ERJ Belgian government stranded in Niamey (Niger)

[airazurxtror]

The BAF Embraer with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vanackere has had a breakdown at Niamey on its way to Kinshasa :

http://www.lesoir.be/actualite/monde/20 ... 842692.php

http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail. ... 110528_087

[regi]

Just now that they sent the "excellent" A310 to the scrapyard...
BAF and transport of excellencies on faulty military transport/passenger planes seems to be a neverending story.

[Passenger]

Many online newspapers report that an ERJ135/145 from the Belgian government, en route from Brussels to Kinshasa, got stuck in Niamey with a broken weather radar. The ERJ apparently left BRU on Saturday morning, and another ERJ will now pick them up ("them" = minister of Foreign Affairs + press).

Photo from the lonely airport - with the stranded ERJ:
http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail. ... 110528_087

Anyone knows which ERJ it is?
fleet - in het Nederlands:
http://www.mil.be/aircomp/units/index.a ... 6&MENU=307
fleet - en Français:
http://www.mil.be/aircomp/units/index.a ... 6&MENU=307

[b.lufthansa]

Why don't they select Brussels Airlines to Kinshasa ?

Prince Laurent also choose Air France to fly to Kinshasa

[ExSabena]

Because it's not "free of charge" anymore .... as it used to be during the Sabena period

[regi]

Because it's not "free of charge" anymore .... as it used to be during the Sabena period

ouch

[cathay belgium]

Think next time they can fly AFRIQUAHA !
Now he's already close with some african ruling men !

CX-B

Note : if the royals fly AIR FRANCE instead of SN because of fares they won't get ANY DONATION in my point of view, if someone must have a comparison habit for their own people I guess they should/must show so..
maybe if they don't like belgium (companies) not that much anymore maybe the belgians can leave them also ... finally !