I was flown to Ostend at the tender age of ten on a Laker BAC 111-300 from and to Manchester many moons ago by parents and sibling sister
Stayed in Blankenberge great holiday was had in the dunes kite flying and hot chocolate drinking less so (at the time couldn’t appreciate the importance) at Ypre and Waterloo through
Arrowsmith offered this in the inclusive tour programme back then
UK visiters these days arrive in the area by car and coach however from the northwest in particular because of the time it takes by ground transport there may be a market for occasional packages from the likes of Jet2 selling similar Beach Bruge Brussels Waterloo and Ypre combinations
Harry- Manchester-to/from Antwerp was a business route operated by various airlines over thirty years catering for dimond jewellery and leather traders in both cities by their shared Jewish diaspora
It may return at some point with fares well above basement levels although many now fly to Amsterdam and get the Thalys down to Antwerp in just the over an hour and these high speed trains of France Belgium and the Netherlands have changed the dynamics of the region
Although there are four airports in Belgium neighbouring Amsterdam Rotterdam Charles De Gaulle Düsseldorf Lille Luxembourg and Frankfurt all take away some not insignificant traffic