BRU in "Airports of the world" mag

[Atlantis]

I wonder who the LCC can be? Ryanair? They have been talking about starting up at major airports. I'm hoping (although this is a huge dream) for Air Asia X to KL - that would be interesting to say the least.

You have indeed some exotic Low cost carriers but you have also some European like Jet2, Air Berlin and Norwegian.

I did not know :
" To reach Pier A it is necessary to descend to a wide connecting tunnel (...) which allows passengers to pass beneath the taxiway above. This taxiway is not really needed so the airport is to begin building a surface level connection shortly across it which will simplify the journey."
A very good idea indeed !

Strange... When the A-pier will be extended this would mean a considerable detour around the entire A-pier for jets parked at the south-side of the A-pier to go to the runway...

Correct, I don't think that the airlines want to make a detour.

[tolipanebas]

You have indeed some exotic Low cost carriers but you have also some European like Jet2, Air Berlin and Norwegian.

I know it is a matter of ongoing discussion, but personally, I woudn't call air Berlin a low cost. Especially not now they are about to join OneWorld; their service levels will have to go up, and so will their fares. In a few years time, I bet AB will be just a 'normal' airline really, but I agree with you however that they are a prime candidate to enter the Belgium-Germany market one day, or why not a BRU-PMI? They have a HUGE hub in Palma...

[Atlantis]

You have indeed some exotic Low cost carriers but you have also some European like Jet2, Air Berlin and Norwegian.

I know it is a matter of ongoing discussion, but personally, I woudn't call air Berlin a low cost. Especially not now they are about to join OneWorld; their service levels will have to go up, and so will their fares. In a few years time, I bet AB will be just a 'normal' airline really, but I agree with you however that they are a prime candidate to enter the Belgium-Germany market one day, or why not a BRU-PMI? They have a HUGE hub in Palma...

It was Air Berlin plan to start up a route ex-BRU to PMI but for some reasons they never showed up.
Air Berlin is indeed an airline between low cost and a full service carrier.

[tangolima]

Hello,

In the magazine they also mention Airliners 2010 at BRU and in the list I found Qatar Airways

I think they will start this month or was the plan to start already in 2010?

@ Atlantis: Air Berlin has a PMI route from AMS maybe they changed BRU for AMS.

Greetings,

[RoMax]

I think they will start this month or was the plan to start already in 2010?

QR is about to start flying to BRU from 31 January, as far as I know this has always been like that.

[Atlantis]

Hello,

In the magazine they also mention Airliners 2010 at BRU and in the list I found Qatar Airways

Maybe they mixed some things. Qatar Airways announced in 2010 to fly to BRU but their first flight is on January 31 2011.

But we are glad that they come