Brussels Airport (BRU)

Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU, ICAO: EBBR) (also called Brussel-Nationaal / Bruxelles-National (Brussels-National) or Zaventem) is an international airport 6.5 NM (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) northeast of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. In 2015, more than 23 million passengers arrived or departed at Brussels Airport, making it the 21st busiest airport in Europe. It is located partially in Zaventem, partially in the Diegem area of Machelen, and partially in Steenokkerzeel, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is home to around 260 companies, together directly employing 20,000 people and serves as the home base for Brussels Airlines, TUIfly Belgium and Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium.

TUI fly Belgium restarts Miami route and launches Pula for Summer ’20

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In April 2020, at the beginning of the Summer season, the leisure airline TUI fly Belgium is going to restart its route from Brussels...

Belgian Defence to build new hangar at Brussels Airport for the Airbus A400M

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At the military airport of Melsbroek (part of Brussels Airport), preparations are ongoing for the construction of the largest aircraft hangar ever built by...

More than 2.3 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in October (+6.4%)

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In October, Brussels Airport welcomed more than 2.3 million passengers, representing an increase of 6.4% compared to October 2018. Cargo transport decreased by 8.2%...

THAI today launches 6th weekly frequency between Brussels and Bangkok

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Today, THAI celebrates its first Monday flight between Brussels and Bangkok, bringing the total up to 6 flights per week.The 6th non-stop flight from...

Swissport opens state-of-the-art Pharma Center at Brussels Airport

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Swissport International has opened its state-of-the-art Pharma Center for temperature-sensitive cargo shipments at Brussels Airport. The new facility offers 3,620 sqm of temperature-controlled warehouse...

Train operator SNCB/NMBS and Brussels Airport Company are opening a direct access from the station to the numerous businesses located at the airport

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Sophie Dutordoir, CEO of SNCB/NMBS, and Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport Company, in the presence of Minister François Bellot, today officially opened a...

Up to one of hour of waiting time at security checkpoints of Belgian airports after walkout of security staff

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Passengers travelling through Brussels Airport will have to be patient this Tuesday morning as the unions representing the airport's security staff have called for...

Two new destinations and six new routes at Brussels Airport in Winter 2019/2020

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As from 27 October (Winter 2019/2020), Brussels Airport will offer two new destinations, linking the airport to more than 200 destinations. Ryanair will launch...

Nearly 2.5 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in September (+1.8%)

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In September, Brussels Airport welcomed nearly 2.5 million passengers, an increase of 1.8% on September 2018. Cargo transport fell sharply by 12.3% compared to...

Brussels Airlines flies daily to Kinshasa again and introduces Premium Economy on African flights

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Africa remains a key market for the Belgian airline Since last week, Brussels Airlines operates seven flights per week to Kinshasa again. At the same...

CALL: Jet Airways stewardess wants to find her saviour from the Brussels Airport terror attack

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Belgian television channel VTM launched a call tonight to find one of the saviours of Nidhi Chaphekar. Three years ago the Indian flight attendant...

Hainan Airlines switches from Airbus A330-300 to Boeing 787-9 on Beijing – Brussels route

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Hainan Airlines is going to switch its Airbus A330-300 to Dreamliners in -9 version from 27 October 2019 on the Beijing Capital - Brussels...

Qatar Airways flies the Airbus A350-900 on the Brussels route this winter

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The airline uses this ultra-modern aircraft from next month and throughout the winter seasonQatar Airways announces the use of an A350-900 Airbus aircraft for...

Ryanair launches Summer 2020 schedule for Belgium, discusses environmental issues

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105 routes, 4 new Summer 2020 routes, 9.1 million customers per annum Ryanair today (26 Sept) launched its Belgian summer 2020 schedule, with 105 routes...

Brussels Airlines flight SN2901 goes back to Brussels due to technical problems

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On 23 September, Brussels Airlines flight SN2901 from Brussels to Vienna, operated by Airbus A319-111 OO-SSL had to turn back in the morning to...

A Brussels Airlines flight to Yerevan (Armenia) diverts to Tbilisi (Georgia) after technical issue

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On 21 September, Brussels Airlines flight SN2899 to Yerevan (EVN), operated by Airbus A320 registered OO-SNL, left Brussels at 19:30 and was scheduled to...

Nearly 28 hours delay for a Brussels Airlines flight from Djerba

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Some 180 passengers of a Brussels Airlines flight had to spend an extra night on the island of Djerba in Tunisia due to a...

Brussels Airlines abandons routes to Kiev Boryspil and Nantes Atlantique in November

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As already announced since yesterday in our forum (a good source of inspiration!), Brussels Airlines stops flying to Nantes and Kiev. The airline is...

Emirates marks five years of operations to Belgium

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The airline has carried more than 1.2 million passengers to and through Dubai since the inaugural launch in 2014 Emirates, the world’s largest international airline,...

State visit of Congolese President Tshisekedi to Belgium, travels with this VIP Airbus A320 “Head of State”

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Just before 19:00 (UTC +2), Congolese President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo landed at Melsbroek, the military part of Brussels Airport. Tshisekedi is the first president...

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