Cityjet cuts all flights to London City, except Dublin

From Winter 2017/2018 Cityjet will discontinue all of its flights to London City, except the flight to Dublin. A Belgian twitter user noticed it when trying to book a flight between Antwerp and London City. Looks like Cityjet is more and more turning into a ACMI airline. http://www.luchtzak.be/airli...

Re: Ryanair Summer 2018 Routes News & Base Openings

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary comments on its future, Brexit, easyJet, Norwegian and bankrupt Air Berlin and Alitalia http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/ryanair/ceo-michael-oleary-comments-on-its-future-brexit-easyjet-norwegian-bankrupt-air-berlin-alitalia/ Note: MOL commented on Norwegian' financial sta...

Video of aircraft near waterspouts on approach to Sochi

Re: Cathay Pacific multiple "beer related" new destinations imminent

This is an exiting topic to follow Hoping for Brussels!

Re: TXL Current Holding and Diversions

Anyone know what's going on here? The weather is clear and no strikes currently http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BER8413 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BER8297 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BER6422 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BER6596/history/20170829/1720Z/EDDF/EDDT http://www.luc...

Re: Delta Air Lines will stop flights between the United States and Russia in early September

LAXintl wrote:

Its regular seasonal suspension.

Was posted in OAG threads many moons ago.

Delta Air Lines will seasonally stop flights between the United States and Russia in early September

Delta Air Lines will stop flights between the United States and Russia in early September, Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) and the airline’s country manager told TASS on Thursday. The airline… http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/delta-air-lines/will-stop-flights-between-the-united-states-and-ru...

Re: Air Caraïbes new Airbus A350-900 stuck on the right side of the runway at PTP

Wildcat strike at Brussels Airport, Swissport ground handling

Strange nobody mentioned it in this forum: there has been a major wildcat strike of ground handler loaders of Swissport at Brussels Airport. 200 flights and 10,000 passengers affected. Negotiations are ongoing! http://www.luchtzak.be/ground-handling/swissport/spontaneous-strike-baggage-handlers-brus...

Re: Air Caraïbes new Airbus A350-900 stuck on the right side of the runway at PTP

Air Caraïbes new Airbus A350-900 stuck on the right side of the runway at PTP

An Airbus A350-900 (F-HNET) from Air Caraïbes got stuck on the right side of the runway during a very windy approach at Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport, Guadeloupe. That's a brand new aircraft ! http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/air-caraibes/airbus-a350-blocks-pointe-a-pitre-airport-after-wind-sh...

Alitalia mixes up coffins, sends to Paris one that should have gone to Brussels, and vice-versa

Not only financial woes for Alitalia. Belgian television channel RTL-TVI today broadcasted the testimony of a Liégeoise who lost her ex-husband, who died in Italy last May. In addition to the immense grief, she had to manage the fiasco that surrounded the repatriation of the coffin. Alitalia mixes u...

In 2019, Ryanair will introduce new Zodiac seats, improving legroom

Ryanair celebrated its 1 billionth passenger since 1985 today! Ryanair also announced it had chosen Zodiac to provide new slimline seats on its Boeing 737 MAX “Gamechanger” aircraft, which deliver in Spring 2019, and which have more space (more legroom and overhead lockers) due to Boeing’s redesign ...

Re: Boeing Test/Publicity Flight (BOE4/787-8) Over US Now.

Re: Brussels Airlines getting a 5th Belgian Icon livery

After the four special in-house designed A320 liveries, Brussels Airlines wants the public to help design a fifth. http://www.brusselsairlines.com/en-uk/misc/livery_2018.aspx On 1 April a 5th livery was "temporarily" announced :lol: http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels...

Re: "You can't do this to us" TS Pax call 911 after being trapped on diverted flights

The press statements of Air Transat and Ottawa airport are completely different, the airline states that the airport was unable to give the flight crew the green light to deplane or to refill the airplane’s empty drinking water reservoir. While the airport later announced that the Airport Authority ...

Re: Ryanair cancels flight and lets passengers find an alternative by themselves

Ryanair at it again! Letting passengers dry out in a hot aircraft without air conditioning and this for many hours! They offered water to some passengers, most of them had to pay for it! http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/ryanair/aircraft-charleroi-stuck-rome-ciampino-no-air-conditioning-cabin-temperat...

Rome FCO baggage handlers caught stealing on camera

This week the Italian Guardia di Finanza (Fiscal and Customs Police) arrested two Rome Fiumicino airport employees for taking smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices from Lost and Found and unclaimed luggages. The Guardia di Finanza released a video footage from security cameras. http://ww...

Re: Brussels Airlines to become Eurowings (-like)?

The integration has started, so it seems! Eurowings takes over 4 Brussels Airlines flights, even the so-wanted Lufthansa business class option has been dropped on these flights. Eurowings to operate some Brussels Airlines flights from Berlin Tegel, without business class But what's the difference b...

Re: Brussels Airlines to become Eurowings (-like)?

The integration has started, so it seems!

Eurowings takes over 4 Brussels Airlines flights, even the so-wanted Lufthansa business class option has been dropped on these flights.

Eurowings to operate some Brussels Airlines flights from Berlin Tegel, without business class

20-year old arrested in Israel for filming planes landing at Sde Dov Airport (with a drone)

Niv Stobenzki, a 20-year-old man has been arrested in Israel after flying a Mavic Pro drone near Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv – close to where aeroplanes were attempting to land on the runway – and then bragging about it on social media “filming air planes from about 90 Ft distance from the drone”. h...

Ryanair cancels flight and lets passengers find an alternative by themselves

180 passengers had a very bad surprise on Monday 24 July afternoon. Their flight FR4567 back to Brussels South Charleroi (CRL) from Figari, Corsica (FSC) was cancelled. The incoming flight FR4566 Charleroi-Figari had been diverted to Bastia (BIA) because of a forest fire. And instead of finding an a...

Re: easyJet pick Austria for the new AOC

Tomorrowland - Boom has started again, OO-SFW in special decals

Tomorrowland has started again, thousands of young people are flying to Belgium, on board Brussels Airlines. Most of the flights have DJ sets on board, one of the special flights was this A330 from Frankfurt to Brussels, a full report: http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airline...

Re: ZDC (Wash, DC) Center evacuated for fire?

Local fire officials directed the FAA to evacuate the Washington Center in Leesburg, VA at about 6:00 PM after fumes from construction work permeated the control room. The center handles high altitude flights over the area. The facility stopped accepting new flights and handed off airborne flights ...

2 UK pilots detained for smuggling 14 Albanian people

Dutch police officers and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee have prevented the smuggling of 11 Albanian adults and 3 young children between Belgium and England. According to a police statement its the first time in the Netherlands that an aircraft is used in an attempt to smuggle people. Earlier th...

Re: DL releases anti-ME3 video

Re: BA applies to use Qatari aircraft to cover strike

And they are flying! A7-AFA to Brussels.