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by PttU
13 Sep 2019, 14:35
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: KLM to replace one of their five daily flights to BRU by a train connection between Brussels (railway stations) and AMS
Replies: 21
Views: 3477

Re: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines

In meantime, the NS is testing the new ordered Intercity New Generation trains. They will come into service in 2021. Also those new trains will be used between Schiphol and Brussels Airport and will replace the Thalys. Are you sure. I think they will replace the IC direct between Brussels and Amste...
by PttU
13 Sep 2019, 09:03
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2019 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news
Replies: 171
Views: 95742

Re: 2019 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

Airbus A220's? Lufthansa/Swiss? Nope, Lufthansa is already wet-leasing 2 A220's from Air Baltic. Air Baltic is in the ACMI business and would have been more 'cost effective'. But they don't have A220's available for ACMI at the moment. The A220-100 would have been perfect out of ANR (Air Baltic has...
by PttU
12 Sep 2019, 16:42
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2019 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news
Replies: 171
Views: 95742

Re: 2019 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

Regarding Tel Aviv, and some wikipedia'ing... BRU-TLV is 3255km, so expect about the same for ANR. ANR has a runway of 1510m. A Fokker 50 has a maximum range of 1700km (and it would take over 6 hours to fly there), so that's no option at all. But what are the options... Good-old Avro's? CityJet has ...
by PttU
12 Sep 2019, 09:05
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2019 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news
Replies: 171
Views: 95742

Re: 2019 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

If I remember well, they flew ANR-LCY in the past, and that company went bankrupt. Why try again?

Maybe because they have a better plan now?
by PttU
10 Sep 2019, 14:56
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2019 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news
Replies: 171
Views: 95742

Re: 2019 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

In short: * Rumours about flights to Geneva, Zurich, Hamburg, Munich, Manchester and even Tel Aviv. No company mentioned or insinuated. * Parking P2 will be expanded, old buildings will be broken down as Parking P3 will become a bus-garage for De Lijn. * Antwerp Airport is profitable, but discussion...
by PttU
01 Sep 2019, 13:14
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 362
Views: 241074

Re: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines

That is a very strange way of thinking. So according to you the home carrier should focus more on holiday destinations instead of business and connecting pax. Well whit this kind of model you can implement EW here than. Holiday flights should be secondary and not the main purpose. Or even better to...
by PttU
31 Aug 2019, 17:31
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 362
Views: 241074

Re: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines

SN should open more direct flights to business destinations with a high frequency When they can't fill the planes that would be a loss-making strategy, so it would be stupid to do so... And why focus on connecting passengers flying to business destinations, and thereby neglecting leisure travelers ...
by PttU
30 Aug 2019, 23:52
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 362
Views: 241074

Re: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines

SN should open more direct flights to business destinations with a high frequency When they can't fill the planes that would be a loss-making strategy, so it would be stupid to do so... And why focus on connecting passengers flying to business destinations, and thereby neglecting leisure travelers ...
by PttU
27 Aug 2019, 17:27
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Antwerp in 2019
Replies: 202
Views: 220927

Re: Air Antwerp, a new airline from Antwerp Deurne airport

SLM wrote: 26 Aug 2019, 13:59 Also fare difference between klm and air antwerp on the same flights. Strange!
KLM-website seems cheaper indeed, and there there's also an option without checked luggage which is even cheaper...
by PttU
23 Aug 2019, 13:47
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 362
Views: 241074

Re: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines

The current aircraft, even the newer are not suitable for such long flight. For those flight a proper rest area (a bunk) is needed for the rest of the crew. The current configuration is then not suitable. Bunk should be installed in the cargo area with an access from the cabin. If not, no longer fl...
by PttU
20 Aug 2019, 16:27
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Lufthansa in 2019
Replies: 155
Views: 123856

Re: Lufthansa in 2019

Giving up Eurowings is a threat to Lufthansa itself as well. If some other company takes over Eurowings, or Eurowings stops and someone else takes over the flights, it will be a stronger competitor to LH than Eurowings was. So even if EW isn't profitable as-is, it might keep LH profitable. Three glo...
by PttU
18 Aug 2019, 23:07
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport (BRU): Star Alliance, Oneworld and Skyteam under one roof?
Replies: 110
Views: 111179

Re: Brussels Airport (BRU): Star Alliance, Oneworld and Skyteam under one roof?

Why would an airport care about the alliances and their placement? The only reason would be to accommodate transferring passengers and limit their connection time. But having the connecting passengers walk through your revenue-generating mall, and on the other hand keeping Shengen/non-Shengen split...
by PttU
16 Aug 2019, 00:06
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport (BRU): Star Alliance, Oneworld and Skyteam under one roof?
Replies: 110
Views: 111179

Re: Brussels Airport (BRU): Star Alliance, Oneworld and Skyteam under one roof?

Why would an airport care about the alliances and their placement? The only reason would be to accommodate transferring passengers and limit their connection time. But having the connecting passengers walk through your revenue-generating mall, and on the other hand keeping Shengen/non-Shengen split,...
by PttU
12 Aug 2019, 21:38
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Diversions from around the globe (medical, technical, ...) 2019
Replies: 164
Views: 185082

Re: Diversions from around the globe (medical, technical, ...) 2019

Flight AM3, XA-ADH MEX-CDG diverted to AMS after holding for CDG.
by PttU
12 Aug 2019, 21:37
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Antwerp in 2019
Replies: 202
Views: 220927

Re: Air Antwerp, a new airline from Antwerp Deurne airport

People, let’s stop with this drama! Can anyone explain this guy that we are in Europe and here the planes are checked and if any aircraft is not fit for flying, it doesn’t fly! For such a short hop and for a total stay on board of perhaps one hour, a turboprop is more than acceptable. A member said...
by PttU
12 Aug 2019, 16:00
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 362
Views: 241074

Re: BRU Summer 2020: news, new routes, airlines

TLspotting wrote: 12 Aug 2019, 15:22 One of the 2 new routes might be Los Angeles, operated by Brussels Airlines (only rumor).
I thought I remembered reading (here?) BRU-LAX was too far for SN, but on the other hand, I can see A330 flights from LAX to AMS, MAD,... So it should be possible?
by PttU
09 Aug 2019, 12:08
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Antwerp in 2019
Replies: 202
Views: 220927

Re: Air Antwerp, a new airline from Antwerp Deurne airport

KLM already offers Thalys-tickets from Antwerp (ZWE) to AMS. As it's more KLM supporting this than AirFrance, I don't think ANR-CDG will be a thing very soon (and ANR-AMS neither). I thought they were one company.. Air France KLM is the holding group, with Air France and KLM as subsidiaries. Beneat...
by PttU
09 Aug 2019, 11:34
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Eurowings in 2019
Replies: 168
Views: 132878

Re: Eurowings in 2019

So the Ansett member predicts CS will sell SN ...one day... but to whom? And the PttU member thinks that LH only keeps SN ...making money...so that another operator does not land at BRU and threatens LH! Two opposing strategies ...two strategies that do not help the development of BRU... Not necess...
by PttU
09 Aug 2019, 11:28
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Antwerp in 2019
Replies: 202
Views: 220927

Re: Air Antwerp, a new airline from Antwerp Deurne airport

KLM already offers Thalys-tickets from Antwerp (ZWE) to AMS. As it's more KLM supporting this than AirFrance, I don't think ANR-CDG will be a thing very soon (and ANR-AMS neither).
by PttU
09 Aug 2019, 10:51
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Antwerp in 2019
Replies: 202
Views: 220927

Re: Air Antwerp, a new airline from Antwerp Deurne airport

And, moreover, there is a codeshare with KLM, so it should help a lot to get the airplane as full as possible! The hours of the flights are just perfect, I will spend many weekends in London I feel... :-) What are the benefits of the codeshare besides selling tickets on the klm.com-website and earn...