capetown wrote:
Left my office in Diegem and made a short detour to BRU at 2 p.m. (but did not get out of my car as there was quite heavy snow). Have seen the FB, SU, BG, KU (parked at the satellite to the right of the main terminal), and the AA near Abelag. No idea where the real beauties were hiding though (Arik Air A340 and the Kingfisher A330).
capetown wrote:
Left my office in Diegem and made a short detour to BRU at 2 p.m. (but did not get out of my car as there was quite heavy snow). Have seen the FB, SU, BG, KU (parked at the satellite to the right of the main terminal), and the AA near Abelag. No idea where the real beauties were hiding though (Arik Air A340 and the Kingfisher A330).
Normally??? Are you in Hawai, or in Patagonia? Take a look out of your window, otherwise, and with any common sense you will see no airport can be operating normally in this kind of weather. As an alternative, you could consult some news/information services. If even Heathrow is completely unavailable, Zaventem can not be expected to operate "normally". Actually, what can be taken as "normal" under these circumstances? Every single flight that manages to somehow operate now is a resounding success for all involved - flight deck crew, ATC operators, meteo staff, ground handling, and many many more.
Tweet from Brussels Airport one minute ago: Brussels Airport is still open. Please check the flight info on our website for more details about your flight.
A great thumbs up for the staff of airlines, handling and airport operating at BRU.
If it can help:
Some ex-colleagues who were scheduled to travel long-haul via LHR asked me to find accommodation for them.
I didn't find rooms in Brussels but there were hotel rooms available in Antwerp and in Gent for tonight and tomorrow.
Antwerp can be reached easily using the Airport Express bus departing from the underground of the airport or by train, Gent by train via Brussels North station.
Flights will be authorised from Brussels Airport during the night from 19 to 20 December, in order to evacuate the hundreds of passengers still stuck in te terminal and the neighbouring hotels, says State Secretary of Mobility Etienne Schouppe.
Meanwhile the Korean 747 left to ... Madrid as KE 907 !
