2014 Antwerp airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

[Coronado]

Not only at arrival in Deurne but also at departure in the morning we got the water salute :

[Coronado]

When leaving ANR for SEN yesterday morning we got this nice (partial) view of the "tunnel works".

[airazurxtror]

Hi Coronado - we were on the same flight !
Do you know who was the gentleman with four stripes and a star on the sleeves of his uniform, who greeted the people at Deurne - and remained there ?

[Coronado]

Hi airazurxtror !
The gentleman is Wim Verbist, "Luchthavencommandant Deurne".
Additional info : http://www.antwerp-airport.be/contentpa ... ?p=contact .

Btw, Interesting information about this inaugural flight to be found on the homepage of ASA ( Aviation Society of Antwerp )
Cheers,
Coronado.

[Passenger]

Regional "Voka" survey (Chambers of Commerce):

preferential business destinations out of Antwerp:
1. London
2. Milan
3. Barcelona
4. Berlin
5. Rome

preferential city trip destinations out of Antwerp:
1. Rome (75% of the votes)
2. Barcelona
3. Madrid
4. Berlin

[tangolima]

Hello

Just also read that the pax numbers were less in 2014 compared to 2013.

2014: 121.357 pax
2013: 137.015 pax

Strange because the airport lost BMI in NOV2013 and got Stobart Air in JUL2014, but can we conclude that the load factor on ANR-MAN was better than now with the SEN route?

PS: This 121.357 is the lowest pax number since 12 years!

Greetings,

[sn26567]

But, at least, with the many new routes announced in 2015, 2014 should be a 12 years low!