This is why Brussels Airlines has cancelled several long-haul flightsHomo Aeroportus wrote: ↑01 Sep 2019, 10:55Good guess !
As of now : 3 cancellations and 1 delay.
SN515 to : IAD
STD : 10:15
31AUG1544 : SFB > SFW
31AUG1547 : Cancelled
SN551 to : YYZ
STD : 10:45
31AUG1544 : SFW > SFB
31AUG1909 : SFB > SFF
31AUG1944 : Cancelled
SN371 to : DLA
STD : 10:50
31AUG2250 : SFG > SFU
31AUG2254 : Cancelled
SN277 to : ACC
STD : 10:40
31AUG1909 : SFF > SFD
31AUG2033 : SFD > SFC
31AUG2249 : 1040 > 1210
H.A.
The fact is not trivial. Brussels Airlines had to cancel eight long-haul flights since August 26th. Did the Belgian airline, or its shareholder Lufthansa, change the strategy for long-haul flights? Some people have asked the question.
It is not so. In fact, Brussels Airlines experienced simultaneous technical problems on two of its Airbus A330s, forcing the airline to cancel some of its flights to Africa and North America. The repairs took several days. One of the planes had to change its front landing gear while the other had to make repairs in its cargo hold.
Everything is back in order, explains Wencke Lemmes, Brussels Airlines spokesperson. As a reminder, the Belgian company uses, on average, nine long-haul aircraft per day, to Africa, Canada and the United States.
Original article in La Libre Belgique: https://www.lalibre.be/economie/entrepr ... 229e46ba90
And don't ask why the article is illustrated with an A319!