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.

Brussels Airport apologises after luggage system mishap and offers €50 vouchers to affected passengers

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The breakdown of the luggage registration system at Brussels Airport on Saturday 13 July that created, in a few hours, a chaotic situation has...

The cancellation of a Brussels Airlines flight from Mallorca delays the return of Belgian vacationers to Brussels

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Brussels Airlines flight SN3766 from Palma de Mallorca to Brussels scheduled for this Saturday 20 July at 17:20 has been cancelled. The announcement was...

CityJet wet-leases an Avro RJ85 to Lufthansa for flights to Brussels, Milan and Leipzig

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According to the Irish Aviation Research Institute, CityJet Avro RJ85 registered EI-RJU positioned from Dublin to Frankfurt as LH9914 on 18 July 2019. It...

Record number of passengers at Brussels Airport in first half of 2019: +1.8% (June: +4.3%)

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Brussels Airport welcomed almost 12.3 million passengers in the first six months of 2019, an increase of 1.8% compared to the same period last...

Sichuan Airlines Cargo introduces flights to Brussels Airport

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Last week, Sichuan Airlines received the first of three Airbus A330-200F aircraft, on lease from BOC Aviation. The two additional planes will be delivered...

Brussels Airlines confirms relaunch of its Bristol and Hannover routes

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With 12 weekly flights to and from Bristol and 6 weekly flights to and from Hannover, Brussels Airlines relaunches the routes that were previously...

Engine problem causes Brussels Airlines A319 to make priority landing at Brussels Airport

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An engine problem forced an aircraft to make a priority landing this Saturday 13 July at Brussels Airport.The Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 registered OO-SSK,...

Technical problems delay baggage check-in at Brussels Airport; many flights departed without baggage

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This morning Brussels Airport faced technical problems with its baggage system. Due to computer issues, baggage check-in had to be completed by hand, causing...

Swiftly to Brussels Airport thanks to the Brussels Airport Smart City Dashboard

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To make the travel experience of its passengers even more pleasant, Brussels Airport and Manyways.be have launched a specially designed smart city dashboard. The...

Swissport develops state-of-the-art pharma centre at its Brussels air cargo facility

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Swissport is investing in a state-of-the-art air cargo facility at Brussels Airport. While Brussels Airport Company is constructing the building, Swissport has signed a...

Brussels Airlines resumes flights to Bristol

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One day after learning about the reintroduction of Hanover in the Brussels Airlines network, Aviation24.be was informed that another destination will soon be relaunched:...

Brussels Airlines takes Hanover back into programme from 1 September

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Brussels Airlines will be flying again from Brussels to Hanover from 1 September.As an airline spokeswoman confirmed, the route will be offered five times...

easyJet resumes route from Berlin to Brussels

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From 30 October 2019, easyJet will resume a daily route from Brussels Airport to Berlin, but to Tegel rather than to Schönefeld like in...

Soon a new name for Brussels Airport?

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Will Brussels Airport change its name soon? This is, in any case, the dream of the mayor of Steenokkerzeel, who would like the airport...

Swissport unions start “work-to-rule” actions at Brussels Airport from tomorrow

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Six hours of social consultation on Monday evening at Brussels Airport's handling agent Swissport did not bring any positive results. According to the unions,...

Handler Swissport unions threaten to take action at Brussels Airport from Monday onwards

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The employee unions (ACV/CSC Puls, ACLVB/CGSLB and BBTK/SETCa) and the management of the handling company Swissport at Brussels Airport gathered around the table on...

New improved customs control zone at Brussels Airport, speeding up the process

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Today, 27 June 2019, Finance Minister Alexander de Croo, together with the CEO of Brussels Airport Company, Mr Arnaud Feist, and the general administrator...

1,400 suitcases left behind at Brussels Airport due to insufficient capacity of baggage belt

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More than one thousand Belgian holiday-goers had a bad start of the vacation today.Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws reports this morning that, due to...

Along with 194 airports in 24 countries, Brussels Airport will reduce to zero CO2 emissions by 2050

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Brussels Airport joined the 193 other airports in signing the resolution from the ACI Europe airport association to reduce to zero CO2 emissions by...

Nordica to stop flying under its own brand

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Nordica and LOT have signed a renewed cooperation agreement under which LOT will take over the management of ticket sales and customer service and...

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