Brussels recovery continues

Airlines began returning to Brussels airport en masse on Friday as the complex continued to recover from the terrorist attack on 22 March. Passengers were advised to be present at least 3hr before departure because of enhanced security checks.

British Airways was among those resuming flights after running services to Liege on a temporary basis, but with a reduced schedule which the airline said would be in place for “a number of weeks”.

Ryanair said most of its Zaventem flights had resumed operations although services to and from Dublin would continue to operate to and from Brussels Charleroi up to and including 19 April. 

The carrier’s said its Brussels flights to and from Berlin, Malaga, Palma and Venice Treviso were operating to and from either Zaventem or Charleroi depending on slots. Customers should check the status of their flights on the Ryanair website before leaving for the airport.

Most easyJet flights are continuing to operate from Lille until further notice. The airline said passengers booked on flights to or from Brussels from Basel, Berlin, Naples, Nice, Bordeaux, Milan Malpensa up to and including 13 April will be transferred over to flights to or from Lille. 

Passengers on these flights were being asked to check-in again and re-print their boarding passes.   www.brusselsairport2203.be   www.ba.com   www.ryanair.com   www.easyjet.com

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