Air Belgium in 2018

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So just waisted one full day looking after that flight, guys they say tomorrow at 10!!!!!

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I wonder if the delay is done on purpose to maintain attention on their owned medias or because they really struggle to operate an extra rehearsal flight. I hardly believe they couldn’t anticipate the success of the first flight given the bargain price in economy. Many people are now waiting for getting on their first flight ever.

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For the lucky ones who managed to book a place on the first flight: can you book several seats at once? Are they (temporarily) blocked until you complete the payment? Are the payment methods the same as on the regular booking module (i.e. credit card and Maestro)?

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etopsflyers wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 18:43 So just waisted one full day looking after that flight, guys they say tomorrow at 10!!!!!
Is that what they told you while contacting them ? Their webpage isn't updated...
10am tomorrow is also the inauguration of the spotting platform at BRU !

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Their Twitter account says the following:

We’re still checking all operational aspects of the second rehearsal flight this Saturday afternoon. We'll keep you posted as soon as all parties involved give us the green light. We're doing our utmost to start the online bookings this Tuesday at 10 AM. Thanks for your patience.

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Thanks for the update !

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MIVB-reiziger wrote: 16 Apr 2018, 20:52 For the lucky ones who managed to book a place on the first flight: can you book several seats at once? Are they (temporarily) blocked until you complete the payment? Are the payment methods the same as on the regular booking module (i.e. credit card and Maestro)?
Just registered to reply to your questions:
  • Yes, you can book multiple seats at once - even in different booking classes.
    (I first picked economy but then a business class seat became available, so I booked that instead)
  • Since Air Belgium seems to be using a Shopify store for these special flights (https://store.airbelgium.com), I think the seats are blocked once they are in your shopping cart.
  • You can pick the type of meal you would like (Kosher, Gluten, ...), as part of the booking
  • You can pay with credit card. I am not sure about Maestro.
Good luck!

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According to wikipedia, KF will be the IATA code of Air Belgium.

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KF for King Filip ?

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The entire air Belgium website is offline
(504 Gateway Time-out)

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MiStEr-T wrote: 17 Apr 2018, 08:33 The entire air Belgium website is offline
(504 Gateway Time-out)
I hope they'll resolve the issue before 10am otherwise, it will turn into a first bad buzz for the company...

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Shonix wrote: 17 Apr 2018, 09:25
MiStEr-T wrote: 17 Apr 2018, 08:33 The entire air Belgium website is offline
(504 Gateway Time-out)
I hope they'll resolve the issue before 10am otherwise, it will turn into a first bad buzz for the company...
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Chances are that’s because of high (-er than anticipated) traffic load.
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Looks like the website is back, but very very slow... Could be high demand indeed !

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They just posted the following on Twitter (not yet in English):

Onze website ondervindt technische problemen, maar onze IT'ers doen er alles aan om ze op te lossen. Om 12.00 uur geven we jullie een nieuwe update, maar tot dan zal de ticketverkoop voor de tweede vlucht zeker niet van start gaan. Bedankt voor jullie geduld.

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@airbelgium_off

Our website faces some technical issues, but our IT department is on it. We'll give you a new update at 12.00 AM. The ticket sale for our second rehearsal flight certainly won't start until then. Thank you for your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience.

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Website online

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"we will keep our promise but first we need to do some last checks! Come around 11.30 on our page again and you'll get the update"

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@airbelgium_off

http://www.airbelgium.com is back online. More information on the start of the ticket sale for the second rehearsal flight will follow shortly!

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@airbelgium_off

Due to the big success of our first rehearsal flight, we're organizing a second flight this Saturday at 17:00. As of 12:00, you can book your tickets on http://airbelgium.com/flytogether . Be quick, because seats are limited. #SimplyFlyAway

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