2015 Charleroi airport (CRL/EBCI) latest news

[Atlantis]

It seems that all airports are doing a great job. Very nice to see this!!

[Acid-drop]

or nobody does anything, it's just the market that is getting better...

[RoMax]

or nobody does anything, it's just the market that is getting better...

Belgium is doing notably better than other comparable regions. That partly has to do with the local market, but also very much with the successful actions of Belgian airports and airlines active here. Notably SN/Star/BRU, CRL/FR/other LCCs and JAF/VLM/ANR/OST. Don't know about LGG, but assume they are not doing bad either?

[sn26567]

Don't know about LGG, but assume they are not doing bad either?

With the new bmi flights to MUC (and some VLM flights during 4 weeks ), plus the 6 weekly A330 charters from China, indeed LGG seems to be very successful this year.

[an-148]

Don't know about LGG, but assume they are not doing bad either?

With the new bmi flights to MUC (and some VLM flights during 4 weeks ), plus the 6 weekly A330 charters from China, indeed LGG seems to be very successful this year.

3x A330 (i-Fly) and 3x B777 (Orenair)

[airazurxtror]

Le ministre wallon de l'Aménagement du territoire, Carlo Di Antonio, a octroyé le permis unique pour l'extension du terminal de l'aéroport de Charleroi (BSCA), a-t-on appris mardi.
La demande de permis porte sur l'extension du terminal de l'aéroport, l'agrandissement du parc de stationnement de celui-ci ainsi que la construction d'un nouveau bâtiment technique. Quelque 80 millions d'euros ont été prévus à cet effet.
http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/DMF20150616_00665066

The Walloon Minister Carlo Di Antonio has granted a single permit for the extension of Charleroi airport terminal ( BSCA ). It is related to the extension of the airport terminal , expansion of the parking lot and the construction of a new technical building. Some 80 million euros have been provided for this purpose .

[sn26567]

And what about the extension of the runway?

[asianlao02]

Runway is not for now but they have the permit. They will make room for small cargo first. Extension of passengers terminal and cargo are priority and then the runway will be extended to 3200m. I know it because my best friend work there. They talked with wow air not long ago.
i'm very close to the management people in CRL. In the past i suggested them pegasus and Thomas Cook.

[sn26567]

New Ryanair route to Podgorica, capital of Montenegro, twice weekly from 26 October.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines_press_r ... ontenegro/

[airazurxtror]

It's perhaps new in winter, but it's not a new route : Ryanair already fly to Podgorica twice weekly during this summer season (FR6041/6042 on thursday and sunday).

[asianlao02]

Belly cargo will start soon. Will they attract new customers? Time will tell

[Airbus A330]

Belly cargo will start soon. Will they attract new customers? Time will tell

The return of Air Arabia Maroc at CRL They moved ops to BRU due to the lack of cargo infrastructure at CRL.

[asianlao02]

Belly cargo will start soon. Will they attract new customers? Time will tell

The return of Air Arabia Maroc at CRL They moved ops to BRU due to the lack of cargo infrastructure at CRL.

Maybe I don't know but they'll talk with legacy carriers. They want some airlines to connect CRL to the rest of the world. Like bmi at lgg. I suggested them to talk with tk and lh. They met wow air management not long ago.
They hired a guy for the cargo thing. He has 2 years to make things happen

[sn26567]

No train link to the airport in the immediate future. Minister of Transport Jacqueline Galant wants further discussions between the airport, the federal government and the Wallonia government on the advantages and drawbacks of a link that would cost hundreds of millions of euros. In the meantime, the bus link from Charleroi station (15 minutes) will be improved with special lanes on the access roads.

[sn26567]

Passengers: +9% in July
Warsaw first destination

Details: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussel ... ly-2015-9/

[airazurxtror]

Warsaw first destination

Not so very surprising.
There are four daily return flights for Warsaw : two to Modlin by Ryanair, two to Chopin by Wizz Air.
At cheap prices : one can find return trips from 20 to 40 euros ...
A day return trip to Warsaw is quite enjoyable, I do it from time to time.

[airazurxtror]

The results for Brussels South Charleroi have been published.
https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussel ... nd-august/

From January to August 2015, Ryanair has carried 3,682 million passengers at Charleroi, 8% more than in 2014 ( 3,415 million).
Wizzair : 439.900 passengers in the same period, 21% more than in 2014 (364.700).
Wizzair is strenghtening its position, with nearly as many passengers as Jetairfly (445.300 passengers, 3% less than last year).
Pegasus and Thomas Cook/Tailwind are far behind.

In August 2015, the top 5 countries were Spain, Italy, France, Morocco and Poland. The five most popular cities in August were Warsaw, Budapest, Madrid, Rome, Bucarest.

[Desert Rat]

http://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/detail ... id=9080296

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/942/Economie/a ... tuig.dhtml

[sn26567]

Ryanair will fly two new routes in Summer 2016 (compared to Summer 2015): Copenhagen (2x daily) and Verona (4x weekly, transferred from Brussels).

Increased frequencies to Edinburgh (4 to 5 weekly) and Prague (7 to 9 weekly).

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines_press_r ... -schedule/

[airazurxtror]

During September 2015, 655,322 people travelled to/from Charleroi, a 10% increase on September 2014.
LF was 88.34%.

During the first nine months of the year, 5,317,581 people travelled through BSCA, a 9% increase on the same period in 2014.

The five most popular countries in September 2015 were Spain, Italy, France, Morocco and Poland.
Between January and September, Italy was the leading destination, followed by Spain, France, Morocco and Poland.

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussel ... s-of-2015/