BRU Summer 2013 - Latest News: routes, airlines

[travellover]

Reuters Market Eye - Shares in Jet Airways India(JET.NS) gain 1.3 percent, heading for a fourth day of gains, on market talk of a potential sale of parking slots in Brussels to Etihad Airways, dealers say.

Last month Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways paid $70 million to buy Jet Airways' (JET.NS) slots at London's Heathrow airport and said it continued to be in talks to buy a stake in the Indian carrier.

Jet Airways officials were not immediately available for a comment.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi). Wed Mar 13, 2013

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/03/1 ... 5A20130313

Jet sells slots in LHR.

[sn26567]

Didn't Jet also sold their LHR slots to Etihad? But on a sale-and-leaseback deal, so Jet is still using them. Do they plan the same at BRU?

Yes, indeed for LHR. I suspect the same kind of deal is in preparation for BRU.

I believe these were the 777's flying for Thai? These were supposed to return to Jet Airways, but they don't need them (they only need a few 777's for their LHR routes). So these will now go to Turkish instead (as TK needed more widebodies than they could get from new orders this summer).

Right again. They were used for Thai and will now go to THY.

[Inquirer]

Do slots at Brussels have any value then?
I was under the impression only saturated airports like London or Frankfurt etc saw this concept, but at BRU there is ample capacity most of the day, so what's the value of jetairways' slots?

[RoMax]

Do slots at Brussels have any value then?
I was under the impression only saturated airports like London or Frankfurt etc saw this concept, but at BRU there is ample capacity most of the day, so what's the value of jetairways' slots?

I believe the landing/departure slots at airports like LHR are so expensive. While at BRU, it's difficult to get a parking slot for a widebody in the morning (it improved already since AA left, 9W reduced to 4 daily and gates were also added I believe), so these may have a certain value?
Just an idea tough.

[sn26567]

FlyGeorgia plans Brussels service launch, according to its website booking engine.

Source: Airline Route

[LJ]

FlyGeorgia plans Brussels service launch, according to its website booking engine.

Source: Airline Route

BRU is removed from the list and cannot be selected on their website booking engine anymore.

[jimyvr]

FlyGeorgia plans Brussels service launch, according to its website booking engine.

Source: Airline Route

BRU is removed from the list and cannot be selected on their website booking engine anymore.

BRU is still listed on the list. You won't see it on the main page, however.

[sn26567]

Ethiopian Airlines Reverses Planned European Operation Changes from mid-June 2013

As per 10APR13 GDS timetable and inventory display, Ethiopian Airlines has reversed planned service changes to Europe (Brussels, Milan, Paris and Rome), originally due to start from 20JUN13. Latest service revision as follow.

Addis Ababa – Paris CDG – Brussels ET will continue to operate this route on/after 19JUN13. Service reduce from 6 to 5 weekly from 17JUN13 to 30JUN13 and from 03SEP13.

Code: Select all

ET704 ADD2355 – 0645+1CDG0745+1 – 0845+1BRU 763 x27
ET705 BRU2000 – 2105  CDG2205   – 0620+1ADD 763 x13

Service operates Day x2/x3 from 01JUL13 to 02SEP13
ET previously planned to reduce Brussels service to 5 weekly (3 weekly via Rome as ET722/723 and 2 weekly via Paris as ET704/705).

Source: Airline Route

[sn26567]

THAI / brussels airlines Expands Codeshare Service from April 2013

As per 10APR13 GDS timetable and inventory display, THAI and brussels airlines has expanded codeshare partnership, which now becomes bilateral codeshare service. THAI’s “TG” code is now appearing on following brussels airlines’ service from 08APR13:

THAI operated by brussels airlines TG6500 – 6519 Series
Brussels – Barcelona
Brussels – Bilbao
Brussels – Malaga
Brussels – Manchester
Brussels – New York JFK

Source: Airline Route (Jim, thank you for your many updates!)

[B737229]

FlyGeorgia plans Brussels service launch, according to its website booking engine.

Source: Airline Route

BRU is removed from the list and cannot be selected on their website booking engine anymore.

BRU is still listed on the list. You won't see it on the main page, however.

Schedule is actual on their website :

Twice weekly operated by A319 on monday evening and friday morning.

Exact times are given on the website but don't seem realistic

Monday A:1855 D: 1755?
Friday A:1155 D: 1045?

[sdbelgium]

Local times and Georgia is a couple of hours ahead of us? That's the only reason I can think of.

[Airbus A330]

I finally see a sign of the BRU route on their website but it shows this schedule:

http://www.flygeorgia.com/OurDestinations/17

[Airbus A330]

Local times and Georgia is a couple of hours ahead of us? That's the only reason I can think of.

Yes, Georgia is in GMT +4.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9orgie_(pays)

[sn26567]

First flight tomorrow. This is the schedule given on their timetable. I guess that all times refer to the airport of origin...

9Y303
14:15 Tbilisi - Intl Airport , Georgia
18:55 Brussels - Intl Airport , Belgium
04hr 40min/ 0 stops Business, Economy Airbus A319

9Y304
17:55 Brussels - Intl Airport , Belgium
22:15 Tbilisi - Intl Airport , Georgia
04hr 20min/ 0 stops Business, Economy Airbus A319

[pegasus]

Slots FGE/9Y start on 03may2013 d5
FGE303/4 TBS BRU 1655/1755l TBS
and 06may2013 d1
FGE303/4 TBS BRU 0945/1045l TBS

[cathay belgium]

Hi,

Tblisi from +- 320eur return, no visa required for EU citizens
Great a new carrier,new destination @BRU !
But no tourism, no heavy economy, who wants to fly over there to fly a twice weekly a319 economally ?
( except Georgians which are used to fly expensive LH and a FRA stop )
If so, I see JAF operating this route also in the near future

CXB

[sn26567]

First flight tomorrow.

That was what the FlyGeorgia website wrote. Brussels Airport says that it "might" indeed be on 6 May.

[RoMax]

That was what the FlyGeorgia website wrote. Brussels Airport says that it "might" indeed be on 6 May.

If they can find a passenger

No seriously, I should check if there's something to see in Georgia...would be a nice trip

[galaxy]

If they can find a passenger :

No need to make a window seat reservation :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FlyGeorgia_cabin.jpg

[jimyvr]

First flight tomorrow. This is the schedule given on their timetable. I guess that all times refer to the airport of origin...

FlyGeorgia loads those schedules as if they already launched the flights....same with Cairo schedule.

BRU service begins from 06MAY13, reservation is now available.