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by SN_fan
28 May 2009, 02:23
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Security lacks minimum hygiene
Replies: 11
Views: 1896

Re: Security lacks minimum hygiene

What happens when you or a passenger refuses to take off his/her shoes ? Probably depending if it compulsory or voluntarily. If compulsory, you'll probably be take separate by security personnel and then the police comes on stage. But if you want to fly, just follow the rules no matter how stupid t...
by SN_fan
28 May 2009, 02:18
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Security lacks minimum hygiene
Replies: 11
Views: 1896

Re: Security lacks minimum hygiene

earthman wrote:What happens if you bring your own slippers and use those to walk past security, while your shoes get scanned?
It will result in the same, you'll have to take off your slippers and pass them trough the scanner :D
by SN_fan
27 May 2009, 19:07
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Security lacks minimum hygiene
Replies: 11
Views: 1896

Re: Security lacks minimum hygiene

In the US everyone had to take of their shoes last time I flew to the USA.
by SN_fan
15 May 2009, 19:27
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Security chaos at Brussels last night
Replies: 109
Views: 17827

Re: Security chaos at Brussels last night

checking pilots => good, it doesn't matter that there is a huge axe near them, it's know to be there, and if they want to crash there own plane, ok there is nothing you can do about it, but they can smuggle weapons in the secure area pass it to others and they can use it on other planes. And pilots...
by SN_fan
15 May 2009, 16:12
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Security chaos at Brussels last night
Replies: 109
Views: 17827

Re: Security chaos at Brussels last night

checking pilots => good, it doesn't matter that there is a huge axe near them, it's know to be there, and if they want to crash there own plane, ok there is nothing you can do about it, but they can smuggle weapons in the secure area pass it to others and they can use it on other planes. About the t...
by SN_fan
09 Apr 2009, 21:51
Forum: Français - Nederlands - Deutsch
Topic: Brusselse gemeenten tegen de uitbreiding Brussels Airport.
Replies: 6
Views: 1987

Re: Brusselse gemeenten tegen de uitbreiding Brussels Airport.

Zijn er eigenlijk plannen om een eventuele uitbreiding van de luchthaven naar het Noord Oosten voor te bereiden.
Maw: is er een bouwstop in die gebiedne of zijn die gebieden aangeduid als uitbreiding luchthaven voor eventueel 4de en 5de runway.
by SN_fan
07 Apr 2009, 14:46
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: US immigration in Europe
Replies: 4
Views: 1671

US immigration in Europe

Does anyone knows how it happened that in Dublin there is US immigration so that you don't have to pass immigration in the US? Does it requires a specific number of flights and political will ? If we could have it in BRU it could attract more flights to the USA ?
by SN_fan
31 Mar 2009, 19:55
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Jet Airways joins Star Alliance? New possibilities for BRU?
Replies: 36
Views: 5415

Re: Jet Airways joins Star Alliance?

OFF TOPIC Aside the passport control they'll also have to build an extra customs office inside the A-pier since it is not allowed for non-shengen pax (subject to customs) to mix up with shengen pax (free from customs) before they pass the customs office. Not true, There is a difference between immig...
by SN_fan
19 Mar 2009, 22:58
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Security Fast Lane
Replies: 8
Views: 2951

Re: Security Fast Lane

Problem 1 they security staff at the passenger screening are blue collar workers (arbeider) and not white collar workers (bediende) meaning it isn't that attractive as a job. Problem 2 The metal detectors generate a lot of random alarms meaning those people have to been frisk search even though they...
by SN_fan
05 Mar 2009, 15:01
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Flying when 8 Months Pregnant
Replies: 9
Views: 2166

Re: Flying when 8 Months Pregnant

I just don't understand why the nationality would depend of the place of birth. Or of the nationality of the airline. Normally, the nationality of the baby is the same as that of the parents, isn't ? In Belgium and (most) European countries the baby gets the nationality of the parents, in Countries...
by SN_fan
04 Mar 2009, 23:23
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Flying when 8 Months Pregnant
Replies: 9
Views: 2166

Re: Flying when 8 Months Pregnant

according to VTM news , the baby receive free flights with delta and because it's an American airline it also receives the American Nationality. "Easy way" (except the actual birth maybe) to give your child a chance on a better future if you're not having the "perfect" nationalit...
by SN_fan
21 Feb 2009, 07:46
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: AVIAPARTNER in financial trouble
Replies: 11
Views: 2620

Re: AVIAPARTNER in financial trouble

3i probably overpaid the take over. They paid more than what they could create from power of control (because I don't see economies of scale here). And leveraged Aviapartner to pay for the take over. So as long as there is a high growth this is not a real problem, but from the moment that there is m...
by SN_fan
20 Sep 2007, 11:12
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: check-in on just one leg of a composed flight
Replies: 5
Views: 1489

You just tell at the check-in that you only want to check-in in until london and that you will need your luggage in london (e.g. you will need to give someone something out off your suitcase and that you know that you will have to go back to check-in in london). You don't have to mention that you st...
by SN_fan
17 Aug 2007, 01:18
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Future Airline tickets
Replies: 1
Views: 469

Future Airline tickets

Do you think that airline tickets will evolve like ordering a pc at DELL. So you have the standard ticket which include the flight with hand luggage. And if you want to take suitcase you have to pay extra per piece per kilo. Do you want a meal you pay extra, do you want fast check in you pay extra, ...
by SN_fan
06 May 2007, 14:38
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Jet Airways event at Brussels Airport on 2 May
Replies: 240
Views: 49161

Re: visas

My Chinese colleagues get their visa for Holland in 1 week maximum, for Belgium in "approximatively" 3 weeks. Which airline do you think they fly? And to which airport ? They will go to the Dutch consulate to get a Dutch visa that is valid for the three Benelux countries and they will fly...
by SN_fan
26 Mar 2007, 15:30
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: How do the European Commissioners fly?
Replies: 6
Views: 1187

Maybe when we get a president of the united states of Europe than we can do the same as the president of the united states of America but with an A380 instead of a B747. Prestige......
by SN_fan
07 Mar 2007, 22:02
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Aviapartner strike at Brussels Airport
Replies: 18
Views: 2833

If this is the cost to make more profit and keep the NEW shareholders happy it's a very high one. A human life is priceless !
by SN_fan
06 Mar 2007, 18:34
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: New Brussels Airlines uniform
Replies: 13
Views: 2683

Are they the same uniforms that were used in the debby and nancy show on één With Celie Dehaene who had to do a safety demonstration??
by SN_fan
16 Feb 2007, 18:02
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport noise problems: the story continues ...
Replies: 12
Views: 2047

sn26567 wrote:But then Mr Anciaux decided that everybody should have his share of the noise, and he invented the dispersion plan, mainly to have less noise for himself in Neder-over-Heembeek.
Didn't this story began with Isabelle Durant (Ecolo) who changed the routes when "nobody" was complaining.
by SN_fan
11 Feb 2007, 12:10
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport considering low cost terminal
Replies: 55
Views: 12063

If someone can take a picture of BRU in 2020 I would love to see it here on luchtzak :D