SN operates a dedicated Red Devils flight to Sao Paulo

[tolipanebas]

This Summer, Brussels airlines will operate some flights to São Paulo in the frame work of the Belgian Red Devils soccer campaign at the world championship.

For this purpose an A330 will be painted in a dedicated Red Devils livery, similar to the one on the 2 A320s.

Tickets for the flight (and tickets for all matches included) can be booked through: http://news.brusselsairlines.com/optiex ... lUe4xFSBKg

[crew1990]

And I guess there will be a second flight to bring them back but the date still unknow regarding their performance.

[Acid-drop]

The whole team in the same plane ?
Is that safe ?

[tangolima]

The whole team in the same plane ?
Is that safe ?

Hello

The red devils are always flying together on the same aircraft. So why would this be different ?

Other teams also fly together (Germany, Nigeria , England etc)

Greetings,

[crew1990]

When they transfer by bus they are in the same bus as well. This is not the Royal Family this "just" soccer player

[andorra-airport]

The whole team in the same plane ?
Is that safe ?

Indeed, not safe. I guess you are thinking of that Surinam crash?

[tangolima]

The whole team in the same plane ?
Is that safe ?

Indeed, not safe. I guess you are thinking of that Surinam crash?

Hello

Why would this event change the policy of flying together?
All football teams fly together. Real Madrid, KRC Genk, Club Brugge, Anderlecht, Ajax, AZ Alkmaar , Red Devils , national team of Germany, England , Nigeria.

The last three even fly to Brazil with a full VIP aircraft.

The only occasion that some players fly back with a private jet is when their team is needs them for training or a game in the next coming days they have to play for their club team. I remember when I was in Greece 2 years ago with the red devils team, only 2 players flew back to their club team with a private jet. All the others came back to BRU.

Greetings,

[B.Inventive]

don't worry,
we are not air france
we go around the storm (if that is your concern :p )

[FlightMate]

Don't be too cocky
Very few of you have experience flying the south america route.
(basically, I'm implying: don't be overconfident, it's a big killer in aviation)

Concerning the ad, they show an a320. Would have been better with an A330, IMO.

[travellover]

GRU. It has been discussed yet but probably remains an added value market for SN. Inbev, brazilian economy booming, south american hub ... Is it considered by SN for the mid-term ?

[Inquirer]

For a second I thought it was a new route, but good initiative, IMHO.
They seem to be positioning themselves more as a real flag carrier these days, linking up with typical Belgian items. Good move, as some chauvinism won't hurt our little country nor it's airline.
Maybe I am nostalgic, but I prefer to buy Belgian whenever I can. If not, we'll all be out if work in the end, you know, because there's always somebody going to be willing to do it cheaper than is possible in Belgium, not just the flying, but basically also OUR more normal job, and then suddenly all that open market stuff isn't so great anymore, is it?

[Acid-drop]

i was thinking about this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_air_disaster

but that's a long time ago
but indeed, that route isn't so relax, the AF crash didn't make me laugh...

This is not the Royal Family this "just" soccer player

I care more about that team than the royal folks

[RoMax]

Modern aviation is so safe that they are not going to arrange two (or more) aircraft for one team. It's more dangerous for them to take the same bus or stay in the same hotel in a country like Brazil, than that they will all be killed in a crash, even when they need to cross the 'dangerous' South Atlantic.

[RoMax]

It's more than just the Brazil flights, (at least) until mid 2016 SN will be the official carrier for the KBVB (so besides the Red Devils, the Red Flames (women) and the youth teams). So all transfers by air by these teams will be operated by SN.
Red Devils flying to/from Belgium from the location of their respective clubs (such as Madrid, Manchester, Rome,... ) will also fly on SN.

http://brusselsairlines.prezly.com/brus ... red-devils

[tangolima]

Red Devils flying to/from Belgium from the location of their respective clubs (such as Madrid, Manchester, Rome,... ) will also fly on SN.

http://brusselsairlines.prezly.com/brus ... red-devils

Hello

I remember when I was in Crete 2 years ago with the Red devils team, 2 players flew back to their club team with a private jet. All the others flew back to BRU.

If SN has got bad hours for flights to Madrid,Manchester, Rome... believe me the club will arrange a private jet to fly them much faster. They will not wait until the next SN flight even with a contract. Probably after Brazil everybody will come back on the same aircraft due to the fact that the football season has a break in July or maybe some players will go on holiday immediately.

Greetings,

[RoMax]

If SN has got bad hours for flights to Madrid,Manchester, Rome... believe me the club will arrange a private jet to fly them much faster. They will not wait until the next SN flight even with a contract. Probably after Brazil everybody will come back on the same aircraft due to the fact that the football season has a break in July or maybe some players will go on holiday immediately.

Of course, I should have added the words "if suitable" or "if possible". Thing is that SN is supposed to be choice number 1 everytime the shedule suits their needs. The moments they use business jets are not that frequent.

[sn26567]

I remember when I was in Crete 2 years ago with the Red devils team, 2 players flew back to their club team with a private jet. All the others flew back to BRU.

If SN has got bad hours for flights to Madrid,Manchester, Rome... believe me the club will arrange a private jet to fly them much faster.

The private jets are paid by the clubs, the SN flights are paid by the Belgian Football Federation.

[travellover]

A way to put their A330 wheels in Brazil for SN

[OO-ITR]

Apparantly the flight to Sao Paulo will be via Dakar.
So BRU-DKR-GRU
and GRU-DKR (ferry flight)
And DKR-BRU

[crew1990]

An A330 isnt allowed to do the entire flight because of the ETOPS restrictions?