Thalys entre en gare Zaventem

Post by **sn26567** » 15 Dec 2003, 12:47

The guy at BIAC responsible for the arrivals panel did not dare to write "LANDED" after the first train (SN6626) arrived

sabena4ever · Post by **sabena4ever** » 15 Dec 2003, 13:29

Hi

From the news (RTBF), there were 40 passagers on board this morning, and 50 are expected tomorrow
ciaooo d sabena4ever

Post by **sn26567** » 15 Dec 2003, 14:03

Not yet quite as many as on the planes!

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 15 Dec 2003, 14:06

Only 40 passengers today, and 50 expected tomorrow, it doesn't sound like it will be much of a success.

Captain · Post by **Captain** » 15 Dec 2003, 15:01

Pas con Léon!

Trés bonne idée d'utiliser le Thalys.

Est-ce que certain train pour l'aéroport (Airport City Express) seront remplacé par des Thalys en provenance de Paris?

Captain.

Post by **sn26567** » 15 Dec 2003, 15:22

I've just put the official press releases in the latest news.

Regretfully, SN BA did not bother to put an English version, so here is the French link: https://www.aviation24.be/article2386.html

and the Dutch link: https://www.aviation24.be/article2387.html

sabena4ever · Post by **sabena4ever** » 15 Dec 2003, 15:45

Bonjour, `

Le Thalys ne s'arrête pas entre Paris Nord et Zaventem. c'est un direct. Il est donc totalement indépendant des autres trains. et vice versa.
C'est uniquement pour attirer la clientèle parisienne sur les vols africains de SN Brussels Airlines.

D'autre part, on ne connaît pas le taux d'occupation des vols effectués précédemment au départ de Paris CDG, juste extrapoler entre 136 personnes max (A319) 100 pour un RJ100, et plus moins 85 pour un RJ85

translation for people who doesn't understand french

Thalys doesn't stop between Paris Nord and Zaventem. It is just to bring people from Paris to the africans fligths of SN Brussels Airlines.

Anyway, We don't know the load factor of the fligths from Paris, so, we can just say how many people max SNBA could take every day from CDG.
136 with an A319, +- 100 (RJ100), +- 85 (RJ85)

Ciaooo d sabena4ever

Post by **sn26567** » 15 Dec 2003, 16:01

sabena4ever wrote:Le Thalys ne s'arrête pas entre Paris Nord et Zaventem.
Thalys doesn't stop between Paris Nord and Zaventem. It is just to bring people from Paris to the africans fligths of SN Brussels Airlines.

Not exactly. The airport Thalys stops at Brussels Midi and passengers can board there to Paris (not sure they can travel for the short trip between Brussels Midi and Brussels National).

Strangely enough, the new servide to BRU airport is not mentioned in the new (14 dec) Thalys timetable at www.thalys.com !!! This probably means that the BRU airport stop is only for SN travellers, not for regular passengers.

sabena4ever · Post by **sabena4ever** » 15 Dec 2003, 17:28

sn26567 wrote:.
The airport Thalys stops at Brussels Midi and passengers can board there to Paris (not sure they can travel for the short trip between Brussels Midi and Brussels National). This probably means that the BRU airport stop is only for SN travellers, not for regular passengers.

I understand why the airport Thalys stops at Bruxelles Midi.
It's a technical stop, the 2 first carriages of the Thalys move on to Zaventem (Bruxelles national) but nobody is allowed to get off or in during this stop at Bruxelles-Midi.
Is that correct???

ciao d sabena4ever
have a nice evening

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 15 Dec 2003, 21:44

sabena4ever wrote: From the news (RTBF), there were 40 passagers on board this morning, and 50 are expected tomorrow

Let's hope this number will quickly increase, because it's not much at all

BTW does someone know how the busses of SNBA are doing. Are those full?

Ciao
Chris

SierraFoxtrotMike · Post by **SierraFoxtrotMike** » 17 Dec 2003, 18:46

Ceci est tout à fait normal qu'il y ait peu de clients pour le moment. Laissons les connaitre le nouveau produit et ensuite après qqs résultats, là, on pourra décider d'arrèter ou non ! Ce n'est pas après 2 voyages que l'on tire des conclusions !

a+

sabena4ever · Post by **sabena4ever** » 15 Jan 2004, 12:45

Hello,

I was waiting my friend on tuesday at 5:30 am (just in front of the arrivals exit) who came back from Abidjan.
I saw just on the left, 2 guys with luggage trolley (from BGS).
I asked them about the load factor of the Thalys and they told me a load factor of 40 people on average, sometimes 20 people, to 60 people.

L-1011 · Post by **L-1011** » 15 Jan 2004, 12:52

C'est pas si mal que ca ils en achetent 55 fixe et en vendent 40-60 !!

Not that bad: they buy 55 fixed and sell at least 40 !!

ciao,
TriStar

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 15 Jan 2004, 16:29

That's indeed not that bad

Post by **sn26567** » 04 Mar 2004, 13:58

After three months, Thalys reports that the figures for the Brussels National Airport-Paris Gare du Nord route are slightly above the forecast (100,000 pax a year).

A nice achievement!

sabena4ever · Post by **sabena4ever** » 04 Mar 2004, 18:05

sn26567 wrote:After three months, Thalys reports that the figures for the Brussels National Airport-Paris Gare du Nord route are slightly above the forecast (100,000 pax a year).

A nice achievement!

Hello
I 'm sorry but I have some questions!!!!
First, 100,000 pax a year, it's an average of 273,97 pax a day (return)
or 136,98 single
Do you have the exact figures??
I would like to know exactly the number of the pax, because, I have doubts about it
If you ask me why, just see what I wrote 2 months ago,
But maybe I'm wrong, ?

P.S. I'm an A330 member!!! let's say A340, because it's my favourite !!!
have a nice evening

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