Brussels Airlines continues to invest in its position on the African market, by further reinforcing its flight offer to and from the continent. As of next year, the airline adds 3 extra flights per week to Banjul (Gambia) and will operate 3 out of the 7 weekly frequencies to Dakar (Senegal) as a direct flight, without a stop in another African airport. At the same time, the airline ceases its operations to and from Mumbai, but continues to offer its customers smooth travel options via Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich with Lufthansa Group partners Lufthansa and SWISS.
After a network expansion of 26 short- and medium-haul destinations this summer, Brussels Airlines invests further in its African long-haul network in winter. The airline will service Banjul (The Gambia) daily instead of 4 times a week. From the 7 weekly flights to and from Dakar, 3 flights will become direct flights, without a stop in another African airport from 7 January onwards, creating more capacity on the flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Customers who had booked flights to or from Mumbai after 6 January are being contacted by Brussels Airlines and are offered alternative travel solutions to get to their final destination.
On the short-haul network, Brussels Airlines adds two new destinations: as from October Kiev (Ukraine) will be served 4 times a week and as of February a 3-weekly service to Wroclaw (Poland) will be launched. Furthermore, the airline adds additional frequencies to existing destinations this winter season, including Alicante, Billund, Bordeaux, Faro, Geneva, Lisbon, Malaga and Tel Aviv.
Brussels Airlines is also making a significant investment this winter in its long-haul product and overall onboard experience by gradually renewing the cabins of its ten Airbus A330 aircraft, launching a brand new Business Class, a renewed Economy Class and for the first time a Premium Economy Class in a separate cabin. The first refurbished aircraft will be ready in December.
New destinations starting in Winter 2018-2019:
- Kiev 4x/week (as of October 2018) – all-year destination
- Wroclaw 3x/week (as of Feb 2019) – all-year destination
Additional frequencies as from Winter Season (starting on 29 October)
Short Haul
- Alicante +1/week
- Billund +2/week
- Bordeaux +1/week
- Faro +1/week
- Geneva +1/week
- Lisbon +1/week
Long Haul (changes effective as from 7 January)
- Banjul +3/week (daily service)
- Dakar: remains daily service but 3 times direct
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
They forgot to mention that 19 people will loose their jobs with the axing of the route!
do I smell the stinking breath of the Lufthansa Group in this decision? As if Belgians want to fly to Banjul or Dakar…? Let alone other destinations in Africa. This was an excellent route and a most rewarded economic factor between Belgium and India, just axed for the sake of their Lufthansa plan to boost Frankfurt and Zurich routes. Why Belgians let this happen? Do we not have the right to fly directly to intercontinental destinations? Why do we need to hop over to dull airports like Frankfurt, Zurich or Munich? We need a new BELGIAN airline in Brussels Airport…urgently! Mark my words…it’s just a matter of time before they will axe all North-American routes of SN!