Brussels Airlines introduces rapid Covid-19 tests on some flights
At Brussels Airlines, there was a first test flight with rapid coronavirus tests on Friday 20 November. Passengers and crew on flight SN3157 leaving Brussels...
Peter Gerber to take over from Dieter Vranckx as CEO of Brussels Airlines and to act as Lufthansa Group Chief Representative for European Affairs
Peter Gerber, (56) currently CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, will be heading Brussels Airlines as from March 1st 2021 and fulfil the newly created...
Brussels Airlines lands at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
As of today, Brussels Airlines moves its operations from Berlin Tegel (TXL) to Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport (BER). The Belgian airline moves under...
Brussels Airlines reports an adjusted EBIT result of EUR -233 million in the first nine months of the year
In the first three quarters of the year, Brussels Airlines recorded a loss of EUR 233 million, due to the unprecedented impact of the...
Christina Foerster sole Chair of Brussels Airlines parent SN Airholding, which gets two new directors
Hans Van Bylen and Catherine Vandenborre join SN Airholding Board of Directors Deutsche Lufthansa AG, shareholder of SN Airholding, has approved the appointment of a new...
THE LOFT by Brussels Airlines and Lexus at Brussels Airport named “Europe’s Leading Airline Lounge” for second consecutive time
For the second consecutive year, THE LOFT by Brussels Airlines and Lexus at Brussels Airport has been named “Europe’s Leading Airline Lounge” at the...
Special Lufthansa flight to BER opening – and first departures BER Lufthansa Group Airlines
Lufthansa Group commences scheduled services as market leader at BER Regular Lufthansa flight operations from 8 November at the new airport With the arrival...
Brussels Airlines incurs a loss of 35.4 million euros in 2019
Last year, Brussels Airlines incurred a net loss of €35.4 million on a turnover of €1,621.6 million (+1.8%), thus increasing the cumulative loss to...
European airlines are bracing for the ‘worst winter ever’
Eurocontrol traffic figures for 20 October 2020 were down 61.2% compared to 2019, but 95% down for Brussels Airlines Eurocontrol Director General Eamonn Brennan today...
Brussels Airlines concludes partnership with Randstad to help temporarily unemployed staff get back to work in another sector
The Corona crisis hits the aviation sector hard. Seven months after the start of the crisis, Brussels Airlines' staff are still partially temporarily unemployed....
Lufthansa in Summer 2021: Six new long-haul tourist destinations from Frankfurt, operated by Brussels Airlines
Additional vacation destinations from Frankfurt: Punta Cana, Anchorage, Mombasa and Zanzibar Mauritius and Maldives now also in summer 2021 All flights are now...
Brussels Airlines expands its offer to Africa during next winter
Brussels Airlines to operate 42 medium-haul routes and 16 long-haul routes during the winter season 2020/2021 (October 25 until March 27) Up to...
A second Airbus A319 leaves the Brussels Airlines fleet to be scrapped: OO-SSG
After OO-SSC left the fleet last month to Twente (The Netherlands), a second Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 has now officially left the fleet. The...
Greenpeace could take legal action against state aid granted to Brussels Airlines
Greenpeace 'does not exclude' taking legal action to challenge the aid granted by Belgium to Brussels Airlines, in a similar way the NGO has...
Investigation on serious allegations of “harassment and intimidation” among Brussels Airlines cabin crew
On the website of La Libre Belgique, Raphaël Meulders today reports that Brussels Airlines cabin crew members (especially the younger recruits) claim to be...
Brussels Airlines to use only 23% of pre-Covid capacity in September instead of 40% because of restrictions
In interviews on Saturday to L'Echo and La Libre Belgique, Brussels Airlines CEO Dieter Vranckx said he hoped to reach 40% of the airline's...
Brussels Airlines accelerates the process to resolve refund backlog
COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented volumes of refund request 31% of refund requests filed so far have been processed Pending refund requests expected to...
Brussels Airlines outlines intercontinental route network for September/October 2020
In Routes Online, Jim Liu reveals the planned Brussels Airlines intercontinental network for the end of the Summer 2020 season. Brussels Airlines during the month...
Final landing for Brussels Airlines’ Airbus A319 OO-SSC (Star Alliance livery) at Twente Airport
In the morning of 31 August, a Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 (registered OO-SSC) departed Brussels Airport, Belgium, with destination Twente Airport, The Netherlands, on...
Brussels Airlines cancels all flights to the Balearic Islands until the end of October, Ryanair maintains flights
Last week we reported that TUI fly Belgium was cancelling flights to the Balearic Islands (Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza, Mahon). Now it is Brussels...