SWISS temporarily deploys a weekly wide-body aircraft between Zurich and Brussels
From 15 January (2021) and already scheduled until end of March, SWISS will deploy a wide-body aircraft between Zurich, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium.Once...
Belgian Air Force quietly retires its last Embraer Regional Jets and its Airbus A321
The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday bade farewell to the Embraer ERJ fleet, which the 15th Wing of the Air Component had been using...
Dubai receives first batch of Covid-19 vaccines on Emirates flight from Brussels
Dubai has received the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccines transported from Brussels to Dubai on an Emirates SkyCargo flight.The vaccines were loaded...
Brussels Airlines will resume flights to/from the UK from Wednesday
Brussels Airlines will resume its flights to and from the United Kingdom as planned from Wednesday, 23 December. These were suspended Monday and Tuesday...
Singapore Airlines delivers first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Brussels to Singapore
Singapore Airlines (SIA) delivered the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to Singapore earlier this evening on board one of its Boeing 747-400 freighters...
Emirates increases services to Brussels for the holiday season
Due to an increase in passenger demand, Emirates will operate two additional flights to Brussels on 20 December 2020 and 3 January...
Alyzia SAS is awarded the second licence for the baggage and ramp handling at Brussels Airport
For the next five years, Alyzia will remain active as ground handler at Brussels Airport. Following a European tender process, the French ground handling...
First worldwide flights with COVID-19 vaccines from Brussels Airport successfully completed
The first flights with COVID-19 vaccines from Brussels Airport have been carried out successfully. Since the end of November, 7 flights have already been...
[Coronavirus] Brussels Airport Company lays off 16 people
Last Wednesday, the company operating Brussels Airport (Belgium), known as The Brussels Airport Company (BAC), has laid off its first employees as a result...
Just over 233,000 passengers at Brussels Airport in November (-88%)
Sustained increase in air freight, essential role in COVID vaccine logistics
In November, 233,528 passengers passed through Brussels Airport, representing barely 12% year-on-year. The numerous...
United Airlines to operate charter flights from Brussels to position Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines
According to the Wall Street Journal, United Airlines has begun operating charter flights to help distribute Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine once it will be approved...
DHL Airbus A300-600 aborts take-off above V1 at Brussels Airport
In the evening of 26 November, a DHL Airbus A300 freighter (D-AEAI) - operated by European Air Transport - departed Brussels Airport’s runway 25R...
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...
Brussels Airport Mediator disapproves TUI fly Belgium’s touch-and-go landings at Brussels Airport
The Belgian federal government mediation service for Brussels Airport isn't very happy with a series of touch-and-go landings TUI fly Belgium performed. Yesterday between...
Cathay Pacific axes Brussels and six other loss-making intercontinental destinations
Last month, Cathay Pacific announced a corporate restructuring in response to the continued impact of the coronavirus on the aviation market. The airline closed...
Severely burned Romanian doctor taken to Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Belgium
Last Saturday, 14 November, a deadly fire broke out at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Piatra Neamt, Romania. Ten COVID-19 patients,...
TUI fly relaunches flights from Morocco to France and Belgium
After 7 months of inactivity, TUI fly received authorisation from the Moroccan government to operate a flight programme to France and Belgium between 12...
ANA increases frequency to daily on the Tokyo Narita – Brussels route, but for freight only
Since 11 November, ANA All Nippon Airways resumed daily flights by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner between Tokyo Narita and Brussels Airport, as reported in our...
Some 312,000 passengers at Brussels Airport in October (-87%)
Constantly increasing freight volumes
312,556 passengers passed through Brussels Airport in October, barely 13% of the number of passengers in October 2019. This is a...
Transavia cancels planned route between Brussels and Innsbruck, TUI fly cancels Innsbruck flights from Antwerp until February
Transavia intended to launch a new route from Innsbruck and its first one to Brussels Airport on 17 December 2020, with 2 flights per...