BRU Summer 2024: news, new routes, airlines

[Atlantis]

Air Canada changed again their intercontinental flights. Montreal to Brussels stays 1 flight a day but with the A333 instead of the B777.
Toronto will stay seasonal this year and also not daily. Instead even one flight less 4 flights instead of previous 5.

Source Aeroroutes

It was known for a while already. Was Toronto-seasonal only confirmed anywhere ?

During the inauguration last year of the Toronto route, they confirmed at that moment that Toronto would become year round as from this year. But now on Aeroroutes they wrote that it is seasonal only. Maybe not correct, no idea, or AC has not enough planes bcs it's also 1 flight less

[Miqvell]

Air Canada changed again their intercontinental flights. Montreal to Brussels stays 1 flight a day but with the A333 instead of the B777.
Toronto will stay seasonal this year and also not daily. Instead even one flight less 4 flights instead of previous 5.

Source Aeroroutes

It was known for a while already. Was Toronto-seasonal only confirmed anywhere ?

During the inauguration last year of the Toronto route, they confirmed at that moment that Toronto would become year round as from this year. But now on Aeroroutes they wrote that it is seasonal only. Maybe not correct, no idea, or AC has not enough planes bcs it's also 1 flight less

As you told me days ago, it's still too early to draw a conclusion on the final winter program. Aeroroutes is only based on GDS, so it's not a reliable confirmation at the moment.

[Miqvell]

New airline : Wizz Air adds Budapest
From 17.06.2024ㅤ•ㅤOperated 5x a week with A320ㅤ•ㅤCompetition with Brussels Airlines

[luchtzak]

Their website

Do you have a specific link where I can find the information ?

[Miqvell]

No official announcement but you simply have to check their website

[B737229]

According to Aeroroutes

Barcelona – Brussels eff 31MAR24 Increase from 21-22 to 26-27 weekly

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-vyns24bcn

Nice to see som LCC's expanding at BRU

[Miqvell]

According to Aeroroutes

Barcelona – Brussels eff 31MAR24 Increase from 21-22 to 26-27 weekly

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-vyns24bcn

Nice to see som LCC's expanding at BRU

That's not new

[B737229]

OK then, not 'new'
This forum is filled for 90% then with 'not new' and 'just guessing / just hoping ' subjects

[theeuropean]

It’s the second time Wizz tries to fly BUD-BRU, the previous time was pre-Covid if I am not mistaken but it did not last long at all. In my opinion this will be just for the Hungarian presidency and then they will leave…

[Atlantis]

According to Aeroroutes

Barcelona – Brussels eff 31MAR24 Increase from 21-22 to 26-27 weekly

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-vyns24bcn

Nice to see som LCC's expanding at BRU

This was already reported some while ago

[Atlantis]

New airline : Wizz Air adds Budapest
From 17.06.2024ㅤ•ㅤOperated 5x a week with A320ㅤ•ㅤCompetition with Brussels Airlines

Not completely new. They tried the route already a few years ago. With was then announced with a lot of bells and trumpets. Let's see how long it will be now

[Miqvell]

New airline : Wizz Air adds Budapest
From 17.06.2024ㅤ•ㅤOperated 5x a week with A320ㅤ•ㅤCompetition with Brussels Airlines

Not completely new. They tried the route already a few years ago. With was then announced with a lot of bells and trumpets. Let's see how long it will be now

This can be considered new because the last operations took place 4 years ago and lasted only a few days due to the bankruptcy of Swissport.

[Miqvell]

OK then, not 'new'
This forum is filled for 90% then with 'not new' and 'just guessing / just hoping ' subjects

You certainly don't check this forum often
What's wrong with guesses, seeing the same news over and over again is different. Rule 1 is to always check previous messages.

[luchtzak]

Wizzair 5 flights a week from BRU in summer season.
700 to 800 PAX a week, each direction offered.

Or will they fly via Hellhole FRA ?

I wrote an article about the connection. It’s a direct flight.

Wizz Air adds extra capacity on the market, in light of Hungary’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July 2024 to December 2024.

[luchtzak]

Please don’t turn this topic into a useless discussion. Now back on topic, please!

[Miqvell]

Wizzair 5 flights a week from BRU in summer season.
700 to 800 PAX a week, each direction offered.

Or will they fly via Hellhole FRA ?

in light of Hungary’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July 2024 to December 2024.

So, is it known if Wizz will be temporary at BRU ?

[luchtzak]

Wizzair 5 flights a week from BRU in summer season.
700 to 800 PAX a week, each direction offered.

Or will they fly via Hellhole FRA ?

in light of Hungary’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July 2024 to December 2024.

So, is it known if Wizz will be temporary at BRU ?

My guess is that is it only for the presidency of Hungary. But one never knows!

[Tb1]

New airline : Wizz Air adds Budapest
From 17.06.2024ㅤ•ㅤOperated 5x a week with A320ㅤ•ㅤCompetition with Brussels Airlines

Not completely new. They tried the route already a few years ago. With was then announced with a lot of bells and trumpets. Let's see how long it will be now

This can be considered new because the last operations took place 4 years ago and lasted only a few days due to the bankruptcy of Swissport.

Handling was done by Aviapartner

[Atlantis]

Not sure if we had this one:

Air Serbia, from Belgrade, to increase flights from 2 to 3 flights a week.

[Atlantis]

As at the end of this month the Summer season will start, it's good to give an overview of what to expect:

Vueling:

Alicante - Brussels: from 7 to 9 weekly
Barcelona - Brussels: from 21 to 27 weekly
Malaga - Brussels: from 4 to 7 weekly
Valencia - Brussels: from 5 to 6 weekly
Bilbao - Brussels: 3 weekly
Seville - Brussels: 3 weekly


Air Canada:

Toronto will start a month earlier with 2 of the 4 flights with the B789


Singapore Airlines:

New destination and airline: 4 weekly flights as from 5th April with the A350-900


Brussels Airlines:

London Heathrow upgraded to 4 daily flights with the A320 with 2 early morning and 2 evening flights
New flights to Cracow: 4 weekly flights
New flight to Nairobi


Transavia:

Will add a third plane at the BRU base and will add 3 destinations: Bari, Marrakech and Thessaloniki

Alicante - Brussels: from 6 to 7 weekly
Heraklion - Brussels: from 3 to 4 weekly
Ibiza - Brussels: from 4 to 5 weekly
Malaga - Brussels: from 6 to 7 weekly
Tenerife - Brussels: from 2 to 3 weekly

Other destinations are in the pipeline to be announced


Air Transat:

Montreal - Brussels: from 3 to 4 weekly and will prolong their service till 25th October


Qatar Airways:

Doha - Brussels: from 7 to 10 weekly with the B787


United:

Second daily flight to EWR as from 30th March with the B757-200


Wideroe:

New route and airline to Bergen as from 12th April, 2 weekly flights with the Embraer E190-E2


Nouvelair:

New route to Monastir as from 1st April, 2 weekly flights with the A320


Dan Air:

Bacau - Brussels: from 2 to 3 weekly as from 1st April


Cyprus Airways:

Larnaca - Brussels: from 2 to 3 weeklyas from 20th May


Air Algerie:

Algiers - Brussels: from 4 to 6 weekly as from 16 June till 11 September


Royal Air Maroc:

Casablanca - Brussels: from 10 to 14 weekly as from 22 June till 15 September


Air Arabia Maroc:

New service to Tetouan as from 1st April, 2 weekly flights with the A320
New service to Rabat as from 3rd May, 2 weekly with the A320


Ethiopian:

Upgrade as from 1st April with the A350-900
As from 3rd June 2 of the 4 direct flights will be with the A350-900 which replaces the B789
As from 16 June, 1 of the 3 flights via Vienna will be with the B789 instead of the B772


SAS:

Copenhagen - Brussels: from 12 to 15 weekly
Oslo - Brussels: from 8 to 12 weekly
Stockholm - Brussels: from 11 to 14 weekly


Aegean Airlines:

Athens - Brussels: from 12 to 14 weekly
Thessaloniki - Brussels: from 2 to 3 weekly


Georgian Airways:

New route and new airline: Tbilisi as from 31st March, 3 weekly with the B737


Hainan Airways:

Shanghai as from June but no frequency or type of aircraft known


Wizzair:

New airline to Budapest: 5 weekly with the A320


Air Serbia:

Belgrade - Brussels: from 2 to 3 weekly


Of course there are also the known airlines who are going to decrease also the number of flights like BA, LH, SN, etc but this not only to BRU but in their whole portfolio.

No news regarding the airlines who are in the pipeline, especially about the new long haul ones. Some of them are waiting for new deliveries.