Thomas Cook Belgium plans to book most of its flights with Brussels Airlines.
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium’s 160 pilots and cabin crew, all flight slots, and two planes are expected to move to Brussels Airlines when the deal is done. Travel in this leading crew of Brussels airline after Booking Brussels Cheap flights Tickets Online.
Thomas Cook Belgium and Brussels Airlines announced today that they want to expand their current partnership. This will make Brussels Airlines Thomas Cook Belgium’s main carrier. Under the plan, most of Thomas Cook’s customers will be flown by Brussels Airlines, which will offer them a wider range of destinations, flights, and departure days. If the deal goes through, Brussels Airlines will take over the operations of Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium (TCAB), which serves the Belgian market and is owned by Thomas Cook.
If the deal goes through, Brussels Airlines will get all 160 pilots and cabin crew, all flight slots, and two planes from TCAB. The remaining three planes of TCAB will be used by other parts of the Thomas Cook Group, and 40 ground staff jobs at TCAB will be cut. With the help of TCAB’s workers’ council, a process of collective consultation has begun, and TCAB is committed to working with them to find a good solution. Because of this new agreement, Thomas Cook Belgium will no longer use TCAB flights starting in November 2017.
The proposal builds on the 15 years of good work between Thomas Cook Belgium and Brussels Airlines. It will give both companies more room to grow and help them manage their planes and employees more efficiently and effectively.
The two companies will work together over the next three years to see if they can start new long-distance flights to sun and beach destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. This will give Belgian customers more options for departure days and more flights.
Jan Dekeyser, the head of Thomas Cook Belgium, said, “Today’s announcement is great news for Belgian travelers. By keeping our successful partnership with Brussels Airlines, Thomas Cook Belgium will be able to offer customers from Neckermann, Thomas Cook, and Pegase 20% more flights to some of the most popular sun and beach destinations. We will work with Brussels Airlines across all of our brands to offer a customised travel experience and create the most appealing vacation package for Belgian customers. Our extended partnership fits with the strategy of Thomas Cook Group, which is to get closer to certain third parties who can help us grow in a profitable way.
The CEO of Brussels Airlines, Bernard Gustin, said, “The combination of Brussels Airlines’ network and expertise with Thomas Cook’s holiday business will make Brussels Airlines’ service to customers even better. At the end of the project, Brussels Airlines will have 51 sun and beach destinations. Cape Verde, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Egypt will be added as brand-new destinations. We are very optimistic about the chances for more growth as we grow our business, which is good for both our customers and the Belgian economy.
Thomas Cook Belgium (TCB), which has brands like Neckermann, Thomas Cook, and Pegase, is one of the companies that sets trends in the Belgian tourism industry. Every year, it helps more than a million people get the vacations they’ve always wanted. More than 750 people work at TCB to make sure that these guests’ vacations go well. TCB is a part of Thomas Cook Group plc, which is one of the biggest leisure travel companies in the world. In the year that ended on September 30, 2016, the company made £7.8 billion in sales. Thomas Cook has 22,000 employees and works in 16 source markets. In all of its core markets, it is either the number one or number two company in terms of revenue. The London Stock Exchange has Thomas Cook Group plc shares for sale.
