2024 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

[sn26567]

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[Passenger]

Sad news for the airport community:
Ben-Air Flight Academy has been declared bankrupt on 11/01/2024:
https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/ ... =420916553

[sn26567]

TUI fly postpones the launch of Antwerp-Tel Aviv flights again, until late September. Is it because Ryanair resumes Tel Aviv flights from Charleroi on 1 February?

[DIBO]

Some recent monthly traffic figures:

January : 15.891 +20.6 (2023) / +2.8 (2019)
February: 15.810 +18.5 (2023) / +2.6 (2019)

[b720]

TUI fly postpones the launch of Antwerp-Tel Aviv flights again, until late September. Is it because Ryanair resumes Tel Aviv flights from Charleroi on 1 February?

I guess it is due to less demand on that route.

[nathan_06]

Saturday Tui Netherlands flight from Antwerp due to climate protest

https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/cate ... imaatactie

[DIBO]

After years of full media coverage for each and every anti-airport campaign, like these ones with literally less than dozen protesters:
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/03/30 ... en-deurne/
https://www.hln.be/antwerpen/doe-deurne ... ~ae71051b/

finally 1 local politician took a pro-airport initiative, with an online petition https://petitie.be/petitions/ja-voor-lu ... ?locale=en

[sn26567]

ASL Group will present the electric Pipistrel training aircraft for flight schools on 26 March at ANR.

[Passenger]

Brasserie Belair is closed since last Thursday (22/03):
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240323_96978659

It's bankruptcy indeed (source: KBO-BCE).
Let's hope that EGIS drops its "market-based rent" principle.

[Passenger]

The city of Mortsel (bordering the airport) objects to a new license:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240329_93984512

[Passenger]

The city of Mortsel (bordering the airport) objects to a new license:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240329_93984512

The city of Borsbeek (also bordering the airport) also objects to a new license:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240412_96404897

Apart from the arguments one could expect, Borsbeek also argues that there is a protected population of bats in 'Fort 3': a defense building, built in 1864, and close to 29 indeed, as this photo shows:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20180411_03457967
(though the bats I see around my place, fly very low. I can't imagine a bat strike at ANR)

[Boeing767copilot]

Luxair is (temporarily?) removing the ANR -LUX connection. Official reason: pilot shortage.

https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240508_93901320

[Passenger]

Newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen reports that Antwerp Airport will most likely get a new environment permit from Zuhal Demir, Flemish minister for Environment. That's because a Flemish advisory board has advised a positive rating, however with some changes:
- morning flights only as from 07h00 (today 06h30);
- flights scheduled for arrival before 22h30, but delayed, will be allowed to land (today: divertion);
- no stop and go training flights during the weekend after Saturday 14h. Normal training flights: no change.

https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240627_96759533

[Passenger]

Newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen reports that Antwerp Airport will most likely get a new environment permit from Zuhal Demir, Flemish minister for Environment. That's because a Flemish advisory board has advised a positive rating, however with some changes:
- morning flights only as from 07h00 (today 06h30);
- flights scheduled for arrival before 22h30, but delayed, will be allowed to land (today: divertion);
- no stop and go training flights during the weekend after Saturday 14h. Normal training flights: no change.
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240627_96759533

23/07/2024: the above license has been granted:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240723_96061554

[Passenger]

Some 10 climate vandals have blocked one entrance to one building at Antwerp Airport.

Police arrested 5 of them.

Limited damage to flight operations.

Gazet Van Antwerpen:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240727_94284041

[Passenger]

TUI told regional tv ATV they expect to restart operations to/from Antwerp Airport on 07th October 2024.

[Passenger]

07th Nov 2024: bankruptcy Belgium Aviation & Mariine Corporation:

Official address: Mechelsesteenweg:
https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/ ... =714996007

Business address: "Office 121" at Antwerp Airport:
https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/ ... =714996007

No recent annual accounts - so probably an expected end.

[AAI]

Summer schedule Skyalps 2025 :
Thu : bzo 09.00 10.50 anr 11.30 13.20 bzo
Sun : bzo 12.00 13.50 anr 14.30 16.20 bzo

[Passenger]

Bruno De Saegher is no longer CEO Antwerp Airport. He was appointed on 01/09/2024.

Source: Gazet van Antwerpen:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20241128_96337163

[Boeing767copilot]

Deurne Airport ends collaboration with CEO Bruno De Saegher after just three months

https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20241128_96337163