Originally Posted by
OSTpax
I personal would rather see a LCC on this route as VLM isn't that cheap.
Antwerp and Ostend have a different type of pax, business vs leisure.
Leisure pax would rather use coaches, cars and trains to visit Brughes if a ticket is too expensive.
Some of you will know that Bruges / Brugge is one of those near continent tourist hotspots that the Brits tend to love. If you live in the SE of England - easy - jump on a ferry to Zeebrugge, If you live in our part of Britain...it's quicker to go somewhere a lot further away. This part of Belgium is remarkably difficult to get to considering its relative proximity.
Last time I went it was a fight to BRU and a train from the airport station - a good old journey and not exactly cheap either. Ostend is so much closer but I agree with the above - VLM probably do not have the business model for success on this route.
Easyjet and RYR? Probably too much plane.
FlyBe? maybe their kind of route but still not convinced.
Anyway good luck to it.
ANR - VLM have failed on this in the past - nothing to suggest history won't repeat itself.