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HQ_BRU_Lover wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 13:46 I think he simply means that if your position wasn't already the strongest, the Corona story definitely will not help neither
Exactly, just as with humans, the virus can be lethal for the weak ones whilst the strong ones just go through a difficult moment but recover quickly.
Flybe is, unfortunately, a good example as are the bankruptcy of Sabena and Swissair just after 9/11

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For a reminder:
Brussels Airlines is an integral part of the Lufthansa group, which isn't exactly a weak company financially, to say the least.
Lufthansa knows too this virus and the over-the-top reaction to it by the flying public (spurred by all too much media attention?) is not something which will change the long term outlook for aviation, nor for Brussels Airlines in particular.
At their other branches, they will most likely be noticing exactly the same impact from this virus, so the focus for them now will be to limit the losses by reducing frequencies and grounding planes and basically ride it out as best as they can. (maybe hoping others will have a much shorter financial horizon and meanwhile pull out of some routes entirely even).
Exceptionals don't change a long term strategy of a successful multinational towards a specific local entity, especially not if the exceptionals are pretty much globally and temporarily.
What it does underscore once more is the importance of them being well embedded into such a multinational: as a stand alone, I fully agree they'd be blown away quite quickly by events like these, pretty much like Flybe is.
Once again, they can count themselves very lucky to be able to shield under the very strong financial umbrella of Lufthansa when it rains: let that be a lesson for all those who are quick to say they should be going it alone as soon as the sun shines a couple of weeks. ;)

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Poiu wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 14:20
HQ_BRU_Lover wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 13:46 I think he simply means that if your position wasn't already the strongest, the Corona story definitely will not help neither
Exactly, just as with humans, the virus can be lethal for the weak ones whilst the strong ones just go through a difficult moment but recover quickly.
Flybe is, unfortunately, a good example as are the bankruptcy of Sabena and Swissair just after 9/11
exactly what I meant. When you are already going through a cost reduction program, having to cut 23% of your SH flights when you're costs remain relatively the same is a big thing, no matter how much some try to downplay it

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sean1982 wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 15:14
Poiu wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 14:20
HQ_BRU_Lover wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 13:46 I think he simply means that if your position wasn't already the strongest, the Corona story definitely will not help neither
Exactly, just as with humans, the virus can be lethal for the weak ones whilst the strong ones just go through a difficult moment but recover quickly.
Flybe is, unfortunately, a good example as are the bankruptcy of Sabena and Swissair just after 9/11
exactly what I meant. When you are already going through a cost reduction program, having to cut 23% of your SH flights when you're costs remain relatively the same is a big thing, no matter how much some try to downplay it
I fully agree this will have a big financial impact on them, as on any other company probably.

However, it's not so difficult to single out these exceptional costs from the end result -which ALL airlines are currently suffering- and look at just the baseline performance as if there's no corona crisis.

The only real issues are:

1- is your shareholder willing to look to your strategic long term performance, rather than just your immediate bottom line results in such an external crisis?

2- is he sufficiently well funded to be able to 'forgive' you these exceptional costs?

As to that second question, I think there's no doubt about the fact Lufthansa can weather the cost of this storm; given the global and not permanent nature of this corona crisis, I very much expect the answer is 'yes' to the first question too in fact. In a way, you could argue they are already doing so right now even.

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I'm just wondering: are these financial worries really only applicable to Brussels Airlines as Belgian carrier? Or do other Belgian carriers -some with limited financial backbone- also suffer?

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Inquirer wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 15:51
The only real issues are:

1- is your shareholder willing to look to your strategic long term performance, rather than just your immediate bottom line results in such an external crisis?

2- is he sufficiently well funded to be able to 'forgive' you these exceptional costs?

As to that second question, I think there's no doubt about the fact Lufthansa can weather the cost of this storm; given the global and not permanent nature of this corona crisis, I very much expect the answer is 'yes' to the first question too in fact. In a way, you could argue they are already doing so right now even.
3- is the sufficiently well funded, as my friend Ansett thinks, looking for an excuse to throw their stepchild overboard?
4–is the sufficiently well funded prepared to draw even more money down the drain just to keep some competitors out of their backyard?
5-are the equally well funded competitors looking into attacking the weakest link of the well funded?
6-is the well funded prepared to revert to a strategy of unsustainable growth once this is over or will they opt for a further consolidation?

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Passenger wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 16:19 I'm just wondering: are these financial worries really only applicable to Brussels Airlines as Belgian carrier? Or do other Belgian carriers -some with limited financial backbone- also suffer?
No doubt the panic button has been hit in many boardrooms in Belgium and around the world, but this is a topic about Brussels Airlines.

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Strong decline in demand for air travel in Europe urges Brussels Airlines to reduce its flight offer by 23% in Europe

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... in-europe/
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TLspotting wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 16:27 Strong decline in demand for air travel in Europe urges Brussels Airlines to reduce its flight offer by 23% in Europe
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... in-europe/
Poiu wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 16:25
Passenger wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 16:19 I'm just wondering: are these financial worries really only applicable to Brussels Airlines as Belgian carrier? Or do other Belgian carriers -some with limited financial backbone- also suffer?
No doubt the panic button has been hit in many boardrooms in Belgium and around the world, but this is a topic about Brussels Airlines.
Why do we have a topic "Impact of the coronavirus on aviation" then?

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My take on this - it will affect everyone. SN if I am not mistaken is break-even (no profit or loss). They should be fine. OS in all honesty while 'doing better' but not really in my eyes has handful, Wizzair and Lauda + Malta Air will not stop expanding and will probably continue to do so. LH better focus on EW and its return to profitability. The separation should have already happened and dragging it out makes it worse for both EW and SN. SN is in the position it has already started a reboot programme. OS also, but I am begging to think they will need to do some drastic measures sooner than later.

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Passenger wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 16:37
TLspotting wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 16:27 Strong decline in demand for air travel in Europe urges Brussels Airlines to reduce its flight offer by 23% in Europe
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... in-europe/
Poiu wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 16:25
Passenger wrote: 05 Mar 2020, 16:19 I'm just wondering: are these financial worries really only applicable to Brussels Airlines as Belgian carrier? Or do other Belgian carriers -some with limited financial backbone- also suffer?
No doubt the panic button has been hit in many boardrooms in Belgium and around the world, but this is a topic about Brussels Airlines.
Why do we have a topic "Impact of the coronavirus on aviation" then?
:roll: For other airlines that are not SN? What's your problem this time?

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Brussels Airlines not impacted by Lufthansa Group flight cancellations to Israel, Wencke Lemmes-Pireaux confirmed to Aviation24.be.
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[Coronavirus] Lufthansa Group take drastic measure to reduce cash drain by halving its flight schedule

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

Brussels Airlines and the other Lufthansa Group airlines introduce flexible rebooking options

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... g-options/
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Jan Smets will replace Count Etienne Davignon in May as co-Chairman of the Board of Brussels Airlines. Former airline CEO Christina Foerster is taking the other co-Chairmanship in replacement of Thorsten Dirks, who gets other responsibilities with the Lufthansa Group.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... f-belgium/
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Routes online gives more details about the frequency reductions to be implemented by Brussels Airlines during the coming week because of the coronavirus crisis:

brussels airlines March 2020 Europe / Middle East frequency adjustment as of 06MAR20
By Jim Liu

brussels airlines this past week filed frequency changes for European service, as well as Middle East. Following frequency comparison is based on weekly frequencies filed in the OAG as of 23FEB20 vs 08MAR20, for the period of 01MAR20 – 28MAR20. As usual additional change remains highly possible.

Total number of weekly flights comparison (23FEB20 vs 08MAR20) for Brussels departure to Europe and Middle East:

01MAR20 – 07MAR20 653 > 630
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 655 > 535
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 650 > 493
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 653 > 465

Brussels – Barcelona Reduce from 28 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 16 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 21 weekly

Brussels – Basel/Mulhouse 08MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 11 to 6 weekly

Brussels – Berlin Tegel Reduce from 32 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 22 weekly
15MAR20 – 28MAR20 21 weekly

Brussels – Bilbao Reduce from 12 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 11 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 10 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 9 weekly

Brussels – Billund Reduce from 13 weekly to
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 8 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 7 weekly

Brussels – Birmingham Reduce from 22 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 19 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 17 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 13 weekly

Brussels – Bologna Reduce from 6 weekly to
01MAR20 – 07MAR20 5 weekly
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 4 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 2 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 3 weekly

Brussels – Bristol 15MAR20 – 21MAR20 Reduce from 12 to 2 weekly

Brussels – Budapest Reduce from 18 weekly to
08MAR20 – 21MAR20 15 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 14 weekly

Brussels – Copenhagen 08MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 24 to 21 weekly

Brussels – Edinburgh Reduce from 12 weekly to
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 7 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 6 weekly

Brussels – Florence 08MAR20 – 14MAR20 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly

Brussels – Geneva Reduce from 40 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 38 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 34 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 30 weekly

Brussels – Gothenburg 08MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 18 to 16 weekly

Brussels – Hamburg 15MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 18 to 15 weekly

Brussels – Hannover Reduce from 6 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 2 weekly
15MAR20 – 28MAR20 Cancelled

Brussels – Ljubljana 22MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 6 to 5 weekly

Brussels – London Heathrow 08MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 20 to 15 weekly

Brussels – Lyon Reduce from 18 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 16 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 15 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 14 weekly

Brussels – Manchester Reduce from 19 weekly to
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 16 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 15 weekly

Brussels – Marseille 22MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 13 to 8 weekly

Brussels – Milan Linate Reduce from 18 weekly to
01MAR20 – 07MAR20 11 weekly
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 4 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 6 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 7 weekly

Brussels – Milan Malpensa
01MAR20 – 07MAR20 Reduce from 18 to 11 weekly
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 Reduce from 18 to 7 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 Reduce from 18 to 7 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 17 to 4 weekly

Brussels – Moscow Sheremetyevo Reduce from 5 weekly to
01MAR20 – 07MAR20 4 weekly
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 3 weekly
15MAR20 – 28MAR20 1 weekly

Brussels – Nice
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 Reduce from 15 to 13 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 Reduce from 14 to 11 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 14 to 10 weekly

Brussels – Prague Reduce from 18 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 16 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 17 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 16 weekly

Brussels – Rome Reduce from 24 weekly to
01MAR20 – 07MAR20 19 weekly
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 12 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 14 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 15 weekly

Brussels – Stockholm Bromma
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 Reduce from 18 to 15 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 Reduce from 17 to 15 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 18 to 13 weekly

Brussels – Strasbourg 5 weekly flights scheduled for the week of 08MAR20 cancelled

Brussels – Tel Aviv 08MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 12 to 8 weekly

Brussels – Toulouse Reduce from 18 weekly to
08MAR20 – 21MAR20 15 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 14 weekly

Brussels – Turin
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly

Brussels – Venice Reduce from 17 weekly to
01MAR20 – 07MAR20 14 weekly
08MAR20 – 21MAR20 8 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 11 weekly

Brussels – Vienna Reduce from 20 weekly to
08MAR20 – 14MAR20 15 weekly
15MAR20 – 21MAR20 11 weekly
22MAR20 – 28MAR20 9 weekly

Brussels – Vilnius 15MAR20 – 28MAR20 Reduce from 6 to 5 weekly
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Any impact so far on long haul flight to Africa and US?
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Brussels Airlines suspends all its flights to and from Italy between 12 March and 3 April

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... d-3-april/

Lufthansa Group announces 23,000 flight cancellations for April 2020

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/coro ... pril-2020/
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It has not been mentioned in the articles on the homepage. But Brussels Airlines, not only scraps the flights to New York LFK (keeping only Washington IAD in its US schedule), but also scraps the flights operated by Eurowings from Düsseldorf to all US destinations.
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Bromma and CPH operated with CRJ-900LR this morning, like Billund.

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Sorry for those who take it wrong ... but two flights canceled. One at AF, settled in 24 hours ... flight moved to much later, and at SN ...Yes I still took an African flight with them...I await a response to a message left 5 days ago, the platform for moving a flight does not work ... and I don't even talk about the phone. I probably still had illusions! I don't think anyone will answer me anymore ...

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