Guys, had my first flight today to/from BRU after the attacks; flights had been booked two months ago so I had to fly - otherwise I might have taken the train ...
I came in from FRA this morning on LH touching down around 8.20am, pretty normal situation at the gate, in the A pier and the baggage hall (there are more policemen in those areas in FRA actually than in BRU!). Once you are out of the baggage hall there is just a small corridor to the exit and once you are out of the building there is no way back in, here you see military and police for the first time actually. Taxi rank is some 50m to the left from where it used to be and here you feel for the first time it is actually more empty than usual - no waiting at the taxi rank.
On the way back this evening it went surprisingly smooth. My flight with LH is at 19h05, so I left the office in the EU quarter by taxi around 16.45. Arrived at the first checkpoint before the parking at 17.00, that went fast, just a quick look in the car by the police, than some waiting with the taxi to enter the parking, finally deboarding the taxi at 17.10. Walking to the departure area in the tents and a pre-check of boarding pass and passport, than the first security scan inside the tent at around 17.15. This took 5 minutes, as I had checked in already before (you need a printed boarding pass!) I could than walk directly via the stairs to the Connector and the normal security controls, arrived there at 17.25. Quite a long line here, but fast lane is available, so I could use that one and had cleared security at 17.35, arriving in the b.air lounge 5 minutes later, where I had one hour left before I will go to the gate now.
All in all not as bad as expected. Congratulations to all the staff - all very friendly and doing a great job!
If it is like this on all days flying from BRU is still an option for me in the weeks to come as well and I will try to gradually go back to leaving the office later than today
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