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Atlantis wrote: 17 Apr 2026, 14:10 Stay tuned for more updates and news regarding entry/exit border controls and put Brussels as a premium destination.
This after the US ambassador visited BRU today together with high representatives of the airlines, CEO of BRU and the Federal police.

The long expected DUB experience?

I always thought it was more to create work for the local construction companies...

SLM wrote: 19 Nov 2025, 15:01 What about the new flights from BRU to CPT? (eff. sept 26) Which airline? Tx for additional info.

I so hope you're right and I'm wrong... but I believe there's a new flight to CPT from Sao Paolo... not from BRU

ZavCity wrote: 19 Nov 2025, 08:17 Wasn't the VASP MD11 not a code share with Sabena?

Yes it was

It was always that way... even Transavia overbooks their flights...
And that sometimes leads to frustration and even anger.
A few weeks ago the police had to intervene on a Transavia flight to Malaga.

Yes, if they don't find enough volunteers they can appoint someone. However, I don't know how they ...

I'm afraid there'll only be an evening wave once they go double dailyt to certain destinations... and since we're not even daily on a lot of destinations it ain't going to happen soon.

I think you'll first see an afternoon wave to non triangular West African destinations.

... but together don't achieve the level of efficiency that being able to seamlessly deploy aircraft and crew on a BRU-NICE-ZRH-CDG-MUC one day and MUC-IST-VIE-BRU the next would...

That's correct, but on the other hand, with the current setup, if something goes wrong at one hub... strike ...

If I remember well, SN had an evening rotation to JFK at 19:30 that came back around lunchtime the next day. It was technically connected to the NRT rotation, but also connected well to the afternoon wave of two flights to West Africa.

Amazing they're still there after the debacle... and all the customers that lost their money...

Matt wrote: 30 Sep 2025, 08:42 For those interested

https://investor-relations.lufthansagro ... 929-V2.pdf

A bit off topic but nice to see a Belgian is still on the board...

lumumba wrote: 02 Sep 2025, 08:53 American Airlines' major hub is in London, knowing that an ETA is required even for transit, they are at a disadvantage.

I read that of you are ETA eligible and stay airside in LHR, you don't need an ETA...

Source: https://www.gov.uk/eta/when-not-need-eta

The times I flew them to CPT... that was the routing...

Matt wrote: 29 Aug 2025, 09:23 That and the fact that with an A330 you cant take off with full load in JNB if you want to make it to BRU (that's why the return flight was via CPT for Air Belgium )

Actually they flew BRU-JNB-CPT-JNB-BRU...

Johannesburg is attractive on paper, but ultra-long haul with high competition from Gulf carriers makes it very hard to profit.


Many have tried, all have failed.

Stay away from JNB , especially with an A330, you need a beefy plane with high yields to make that work. Ask Air Belgium how a ...

FienV wrote: 27 Aug 2025, 08:28 If United really goes double daily, it’ll kill any attempt by Brussels Airlines to enter with a narrowbody.

Good news! Then they can use it to open another destination!

My 2 cents...

Yes, we're pretty rich... but...

Belgians are VERY traditional in their holiday destinations... Costa Brava, Costa del Sol, Turkey, Tuscany and France (by car)...
Even when they visit the USA... no surprises: NYC (in summer!!!), Florida or the parks of the West-Coast.

For a period ...

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Schiphol Airport will also have to make concessions: due to a restriction on the number of flights, "...space for housing will become available..." By closing one runway at AMS??
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Yeah, that will do the trick... house people close to an airport... so they can complain about the noise ...

ostair wrote: 13 Aug 2025, 17:37 In another article Mr De Valck suggests feeder flights to bigger airport.

With feeder lines already offered from an airport 50km away that is (almost) perfectly connected to the rest of the country?
That ain't going to happen...

I really hope TUi continues to beleive in the Antwerp PtP niche...

And the security check in the tent before you get in... if it's still there.
And the "tourniquet" where you have to pass with your luggage.
And the distant parking lots.

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