Brussels Airlines will resume flying from 15 June

Brussels Airlines will resume flying from its hub at Brussels Airport as of June 15. Based on market demand and applicable travel restrictions, the airline will offer a modified and slimmed-down summer schedule.

The summer schedule consists of 30 percent of Brussels Airlines’ originally planned summer offerings in Europe and 40 percent of its summer long-haul schedule. Between June 15 and August 31, the airline will gradually add destinations to offer 59 destinations in 33 countries in Europe, Africa and the US by August. Brussels Airlines’ fleet has been grounded for 12 weeks.

In Europe, a total of 45 destinations are flown in 20 countries, including Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, France and Denmark. On its long-haul network, the airline will serve (subject to local government approval) 13 of 17 African destinations. In the U.S., New York JFK is being flown again.

Montreal (Canada), a new destination scheduled to be inaugurated in March 2020, will be added to the network during the next year. Brussels Airlines is expecting mainly holidaymakers and passengers who want to visit family and friends abroad after the long lock-down period. In addition, the airline also offers some important business destinations such as Berlin, Geneva and London. The full network can be accessed here.

To prepare for the planned restart, Brussels Airlines is taking measures to protect its customers and staff during their travel, including additional aircraft disinfection and the mandatory use of mouth masks. Several other measures are being evaluated with the authorities and aviation experts. ‘We are very much looking forward to resuming our operations and welcoming back our passengers and some of our staff,’ said Dieter Vranckx, CEO of Brussels Airlines.

‘We are taking all measures to protect them during their journey. We are starting small this summer to follow market demand, but plan to expand our network further starting in September as demand rises again and restrictions are further relaxed. By the end of this year, we hope to be offering another 50 percent of the flight schedule as it was planned before this unprecedented crisis erupted.’

In the video below, Brussels Airlines shows how a network is rebuilt from scratch.