Brussels Airlines starts Mumbai flights in March 2017

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Poiu wrote:A BOM rotation takes almost 24hrs and the old 300s will be struggling on the way back, factor in maintenance and their won't be any time left to do something else.
There is around 3 hours at both end and given that AI doesn't start untill after 5:30AM thus they don't need to be early in BOM to offer connections ex BOM.

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This will be a great flight and SN longest flight longer then BRU-LAD flight.
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Poiu wrote:
A BOM rotation takes almost 24hrs and the old 300s will be struggling on the way back, factor in maintenance and their won't be any time left to do something else.

Their tenth A330 is an A330-200 so I guess they will use the -200 on the BOM flight?
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The route is postponed until 30 March. Does anyone knows the reason?

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fbruno wrote:The route is postponed until 30 March. Does anyone knows the reason?
Its only 3 weeks delay, sn26567 said in another topic it could be for "Indian bureaucracy" and SN announced "operationnel reasons". So...I wonder if the reservation are good ...

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End of March is the start of the "Northern Summer Season". Thus a lot easier to start a new route as from 30th March regarding time tables, booking engines, slots, ...

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fbruno wrote:The route is postponed until 30 March. Does anyone knows the reason?
Reason is administration and aircraft not ready on time.
It has nothing to do with the bookings.
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airbuske wrote:
fbruno wrote:The route is postponed until 30 March. Does anyone knows the reason?
Reason is administration and aircraft not ready on time.
It has nothing to do with the bookings.
When the 10th A330 from Edelweiss will arrive @ BRU ? More or less ? Thx

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airbuske wrote:
fbruno wrote:The route is postponed until 30 March. Does anyone knows the reason?
Reason is administration and aircraft not ready on time.
It has nothing to do with the bookings.
That's 3 weeks of booked customers that will never come back.

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sean1982 wrote:
airbuske wrote:
fbruno wrote:The route is postponed until 30 March. Does anyone knows the reason?
Reason is administration and aircraft not ready on time.
It has nothing to do with the bookings.
That's 3 weeks of booked customers that will never come back.
For sure *A will organize the flight for those passengers via FRA, MUC or ZRH... I continue to fly on LH or AF although sometimes the flight is canceled for various reasons 8-)

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That will be a 330-200 flight only, unless SFX is available for the rotation.

The (very) ageing A333s cannot fly BOM-BRU without penalties, moreover, there are too many no-fly zones (or potential ones) on this route.

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Hi,

Pax ( those I know ) are rebooked on LH metal via FRA.

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There were only between 700 and 800 passengers for BOM for the 3 cancelled weeks, i think that's also a reason in addition with operational issues...

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Airbus2016 wrote: 03 Jan 2017, 01:53 There were only between 700 and 800 passengers for BOM for the 3 cancelled weeks, i think that's also a reason in addition with operational issues...
Are bookings under expectations for that new route?
Is the 1st flight finally confirmed right now?

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Future green light for SN flights to Mumbai...finally !
According to an Indian minister at the belgian Minister Alexander De Croo the Belgian company received the last administrative authorization to fly on Bombay...

http://www.lalibre.be/economie/libre-en ... c3190c1594

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SN flight 999 to BOM today...cancelled ! Any reason ? Thx...

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nordikcam wrote: 20 Feb 2017, 10:02 SN flight 999 to BOM today...cancelled ! Any reason ? Thx...
I think it is a test flight for training purpose ( check-in/boarding)
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It doesn't give a lot of information about the load factor, but from a reliable source, the load factor for the following months are above expectation.

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airbuske wrote: 20 Feb 2017, 10:11
nordikcam wrote: 20 Feb 2017, 10:02 SN flight 999 to BOM today...cancelled ! Any reason ? Thx...
I think it is a test flight for training purpose ( check-in/boarding)
Yes...my remark because the BRU website shows it...! Thx. :D

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