3 June is a red-letter day for Air Belgium: the new Belgian airline has operated its first flight between Brussels-Charleroi and Hong Kong. For the time being, the carrier is only operating two weekly flights between the two airports, but it is already planning to ramp up quickly: Air Belgium's roadmap calls for three flights a week in July, then four in October.
" Now that all the lights are green, we can't wait to welcome our first passengers between Brussels Charleroi and Hong Kong airports. "Air Belgium CEO Niky Terzakis said ahead of the inaugural flight. This impatience can be explained in particular by the regulatory problems encountered by the airline. After lengthy negotiations, Air Belgium has finally obtained overflight rights over Russian airspace.
Connecting the Belgian capital to Hong Kong represents a major step forward for the company, his ambitions don't stop there : " We are preparing to launch the first routes to mainland China in the next few months. "revealed Niky Terzakis.
