Air Belgium in 2018

Join this forum to discuss the latest news that happened in the world of commercial aviation.

Moderator: Latest news team

Post Reply
asianlao02
Posts: 66
Joined: 22 May 2015, 14:19
Location: Namur

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by asianlao02 »

Yep I know 😊 I'm gonna ask my best friend who works there

User avatar
luchtzak
Posts: 11734
Joined: 18 Sep 2002, 00:00
Location: Hofstade, Zemst - Belgium
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by luchtzak »

airtrainer wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 20:18 Any chance for a second flight ? Given how fast the first one was sold out...
Expect booking engine of the second test flight to open on Monday morning !!

Boeing767copilot
Posts: 1385
Joined: 13 May 2004, 00:00

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by Boeing767copilot »

Departure flight 2/5 CRL-HKG
Return flight 4/5 HKG-CRL

Both are sold out in Premium and Business Class on the AB website. That's quick. :)

Passenger
Posts: 7266
Joined: 06 Dec 2010, 20:54

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by Passenger »

Boeing767copilot wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 07:07 Departure flight 2/5 CRL-HKG
Return flight 4/5 HKG-CRL

Both are sold out in Premium and Business Class on the AB website. That's quick. :)
First flight is usually offered to press, shareholders, key account buyers, captains of industry, ...

Boeing767copilot
Posts: 1385
Joined: 13 May 2004, 00:00

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by Boeing767copilot »

Passenger wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 09:25
Boeing767copilot wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 07:07 Departure flight 2/5 CRL-HKG
Return flight 4/5 HKG-CRL

Both are sold out in Premium and Business Class on the AB website. That's quick. :)
First flight is usually offered to press, shareholders, key account buyers, captains of industry, ...
First flight was announced for April 30, any delay?

User avatar
MiStEr-T
Posts: 173
Joined: 31 Dec 2002, 00:00
Location: Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Belgique

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by MiStEr-T »

luchtzak wrote: 15 Apr 2018, 23:22
airtrainer wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 20:18 Any chance for a second flight ? Given how fast the first one was sold out...
Expect booking engine of the second test flight to open on Monday morning !!
I check every 5 minutes, second flight not open for the moment..

MIVB-reiziger
Posts: 58
Joined: 14 Jun 2010, 22:32

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by MIVB-reiziger »

12:49 and still not open... or was it open at some point this morning and sold out again?

VLM_Antwerp
Posts: 60
Joined: 17 Feb 2015, 13:42

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by VLM_Antwerp »

MIVB-reiziger wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 12:50 12:49 and still not open... or was it open at some point this morning and sold out again?
I'm on their website since 8 am, still didn't see anything change... :(

etopsflyers
Posts: 117
Joined: 05 Apr 2018, 16:48
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by etopsflyers »

I have been on their website since 8 in the morning.... :cry:

airtrainer
Posts: 484
Joined: 21 Apr 2011, 10:20
Location: Waremme
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by airtrainer »

luchtzak wrote: 15 Apr 2018, 23:22
airtrainer wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 20:18 Any chance for a second flight ? Given how fast the first one was sold out...
Expect booking engine of the second test flight to open on Monday morning !!
Thanks, still nothing now and hope they won't start within the next two hours as I've just boarded my SN flight to BRU...

Shonix
Posts: 98
Joined: 31 Jan 2018, 12:06

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by Shonix »

From Twitter:


@airbelgium_off

Hi all, we’re still checking all operational details for a second rehearsal flight this Saturday afternoon. Will keep you posted as soon as we launch the booking. Thanks for your patience. AB team

User avatar
Vic Diesel
Posts: 333
Joined: 06 Feb 2018, 10:10

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by Vic Diesel »

Shonix wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 15:03 From Twitter:


@airbelgium_off

Hi all, we’re still checking all operational details for a second rehearsal flight this Saturday afternoon. Will keep you posted as soon as we launch the booking. Thanks for your patience. AB team
Thanks for posting the information! I guess they were taken by surprise that the demand for the scenic flight was that high and will have to perform some extra organisational work to set up the afternoon flight. Let's see if and when booking will start again...
Best regards,
Viktor

(Budapest-born, Vienna-raised, Brussels-based)

Acid-drop
Posts: 2883
Joined: 29 Jun 2005, 00:00
Location: Liège, BE
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by Acid-drop »

i'm not sure why it's so cheap...
it's for charity, you could increase the price a bit
My messages reflect my personal opinion which may be different than yours. I beleive a forum is made to create a debate so I encourage people to express themselves, the way they want, with the ideas they want. I expect the same understanding in return.

Apuneger
Posts: 729
Joined: 20 Sep 2002, 00:00
Location: Mechelen
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by Apuneger »

Acid-drop wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 15:45 i'm not sure why it's so cheap...
it's for charity, you could increase the price a bit
I think they wanted/needed to operate the flight anyway with a full passenger load. Hence they needed to find a ticket price that would guarantee a full aircraft. But admittedly, they would have been able to fill up the aircraft with 75 EUR economy seats as well...

Best regards,
Ivan
It's not good when it's done, it's done when it's good...
---
Facebook | Twitter | Flickr

airtrainer
Posts: 484
Joined: 21 Apr 2011, 10:20
Location: Waremme
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by airtrainer »

Even when it's cheap there is someone to argue, but I was also happily surprised about the fares...

Apuneger
Posts: 729
Joined: 20 Sep 2002, 00:00
Location: Mechelen
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by Apuneger »

airtrainer wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 16:13 Even when it's cheap there is someone to argue, but I was also happily surprised about the fares...
Me too. Usually, when it's too good to be true, it's not true...except when flying the Air Belgium rehearsal flight 8-)

Best regards,
Ivan
It's not good when it's done, it's done when it's good...
---
Facebook | Twitter | Flickr

airtrainer
Posts: 484
Joined: 21 Apr 2011, 10:20
Location: Waremme
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by airtrainer »

Indeed, I've never visited a website so often in a short time 😋

User avatar
luchtzak
Posts: 11734
Joined: 18 Sep 2002, 00:00
Location: Hofstade, Zemst - Belgium
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by luchtzak »

airtrainer wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 16:27 Indeed, I've never visited a website so often in a short time 😋
Even not this site ? 😇

airtrainer
Posts: 484
Joined: 21 Apr 2011, 10:20
Location: Waremme
Contact:

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by airtrainer »

luchtzak wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 17:36
airtrainer wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 16:27 Indeed, I've never visited a website so often in a short time 😋
Even not this site ? 😇
That's why I added in a short time lol. While I don't post often I'm a daily visitor, don't worry for that 😀

wernerrav4
Posts: 69
Joined: 18 Aug 2006, 15:22

Re: Air Belgium in 2018

Post by wernerrav4 »

No news is good news they say but in this case they make a lot of AV Geeks nervous :) No rumours about the time?

Post Reply