With BelgiumExel from BRU to Thailand, Zanzibar and Kenia

[blackhawk]

As of November 1, BelgiumExel will fly weekly to Phuket in Thailand on behalf of Thomas Cook and BEST Tours. They will use a 767-300. Also Thomas Cook Holland will put their passengers on the flight of BelgiumExel. BelgiumExel will also fly to Zanzibar and Kenia.

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Vanaf 1 november vliegt de Belgische luchtvaartmaatschappij BelgiumExel wekelijks naar Phuket in Thailand. De Boeing 767-300 met vakantiegangers wordt gezamelijk gecharterd door de touroperators Thomas Cook en BEST Tours. Laatsgenoemde Belgische reisorganisator is al langer specialist op Azië.
Voor Thomas Cook, dat ook de reismerken neckerman en Pegase onder zijn vleugels heeft, is Thailand een gloednieuwe bestemming. Ook de klanten van Thomas Cook Nederland worden met hetzelfde toestel van BelgiumExel naar Thailand vervoerd vanop Zaventem.
BelgiumExel gaat ook voor Thomas Cook Nederland naar Kenia en Zanzibar vliegen vanuit Brussel. Dankzij de samenwerking met verschillende touroperators kunnen de prijzen voor al deze verre bestemmingen laag gehouden worden.
Nieuw in het segment van de vakantievluchten is de keuze tussen Economy, Comfort of Business Class. Voor Comfort Class wordt een supplement gevraagd van 90 EUR, voor Business tussen 360 en 450.

[Mirror]

The ''GOA'' Flight will also be operated by BelgiumExel Airlines not by a 757 Condor


I think a 757 is to little for goa

[dre]

How will passangers be transported to brussels if they have to come from Holland? Maybe an idea for a new exel partner?

Greetz

DRE

[Erna]

Just phoned Thomas Cook reservation desk and they didn't know a thing about it: I kept telling them it was in the newspapers, but I was met with a lot of disbilief... still waiting for them to call me back.....
Anyone have an idea of the price for a round ticket Brussels-Phuket?

Thanks,

Erna

[blackhawk]

Zanzibar is already in the list of destinations (http://www.biac.be/timetables/) but no further information available. It was also confirmed by some people at the chatbox a few days ago.

Thailand: price starts at € 789,

Some info in dutch: Naar Phuket wordt vanaf 1 november iedere dinsdag vanaf Brussel met BelgiumExel gevlogen. “Dat bleek voor ons de enige mogelijkheid om voor dit gebied de prijzen op een aanvaardbaar niveqau te houden”, aldus Casteleijn in zijn toelichting. BelgiumExel verzorgt komend seizoen ook de wekelijkse vluchten naar Kenia en Zanzibar vanaf Brussel.

http://www.thomascook.info/tck/nl/nl/nw ... 43,00.html (official press release)

I made a search, can someone confirm these days?:

BRU- Phuket: on Tuesdays
BRU-Zanzibar: on Sundays
BRU-Mombassa: ?

[flyexel]

The flights to Mombasa and Zanzibar are done on sunday's:

BRU-ZNZ-MBA-BRU (like sobelair did)
but there will also be one departure from AMS NON STOP on tuesday!!!

Phuket flights will be combined with the Goa stop:

BRU-GOA-HKT-BRU

But this route hasn't been confimed yet!!!!!!!!!

[dre]

HI Flyexel,



You seem to know something about exelmatters. Are there any plans from exel to grow in Belgium? Do you have any thoughts/rumours/ ideas of the expansion plans of exel in Europe (projects running etc.)?
Greetz

DRE

[Avro]

It's nice to see that BelgiumExel will take the pax from Holland as well and not vise versa.

Chris

[dre]

part of the flights will depart from Holland taking belgian pax as weel i guess but anyway, it s a nice way of doing this

greetz

DRE

[V-Bird]

It's nice to see that BelgiumExel will take the pax from Holland as well and not vise versa.

Chris

However, Belgium Exel is a DUTCH airline and offical, belgiumexel is based with the Exelaviationgroup at Maastricht Aachen Airport. BelgiumExel is also flying with a dutch licences...........

[etihad]

Phuket flights will be combined with the Goa stop:

BRU-GOA-HKT-BRU

But this route hasn't been confimed yet!!!!!!!!!

The exact routing is BRU-GOI-HKT-GOI-BRU, and the weekly flight is confirmed.

The Goa pax will not return to Brussels via Phuket, as they would have to spend an extra 8 hours on their way back to Brussels.

Flying from Goa to Phuket for about 3h30, a turnaround of about 1h30 and then 12h30 back to Brussels instead of flying 9h45 non-stop from Goa to Brussels ... I don't think so?

The route to Mombasa and Zanzibar is not new, it is already in operation.

[Avro]

It's nice to see that BelgiumExel will take the pax from Holland as well and not vise versa.

Chris

However, Belgium Exel is a DUTCH airline and offical, belgiumexel is based with the Exelaviationgroup at Maastricht Aachen Airport. BelgiumExel is also flying with a dutch licences...........

I've nothihng against that. I'm just happy to see more pax coming to BRU.

Chris