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Ostend and Antwerp airport boss Marcel Buelens is to retire sooner than expected. Sooner than expected? He was over 65, but indeed still very dynamic. Egis choose someone else so he had to go. Compared to Vanspauwen, OST had a big changeover the CEO was someone who was everyones friend.(exept the p...

Hi all, Ostend and Antwerp airport boss Marcel Buelens is to retire sooner than expected. The new CEO of both airports will be Eric Dumas, Mr Dumas is currently project manager at EGIS. I hope that Mr Dumas will continue the good work of Mr Buelens, expand the cargo at EBOS and try to attract new pa...

I think we can rename the topic : PR war ... or yeah youpi youpi its raining vaccine Now OST is in the game, well done guys ! Liège is mentioned too... cause... why not ! https://www.rtbf.be/info/societe/detail_coronavirus-en-belgique-l-aeroport-d-ostende-se-prepare-a-la-distribution-des-vaccins?id...

Here is some footage concerning the pressrelease that OST is ready to handle the Covid 19 vaccin(s).

https://www.focus-wtv.be/nieuws/luchtha ... ng-vaccins

sn26567 wrote: ↑30 Sep 2020, 21:17 Ukraine International Airlines postpones the re-start of flights Kyiv – Brussels until 24 October 2020.

They are operating regular charter flights KYIV-OSTEND-KYIV (seafarers).

Hongyuan group has finally signed a agreement with Ostend airport. Mukden logistics who are using Zeebrugge port will also be using EBOS for their airfreight to and from China. Both companies see EBOS as a new gateway to Europe. Mr Buelens is delighted to see this new group at the airport and is sti...

a Canadian cargo airline is negociating to have a hub at EBOS for its European operations.
A Icelandic group is also involved in this.

crew1990 has been stuck in the 90's...

Antwerp is and always be a business jet airport.

Good news for Ostend airport, the much needed warehouses are on their way. The Versluys group(*) has signed a agreement with the airport to build 45000 square meters of new buildings. https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/oostende/versluys-groep-gooit-zich-nu-ook-op-logistiek-vastgoed-en-heeft-exclusief-co...

Yet again if its not BRU, LGG or CRL the guys of Aviation 24 don't care: https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/oostende/luchthaven-van-oostende-strikt-chinese-cargomaatschappij-een-zeer-groot-potentieel-voor-onze-luchthaven~a4575afd/ Mr Buelens gave a hint last week, but aviation24 crew didn't go for a ful...

Not (yet) picked up by aviation 24, wonder why not. https://www.focus-wtv.be/nieuws/werkloze-vliegtuigen-vinden-stelplaats-op-luchthaven-oostende It was not yet picked up because we were unaware of this. But our article is available now: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/ostend-bruges/hifly-airbus...

Not (yet) picked up by aviation 24, wonder why not.

https://www.focus-wtv.be/nieuws/werkloz ... n-oostende

Which destinations will be axed?
Can't find any info on this.

Thanks for the info.
At the time of writing A7-BFR is heading for OST.

What is the problem with LUX?

Qatar cargo reroute on its way to OST.

OO-TNB has also returned today from OST to BRU for storage.

Kapitein wrote: ↑18 Jan 2020, 22:13

TLspotting wrote: ↑17 Jan 2020, 18:16

Kapitein wrote: ↑14 Dec 2019, 17:29 EZY LPL 1-3-5-7 (again after stopping the route a few years ago)

EZY didn't get any slot at Brussels for Summer 2020.

To be correct, they did get slots, but they canceled them.

Thanks for all the info.

Would have been nice to see a low cost option to MAN or LPL.

EZY LPL 1-3-5-7 (again after stopping the route a few years ago) EZY didn't get any slot at Brussels for Summer 2020, told me a source in the UK (easyJet changed to another airport, not that far from LPL, which is a longhaul hub). Please explain. Can't get slots at BRU but will change to another ai...

Today OST has seen its first Turkish Airlines Cargo flight from Istanbul (TC-JOY)...