Brussels Airport

Léon Verhallen, Director Aviation Development at Brussels Airport, speaks to Routes about recent successes and what it means to be named the winner of the 10-20 million passenger category at the 2023 Routes Awards.

Three new European routes are set to be opened by Flynas from Jeddah, while seven services are being launched from its new Madinah base.

Drought and extreme heat set the stage for frequent wildfires across parts of North America and Europe during the summer months, causing widespread destruction.

Singapore Airlines had initially intended to return to the Belgian capital from October 2020, but the plan was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

IATA has urged Belgium’s government to scrap proposals to ban night flights at Brussels Zaventem Airport.

Brussels Airport is preparing for a busy summer season in 2023 as traffic is expected to reach over 90% of pre-pandemic levels.

The Japanese airline is also restarting Perth flights.

The ULCC will operate 12 routes to the airport but its base will remain closed.

The airline’s summer 2023 plans include changes to its European and Asian networks.

Brindisi and Zurich are new destinations joining the carrier’s network in summer 2023.

Winners of this year's Routes Awards have been announced in Las Vegas at Routes World 2022.

Brussels Airport's director of aviation development discusses how Brussels is recovering its long haul network post-COVID.

This year’s edition of the global route development forum will see the return of the industry’s most prestigious accolades.

Host of issues are leading European airlines to scale back summer plans.

The carrier returned to two African capitals over the weekend.

After a period of restructuring, Brussels Airlines CEO is confident the Lufthansa Group subsidiary is well positioned for growth.

The Japanese carrier sees ‘signs of recovery’ after a difficult year.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Short- and medium-haul vacation destinations make up the bulk of the carrier’s restored routes.

Major carriers say they are being forced to fly low load-factor flights to maintain airport slots.

The Bolzano-based carrier, which first launched flights in June, was temporarily grounded.

The airport now has more than 50 airlines offering service to more than 175 destinations worldwide.

Additional frequencies are being added by the Japanese carrier on select international routes as passenger traffic recovers.

The network expansion is concentrated on cities with large Moroccan diaspora communities.

The move strengthens the ULCC’s presence in the Italian capital, from where it is set to have more than 470 departing weekly flights.