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Apuneger wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 14:20
Amavro wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 11:37 Video of one touch and go at CRL
Nice video. Thanks for sharing!
I agree. That excellent landing was very close to the threshold of the runway, giving the aircraft a maximum distance to come to a stop on this short runway (which was not the case here as the aircraft took off immediately thereafter).
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Preparation flight Air Belgium the 21st of April out of Charleroi:
25-50 euros for a 3h flight across Europe

https://www.airbelgium.com/en/flytogether

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no more places in premium and it doesn't work for business

Aerofool wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 16:43 Preparation flight Air Belgium the 21st of April out of Charleroi:
25-50 euros for a 3h flight across Europe

https://www.airbelgium.com/en/flytogether

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gege1028 wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 18:01 no more places in premium and it doesn't work for business

Aerofool wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 16:43 Preparation flight Air Belgium the 21st of April out of Charleroi:
25-50 euros for a 3h flight across Europe

https://www.airbelgium.com/en/flytogether
Business class sold out ...

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luchtzak wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 18:25
gege1028 wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 18:01 no more places in premium and it doesn't work for business

Aerofool wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 16:43 Preparation flight Air Belgium the 21st of April out of Charleroi:
25-50 euros for a 3h flight across Europe

https://www.airbelgium.com/en/flytogether
Business class sold out ...
Premium economy too!

It is a costly experience for AB, as all the money goes to the fight against cancer! But a nice advertisement.
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Everything is sold out :(((((
Hi. I'm Thibault Lapers. @ThibaultLapers & @TLspotting

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TLspotting wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 20:03 Everything is sold out :(((((
I'm so sad :(

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Got my ticket 5 minutes before sold out (just after 7.30pm) - Economy class.

I'll share with you the experience!

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Any chance for a second flight ? Given how fast the first one was sold out...

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airtrainer wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 20:18 Any chance for a second flight ? Given how fast the first one was sold out...
Yes.
@airbelgium_off wrote:
WOW! Many thanks for your enthousiasm! Our rehearsal flight was sold out in less than 2 hours.. Due to this success, we decided to organize a second one on Saturday afternoon ! Please be ready as we’ll start the ticket sale this Monday. Who’s in ?

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Press article about this CRL-CRL flight:
https://www.hln.be/reizen/air-belgium-z ... ~a3ea282b/

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Passenger wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 21:07 Press article about this CRL-CRL flight:
https://www.hln.be/reizen/air-belgium-z ... ~a3ea282b/
And on our site: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-b ... scheduled/

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Shonix wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 20:46
airtrainer wrote: 13 Apr 2018, 20:18 Any chance for a second flight ? Given how fast the first one was sold out...
Yes.
@airbelgium_off wrote:
WOW! Many thanks for your enthousiasm! Our rehearsal flight was sold out in less than 2 hours.. Due to this success, we decided to organize a second one on Saturday afternoon ! Please be ready as we’ll start the ticket sale this Monday. Who’s in ?
Via https://www.airbelgium.com/en/flytogether

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At what time the booking for the preparation flight will open on Monday ?

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very good question

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No specific time schedule (yet), we'll have to check by ourselves.

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So, with the charity flight and first flight frenzy aside, has anyone considered what will happen if/when AB gets its additional planes, and opens new destinations. Will it really fly from CRL then? I mean, can you even park so many big planes at the same time on the tarmac (assuming of course, they'd have e.g. 4 planes on the ground at any one time).

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Assuming the contract between AB and CRL airport is for at least 10 years, i guess the answer is yes. It depends on the slots available... Furthermore, CRL has some projects about building a third terminal. It is still possible to build more parkings for aircafts.

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Amavro wrote: 14 Apr 2018, 12:18 Assuming the contract between AB and CRL airport is for at least 10 years, i guess the answer is yes. It depends on the slots available... Furthermore, CRL has some projects about building a third terminal. It is still possible to build more parkings for aircafts.
Where? I don't know if they own the wooded land between the airport and the European flight simulator. They are plenty of space there if available

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The most likely option is to build them in lieu of the graveyard. I don't know if you know it's location ?
For the third terminal, they hesitate between building one on the top of the actual T1-T2, or building a real one to the right of the Terminal 1.

But this is not for today, and that is all what they told me during my internship last year.

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