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sassiciai wrote:I see that on Saturday 21 April, Air Belgium will operate 2 "dress rehearsal" flights, each a 3-hour trip around Europe, departing from and returning to CRL. Y-class fare is €25! Free parking at CRL included! Business is only €50! All ticket revenues will be donated to charities
https://www.airbelgium.com/en/flytogether
sassiciai wrote:I see that on Saturday 21 April, Air Belgium will operate 2 "dress rehearsal" flights, each a 3-hour trip around Europe, departing from and returning to CRL. Y-class fare is €25! Free parking at CRL included! Business is only €50! All ticket revenues will be donated to charities
https://www.airbelgium.com/en/flytogether
FlyRow wrote:Acording to Dutch aviation site Luchtvaartnieuws.nl The Air Belgium inaugural flight to Hong Kong is postponed again . Apperntly they are not yet allowed to fly in Russian airspace.
Air Belgium confirms its first flight to Hong Kong on 3 June
Air Belgium confirms that the first flight to Hong Kong will take place on June 3, 2018. The airline also announces the acquisition of the Russian overflight permit, allowing it to fly through Russian airspace, and that it has taken care of the last arrangements in order to welcome Chinese passengers in the best possible way.
Given the impact of the delayed launch, Air Belgium has been forced to adapt the frequency of its flights to Hong Kong during the launch phase. The company will offer two flights per week in June, followed by three per week from July onward and, finally, four per week from October onward.
It is expected that, very soon, Air Belgium will launch additional flights to China, starting with Wuhan, and other Asian destinations. Two more A340 aircraft are expected to join the current fleet of two A340s.
BestWestern wrote:I flew with the Air Belgium first flight return cabin crew on the CX BRU HKG on Saturday. What a wonderful bunch of people, really excited about their new jobs. They were in their uniforms for take off and landing. Sitting beside them in Y+, it was great to see their professionalism and knowledge of their product.
This won’t be easy for Air Belgium because the CX fares are already rock bottom.
ushermittwoch wrote:So their wet-lease to AF has ended?
BestWestern wrote:I flew with the Air Belgium first flight return cabin crew on the CX BRU HKG on Saturday. What a wonderful bunch of people, really excited about their new jobs. They were in their uniforms for take off and landing. Sitting beside them in Y+, it was great to see their professionalism and knowledge of their product.
This won’t be easy for Air Belgium because the CX fares are already rock bottom.
Kashmon wrote:if an A340 really beats an A350 ( way lower operating cost + superior products + superior CX product + superior CX lounges + superior CX onward connections)
and Air Belgium is not kicked out of this route.
CX easily has the most incompetent managers on earth.
BA777300er wrote:I thought the a340 had very high operating costs, that’s why it is no longer in production