Lowcost company Germanwings to Zaventem

De Duitse lagekostenmaatschappij Germanwings vliegt binnenkort op Brussels Airport. Dat blijkt uit een persuitnodiging van de dochter van Lufthansa, verspreid door Brussels Airport.

Germanwings zegt niet vanaf welke datum de vluchten tussen Brussel en hub Stuttgart starten, maar op de website van de maatschappij kan je vluchten tussen Brussel en Stuttgart boeken vanaf zondag 20 mei. Via Stuttgart heeft de reiziger toegang tot het hele netwerk van Germanwings.
Germanwings is een dochter van Lufthansa, aandeelhouder van Brussels Airlines.Bron hln.be

La compagnie allemande à bas coûts Germanwings sera bientôt au Brussels Airport, ressort-il d'une invitation à la presse de cette filiale de Lufthansa.

Germanwings ne dit pas encore à partir de quelle date elle reliera Bruxelles à son hub de Stuttgart, mais sur son site internet, des réservations entre ces deux destinations ne sont possibles qu'à partir du dimanche 20 mai. A Stuttgart, le voyageur aura accès à l'ensemble du réseau de Germanwings. Germanwings est une filiale de Lufthansa, actionnaire de Brussels Airlines. Source http://www.7sur7.be

Is Uplace at Machelen a threat to aviation?

Controversial development plans for a shopping centre cum cinema complex at Machelen outside Brussels are meeting opposition from a new quarter. Belgium's aviation authorities have now warned that a planned tower could pose a danger to aviation.

The Flemish authorities have already issued a building permit for Uplace, but have failed to consult the aviation authorities the Federal Government now warns. After complaints from local retailers the development that includes a 90 metre high tower is now also causing worries in aviation circles. Belgium's Aviation Directorate General believes that the tower could pose a danger to aviation. If built the tower would probably necessitate a rerouting of flight routes to and from Brussels Airport.

Belgian Transport Secretary Melchior Wathelet (Francophone Christian democrat) has voiced the concerns in a letter to Flemish Planning Minister Philippe Muyters (nationalist), but he insists that the aviation authorities had sufficient time to look at the plans.

Uplace still requires an environmental licence.

Source: flandersnews.be