by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 19, 2015 | Air Canada, Brussels, Featured, Route Announcements, United |
BRUSSELS Airlines has announced that beginning with the Spring 2016 timetable, passengers will be able to enjoy their hospitality between Brussels and TORONTO!
Thanks to the addition of 2 A330 aircraft to the fleet next year, SN will offer service between BRU and YYZ 5 times a week.
Flight details have not yet been loaded into their booking engines, but I expect that to happen shortly.
In addition to the new route, SN is also planning to expand service between Brussels and Washington DC from 5 times a week to 6 times a week.
AND….
Due to the fact that JET Airways will no longer serve Toronto or Newark via Brussels, SN has filled in the void for BRU by entering codeshare agreements with United and Air Canada. United will add a second flight between Newark and Brussels, while Air Canada will be a code share partner on SN’s flights between Toronto and Brussels.
AND….
Expect a codeshare announcement between Brussels and Air India for service between Brussels and Mumbai.
AND….
With the addition of more A330s to the long haul fleet, expect new route announcements to destinations in Africa, including Gabon and Nigeria. There may be even a few more African surprises announced in the near future.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 22, 2015 | Brussels, Featured, Route Announcements |
Earlier this week, Brussels Airlines announced 3 new destinations for their timetable beginning next Summer. ‘SN’ passengers will now be able to fly to Belfast, Jerez de la Frontera and Irakleion.
To start things off, Brussels – Belfast will begin on March 27 with 5 flights per week:
SN2151 will depart Brussels at 2:30p and arrive in Belfast at 3:15p on Thursdays.
SN2151 will depart Brussels at 3:30p and arrive in Belfast at 4:15p on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
SN2152 will depart Belfast at 3:50p and arrive in Brussels at 6:35p on Thursdays.
SN2152 will depart Belfast at 4:50p and arrive in Brussels at 7:35p on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Then, on April 2 service will begin between Brussels and Irakleion. Flights will operate 1 day a week, on Saturdays:
SN3257 will depart Brussels at 3:05p and arrive in Irakleion at 7:35p (Saturday only).
SN3258 will depart Irakleion at 8:35p and arrive in Brussels at 11:25p (Saturday only).
And finally, on May 4, service between Brussels and Jerez de la Frontera will begin 2x/week service:
SN3791 will depart Brussels at 6:10a and arrive in Jerez at 9:05p (Sundays).
SN 3791 will depart Brussels at 11:55a and arrive in Jerez at 2:50p (Wednesdays).
SN3972 will depart Jerez at 9:45a and arrive in Brussels at 12:35p (Sundays).
SN3972 will depart Jerez at 3:30p and arrive in Brussels at 6:20p (Wednesdays).
In addition to these new routes, Brussels has also announced the continuation of service to Tenerife and Las Palmas. Originally these routes were started as seasonal routes for the winter timetable, but due to popularity have been expanded to year-round service.
Booking is available for all of the new flights on FlyingBrussels.com.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 1, 2015 | Brussels, Featured, On Board Experience, Passenger Experience |
To enhance the travel experience for a family traveling together, BRUSSELS has introduced new enhancement to making things easier.
Dubbed B.Family, the program involves airfare discounts for children, increased luggage allowance, and a few other minor perks:
For children under 12 years of age, they receive a 20% discount off of their fare. Children under the age of 2, receive a 90 percent discount.
Parents are allowed one additional carry-on item as well as being able to bring a toy, pillow, etc. aboard for each child.
Families are guaranteed that they will be seated together.
Families will receive parking discounts at Brussels Airport.
The program is available to any family traveling with at least one child 12 years old or younger.
The concept, including fare discounts, is available on any flight in the ‘SN’ network regardless of the fare class that is purchased and comes at no additional cost.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 10, 2015 | Brussels, Featured, Route Announcements |
Brussels Airlines has announced that it will begin service between Brussels and Accra, Ghana beginning on October 26. The new service will operate 4 times a week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday) and will be flown by an A330 aircraft, which in my opinion sports one of the best Business Class cabins that you’ll find in Europe!
The details of the new service are as follows:
SN277 will depart Brussels at 11:00a, arriving in Accra at 4:45p
SN278 will depart Accra at 9:40p, arriving in Brussels at 5:25a the following morning.
In addition to this announcement, ‘SN’ has also indicated that they will be increasing service to existing African destinations.
Beginning in September the following changes are set to take place:
Lome, Togo will increase from 2x/week to 4x/week.
Cotonou, Benin will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso will increase from 2x/week to 3x/week.
Additionally, Brussels will stop flying to Nairobi, Kenya later this year due to the fact that Lufthansa will launch service between Nairobi and Frankfurt on October 27, 2015.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 9, 2015 | Brussels, Cargo, Featured, Industry News |
Brussels Airlines has modified their Cargo policy to ban the transport of any hunting trophies aboard their aircraft with immediate effect. This bans covers their entire network.
What makes Brussels’ announcement so important is the fact that they directly serve 20 African destinations. With this newly revised policy the impact should reverberate throughout the continent.
Brussels now joins Lufthansa, South African, Singapore, and Emirates with recent policy announcements that ban the transport of Hunting Trophies, regardless whether they were harvested legally or not.
It is encouraging to see airlines taking on an important role in an attempt to discourage the practice of hunting large African game simply for the purpose of harvesting a trophy. Also encouraging is the fact that these transport bans are going beyond just the ‘obvious’ animals such as Rhino, Elephants, Lions, Tigers, and the like.
With the prevalence of poaching and other questionable hunting ethics, I for one am glad that Airlines are beginning to take an ‘absolute’ position on the matter.
