Several years ago I believe it was said on Belgium forums that LH stopped SQ flying to BRU because they preferred Belgium transferring via other star alliance hubs. Is there any truth in that?
May LH be more flexible than it used to be. They seemed to have allowed SN to fly to Nairobi again.
I just don’t understand why people are being so pessimistic. Yes Covid has depressed the market, but pretty much everybody is saying that by 2024 it will be back where it was. Airlines don’t make fleet decisions based on one or two years depressed demand! Furthermore, while there is no demand, fuel ...
Jump to postSurprised about Luanda they flew a B767 pretty much every day. Switching from a 767 to nothing is extreme couldn’t they fly a B737 instead first. I am surprised they also not trying some triangular flight in Africa first before cancelling them altogether.
Jump to postFocusing on brussels airlines profitability on its own rather than comparing it to its peers is nonsense. Aviation is generally speaking a low margin business unless obviously competition is weak (US domestic market anyone?). By asking such a rate of return, LH has put itself in a bind. I truly bel...
Jump to postFocusing on brussels airlines profitability on its own rather than comparing it to its peers is nonsense. Aviation is generally speaking a low margin business unless obviously competition is weak (US domestic market anyone?). By asking such a rate of return, LH has put itself in a bind. I truly beli...
Jump to postCan the Africa routes with a modest short-haul feeder network (maybe 15 routes to the largest cities) cover the cost of capital ? I was thinking about this aspect. I think (but I may be wrong) that the African network still has a value. that LH would probably not want to waste. Whether it is tied t...
Jump to postI was asked if I was OK to go there a couple years ago for work, at first I said yes, then I did some research... It’s perfectly ok to work anywhere in Africa outside war zones just don’t expect things to be like home. This is an isolated and unfortunate incident serious yeah but cannot judge a cou...
Jump to postI was asked if I was OK to go there a couple years ago for work, at first I said yes, then I did some research... It’s perfectly ok to work anywhere in Africa outside war zones just don’t expect things to be like home. This is an isolated and unfortunate incident serious yeah but cannot judge a cou...
Jump to postI just flew this morning via ADD and must admit it is quite an impressive operation. All these inbound flights from Europe and Asia doing quick turn arounds to serve African destinations during the day before heading once again to Europe and Asia is proof that there is space for an African player. N...
Jump to postMore small brown envelopes from multiple sources tend to add up to more than one single large brown envelope folks. It would be very hard for major manufacturers to deliver those enveloppes without being caught. US, UK & France and most other counties have strict bribery laws. And as the US has...
Jump to postThat schedule is primed to accommodate a tag to a N.American city. Just saying :) SQ304 SIN - BRU 23:55 - 06:50+1 A359 --345-7 SQ303 BRU - SIN 11:20 - 06:55+1 A359 1--456- Well, the schedule is more or less exactly the same as a majority of their European flights And how many of those are *A hubs w...
Jump to postI flew LH FRA-JED-ADD with LH about 2 years ago. What has/will happen to LH ADD flights?
Jump to post[ Certainly DRC has had terrible problems for many years, going back to Leopold's legacy. Congo-Brazzaville has certainly had issues, but far fewer than its neighbour. It was never a Belgian colony (nor a private colony of Leopold); it was always a French colony. You are stating the obvious. In ter...
Jump to postKinshasa is not dangerous by any means if you follow the same rules as you would in any other developing country. I've got two points to make regarding this statement: 1. Not related to violence in Kinshasa, but I do know that Congo-Brazzaville and DR Congo have been plagued by conflict and strife,...
Jump to postIf FIH was safe for crews to stay at I bet AF and other carriers would just ditch BZV which is not the source of premium traffic from Congo. PNR is where the money is and AF flies there nonstop for a reason. See my reply above FIH is not unsafe. SN crew and I would think ET crew overnights there. B...
Jump to postThis routing is largely driven by crew rest. Air France could probably fill an A330 just with Kinshasa traffic but there’s no way you could nightstop the crew there. Too dangerous, period. Kinshasa is not dangerous by any means if you follow the same rules as you would in any other developing count...
Jump to postAlso this may sound stupid but why are the ULD containers a concern for Africa flights? Not have to worry about the availability of loading equipment at the station. 737 can be hand loaded using an ancient belt loader. Finding able-bodied staff likely far easier than ensuring operable loading equip...
Jump to postWould be greatly appreciated if someone could help answer my questions! •Why is there no service to Vienna on the US3? •Has there ever been service to Vienna? •Are Austrian's TATL routes profitable? •Is it possible for any of the US3 to fly into Vienna maybe AA- (PHL- VIE)? BRU and VIE are pretty c...
Jump to postWould be greatly appreciated if someone could help answer my questions! •Why is there no service to Vienna on the US3? •Has there ever been service to Vienna? •Are Austrian's TATL routes profitable? •Is it possible for any of the US3 to fly into Vienna maybe AA- (PHL- VIE)? BRU and VIE are pretty c...
Jump to postWhether it is public or private doesn’t matter. What matters is how it is being run and what kind of monopoly/market power the airport has. Heathrow is privately run yet has been generally subpar in terms of quality. One may argue that it is because it is regulated but in reality ferrovial/BAA could...
Jump to postConsidering the recent bust of WOW, I start to wonder there must be something seriously wrong in the European Aviation Market (including Transatlantic). Before WOW, we had Primera and Monarch Airlines go bust in 2018. However, it is not just these medium-sized airline go bust. We also had in no par...
Jump to postConsidering the recent bust of WOW, I start to wonder there must be something seriously wrong in the European Aviation Market (including Transatlantic). Before WOW, we had Primera and Monarch Airlines go bust in 2018. However, it is not just these medium-sized airline go bust. We also had in no par...
Jump to postBrussels airlines in my opinion made a horrible choice to continue for hours after restarting an engine failure. I said so in that thread. I agreed Libya might not be the best place to land but as soon as I crossed the sea I’d be landing at the first European airport that could handle me. Zeek, lon...
Jump to postSimple: Competition & distance! there is plenty of competition from LCC’s, network carriers & high speed rail in Europe. Such extreme competition barely exists in the US. Distance: given that most flights barely last 2 hours, there is less demand for more confortable business class style sea...
Jump to postThese numbers look terrible to me. 53% load factor? 49% on-time performance? Financial numbers talk about increased sales. Sales increased 62%, but what about costs? What about profits? If they were profitable they would have announced that. I highly doubt they are profitable. I also don't understa...
Jump to postWell, sure, but ABV is served by multiple European carriers (and EK, and ET, and TK) that arrive & leave at reasonable times and give you all those connections. Possibly the market exists, but the yields have got to be atrocious. It's all about the connections into CMN. With an arrival of 10:30...
Jump to postDoes Ethiopian have a reliable Star Alliance connection partner in Lome to connect Houston oil traffic to all the points needed in West Africa without making passengers head to ADD and backtrack? That is a very long detour. I think Asky works with them, but are they reliable and will American compa...
Jump to postI haven’t flown AF for a while but whatever they are planning to do, I would never choose to fly AF if there are other options available. What I think is most annoying with AF are the constant strikes, their staff (attitude and sometimes missing basic language skills in English), the same goes for ...
Jump to postDoes anyone know how’s RAM doing on it’s west and central african routes? I guess their key destinations are Dakar, Accra, Abidjan, Lagos, and Douala but They also serve other big cities such as Kinshasa, Libreville, Brazzaville, Conakry as well as Smaller destinations such as Banjul, Bissau, Coton...
Jump to postIndeed, if you are out of the Sahara with two working engines you have plenty of options to divert if necessary, so the additional risk seems minimal if the engine quits again. As others said, it was prepared to divert to Tunisia if the engine didn't restart. Much better to get to a destination whe...
Jump to postFailure of a jet engine is not a normal situation. Clearly something is wrong. You don’t know what caused it or whether there is a common problem that may cause both engines to fail. Sure, I appreciate that. But, if both of your engines are working (again), and the nearest airports are all strips i...
Jump to postEI have deep codeshare arrangements with both B6 and UA via their US hubs. Surely these will have to end in place of AA connections at LAX, ORD & MIA I'm curious about this as well. From what I understand, EI have been dragging their feet on entering the agreement, and I'd love to know why. Hop...
Jump to postOf course they wouldn't sign it as those countries are a cesspit of corruption. Openskies would eliminate under the table deals that as so vital to those in charge. That song is old! Not every decision made by developing counties are motivated by greed and corruption! Why is protectionism good in d...
Jump to postI have always wondered if ATH could have been what IST is now had OA the resources to grow and become a major international airline? It is obvious that ship has sailed. However I could see A3 using ATH to connect to the Balkans and Caucasus region to rest of their route structure using their A320 f...
Jump to postI have always wondered if ATH could have been what IST is now had OA the resources to grow and become a major international airline? It is obvious that ship has sailed. However I could see A3 using ATH to connect to the Balkans and Caucasus region to rest of their route structure using their A320 f...
Jump to postBoy aren't you the poster child of ugly American. An "ugly American" because I disagree with your assessment of LIS? You can insult me all you want, but as far as Lisbon airport goes, the Portuguese deserve better ... and are making halting steps to replace it (the "new Lisbon Airpor...
Jump to postA long boring flight from A to B maybe via C made more passable by better food, better entertainment and better service?
Jump to postIf you mean small airports in terms of pax numbers, pretty much every single African airport in Africa (NIM, OUA, BKO to name a few) are open at night to cater for flights mainly operated by RAM and TK!
Jump to postEurowings as a brand totally makes sense given that Brussels airport is the airport that serves the capital of Europe. As to operations, I thought brussels airlines was taking over some of eurowings long haul operations. Thus, who is to say that Brussels airlines current staff won’t be involved in t...
Jump to postRainerBoeing777 wrote:TC957 wrote:AMS and MUC seem to be gaps in their European network.
ET needs to add MUC and AMS in its route network!
The company had publicly stated what folks here are noting. Basically the limited capacity at EWR is too valuable to “waste” with connecting traffic when you are at the greatest O&D market on Earth to start with. IAD will have the flow traffic shift toward it. This will be less ideal in some ca...
Jump to postThis flight works well for African traffic as well.
In terms of new flights: I could see Guangzhou working, maybe with a stop in Hong-Kong. This could target the west Africa - China traffic. If ET and KQ manage to make it work no reason RAM cannot!
All, Has anyone noticed how aircraft have become so much better in terms of general cabin temperature? Over the past month, i have flown an OS 767 in business class. Well guess what I was cold and felt that the AC was spitting cold air in my face. On the way back, I flew a LH A380 in premium economy...
Jump to postMainly because it's in Belgium.... What's your point? Belgium is small, has very little economic power and the only thing Brussels has going for itself is the EU apparatchiks who live there, which does not translate into a lot of transatlantic passenger traffic, especially to destinations without p...
Jump to postBA and SN have a duopoly on the BRU-LHR route but other than that there is no air service BRU-LON. BRU (and CRL for that matter) are not served from LGW, STN, LTN, etc. You'd think U2 would fly LGW - BRU or FR would STN - CRL but nothing. In comparison, U2 flies from LGW, STN, LTN and SEN to AMS bu...
Jump to postThis makes sense. We can't compare today's Africa with that from ten years ago. Most countries are actually, for the first time, forming a middle class which can afford to travel either for leisure or for business. Flights in Africa are no longer there just for the diaspora, there is also a lot mor...
Jump to postThis makes sense. We can't compare today's Africa with that from ten years ago. Most countries are actually, for the first time, forming a middle class which can afford to travel either for leisure or for business. Flights in Africa are no longer there just for the diaspora, there is also a lot mor...
Jump to postThe point isnt building in mountains. It is to point out the size of Germany. Pack 85 million people into Montana and rail becomes much more economically feasible. California isnt even a good candidate for HSR. At least where they are building it. Their population density is about 40ish% of Germany...
Jump to postHSR is not concerned with population along the route as it doesn’t stop often. That’s what pisses off so many people living along HSR routes: they don’t get any benefits out of it! HSR cares very much about people along the route. It is just a trade off between adding extra stops as to serve more p...
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