Bid on Brussels International Airport

Post by **sn26567** » 09 Nov 2004, 10:40

The first news that appeared on Luchtzak yesterday afternoon has been completed today with a long explanation from Bloomberg: https://www.aviation24.be/article6440.html

I think that BIAC is in good hands now. Let's hope that Macquarie will develop it nicely, especially with intercontinental flights.

waldova · Post by **waldova** » 09 Nov 2004, 10:57

I'm shure they will be good for the airport. I have heard this morning on the news that they plan on making Brussels a more important airport and to expand. It is a pitty they come to late. They could have maybe saved DHL and try to keep them in Brussels. It will be hard for them to fill the gap that DHL will leave.
Also I hope they will make the airport cheaper for airlines to operate from. Brussels is one of the most expensive airports in Europe. If they want more companies to come to Brussels they will have to reduce the cost of operating from Brussels.

I cross my fingers and hope they will indeed like they say make Brussels an important airport again.

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 09 Nov 2004, 13:11

any ideas why BRU and Belgian airspace are so expensive?

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 09 Nov 2004, 13:32

VRT news 8/11/2004 @ 19:00:

The Macquarie Group wants to expand BRU to one of the most important airports in Europe.

waldova · Post by **waldova** » 09 Nov 2004, 14:00

And lets hope they do this!!!

JetB · Post by **JetB** » 09 Nov 2004, 15:50

BIAC will soon be SIAC ( Skippy International Airport Company

)

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » 09 Nov 2004, 15:55

It seems the Skippies already made their homework: (see the picture)

Construction:
green: The airport village (business center)
red: Brucargo west
blue: Technical/support area
more parkinglots
more shops

traffic:
opportunity to attract long haul (especially Asia)and low cost carriers, opportunity for SN to expand, impact of SN joining OneWorld: boost carrier traffic and candidate for secondary hub for the alliance.

remember: these are only opportunities

Oh; don't forget the new mascot: http://www.uwasa.fi/~atn/travel/oz/skippy.jpg (thanks BobCleas for the idea)

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 09 Nov 2004, 20:11

I've just read the pdf file with all their slides in it.

I'm now really confident that BIAC is in good hands. I know that they won't be able to realize everything they are saying, but at least they have some nice ideas

Chris

PS: I like that mascot :p

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 10 Nov 2004, 12:53

killerwhale65 wrote:any ideas why BRU and Belgian airspace are so expensive?

Flybe · Post by **Flybe** » 10 Nov 2004, 13:02

any ideas why BRU and Belgian airspace are so expensive?

In the presentation of Macquarie, the fees of BRU are compared to a number of other airports in the region. It seems that BRU isn't that expensive actually. Of course there will be many airports that are still cheaper, but since BRU has a large O&D, business traffic, they can ask higher fees, and airlines will pay them. It's not because 1 (or maybe 2) LCC's complain (as Easyjet does) that the fees are too high, that this is true. Many airlines still seem to think that it is low enough to come to BRU.

About the expensive belgian airspace, i have no idea. Maybe because belgian skies are so congested that they can ask much money and still have a reasonable traffic load

After all, belgian skies are amongst the most congested, and guiding this traffic costs money...

Just my 2 cents,

Pieter

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 10 Nov 2004, 13:29

okies thanks

Post by **Bruspotter** » 10 Nov 2004, 21:18

Hello folks

Greaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!!!

New hope for BRU, sounds like it's a far dream, but i reaaaaaly
hope it is even a bit like that, if they even want to set the docks
filled with several 744's , T7's and more cool stuff as 330's and
340's,...and who knows, within several years....380's...but that's
all maybe a little too much to begin, but tumbsup for them.

Best regards: Yannick

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 10 Nov 2004, 21:54

Stop dreaming Bruspotter and come back to reality

Chris

moons · Post by **moons** » 10 Nov 2004, 21:56

I hope the same as Bruspotter, would be great to see wide-bodies at Zaventem!!

Flybe · Post by **Flybe** » 11 Nov 2004, 00:06

On a related note: I just heard on the radio that the Belgian government is taking over the pension funds from BIAC and Belgocontrol. Coincidence? I call it good timing 8) Each pension fund is worth 100 million €.

Greets,

Pieter