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by Cartman
27 Aug 2007, 16:22
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Passengers had to wait for hours on baggage at Brussels
Replies: 20
Views: 2716

On Wednesday 18 th July, we witnessed 3 luggage handling guys . The labour was very intense. First they had to stand next to an automatic belt loader. Sometimes one guy had to lift his arm to touch a suitcase . Pretty intensive work. When the A320 of BA was unloaded - it took them at least 5 minute...
by Cartman
27 Aug 2007, 08:03
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Ryanair change its Check-in policies
Replies: 39
Views: 5183

And so the class-divided society where the weak are the true vitcims comes back... :roll:
by Cartman
25 Aug 2007, 00:16
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: New seats (or seat covers) in the bru airlines avrojet / bae
Replies: 24
Views: 4496

We agree to disagree then...
by Cartman
24 Aug 2007, 12:14
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: New seats (or seat covers) in the bru airlines avrojet / bae
Replies: 24
Views: 4496

First of all: the new covers are far from cheap and feel really comfortable. Second: leather is killing animals, I'd wish no leather would be used anymore for anything. Or would you like to sit on a dead man's skin maybe? Third: Textile covers are (in my opinion) not so comfortable and espeially dif...
by Cartman
21 Aug 2007, 23:29
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Ryanair threatens to pull out of Charleroi
Replies: 105
Views: 12389

(I live in Brussels so I assume my taxes don't subisdize Ryanair's operations out of CRL). And pigs can fly... :D The whole region (including CRL offcourse is financed with Flemish and Brussels money. But this statement will probably lead to a off-topic remark... :!: But indeed, if you want to pene...
by Cartman
21 Aug 2007, 21:05
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Ryanair threatens to pull out of Charleroi
Replies: 105
Views: 12389

Even better: bite the hand that feeds, tap the vain that bleeds... No matter how you look at it, this will cost Ryanair some customers. Maybe this is a good time for Brussels Airlines to go for a big campaign genre "we don't let you down" and throw in a lot of tickets to Ryanair destinatio...
by Cartman
14 Aug 2007, 00:37
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Northwest Airlines is suspending Brussels-Detroit
Replies: 35
Views: 7088

The B-concourse is still filled with publicity for 'the Detroit connection'...
by Cartman
09 Aug 2007, 12:37
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Northwest Airlines is suspending Brussels-Detroit
Replies: 35
Views: 7088

But your general point is absolutely right, americans do think they have more rights than other people and therefore demand more service... What a narrow minded inflammatory statement.. Just speaking out of experience. No anti-Americanism here, just plain reality. The phrase 'but I'm American' is n...
by Cartman
08 Aug 2007, 14:25
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Question about a pic at LHR
Replies: 6
Views: 1182

Firtst thing I noticed was the rather terrible state of the tarmac :)
by Cartman
06 Aug 2007, 00:22
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Northwest Airlines is suspending Brussels-Detroit
Replies: 35
Views: 7088

3 rd fact: an elderly belgian couple asked for a wheel chair at BRU today but didn't get the assistance . But the 2 elderly AA passengers got a wheel chair service because it was arranged from advance (explanation by staff) This is rather normal. No reservation = no service these days. But your gen...
by Cartman
05 Aug 2007, 12:00
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 04-05 Aug: long delay for Antalya-pax Corendon
Replies: 11
Views: 1460

God that such a long delays still can exist, an airline facing a serious technical problem (or other) should as soon as possible find a replacement plane within its own fleet or with another airline it has contacts with to operate those flights and bring the pax home/to destination, when they know ...
by Cartman
03 Aug 2007, 15:56
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Jet Airways event at Brussels Airport on 2 May
Replies: 240
Views: 49194

But their counter in the departure hall is ready! The old VEX desk is now classy and shiny yellow. A real eye-catcher...
by Cartman
03 Aug 2007, 15:54
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Parking position Ethiopean
Replies: 12
Views: 1796

Maybe the amount of cargo compensates the lack of passengers?
by Cartman
02 Aug 2007, 22:14
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines fleet renewal: announcement next summer.
Replies: 100
Views: 17777

Don't be too enthousiast about the Embraer. Small holds and difficult to keep within trim limits. This is a serious limitation on the amount of baggage and certainly the amount of cargo and mail that can be transported...
by Cartman
02 Aug 2007, 22:11
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: brussels airlines planes - still going to the paintshop ?
Replies: 56
Views: 10597

OO-DWH is now in AMS for a new jacket...
by Cartman
02 Aug 2007, 22:06
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: BCN-BRU on A330-300 with SN?
Replies: 3
Views: 681

Again, don't expect too much from the interior as the old Air Madrid interior is still in place untill the refurbishment after the summer. The schedule as I believe it to be: Interior refurbishment of OO-SFW and then repainting in BruAir colors (and C-check?) of OO-SFN, OO-SFM and OO-SFO. When one o...
by Cartman
02 Aug 2007, 14:33
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: b.flex @ BRU, how does it work?
Replies: 11
Views: 2096

Re: b.flex @ BRU, how does it work?

eurofighter wrote: 2) there seems to be priority boarding but that never worked out fine the times that I boarded in b-flex. Usually everyone boards at the same time. They should have two separate Q-s. One for b-flex and one for light.
There really is a separate Q at the gate...
by Cartman
02 Aug 2007, 14:29
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: New Ryanair routes
Replies: 5
Views: 973

One flight a week to a intra-Shengen destination can hardly be called a 'route'...
by Cartman
30 Jul 2007, 10:36
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Pushback trucks for all airport movements?
Replies: 4
Views: 805

The tramway in SFO follows one designated route wich is always the same if I'm not mistaking. Taxiing to te runway can be done through several different taxiways, to several different runways.
by Cartman
29 Jul 2007, 22:34
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: OO-THC delivery at LGG now set for 31-07-2007 at 11:30lt
Replies: 7
Views: 2105

THC will take you high in the skies :wink: