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What Belgians think about the name 'Brussels Airlines'

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From 1500 votes expressed in 7/7

What do you think about the name "Brussels Airlines" ?

It is excellent: 44,7% (670)
It is ridiculous: 11,1% (166)
I prefer SABENA: 33,8% (507)
I prefer another name: 10,5% (157)
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Post by mrLenin »

This is good name. It is like aphorism. In every country the main airlines called like this. America Airlines, Czech Airlines and so on.
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I think it's a good name, because everyone in the world where Brussels is. Brussels is more known than Belgium (european buildings...)
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Indeed )
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I am not Belgian, but I think it is a stupid name.

Why not rename all airlines to follow this trend?

Air France would become Paris Airlines.

British Airways would be London Airlines.

Icelandair would be Reykjavik Airlines.

Finnair would be Helsinki Airlines.

And so on.

There is only one name for a Belgian national carrier and that is SABENA.
Sabena and Sobelair - gone but never forgotten.
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Post by blackhawk »

ooh no please not again, don't restart the endless discussion whether Brussels Airlines is an appropriate name or not!
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Re: What do Belgians think about the name "Brussels Air

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sn26567 wrote:From 1500 votes expressed in 7sur7
What do you think about the name "Brussels Airlines" ?
It is excellent: 44,7% (670)
It is ridiculous: 11,1% (166)
I prefer SABENA: 33,8% (507)
I prefer another name: 10,5% (157)
With a simple piece of chalk:
11.1+33.8=44.9
100-44.9 (of the positive intentions), leaves...
Almost the same % of voters (44.3) prefers an other name...
1/3 prefers SABENA, that was indeed also its belgian market share. 8)


(Now who read 7/7?
Belgians. Belgicans)
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Re: What do Belgians think about the name "Brussels Air

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SN30952 wrote: With a simple piece of chalk:
11.1+33.8=44.9
100-44.9 (of the positive intentions), leaves...
Almost the same % of voters (44.3) prefers an other name...
1/3 prefers SABENA, that was indeed also its belgian market share. 8)

(Now who read 7/7?
Belgians. Belgicans)
Ok, but do you think we, Belgians, would be asked something if KLM, Air France or Lufthansa would change its name ?

Anyway, the poll is not clear : "It is ridiculous" maybe means for some people "I prefer another name''...

A cooler 8) poll would have been :

What do you think about the name "Brussels Airlines" ?
a) It rocks !
b) It sucks !
c) F*ck off !

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Comet wrote:I am not Belgian, but I think it is a stupid name.

Why not rename all airlines to follow this trend?

Air France would become Paris Airlines.

British Airways would be London Airlines.

Icelandair would be Reykjavik Airlines.

Finnair would be Helsinki Airlines.

And so on.

There is only one name for a Belgian national carrier and that is SABENA.
In reality, isn't BA London Airlines?

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IMHO its a nice name.... 8)

After all we are Air India :wink:
Airline from India.

Air France - Airline from France.

British Airways - Airline from Britain.
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Post by mrLenin »

I am also not from Belgium. I am from Ukraine and there we have very simple name like Air Ulraine. But your country is not so big so Brussel is realy well known city.
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brussels airport is also the only airport used in Belgium by the national company, so ...

but I dont like it anyway.
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Post by regi »

I like mr. Lenin his airline Air Ulraine.
Question to SN: where did you find 1500 belgians? I thought that the last belgian specimen is Albert2.
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In a country of 10.5 million people that can afford five parliaments, three FULL governements over a federal one, with the highest tax/NHI/SS deduction on salary and corrolarily the highest labour cost in the world, Brussels airlines is the most appropriate name for ONE OF the national airlines going to complete the Belgian circus, auguring the birth of Gent Airlines, Namur Airlines(based in Templouc National) , and eventually Oostende Airlines and Liege Airlines (or Luttig LuftTransport....to please the third community); I left out Charleroi and Antwerp because they have been screwed early by being re-named respectively Brussels South and Brussels North.
I would love to see an MP read this and then raise a question at (one of) the parliament(s)!
SABENA, SNBrussels, Brussels Airlines.....a rose by any other name.....
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I think the name of airlines has to be given by owners of the company. All those discussions are unnecessary.
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regi wrote:I like mr. Lenin his airline Air Ulraine.
Question to SN: where did you find 1500 belgians? I thought that the last belgian specimen is Albert2.
The belgians are the inhabitants of Belgium.
So there are roughly 10 millions belgians (minus a few illiterates who ignore the country they live in)
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Acid-drop wrote:brussels airport is also the only airport used in Belgium by the national company, so ...
but I dont like it anyway.
the national company, so, so...
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regi wrote:Question to SN: where did you find 1500 belgians?
What is the first word of your identity card?

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Post by mrLenin »

The belgians are the inhabitants of Belgium.
So there are roughly 10 millions belgians (minus a few illiterates who ignore the country they live in)
Don't forget then almost half part of those who use the Airlines of Belgium are foreigners so they gave their own version of the name.
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Re: What do Belgians think about the name "Brussels Air

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SN30952 wrote:Now who read 7/7?
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