AA ceases flights [all activity?] in Belgium 06 Nov 2012!
Aug 14, 2012, 7:10 pm
#46
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AA used to have their EU Affairs Office (Gov't Relations) in BRU with about a half dozen staff I believe -- they also had an in-town office - no idea if it was closed. I wonder if the EU staff - if they are still in fact based there are part of the 33 or over and above it.
Aug 14, 2012, 7:11 pm
#47
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I'd agree with that right there because the higher your fixed costs are the more revenue you need to cover your costs and obviously it didn't work out. With that being said I wouldn't be stunned if they are back in BRU in a few years.
Aug 14, 2012, 8:05 pm
#48
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This really is surprising. BRU, as the seat of so much governmental and associated work, always appeared to be one of the better-yielding cities in Europe from the US.
UA added ORD-BRU last year and even up-gauged EWR-BRU to a PMUA 777 (presumably to offer first class). IAD-BRU has been permanently (for what that word is worth) up-gauged to a three-class 777 as well.
DL is still double-daily from the US on wide-bodies and SN just opened BRU-JFK on the A330.
It baffles me that AA can't make it work.
UA added ORD-BRU last year and even up-gauged EWR-BRU to a PMUA 777 (presumably to offer first class). IAD-BRU has been permanently (for what that word is worth) up-gauged to a three-class 777 as well.
DL is still double-daily from the US on wide-bodies and SN just opened BRU-JFK on the A330.
It baffles me that AA can't make it work.
Aug 14, 2012, 8:12 pm
#49
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This really is surprising. BRU, as the seat of so much governmental and associated work, always appeared to be one of the better-yielding cities in Europe from the US.
UA added ORD-BRU last year and even up-gauged EWR-BRU to a PMUA 777 (presumably to offer first class). IAD-BRU has been permanently (for what that word is worth) up-gauged to a three-class 777 as well.
DL is still double-daily from the US on wide-bodies and SN just opened BRU-JFK on the A330.
It baffles me that AA can't make it work.
UA added ORD-BRU last year and even up-gauged EWR-BRU to a PMUA 777 (presumably to offer first class). IAD-BRU has been permanently (for what that word is worth) up-gauged to a three-class 777 as well.
DL is still double-daily from the US on wide-bodies and SN just opened BRU-JFK on the A330.
It baffles me that AA can't make it work.
Also I think AA lost InBev/AB to *A around the time AA discontinued ORD-BRU (a natural connector from STL).
Aug 14, 2012, 8:14 pm
#50
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This is horrible 
When I lived in France, I used to fly into BRU in order avoid CDG... I cannot believe they are stopping operations in Belgium!
When I lived in France, I used to fly into BRU in order avoid CDG... I cannot believe they are stopping operations in Belgium!
Aug 14, 2012, 8:17 pm
#51
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you clearly didnt read my post, #44
This really is surprising. BRU, as the seat of so much governmental and associated work, always appeared to be one of the better-yielding cities in Europe from the US.
UA added ORD-BRU last year and even up-gauged EWR-BRU to a PMUA 777 (presumably to offer first class). IAD-BRU has been permanently (for what that word is worth) up-gauged to a three-class 777 as well.
DL is still double-daily from the US on wide-bodies and SN just opened BRU-JFK on the A330.
It baffles me that AA can't make it work.
UA added ORD-BRU last year and even up-gauged EWR-BRU to a PMUA 777 (presumably to offer first class). IAD-BRU has been permanently (for what that word is worth) up-gauged to a three-class 777 as well.
DL is still double-daily from the US on wide-bodies and SN just opened BRU-JFK on the A330.
It baffles me that AA can't make it work.
Aug 14, 2012, 8:23 pm
#52
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No need for you to have accepted UA -- you could have insisted on staying on One World -- connecting in LHR or MAD. But, now that you are on UA be sure to collect both from UA for the flight you are taking and AA for the flights that you were booked on, but involuntarily aren't taking.
Aug 14, 2012, 8:28 pm
#53
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Good grief! I didn't know this. Haven't been to London in too long, but going shortly. How am I to get out of London? Guess I will have to go surface to Ireland or the continent. No way am I going to allow people to either x-ray or microwave me. I'd have no problem going textile free through screening, but to subject one's body to those waves is pointless.
Aug 14, 2012, 8:35 pm
#54
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I don't think this is the end of the world for BRU. My speculation is that part of the retraction is the more limited number of aircraft AA will have till it starts taking deliveries of some more newer planes.
If AA can junk additional high cost planes at the temporary cost of reducing some flight schedules it will only help them reduce their operating costs.
If AA can junk additional high cost planes at the temporary cost of reducing some flight schedules it will only help them reduce their operating costs.
Aug 14, 2012, 8:45 pm
#55
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Darn. I currently have a reservation on hold for ATL-MIA-JFK-BRU-JFK-MIA-ATL for Oct 28 to Nov 8...am I screwed? This route is also part of my PLT challenge. The only other alternative I found is through MAD...should I request the change now or let AA take care of it? I don't want to drop below the 10K required for the challenge.
Aug 14, 2012, 9:10 pm
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Darn. I currently have a reservation on hold for ATL-MIA-JFK-BRU-JFK-MIA-ATL for Oct 28 to Nov 8...am I screwed? This route is also part of my PLT challenge. The only other alternative I found is through MAD...should I request the change now or let AA take care of it? I don't want to drop below the 10K required for the challenge.
Aug 14, 2012, 10:43 pm
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Aug 15, 2012, 3:23 am
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Aug 15, 2012, 4:12 am
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