TUI fly Belgium flight from Djerba diverts to Marseille after passenger suffers heart attack
A TUI-operated flight from Djerba, Tunisia, to Brussels was forced to make an emergency landing in Marseille on Saturday after a Belgian passenger suffered...
Ryanair urges Belgium to scrap air tax amid cuts to Belgian Operations
Ryanair has called on Belgian Prime Minister De Wever to make abolishing the country’s air tax its top New Year’s priority, warning that the...
Federal Aviation Ombudsman: Current weather-driven runway use at Brussels Airport is safety-critical and temporary
The Federal Aviation Ombudsman has issued a clarification on the recent use of alternative runways at Brussels Airport, stressing that the changes are driven...
Fire in car park forces temporary evacuation of Sheraton Brussels Airport hotel
The Sheraton hotel at Brussels Airport was temporarily evacuated overnight after a fire broke out in the underground car park, local fire services confirmed....
Nearly 2,400 flights cancelled due to strikes at Brussels Airport this year
Strikes at Brussels Airport caused significant disruption to Belgian air traffic in 2025, resulting in the cancellation of 2,395 flights and affecting around 330,000...
TUI fly launches direct Düsseldorf and Brussels flights to Sweden’s Sälenfjällen ski region
TUI has opened Sweden’s largest ski destination, Sälenfjällen, to German and Belgian travellers with new weekly direct charter flights from Düsseldorf and Brussels. The...
Volotea expands into Brussels as it steps in after Ryanair’s exit from Asturias
Low-cost carrier Volotea will enter Brussels Airport for the first time next summer, launching a new direct route between Brussels and Asturias in northern...
Vueling launches new Summer route from Brussels to Palma de Mallorca
Vueling has launched new direct flights between Brussels and Palma de Mallorca, making travel to the Balearic Islands easier and more convenient. The new...
Slovak Prime Minister’s aircraft damaged at Brussels Airport before EU Summit
The aircraft transporting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to an EU summit, a Slovak Government Flight Service Airbus A319CJ registered OM-BYA, was severely damaged...
Drug seizures at Brussels Airport nearly double as cannabis and ketamine surge
Belgian customs officers intercepted a sharp rise in drugs at Brussels Airport in 2025, with cannabis seizures quadrupling and ketamine seizures increasing tenfold compared...
Brussels Airport braces for record Christmas rush with over 1 million passengers
Brussels Airport expects a record-breaking Christmas holiday period, with nearly 1.06 million passengers travelling between Friday 19 December and Sunday 4 January—almost 3% more...
Brussels Airlines opens pop-up lounge during THE LOFT renovation
Brussels Airlines will temporarily open a pop-up lounge at Brussels Airport as of January 7, 2026, as its award-winning THE LOFT lounge in the...
Trade union ACV Puls stages action at Brussels Airport with cardboard CEO
Staff union ACV Puls held a symbolic action at Brussels Airport on Tuesday, bringing a life-size cardboard figure of Brussels Airport Company (BAC) CEO...
Industrial action freezes passenger growth at Brussels Airport; cargo up 3%
Brussels Airport handled 1.76 million passengers in November, a marginal 0.1% increase on the previous year, as three days of national industrial action heavily...
LOT Polish Airlines launches new routes from Gdansk to Brussels, Oslo and Bergen
LOT Polish Airlines is expanding its presence in northern Poland with three new year-round routes from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport. The airline will launch...
Brussels Airport trials self-driving shuttles, smart charging and green-energy scheme for neighbours under EU-funded Stargate project
Brussels Airport is moving into the final stretch of its five-year Stargate programme, an EU-funded testbed for greener aviation that has turned the airport...
New drone sighting around Brussels Airport, air traffic briefly halted
Brussels Airport air traffic control reportedly spotted an unidentified object — possibly a drone — flying near the airfield shortly after 10:00 local time...
Brussels Airport strengthens Asia network with Air China from March 2026
Brussels Airport will welcome Air China from March 2026. The Chinese national carrier will operate two key destinations: Beijing and Chengdu, with Chengdu becoming...
Belgian Government approves renewal of Brussels Airport operating licence
The Belgian Council of Ministers has approved a draft Royal Decree renewing the operating licence of Brussels National Airport, currently managed by The Brussels...
Air Canada adds new Halifax–Brussels route in major Summer 2026 expansion
Air Canada is expanding its Summer 2026 transatlantic network with several new routes, including a notable addition for Brussels. The airline will launch a...