Also: 'reisbureaux'

Vintage poster (year unknown), advertising 'NS KLM spoor-vliegtuig billetten' (integrated rail-air tickets). 'Van elk station naar elke vlieghaven in Europa' (From any station to any airport in Europe)

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De São Paulo à l’Europe du Nord : comment LATAM s’appuie sur Bruxelles pour étendre son réseau  | Air Journal La compagnie sud-américaine LATAM Airlines tisse un pont renforcé entre le Brésil et l’Europe en scellant un accord de partage de codes avec Brussels

LATAM Airlines Brasil a annoncé la signature d’un accord de partage de codes avec Brussels Airlines, compagnie membre du Lufthansa Group, afin d’élargir les possibilités de correspondances entre le Brésil et l’Europe via l’aéroport de Bruxelles (BRU).

Zomervluchten in de solden terwijl oliemarkt brandt Terwijl de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten de wereldwijde oliebevoorrading verstoort, komt stilaan de zomervakantie in zicht. Wie met het vliegtuig op reis gaat, heeft zich misschien al neergelegd bij hog...

(Giftlink) Het is ongetwijfeld stilte voor de storm, maar ondanks de groeiende onrust over kerosinetekorten laat alvast Ryanair zijn prijzen nog niet unisono stijgen. Integendeel dus... Met dank aan de, euh, handige API van onze Ierse vrienden.

Niet de prijs, maar de beschikbaarheid van kerosine maakt de luchtvaart nerveus Luchtvaartmaatschappijen maken zich steeds meer zorgen over een dreigend tekort aan kerosine. 'Het voelt een beetje als de eerste dagen van corona: het kon een storm in een glas water zijn, maar ook een pandemie worden.'

Niet de prijs, maar de beschikbaarheid van kerosine maakt de luchtvaart nerveus

Headline op Tijd.be: "Er komt iets in beweging in Duitsland"

Een ICE? EIndelijk?

Oostenrijk dreigt verkoop MediaMarkt aan Chinezen te blokkeren De Oostenrijkse overheid zet vraagtekens bij de overname van MediaMarkt-moeder Ceconomy door de Chinese groep JD.com.

Oostenrijk dreigt verkoop MediaMarkt aan Chinezen te blokkeren

Bought some cleaning tablets for my coffee machine, a 10€ transaction. Guy at the check out immediately asked for my e-mail and found me 'quite rude' for saying 'no thanks'. Next up: how come there are so many phishing attempts and it's so hard to tell them apart from genuine messages? I do wonder 🙄

Air Alderney eyes up to ten Islanders Air Alderney (London Biggin Hill) has asked the local government to grant it a ground handling licence, which would enable it to deploy up to ten BN-2...

How exactly does it take *nine* aircraft to serve 3 destinations - none any farther away then 34 miles - from an island that has about 2.200 inhabitants? #AvGeek

Ford says province will declare Billy Bishop Airport 'special economic zone' as it looks to expand for jets | CBC News Premier Doug Ford says his government plans to give Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport special designation that would allow the province to bypass municipal and provincial laws as it pushes to expand the ...

Premier Doug Ford says his government plans to give Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport special designation that would allow the province to bypass municipal and provincial laws as it pushes to expand the runway downtown.

Screenshot from Loganair showing prices for the Glasgow to Barra flights of at least 155 £, up to 173 £

What happened to the prices of the Barra flights? It's been a while since I looked at this route, but I don't remember them being THIS high. And I didn't cherry pick a specific day either, it's these kind of prices on every single day of the next few months. #AvGeek

AI-rush doorbreekt jarenlange prijsdaling laptops Wie aankijkt tegen een trage pc, een hijgende laptop of een tablet die elke update weigert, kan maar beter de kat uit de boom kijken. Stijgende chipprijzen maken computers en andere gadgets stilaan peperduur, na jaren van dalende prijzen.

AI-rush doorbreekt jarenlange prijsdaling laptops

Jargon-lovers are worse at their jobs, say boffins : Cornell Uni researchers pivot to pluck low-hanging fruit to optimize bandwidth

"Researchers from Cornell University have developed what they call "the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale," a tool designed to measure how impressed people are by business school-style jargon that sounds strategic but says very little."

Mysterieuze boodschap op radio sinds bombardementen op Iran: "Niemand begrijpt het" | VRT NWS Nieuws Sinds 28 februari, toen de bombardementen op Iran begonnen, zendt een onbekende kortegolfzender een mysterieuze boodschap uit in het Farsi, de officiële taal van het land. De uitzending begint telkens...

Fijn stuk, en absoluut accuraat - ondanks de nogal ingewikkelde en obscure materie. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

Pretty sure I just picked up IRIB Radio from Iran, on a small portable radio in my living room. Just like that. Analogue technology is still really cool. 📻

The English roads at risk of being underwater [FREE TO READ] FT analysis reveals large swaths of vital infrastructure are vulnerable to flooding

This was such an amazing project to work on, it really pushed me to the limits of what I can do with mapping tools

Most chatbots will help plan school shootings: Study : I see you're trying to kill children. Would you like some help with that?

"You might expect a bot to have guardrails that prevent it from helping you plan a crime, but your expectations might be too high."

Ford says province will take over Billy Bishop airport | CBC News The province will be taking over control of Billy Bishop airport on Toronto Island, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday.

The premier [of Ontario] says he would like to expand the airport's runway, including jet flights...

De Interrail-passen staan weer op 15 procent korting (voor reizen binnen dit en elf maanden). Doe er je voordeel mee! (En als je vragen hebt over hoe dat werkt, dan is reisbureau Gatzios beschikbaar.)

They obviously might, but I believe that info is there because when booking, you ultimately 'talk' to the same reservation system as used by their regular site. So it serves an internal purpose at least to have the exact train listed.

Of course, just looking at the prices on their site would give you a good indication as well. The 07:56 and 17:56 departures must have the lightest loads.

Screenshot from the 'snap.eurostar.com' site showing the time blocks as '07:56 - 14:00' and '14:00 to 20:56'

Part of the API response showing the exact timings: departing Brussels at 07:56, arriving London at 08:57

Another part of the API response showing the planned train for the later timeslot.

Essentially, they make you pick one of two VERY broad time blocks - up to 7 hours. But surely, they'll put you on whatever train has the most empty seats and set the fare based on the number of unsold seats? And yes, it turns out that their API shows the exact train already 😂 (2/2)

I've been looking into Eurostar's 'Snap' site that lets you book last minute train tickets at a somewhat decent discount. As it goes with these kind of schemes, you have to be very flexible. But not quite as flexible as they make you believe. (1/2)

As Carney seeks strengthened global alliances, is it time Canada join the EU? | CBC News New polling shows just under half of Canadians support the idea of joining the European Union, but experts say there is a steep price of admission. CBC's The House spoke to experts and former official...

Hey Canada, you're always welcome! 🇨🇦 🇪🇺

Het was denk ik van de pandemie geleden dat we nog eens iets met de 'Popular Times' data van Google gedaan hadden, maar het was er de week wel voor 😎 De tekst is van @thomasroelens.bsky.social, de data en het gepruts van yours truly.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, there are big price differences between Train + Flight itineraries and that same route without the first and last legs. This, for example, is Cologne-Kinshasa vs Brussels-Kinshasa. (But 5h14 between plane and train? Ouch)

I know, from experience, what you mean 😎 But really, any 'attempt' is welcome at BRU. Also, if Brussels Airlines is selling tickets for Cologne-BRU-XXX, at least they 'believe' it's going to be somewhat OK? 🤞

Schedule for this new connection showing a departure in Cologne at 06:11, arriving Brussels Airport at 08:29 and Antwerp at 08:58

Serving Antwerp as well and, at least between Cologne and BRU, sold as a codeshare with Brussels Airlines.

There's going to be a new high-speed rail connection at Brussels Airport. Finally.

"Deutsche Bahn is adding Brussels Airport to its network [... ] as of September 2026. The first train of this new connection will depart in Cologne on September 7th at 06.11 am.“

That looks great, love it!