebas]

Apart from adding another new destination to its summer time table, SN also increased the number of weekly flights to several of its popular routes to reflect the increased demand for seats: OPO will be served twice daily throughout the week for instance, while several other popular routes will get additional last minute frequencies loaded in the GDS...

[Inquirer]

Some time ago there was a list of potential new routes posted for which the had asked permission.
I can't seem to find it back, but I remember Nantes was on it. Seems like they are working their way through it one by one, so it would be nice if someone can repost it, so we can tell which is likely next for next winter: they have made It a habit of launching one of these interesting network places every season it seems.

[b720]

I recall that BOM, and BEY were on that list.

[crew1990]

Some time ago there was a list of potential new routes posted for which the had asked permission.
I can't seem to find it back, but I remember Nantes was on it. Seems like they are working their way through it one by one, so it would be nice if someone can repost it, so we can tell which is likely next for next winter: they have made It a habit of launching one of these interesting network places every season it seems.

They asked the slot for:

Nuremberg (it was ok)
Nantes (it was ok)
Linz
Beirut
Istanbul
Toronto (it was ok)
Lagos
Libreville
Montpellier
Luxembourg
Toulon
Sheffield (but the airport is closed since a couple of year...)

[b720]

Toulon will be great for the summer..lux should be on the SN map..not sure they can compete or compliment TK to IST. Beirut is covered by ME, I don't think there is enough traffic for both carriers.. I guess that Libreville and Lagos will eventually be added soon?

[Established02]

Sheffield (but the airport is closed since a couple of year...)

Last Sunday there was an additional EK cargo flight from Sheffield to Dubai via BRU.

http://www.robinhoodairport.com/

[DannyVDB]

Hi all,

Some comments from my side:

1) Even though Nantes will be lauched in June, just before the 'high' summer season, it looks rather a full year service (twice a day is considerable). It is comparable to their flights to Billund. It is also not a typical summer destination.

2) Why would they not agree with TK and provide direct flights to Ankara: start e.g. with 4 flights a week and gradually add until a daily flight? That would be win-win for SN and TK and might open the door for a codeshare between both.

3) I think Beirut is still an option. I think that quite a number of people flying to Tel Aviv are heading to Beirut. Plus the current service is relatively limited (and is BRU not combined with AMS?). I don't have figures, but think the demand is there.

4) I assume Linz could work as a winter destination, but then I would think also about Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, no?

5) Toulon, in the middle of Nice and Marseille ... Why not adding frequencies to these two?

6) Luxemburg, although I would love to see it, seems more difficult: despite the fact that there is much traffic between Brussels and Luxembourg I think air travel is excluded for people from or working for the EC (400 km rule). So only people from Luxembourg going to elswhere in Europe or other people might use the connection. On the other hand, not obvious to go to LUX from different places in Europe.

Just my two cents,
Cheers,
Danny

[brabel]

Hi all,

3) I think Beirut is still an option. I think that quite a number of people flying to Tel Aviv are heading to Beirut. Plus the current service is relatively limited (and is BRU not combined with AMS?). I don't have figures, but think the demand is there.

Danny

I don't think this is possible... Last time I was at the Israel-Lebanese border it was closed.
It had been closed since ages... I'm quite sure it is still like that.
There's also no airlink between Israel and Lebanon. Lebanon does not recognise Israel as a country thus there are no diplomatic relations between the two of them.
So how could one travel from Tel Aviv to Beyrut?

[sn26567]

OPO will be served twice daily throughout the week

... because fellow Star Alliance member TAP abandons the route. Probably an agreement between both airlines to have SN operate the route in codeshare.

[lumumba]

Hi all,

3) I think Beirut is still an option. I think that quite a number of people flying to Tel Aviv are heading to Beirut. Plus the current service is relatively limited (and is BRU not combined with AMS?). I don't have figures, but think the demand is there.

Danny

I don't think this is possible... Last time I was at the Israel-Lebanese border it was closed.
It had been closed since ages... I'm quite sure it is still like that.
There's also no airlink between Israel and Lebanon. Lebanon does not recognise Israel as a country thus there are no diplomatic relations between the two of them.
So how could one travel from Tel Aviv to Beyrut?

That's for shure those two country's are in war situation ....