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don't know this will be the case now but in the Sabena era a baby born on board could fly his/her entire life for free!...

Big deal ! Sabena is dead, and SnBA might follow one day....

and from Nov. 14th, TAM and AA will cease frequent flyers programs exchanges.
TAM is already code-sharing with TAP, now with LH.

Varig has left Star Alliance. Is TAM thinking to join it ?

I never flew B.Air, because I am a StarAlliance member,but read some comments on :
http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/snbrussels.htm

Let's face it, gentlemen, BRU is a second order airport if you compare it with LHR/AMS/FRA/CDG and will stay like this for years to come.
Its chance to play a major role in Europe went dow the drain the day Sabena stopped.

The main airline (BruAir) has no financial strenght to grow and is just ...

Hi,

We can always dream....

And BRU is well connected with GRU through LIS,CDG,FRA,MUC,AMS,LHR,MAD,MXP,ZRH and cheap fares can be found on the internet from and to BRU.....

Denis

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I flew RT few weeks ago from GRU to BRU. Best flight is with LH via MUC.
Return with TP. Both flights were quite full.

Use to flight also with VASP and SN when flights were operating. Was in fact pratical.

Lot of PAX today due to the good exchange rate between Brazilian Real and Euro ...

Hi to all,

Since this tragedy, air traveling has been quite difficult inside Brazil. Many delays or flight cancellations on many airports.
ATC go by the rules now, only a max of 14 planes per controler.
Passengers are revolted. No help from airlines whatsoever. Some passengers had to spend the ...

Hi,

Well, B-flex or B-light, or B whatever, the cheapest way to fly to Rome in January is not with SNBA or Virgin, is still with Ryanair. 1,49 E + 4,99 E + taxes.
For 54,00 Euros, I will have a round trip ticket, much much cheaper that way.

DG

Hi,

Hope they did not pay anyone or company to come out with a such stupid logo.
Thought that Belgians had more creativity.
Don't know what to invent to loose market or go bankcrupt.
Shape up Belgium !

Denis

Hi,

FIH is closed today ? or is it the political situation that is creating this route's modification ?

Denis

The two balckboxes from the Gol 737-800 have been found, but are very damaged.

The blackbox of voice recording is uncomplete . Missing the storage part.
The blaxkbox for data recording is complete.

Both should be sent to the US.

Last news from www.uol.com.br

Brazilian Judge has seized the passports of the Italian pilot Joseph Lepore and the American co-pilot Jan Paldino of the Legacy Jet.

Denis

FAB confirm that there is no survivor.

Maybe the title of this forum will have to be changed as : Embraer Legacy collides wil Gol Plane...

In fact the Legacy pilots switched off the two transponders of the jet, moved from 36000 to 38000 feet to gain speed and time without prior authorization from ...

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ATC from Brasilia said Legacy Jet changed its route without authorization and ATC tried to inform Legacy Jet (without success) tha it would collide with Gol plane.

Questions :

Why communication was lost between ATC Brasilia and Legacy Jet ?
Why in case of no response from ...

Well, when I wrote " who cares about BRU ?", I mean, who could think that BRU will be in the near futur something else that what is it is today.

DHL :

I remember seeing on RTBF crow screeming " NO TO DHL", because they didn't wanted to hearnoise of planes anymore. DHL will leave BRU, thousands ...

Well... when you can take the train to Paris, London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt and flie almost everywhere in the world, who cares about BRU.

From BRU you just have few flights to Africa or USA, one to Asia, and intra-Europe off course....like all the other airports. Not such a big deal.
I would like ...

Well, last Sunday all flights out of GIG were cancelled, including overseas.
Doesn't look to good.

Still too soon to trust the new Varig and make reservation.

DG

Well if SNBA is looking for airplanes, there are some available around here...

One Varig MD11 (broken) in Brasilia
Three B767 from Transbrasil in Brasilia (stuck there for the last 5 years)
One Varig MD11 in Sao Paulo
One A300 from Vasp also in Sao Paulo, (stuck there for the last 5 years)
and ...

Varig was bought this morning by Varig Log for USD 24 millions.

The old Varig will keep the debts of around USD 4 billions, one plane, one destination and 50 employees.

The new Varig will operate with 13 planes and a workforce of about 2000 employees.
All others should be demitted.

Still unknown ...

Hope not, because travelling those days in Brazil is pure mess. Neither TAM or GOL are prepared or capable to handle the estra passengers of Varig. Delays of up to 4 hours on some destinations are comon. Passengers are revolted in some airports, like yesterday nifght in BSB. Ticket prices are ...