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To be precise, the new car rental parking will be opened now Sunday

The View opening last year, the demise of that hateful 20-year old "under construction" sign on the way to the pit of hell that is now - finally - the old car rental center.... I'm going to look forward to my next trips ...

To be precise, the new car rental parking will be opened now Sunday

The View opening last year, the demise of that hateful 20-year old "under construction" sign on the way to the pit of hell that is now - finally - the old car rental center.... I'm going to look forward to my next trips. What ...

Just as side note. Travel demand from Belgium to The States, and especially New York, dropped with 20%.
Is that based on total enplanements from BRU to NYC, or trips originating in BRU only or some other data?

Overall, it is factually correct to say that less Europeans are visiting the US, but ...

lumumba wrote: 07 Jan 2026, 16:08 Is the forecast for flights to the USA not downwards anyway market wise?!

United anticipates the fastest growth in terms of revenue and demand for Europe will come from high-end leisure markets. Business destinations are losing frequencies to divert aircraft to Southern Italy, Spain...

Positioning to LAX after sitting idle at BRU for six days.
Air freight demand traditionally peaks end of November, early December when anything and everything that can fly cargo does. From then on to Christmas, demand drops precipitously, especially from Asia to Europe and the US.

All that to say ...

I doubt that the 321XLR is a real priority at the moment. My arguments would be following:
I actually agree with most of your arguments. If you read my post in the context of the post I replied to, there may be room for the A321XLR if Lufthansa makes it part of its fleet strategy, and the pre ...

Tbh, I find $400m for just training planes a lot of money and unsensical.
When the budget is approaching the $14 billions mark, another $400 millions isn't that much. More likely, they will initially be used for training as SNC doesn't have the capacity to refurbish seven aircraft concurrently ...

Matt wrote: 06 Nov 2025, 15:05Could indeed be interesting for SN for potential transatlantic routes.

If BRU can build more gates for the morning bank and the pre-clearance facility, the A321XLR makes sense. Destinations like MDW, BOS, PHL, LGA, or MIA would be worth considering.

Amazing that this got the media attention that it's getting.
About 5,000 aircraft need a software update before Sunday to remain legal. A significant headache even if the update itself takes 15 minutes.
Up to 1,000 aircraft will be grounded while the elevator aileron computer is replaced.

I ...

2) How do they decide to 'leave' one or more persons if they do not have enough volunteers? Can they just appoint a person ("you can not fly with this flight today").
Almost always passenger without status on the cheapest ticket goes first (check-in time is the final criteria when several ...

If we speak about the US carriers, their main markets are the coast to coast routes, formerly 757 driven.
But...Delta will try secondary routes to Europe, formerly not working even seasonal or low frequency.
IAG has 12 aircraft ordered, so let's not overestimate.

For American and United, that ...

Why do they phase out there A330 200 when you know it's difficult to get new deliveries?
New aircraft induction and fleet retirements are typically planned years in advance. Air France certainly has contracts in place with binding dates on when the A330s need to be delivered to their new owner(s ...

It's crazy for the moment. A400M are from time to time half parked in the old C130 hangars for maintenance, while in their state-of-the-art hangar is space.
Belgian Army forgot to include in their budget cost of moving equipment into the new hangar. Is it really crazy?
Or they don't need the ...

Actual load factor +/-82%, the maximum JRO can add is 7500ish pax, 20ish % transit: max 1500 extra transit or 5 a day.
Curious, where does the 20% transit figure comes from? I seem to remember from Cirius or Air Service that number is over 50% for sub-Sahara flights.

Also, most of United's ...

crew1990 wrote: 28 Oct 2025, 11:52 -17 extra weekly flights to Spain and Portugal (Barcelone, Alicante, Málaga and Porto) with late arrival and early departure in Barcelone (nightstop)

Is the night stop in BCN considered split duty? Could be very wrong but I thought Brussels didn't do split duty.

And it's not endless figures and analyses that you're going to look up on the Internet that are going to deflect or mask the problem.

It's statistics that will make or break your argument, rather than weekly whines. Statistics like Brussels Airlines' cancellation rate was 2.5% in 2024, marginally ...

oldblueeyes wrote: 11 Oct 2025, 19:59What's the benefit for the airport? The fees are the same if a 320 is starting / landing in the afternoon and a 333 in the morning or vice versa.

Displacing one from morning to evening potentially creates opening for a new one in the morning, this is not about swapping two flights already scheduled.

Exactly. Warsaw has already higher pax figures for this year than BRU. They have a much smaller airport, only 1 terminal with pier but they have a strong home carrier.
WAW is slightly better located for connections to Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics. There is also the matter of the ...

Atlantis wrote: 10 Oct 2025, 09:59It's not existing bcs it is not bringing anything new. You just change your slot

But if you move flights that do not rely on connections to a different bank, don't you create openings for more flights with connections? Or there is no expected benefits in the mid-term?

For me there is still a mystery here, how is it that this continues?
And you think daily reports (I hesitate to call it whining) about delays is how you'll get an answer. You and I agree anyone is free to contribute to a forum (subject to the owner's whims) but your contributions are... noise. No ...