Threat level 3 (on a scale from 1 to 4) is in place at Brussels Airport following the Brussels shooting on 16 October. Flights proceed normally.
Additional access controls are in place and there is an increased police presence.
Airport operations continue as planned. There are no cancellations planned at Brussels Airport, said an airport spokesperson this Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
The flight plan at Brussels Airport will be respected this Tuesday, the day after the attack near Place Sainctelette in which two Swedish people were killed. However, vigilance is required and certain measures have been taken, in particular, a strengthening of access controls to the airport and an increased presence of police forces.
The airport says it is monitoring the situation and consulting with the relevant federal authorities.
The first scheduled flight to Sweden (SN2313 to Gothenburg, Airbus A319 reg. OO-SSN) departed normally at 09:40. One may recall that the terrorist, who had been neutralised, targeted Swedish people as an act of revenge.
An earlier charter flight (Smartwings flight QS4420 to Stockholm, Boeing 737-800 reg. OK-TVJ), carrying Swedish fans who attended te football game between Belgium and Sweden on the evening of 16 October, also departed normally at 03:30. For their safety, the fans had been confined in the stadium after the game was interrupted at half-time.