BRU winter 2008-2009: latest news, routes, airlines

[Atlantis]

Brussels Airlines is going to increase their number of flights to Praque with 5 extra flights as from 23.02. Those flights will depart ex-BRU around 09.35h

[euroflyer]

I guess you mean 5 per week? It is the usual increase of frequencies to the capital of the rotating EU Presidency. Expect Stockholm to be the next on the list in the autumn ... And of course PRG will be reduced than again. Might Stockholm than be already in cooperation with future *Alliance partner SAS?

[Atlantis]

Africa West cargo is going to add a 3rd weekly flight at the beginning of 2009 to Lomé and is going to upgrade the B747-200 into a B747-400.

Source: Brussels Airport.

[744rules]

SQC will start operations into South America as from sunday.

[Airbus A330]

Where are they going to fly ?

[744rules]

Routing will be

BRUSSELS-RECIFE-VIRACOPOS-SANTIAGO-RECIFE-BRUSSELS

REC is tech stop only.

[Airbus A330]

Thanks for info.

[Established02]

> SQC will start operations into South America as from sunday.

> BRUSSELS-RECIFE-VIRACOPOS-SANTIAGO-RECIFE-BRUSSELS

18.30 h Campinas SQ7384 Scheduled 18.30 h
18.30 h Recife SQ7384 Scheduled 18.30 h
18.30 h Santiago SQ7384 Scheduled 18.30 h
18.30 h Sao Paulo SQ7384 Scheduled 18.30 h

These are all Cargo B destinations!!!

Is this new SQC service perhaps just a temporary operation?
Perhaps because of the grounding of OO-CBA and for as long as BB does not have a second aircraft available, SQC is called in adhoc to provide extra lift?

Or is SQC feeling the recession as well and are they now going at full force against small CargoB?

I remember that CargoB ended their Africa operations a while ago, after SQC had started operating JNB-NBO-BRU as well. In the meantime those African SQC operations moved up to AMS reportedly.

[744rules]

Or is SQC feeling the recession as well and are they now going at full force against small CargoB?

according to SQ rep, the company want to explore other markets, and South America not served yet by SQ

[Atlantis]

It sounds still very strange to me. Some examples:

1) At this moment you can't log your goods via their system, because South America don't exist in their system. So no possibilities for companies to transport their goods to/from South America.

2) No announcement of this very new cargo-route by SQ. Even the Belgian cargo industry is not aware of it.

3) How many flights a week?

[OO-VEX]

2) No announcement of this very new cargo-route by SQ.

http://www.inforwarding.com/message.asp ... sage=35323

[flightlover]

"during the month decembre..."

Does this mean it's only a temporary route or a prospect of possible future frequent operations?

[Atlantis]

2) No announcement of this very new cargo-route by SQ.

http://www.inforwarding.com/message.asp ... sage=35323

Thanks OO-VEX So this mean that this is no new route ex-BRU and that's the reason why you can't ship goods with SQ to SA.

[Atlantis]

Finnair is going to add a ninth weekly flight starting at 12 January. The aircraft will be an E-170

[sn26567]

Finnair is going to add a ninth weekly flight starting at 12 January. The aircraft will be an E-170

Indeed: viewtopic.php?p=211496#p211496

[loginas]

Airbaltic will stop flying Vilnius - Brusselles from January 5 till the remainder of the winter season.

For now they plan to restart in summer schedulle, but this can change anytime - Airbaltic is drastically reducing their presence in Vilnius. They have a nasty legal disputes with Flylal, Flylal managed to convince local court in Vilnius to decide to arrest accounts of Airbaltic and Riga airport without even hearing them. Flylal claims hundreds milions in lost profits, because Airbaltic did expand in Vilnius using money they saved getting discounts in Riga (that Ryanair gets too and everybody else can get based on traffic volume).

There will be no direct services between Vilnius and Brusselles for the time being. Is there a change that Brusselles Airlines will start flying this route sometime? There would be quite big demand for a flight with a nightstop in Vilnius.

[Atlantis]

Transavia started today with the first scheduled flights out of BRU. The first flight is going to Innsbruck and will depart on 16h40.

[Atlantis]

As from 20 december, KLM is going to use their brand new Embraer190 on one of their daily flights to BRU.

[Atlantis]

Jetairfly is going to start as from tomorrow with their second weekly flight to Sal and Boa.