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Re: Air Belgium in 2020

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sean1982 wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:04 With so many in Brussels wanting to see this project fail, im very happy to read they are doing well and making profit!
Who in Brussels do you mean politics?!?!
Hasta la victoria siempre.

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Hence, they are officially financially stable....😎

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lumumba wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:14
sean1982 wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:04 With so many in Brussels wanting to see this project fail, im very happy to read they are doing well and making profit!
Who in Brussels do you mean politics?!?!
maybe, but not that I know of

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sean1982 wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:41
lumumba wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:14
sean1982 wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:04 With so many in Brussels wanting to see this project fail, im very happy to read they are doing well and making profit!
Who in Brussels do you mean politics?!?!
maybe, but not that I know of
So who do you mean?
Hasta la victoria siempre.

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lumumba wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:57
sean1982 wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:41
lumumba wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 14:14

Who in Brussels do you mean politics?!?!
maybe, but not that I know of
So who do you mean?
Yes, I'm also curious about that. Bcs here in Brussels we very often congratulate them.
So please clarify

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Although I still regret the fact that they don't fly from BRU, I'm happy to see they're doing well!

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A few travel sources mention Mauritius as the next new destination.
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Atlantis wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 18:12 A few travel sourses mention Mauritius as the next new destination.
Confirming Boeing767copilot news.

What if it was Mauritius and Saint-Denis-de-La-Réunion ?
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Atlantis wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 18:12 A few travel sources mention Mauritius as the next new destination.
Travel Express says so, according to their sources :
Binnenkort kondigt de airline trouwens nog een nieuwe bestemming aan. Uit verschillende bronnen vernam Travel Express dat het daarbij over Mauritius zou gaan.
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I think he means Brussels Airport.

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Desert Rat wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 09:37 I think he means Brussels Airport.
Who?
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TLspotting wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 09:59
Desert Rat wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 09:37 I think he means Brussels Airport.
Who?
What who?
What Sean said...patate

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Desert Rat wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 14:15
TLspotting wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 09:59
Desert Rat wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 09:37 I think he means Brussels Airport.
Who?
What who?
What Sean said...patate
My name is not Wikipedia :lol:
737MAX wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 15:37
Looks like Air Belgium found a market that attracts many french speakers from BE & France. CRL makes more sense than BRU for these destinations (IMHO). I hope it will remain a success in the long term!
Of course they did, it was better to attract from the French market, as border is not that far away, but at the mean time it attracts other markets, Belgian, Dutch, German, Luxembourgish (and many more!).

I can have the same opinion than you as CRL and all the destinations are considered as "leisure" or "holiday"..

BRU is more for business, with routes to New York, Washington, Beijing, HK...
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TLspotting wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 16:57
Desert Rat wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 14:15
TLspotting wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 09:59

Who?
What who?
What Sean said...patate
My name is not Wikipedia :lol:
737MAX wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 15:37
Looks like Air Belgium found a market that attracts many french speakers from BE & France. CRL makes more sense than BRU for these destinations (IMHO). I hope it will remain a success in the long term!
Of course they did, it was better to attract from the French market, as border is not that far away, but at the mean time it attracts other markets, Belgian, Dutch, German, Luxembourgish (and many more!).

I can have the same opinion than you as CRL and all the destinations are considered as "leisure" or "holiday"..

BRU is more for business, with routes to New York, Washington, Beijing, HK...
Why are you so sure regarding the origin of the pax? Especially when you wrote "(and many more)"

For this quote you need to know the figures, for this you need to know the inside news. I have huge doubts that you have this info.

I think, after analysing your post, that a lot of it is based on speculation. Like we say in Flemish: met een korreltje zout

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Like we say in Flemish: met een korreltje zout
Or, in a more universal language, to avoid cultural struggles :) : "cum grano salis" - if I didn't miss the dative of the purpose or whatever they call it... As I understand, the English say "with a pinch of salt", too.

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Atlantis wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 19:49
TLspotting wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 16:57
Desert Rat wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 14:15
What who?
What Sean said...patate
My name is not Wikipedia :lol:
737MAX wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 15:37
Looks like Air Belgium found a market that attracts many french speakers from BE & France. CRL makes more sense than BRU for these destinations (IMHO). I hope it will remain a success in the long term!
Of course they did, it was better to attract from the French market, as border is not that far away, but at the mean time it attracts other markets, Belgian, Dutch, German, Luxembourgish (and many more!).

I can have the same opinion than you as CRL and all the destinations are considered as "leisure" or "holiday"..

BRU is more for business, with routes to New York, Washington, Beijing, HK...
Why are you so sure regarding the origin of the max? Especially when you wrote "(and many more)"

For this quote you need to know the figures, for this you need to know the inside news. I have huge doubts that you have this info.

I think, after analysing your post, that a lot of it is based on speculation. Like we say in Flemish: met een korreltje zout
Both BRU and CRL already attract a lot of PAX from neighbouring countries.

If AirBelgium and TUIfly continue with regular flights and correctly priced tickets, and good planes, they will attract more PAX .

And indeed there are for instance already a lot of Mexicans, Cubans using TUIfly for the good product and service offered.

On my last flight from CUN I noticed quite a lot of Eastern Europeans,and Italians.

Potential is there. Better marketing from Belgium airlines & Airports would certainly increase foreign PAX for all of them.
They are still too modest.

So far for the korrel zout.

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JOVAN wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 20:31
Atlantis wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 19:49
TLspotting wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 16:57

My name is not Wikipedia :lol:



Of course they did, it was better to attract from the French market, as border is not that far away, but at the mean time it attracts other markets, Belgian, Dutch, German, Luxembourgish (and many more!).

I can have the same opinion than you as CRL and all the destinations are considered as "leisure" or "holiday"..

BRU is more for business, with routes to New York, Washington, Beijing, HK...
Why are you so sure regarding the origin of the max? Especially when you wrote "(and many more)"

For this quote you need to know the figures, for this you need to know the inside news. I have huge doubts that you have this info.

I think, after analysing your post, that a lot of it is based on speculation. Like we say in Flemish: met een korreltje zout
Both BRU and CRL already attract a lot of PAX from neighbouring countries.

If AirBelgium and TUIfly continue with regular flights and correctly priced tickets, and good planes, they will attract more PAX .

And indeed there are for instance already a lot of Mexicans, Cubans using TUIfly for the good product and service offered.

On my last flight from CUN I noticed quite a lot of Eastern Europeans,and Italians.

Potential is there. Better marketing from Belgium airlines & Airports would certainly increase foreign PAX for all of them.
They are still too modest.

So far for the korrel zout.
Correct, TUI fly for sure had to foreseen this. They offer Mauritius as a destination but are using other airlines to fly to it. If Air Belgium will chose this as their next destination we will see how it will perform.

Honestly, I think that TUIfly is not that happy with this success. They could have done it already years ago. But their ambition on long haul is not that huge.

Let's say that they rely more on what they know instead of trying

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Air Belgium is to announce the new destination in end February, however, the airline denies that it will be Mauritius.
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TLspotting wrote: 13 Feb 2020, 21:01 Air Belgium is to announce the new destination in end February, however, the airline denies that it will be Mauritius.
My guess: Réunion

Réunion, j'aime ton nom

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SXM ???

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