Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium)
Encyclopedia
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium is an airline
based in Belgium
, operating holiday charter flights to the Mediterranean out of Brussels Airport
and - to a lesser extent - Liège Airport
and Ostend-Bruges International Airport
. The company also offers aircraft lease services.
to serve the Belgian holiday market, and started operations on 13 March 2002. Until January 2004, flight tickets could only be purchased via travel agencies as part of package tours; since then individual seat reservations are possible. The airline has several sister companies, all of which have a joint fleet management: Thomas Cook Airlines
, Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia and Condor.
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Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, operating holiday charter flights to the Mediterranean out of Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport is an international airport northeast of Brussels, Belgium. The airport is partially in Zaventem and partially in the Diegem area of Machelen, both located in the Flemish Region of Belgium.Brussels Airport currently consists of 54 contact gates, and a total of 109 gates...
and - to a lesser extent - Liège Airport
Liège Airport
Liège Airport , also called Liège-Bierset, is an important cargo airport in Belgium. It was at the end of 2009 the 8th biggest cargo airport in Europe...
and Ostend-Bruges International Airport
Ostend-Bruges International Airport
Ostend-Bruges International Airport is located in Ostend, Belgium, near the coast and about 25 km from the city centre of Bruges. Although an important proportion of the activities focuses on freight transport, it is increasingly used for passenger flights, mainly charter and holiday flights...
. The company also offers aircraft lease services.
History
The airline was established on 12 December 2001 by Thomas Cook GroupThomas Cook Group
Thomas Cook Group plc is a travel company created on 19 June, 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG and MyTravel Group plc. At flotation on the London Stock Exchange 52% of the shares in the new company were held by the German mail order and department store corporation Arcandor and 48% owned by...
to serve the Belgian holiday market, and started operations on 13 March 2002. Until January 2004, flight tickets could only be purchased via travel agencies as part of package tours; since then individual seat reservations are possible. The airline has several sister companies, all of which have a joint fleet management: Thomas Cook Airlines
Thomas Cook Airlines
Thomas Cook Airlines is a British charter airline based in Manchester, England. It serves main holiday resorts worldwide, from its main bases at Manchester and Gatwick.The airline also operates services from nine other bases in the United Kingdom....
, Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia and Condor.
Fleet
As of December 2010, the Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium fleet consists of 7 Airbus A320-200 aircraft with an average age of 11.9 years, which are all equipped with 180 passenger seats in an all-economy classEconomy class
__FORCETOC__Economy class, also called coach class , steerage, or standard class, is the lowest class of seating in air travel, rail travel, and sometimes ferry or maritime travel....
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