Brussels Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium, based and headquartered at Brussels Airport.
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19 Facts About Brussels Airlines
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Brussels Airlines was created following the merger of SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express, the former subsequently created after the bankruptcy of Belgium's previous national carrier Sabena.
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On 7 November 2006, the new name, Brussels Airlines, was announced at a press conference at Brussels Airport.
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On 15 June 2009, Brussels Airlines announced that the European Commission had granted approval for Lufthansa to take a minority share in Brussels Airlines.
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On 9 December 2009, Brussels Airlines became the 26th Star Alliance member during a ceremony at Brussels Town Hall.
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On 15 December 2009, Brussels Airlines announced it was working on a new regional airline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Brussels Airlines cancelled the airDC project, due to disagreements with Hewa Bora.
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Brussels Airlines announced that it will lease 2 Airbus A320 aircraft from January 2011.
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On 30 January 2014, Brussels Airlines added 9 seasonal destinations and returned to the Polish market after some years of absence.
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On 22 March 2016, members of the terrorist organization ISIL detonated two bombs in Brussels Airlines Airport, closing the airport until Sunday, 27 March 2016.
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Brussels Airlines took over the 160 Thomas Cook Airlines crew members.
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Additionally, Brussels Airlines cancelled its wetlease contract with CityJet, leading to the termination of eight European destinations in the wake of the pandemic.
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In November 2021, Brussels Airlines announced a revision of their corporate design including a new logo.
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Limited information on Brussels Airlines appears to be published by the company or the Lufthansa Group.
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Brussels Airlines previously operated six British Aerospace 146s which were withdrawn in 2008.
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However, Brussels Airlines announced in July 2018 it would terminate the Superjet wet-lease contracts earlier than planned.
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Brussels Airlines launched a series of Belgian Icon special liveries on its Airbus A320 fleet, all representing things that are typically Belgian, including Rackham, Magritte, Trident and Amare.
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On 19 October 2015, Brussels Airlines launched a new customer programme called LOOP, which is available for all flights in the airline's network.
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Brussels Airlines offers a variety of different fares depending on the travel class.
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