Air Belgium to launch first service April 16
New Belgian airline, Air Belgium, will begin ticket sales April 3 for flights set to launch April 16. Initial flights will serve Hong Kong from the carrier’s base at Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Later Air Belgium will fly to mainland China. Air Belgium is 49.995% owned by a company called Aviation Investment Holding NV., which is likely held by Chinese and Russian interests previously known to be involved in the project. Other major investors are Belgian national and regional govt companies. The carrier has been set up with investment from China’s largest travel agency, UTour, which expects to feed it with passengers, according to an industry source in China familiar with the business plan. Other non-Belgian partners include Russian interests, the source said. <br/>
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Air Belgium to launch first service April 16
New Belgian airline, Air Belgium, will begin ticket sales April 3 for flights set to launch April 16. Initial flights will serve Hong Kong from the carrier’s base at Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Later Air Belgium will fly to mainland China. Air Belgium is 49.995% owned by a company called Aviation Investment Holding NV., which is likely held by Chinese and Russian interests previously known to be involved in the project. Other major investors are Belgian national and regional govt companies. The carrier has been set up with investment from China’s largest travel agency, UTour, which expects to feed it with passengers, according to an industry source in China familiar with the business plan. Other non-Belgian partners include Russian interests, the source said. <br/>
