Repositioning of BRU operations to other airports after attacks

[sn26567]

25MAR: KM (Air Malta) to fly to/from Dusseldorf Airport due to closure of Brussels Airport.

http://www.airmalta.com/information/abo ... s-25-march

[Passenger]

OO-TSC = a TNT 777 (TAY-917) coming from AMS is in holding above Hasselt / Sint-Truiden, waiting for landing clearance for LGG.

(not related to BRU indeed, but probably delayed because of the many divertions/repositionings from BRU to LGG).

[Acid-drop]

first time i ever see that ... LGG must be very busy indeed (on the ground then, because the airspace seems ok)

[sn26567]

Lufthansa cancels all Brussels service until 28MAR16 inclusive, however shuttle bus service will be provided for Frankfurt - Brussels.

Emirates has cancelled Brussels service on 24 and 25MAR16; ETIHAD service to Brussels on 24MAR16 operates to Dusseldorf instead.

Source: Airline Route

[Passenger]

first time i ever see that ... LGG must be very busy indeed (on the ground then, because the airspace seems ok)

TNT 777 now descending.

[sn26567]

OO-TSC = a TNT 777 (TAY-917) coming from AMS is in holding above Hasselt / Sint-Truiden, waiting for landing clearance for LGG.

[luchtzak]

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[sn26567]

brussels airlines Preliminary Operations for 25MAR16

brussels airlines as of 1000GMT 24MAR16 has published preliminary European operations in the GDS for Friday 25MAR16, initially offering a total of 27 round-trip flights on 18 routes to/from Liege. Preliminary operational plan as of 1000GMT as follow.

Liege – Barcelona 3 flights (2 A320, 1 A319)
Liege – Berlin Tegel 1 flight (A319)
Liege – Bilbao 1 flight (A320)
Liege – Budapest 2 flights (A319)
Liege – Copenhagen 1 flight (A319)
Liege – Geneva 3 flights (2 A320, 1 A319)
Liege – Gothenburg 1 flight (A319)
Liege – Lisbon 1 flight (A320)
Liege – Lyon 1 flight (A319)
Liege – Madrid 2 flights (1 A320, 1 A319)
Liege – Malaga 1 flight (A320)
Liege – Milan Linate 1 flight (A320)
Liege – Milan Malpensa 2 flights (A319)
Liege – Nice 2 flights (A319)
Liege – Rome 1 flight (A320)
Liege – Tel Aviv 1 flight (A320)
Liege – Venice 1 flight (A319)
Liege – Vienna 2 flights (1 A320, 1 A319)

As the airline continues to adjust operational schedule throughout the day, a separate post will be posted on Airline Route on late-Thursday (24MAR16), based on the GDS schedule/inventory update.

Source: Airline Route

[rwandan-flyer]

Brussels Airlines has just loaded two new flights

SN 1205 Dakar Banjul Brussels.
SN 1469 Kigali Entebbe Brussels

both flights are supposed to land at Bru, tomorrow morning.

This flight has just loaded.

SN1467 Kigali Entebbe Zurich

[jan_olieslagers]

shuttle bus service will be provided for Frankfurt - Brussels.

Isn't that a bit curious? There is a quite nice high speed train, the ICE. Perhaps they found the shuttle coach* less expensive, even if it is slower and less comfortable?

*coach, indeed, not bus - those who insist on using English on these pages would do well to set a good example, and write proper English

[convair]

Any idea yet of the l/f on the first wave of these repositioned flights? Even this reduced operation looks ambitious.

[Acid-drop]

is it ?
from tomorrow evening, you get all the holidays people
they can't really afford to miss such an important week end, can they ?

[JAF737]

is it ?
from tomorrow evening, you get all the holidays people
they can't really afford to miss such an important week end, can they ?

Erm... I doubt they'll have a choice.
JAF will operate all their flights out of CRL/LGG/OST until Monday (that makes quite a lof of "holiday people")...

[rwandan-flyer]

Brussels Airport closed till Sunday 27 March included

[Inquirer]

Thank all of you who send me a PM with advice on parking in Liege.
I think I'll be using the free shuttle bus from Brussels Airlines; that way I don't risk losing yet another car at an airport. Thanks again.

[Passenger]

shuttle bus service will be provided for Frankfurt - Brussels.

Isn't that a bit curious? There is a quite nice high speed train, the ICE. Perhaps they found the shuttle coach* less expensive, even if it is slower and less comfortable?

A shuttle bus is the only way to organize this properly, smoothly and under control. Just one example: the bus leaves when you tell the driver it's OK. For a train, it's a fixed schedule. Two minutes too late? Train is gone. And from my experience, a bus transfer on such distance will not work out much cheaper then a train.

[luchtzak]

#moderatorinaction

please stay polite

[Didymus]

Looks like they changed the bus schedule to Liège again. First bus leaves as late as 14:30 from Brussels, which seriously reduces the usefulness of the service.

[Acid-drop]

what do you mean ?
there are many more it seems
https://www.brusselsairlines.com/fr-be/ ... liege.aspx

[Didymus]

When I checked it this morning (because I might have to use it tomorrow), the earliest bus from the National Bank was said to depart at 9:30.