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Air Belgium plans to launch Charleroi-Hong Kong A340 flights from March
February 9th 2018
It looks like market re-entrant, Air Belgium, could beat Cathay Pacific Airways in launching the first nonstop route between Brussels and Hong Kong. Read More »
Air Belgium will resume operations at “the end of March” with a nonstop service between Brussels’ Charleroi airport low-cost carrier hub and Hong Kong.
The airline is promoting itself as a full-service carrier and is selling lie-flat business class, premium economy and economy class seats on four A340-300s previously in service with Finnair.
The airline is working with Charleroi’s management team to create a differentiated, “premium” customer experience, it said.
“The airport will be changing its infrastructure in such a way that will welcome Air Belgium and its fleet of four A340-300 airplanes, with gradual deliveries starting from this month. The airport will be pulling out all stops to welcome every passenger in optimal circumstances,” it has said in a statement.
“A premium terminal will be created at the current Terminal Sud Executive Aviation Terminal to meet the needs of business and premium class travellers,” the airport said, and added passengers would “be on the plane within twenty minutes” from parking their cars. Construction of the terminal will begin in May and take approximately a year to be completed.
Cathay Pacific Airways will start four times a week A350-900 flights between Brussels’ main airport in Zaventem and Hong Kong from March 25.
