AvGeek flight to BSL in SN A332: Unique opportunity

[CTBke]

normally it'll be OO-SFN (now on its way to TLV)

[hvs89]

Indeed, SFN just left for TLV and will be flying twice to BSL tomorrow.

[sn26567]

Indeed, SFN just left for TLV and will be flying twice to BSL tomorrow.

... and to IAD after the second BSL trip!

Busy schedule, like it should be for optimal productivity!

[quixoticguide]

Hopefully the weather in BSl/MLH will be good.

[hvs89]

Have a nice trip!

Here is a picture of your departure: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hvs89/9362581269/lightbox/

[sn26567]

Have a nice trip!

Here is a picture of your departure: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hvs89/9362581269/lightbox/

We had a very special trip (nice of course). The picture is superb!

[Comet]

Have a nice trip!

Here is a picture of your departure: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hvs89/9362581269/lightbox/

Great pic! Love the special design

[Bralo20]

A report by Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch) including mentioning of the Luchtzak trip:

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/16721/Tomorrow ... werd.dhtml#

[Bralo20]

Unless there were almost 150 VIP's and press on board I guess their report is a bit wrong, they state that only 92 people were on board?

[cathay belgium]

Nice!
They could have mentioned luchtzak.be tough..
CXB

[sn26567]

Unless there were almost 150 VIP's and press on board I guess their report is a bit wrong, they state that only 92 people were on board?

The plane was filled to capacity: 255 fans. I don't know for the BSL-BRU flight, but in the positioning flight to BSL the press filled the business class and got a nice meal.

[Bralo20]

The plane was filled to capacity: 255 fans. I don't know for the BSL-BRU flight, but in the positioning flight to BSL the press filled the business class and got a nice meal.

Minus 2 inop seats clearly visible in the press pictures

[sn26567]

A short report on the trip

Flight: SN1763
Date : 25/07/2013
Aircraft: A330-300 OO-SFN
From-To: Brussels-Basel (BRU-BSL)
Seat: 41A
Scheduled/Effective Time of Departure: 10:50/11:05 (GMT + 2)
Scheduled/Effective Time of Arrival: 12:10/12:05 (GMT +2)
Scheduled/Effective Duration of the flight: 1 hr 20 mins/1 hrs 0 mins

All of us had printed their boarding passes that had the mention 'operated by Flybe'. Didn't know they had A330 pilots

SN1763 was a nice flight. We were greeted before departure by Geert Sciot (VP Communication Brussels Airlines, who would accompany us on the trip) and Jan Van der Cruysse (Spokesman Brussels Airport).

From Gate A34 we were bussed to the aircraft parked near the old satellite (seeing the Finnair Marimekko A343 on the way). Before boarding the plane we were allowed to take pictures and to look at the beautiful scantily-dressed Tomorrowland hostesses. The stewards and stewardesses had special uniforms.

In his welcome speech the captain made a special mention of our group, seated in the back of the plane (the business class was filled with journalists who received a nice meal).

Although we were in b.light, we received a free drink.

The flight was rather short. Although we departed 15 minutes late, we were on-time at Basel. The journalists remained on board and we were the only ones to disembark.


Flight: EZS1031
Date : 25/07/2013
Aircraft: A319 HB-JZO
From-To: Basel-Brussels (BSL-BRU)
Seat: 25F
Scheduled/Effective Time of Departure: 15:10/15:15 (GMT + 2)
Scheduled/Effective Time of Arrival: 16:20/16:20 (GMT +2)
Scheduled/Effective Duration of the flight: 1 hr 10 mins/1 hr 5 mins

After three hours in Basel (lunch and spotting), half of our group returned to Brussels with easyJet. Among the passengers of that full A319 there were also many Festival-goers.

I was surprised when a steward told me to shut my camera during taxiing and take-off: this is a time when I usually make many pics, and it's the first time I'm instructed to shut the camera.

The departure was 5 minutes late, but arrival was on-time.

Pictures to follow

[galaxy]

I was surprised when a steward told me to shut my camera during taxiing and take-off: this is a time when I usually make many pics

We all know that all electronic devices have to be shut off during taxi , take off and landing.
We all know that the crew have to be buckled in during take off and landing .
So, you know what I mean.

[EBAW]

Nice report of the flight!!!

[sean1982]

I was surprised when a steward told me to shut my camera during taxiing and take-off: this is a time when I usually make many pics

We all know that all electronic devices have to be shut off during taxi , take off and landing.
We all know that the crew have to be buckled in during take off and landing .
So, you know what I mean.

Is that how you deal with safety instructions of your crew? Great attitude

[sn26567]

Pictures to follow

A selection of pictures from the special flight:

OO-SFN with Tomorrowland decals

OO-SFN with Tomorrowland decals

Airport and Airline spokesmen were present

Welcome aboard

IFE deactivated in favour of Tomorrowland videos

Turning to Rwy 25R, ahead of a United aircraft

Take off (thanks to hvs89)

The DJ fine-tunes his instruments under the eye of a TV camera

Additional loudspeakers in the luggage bins for disco atmosphere

Journalists are pampered in C class by the VP Comm

... while the AvGeeks enjoy a free dring in the back of the plane

At gate in BSL

Take-off from Basel full of Party-goers

Return of half of the AvGeeks with easyJet (together with other Party-goers)

Disembarking at BRU from HB-JZO

[sean1982]

Great Pics André

[boeing747]

Hi André,
Nice report!
I still have to thank you for the organization off this trip, it was my first trip with AVGeek but probably not the last...

Here some impressions off my trip to Basel with SN Brussels Airlines.
I hope to do it again next year, other airport?

[HT-ETNW]

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