by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 2, 2016 | Brussels, Featured, Passenger Experience |
Starting this month, Brussels has radically expanded their in-flight dining options for flights operated within Europe.
In association with Belgian food company ‘Foodmaker’, Brussels will now offer passengers a wide variety of options that are quite unconventional as far as airline food is concerned.
For passengers flying under Flex&Fast fares, they’ll be treated to complimentary warm meals for flights over 2 hours long. For passengers flying on ‘Light&Relax’ fares, they will have a large menu of options to choose from, at reasonable prices.
The menu options include creative beverages, pastries, salads, wraps, and sandwiches…..all made with a focus on fresh and healthy ingredients sourced from local Belgian suppliers.
I’ve attached the menu in place between June and August (Click on the link to open the PDF):
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by Lufthansa Flyer | May 30, 2016 | Featured, Lufthansa, Passenger Experience |
More details have come out on the heels of LH’s announcement on Saturday that it was suspending service to Venezuela next month.
According to LH sources, it appears that Maduro & Co. (the ‘government’ running VZ) owe Lufthansa over $100 million.
The problem with how the Venezuelans want to conduct business is the fact that LH has to charge in Venezuela’s local currency, the Bolivar, when collecting fares. The problem with it is that Venezuela’s currency policy makes it nearly impossible for a company to repatriate revenue. In this case, LH is stuck with holding Bolivars as the Bolivar market collapses and inflation is forecast to reach upward of 500-600% this year.
In essence this makes the Bolivar worth less than the ‘Kleenex’ that you carry in your bag. LH has no way to convert the money to Dollars or Euros in order to salvage what remains of their capital in Venezuela.
It’s because of this plummeting valuation that LH was forced to suspend service since the Bolivars have in essence become worthless. So much so that I expect LH to write off the $100 million and walk away from the disaster brought upon their balance sheet by Venezuela.
by Lufthansa Flyer | May 24, 2016 | Brussels, Featured, Lounges, Passenger Experience |
Brussels Airlines has opened a newly refreshed Lounge in Terminal B in Brussels.
The new lounge, dubbed ‘The Suite’ offers passengers of Brussels and other Star Alliance member airlines twice as much space as the previous edition of the Terminal B Lounge, with room for up to 160 passengers. The lounge also draws inspiration from ‘The Loft’, the lounge that ‘SN’ opened in Terminal A back in 2014. Passengers can enjoy Quiet Rest Areas, a variety of Food Stations, Business Areas as well as a dedicated Reading Area. For more details, visit Brussels’ dedicated webpage for the new lounge.
The lounge will serve Non-Schengen departures to the United States, Africa, Russia, and the UK among others. It will be open from 5:00a to 10:15 daily, and is located at the end of the ‘Lounge Corridor’ in Terminal B.
Here is a look at the new lounge (All photos courtesy of Brussels Airlines):
