What will happen to the satellite at Brussels Airport ?

Airbus320redcap · Post by **Airbus320redcap** » 05 Aug 2005, 00:39

Hello everybody, I'm new on this forum...

I have a question, When I'm on the airside at EBBR.... I saw they began last month to remove "het Zuid" and now is my question...

What will happen to the sattelite??

Post by **Kapitein** » 05 Aug 2005, 01:47

The satellite will survive, it's only Finger South that will disappear.

FlyA310 · Post by **FlyA310** » 05 Aug 2005, 10:27

They don't know yet what to do with the satelite. However, it will "survive" for the time being.
Who knows, one day this building might become a terminal for charter ops only (in many other airports, there is a dedicated charter terminal).
Lets wait ans see...

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 05 Aug 2005, 10:34

I'm sure one or other regional or national minister has made a "National Monument" of it, so it cannot be removed or demolished.

Airbus330lover · Post by **Airbus330lover** » 05 Aug 2005, 10:42

FlyA310 wrote:They don't know yet what to do with the satelite. However, it will "survive" for the time being.
Who knows, one day this building might become a terminal for charter ops only (in many other airports, there is a dedicated charter terminal).
Lets wait ans see...

But if they do that, they can close the half of pier B !
At the moment, the terminals are too big for the traffic.
My suggestion: refurbishing of the satellite, but let do it like the other official contructions in Belgium ....SLOWLY

FlyA310 · Post by **FlyA310** » 05 Aug 2005, 11:05

For your info: only the "old terminal" has been proclaimed as "national monument", not the satellite.

It is indeed a fact that there is more than enough capacity available with the A and the B-pier for the time being...

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 05 Aug 2005, 11:13

Maybe they can refurbish the satellite and dedicate it to the US flights?

FlyA310 · Post by **FlyA310** » 05 Aug 2005, 11:25

I think we should not speculate.

Dedicate the satellite for US flights will generate many costs for:
- adapting the access to the building
- additional security
- additional staff
- adapting all the gates to wide-body aircraft
- etc, etc.

Generating costs is only possible if there is a real return on investment for BIAC, the airlines and handling agents. This is not the case today.

I think that the satellite will remain as it is until there is a real need for additional capacity, which is not the case today.

rotor · Post by **rotor** » 05 Aug 2005, 12:05

What is the satellite ?

Airbus330lover · Post by **Airbus330lover** » 05 Aug 2005, 12:17

FlyA310 wrote:I think we should not speculate.

Dedicate the satellite for US flights will generate many costs for:
- adapting the access to the building
- additional security
- additional staff
- adapting all the gates to wide-body aircraft
- etc, etc.

Generating costs is only possible if there is a real return on investment for BIAC, the airlines and handling agents. This is not the case today.

I think that the satellite will remain as it is until there is a real need for additional capacity, which is not the case today.

And don't forget the shops. Actually for the same turnover, they should double the workers

FlyA310 · Post by **FlyA310** » 05 Aug 2005, 13:02

You are right.
Again, its all about ROI so lets stay with both feet on the ground...the satellite will not be used for pax / flt ops in the near future.

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 05 Aug 2005, 20:09

They can refurbish it and at some part they can make a little museum with the Belgian nostalgia of airlines during the pasts.

I hope they find the money to make it modern. Maybe they can used it in the future. I think there are 6 or 7 gates so place enough.

Airbus330lover · Post by **Airbus330lover** » 06 Aug 2005, 10:16

Atlantis wrote:They can refurbish it and at some part they can make a little museum with the Belgian nostalgia of airlines during the pasts.

I hope they find the money to make it modern. Maybe they can used it in the future. I think there are 6 or 7 gates so place enough.

Another idea:
Transformation in a business center. (safety problems?)

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 06 Aug 2005, 20:10

Maybe Brubiac can tell us what the possible destination is of the satellite.

And what about the free space of the South Pier? Platform for de-icing, parking place for hugh aircraft?

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 06 Aug 2005, 20:45

Atlantis wrote:Maybe Brubiac can tell us what the possible destination is of the satellite.

And what about the free space of the South Pier? Platform for de-icing, parking place for hugh aircraft?

extra parking for DHL...

Sebas · Post by **Sebas** » 06 Aug 2005, 21:25

rotor wrote:What is the satellite ?

The round building with the red/white pole with the spiral stair on it.

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 06 Aug 2005, 22:58

@Sab319

Correct, DHL asked some parking place because they loose some for the HST-station at Building 2 of DHL.

BTW, from my office I saw this week some hugh cranes at the airport. Are they beginning with the construction of this station?

Airbus320redcap · Post by **Airbus320redcap** » 07 Aug 2005, 00:30

Atlantis wrote:@Sab319

Correct, DHL asked some parking place because they loose some for the HST-station at Building 2 of DHL.

BTW, from my office I saw this week some hugh cranes at the airport. Are they beginning with the construction of this station?

For the moment they are only building a new car parking at the front of the airport...and just making some renewings at rwy 02/20

regi · Post by **regi** » 29 Aug 2005, 16:53

as long as it doesn't really cost money to keep it, it is interesting as a back up to have it.
But I can imagine it would require a lot of time and money and effort to reorganise all the modern security systems - not just the machines but the personell as well. Good for emergencies, e.g. a crash (to collect relatives away from the press) or arrival of evacuation planes (instead of Melsbroek)
At first hand you might think: good for Easy Jet! But the total cost is probably too high.

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 30 Aug 2005, 03:51

What is the building hanging from the middle of terminal B? is it for commuter flights?

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