Brussels Airport

The origins of Brussels Airport at Zaventem date back to 1940, when the German occupying force claimed {{convert|600|ha|abbr=on}} of agricultural fields reserved as a back-up airfield ("Steenokkerzeel"). There the Luftwaffe established Fliegerhorst Melsbroek and constructed three runways in the shape of a triangle: runway 02/20, runway 07L/25R (both of which are still in use today) and runway 12/30. The airport buildings were constructed in the nearby municipality of Melsbroek and not of Zaventem, which is why the airfield was known to the locals as Melsbroek (in Dutch) (or "Fliegerhorst Melsbroek" in German). There is an urban legend that the site of the airport was chosen by the Germans after asking locals where to build it–the Belgians then pointed to this location as it was often foggy.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

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After the liberation on 3 September 1944, the German infrastructure at Melsbroek fell into the hands of the British. When the old civilian airport in Haren became too small, the Belgian authorities decided to use the aerodrome at Melsbroek for the new national airport. By 1948, a new terminal building was constructed to replace the old wooden building. In the same year, the lengths of both runways 02/20 and 07L/25R were increased, to {{convert|1200|m|abbr=on}} and {{convert|2450|m|abbr=on}} respectively, whereas 12/30 remained at {{convert|1300|m|abbr=on}}. The civil aerodrome of Melsbroek was officially opened by Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, the prince regent, on 20 July 1948. From 1948 to 1956, many more buildings and facilities were erected, mostly on the Melsbroek side of the site.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In 1955, a railway line from Brussels city centre to the airport was constructed. The line was officially opened by King Baudouin on 15 May 1955.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In 1956, a new {{convert|2300|m|abbr=on}} runway was constructed, 07R/25L, which almost runs parallel with 07L/25R. The runway is still in use today and saw its length later increased to {{convert|3200|m|abbr=on}}. In April 1956, the Belgian government decided to build a new airport, using the same runways, but with the buildings located within the municipality of Zaventem. In April 1957, construction started of the new terminal, preparing the airport for the 1958 World's Fair (Expo 58). The grass runway 12/30 had to make way to allow for the new passenger terminal. This new airport was inaugurated on 5 July 1958, just in time for the 1958 World’s Fair. The buildings on the Melsbroek side are still in use by the Belgian Air Force (15th Air Transport Wing), and this is still known as Melsbroek Airfield. Both Zaventem Airport and Melsbroek Air Base, the military airfield, share the same runways.{{cite web |url=http://www.innovativereport.com/brussels-explosion/ |title=Brussels Explosion rocks Europe! |author=Robert Tom |work=Innovative Report |access-date=22 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220165822/http://www.innovativereport.com/brussels-explosion/ |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |date=19 Aug 2022 |title=Zaventem airport |url=https://atobtransfer.com/brussels-belgium/taxi-airport-zaventem/ |website=Atob}}

File:Boeing_707-329C,_Sabena_JP6848038.jpg Boeing 707-300 at Brussels Airport in 1966]]

File:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, Air Zaire AN0199454.jpg McDonnell Douglas DC-10 at Brussels Airport in 1990]]

During the boom of commercial aviation in the 1960s and 1970s, several hangars were constructed. A new cargo terminal was constructed in 1976. In 1994, a brand new terminal was constructed adjacent to the old 1958 building. Two old piers were torn down and replaced by modern ones. In 2002, amidst the turmoil surrounding the demise of the national airline Sabena, a new pier was opened.

In 2005, the airport was awarded Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International / International Air Transport Association (ACI/IATA), based on a survey of over 100,000 passengers worldwide. Brussels Airport continued to appear in top airports lists as of 2012. A direct train link with Leuven and Liège was opened on 12 December 2005.

In 2007, the airport served 17.8 million passengers, an increase of 7% over 2006. The cargo volume in the same year amounted to 780,000 tonnes, an increase of 8.9% over 2006. In 2008, the airport served 18.5 million passengers, which was an increase of 3.7% over the previous year.Expatica: [http://www.expatica.com/be/news/local_news/Record-number-of-passengers-at-Brussels-airport_48886.html Record numbers of passengers at Brussels Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309172811/http://www.expatica.com/be/news/local_news/Record-number-of-passengers-at-Brussels-airport_48886.html |date=9 March 2012 }}

Sabena's demise meant a sharp fall in passenger traffic, a blow from which the airport only slowly recovered. The airport's future is threatened by disagreement between the governments of Flanders and the Brussels Capital Region concerning night-time air traffic routes.

In March 2009, the old mechanical Flight information display systems were replaced by electronic ones.{{cite web |url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/942/Economie/article/detail/782602/2009/03/20/Brussels-Airport-vervangt-borden-met-vluchtinformatie.dhtml |title=Brussels Airport vervangt borden met vluchtinformatie |work=HLN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611110827/http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/942/Economie/article/detail/782602/2009/03/20/Brussels-Airport-vervangt-borden-met-vluchtinformatie.dhtml |archive-date=11 June 2011}} In September 2009, CEO Wilfried Van Assche resigned. One of the (unofficial) reasons was the delay in the construction of the low-cost terminal and the possible lawsuit by 52 airlines active at Brussels Airport, on the grounds of tax discrimination. It was Van Assche who started expanding the Long-Haul network (Jet Airways, Hainan Airlines, Etihad Airways and US Airways) at Brussels Airport. In February 2010 Arnaud Feist was appointed CEO. The Chairman of the Board is {{Ill|Marc Descheemaecker|nl}}.

On 18 February 2013, in the 2013 Belgium diamond heist, eight men armed with automatic weapons and dressed in police uniforms seized 120 small parcels containing an estimated US$50 million worth of diamonds from a Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 passenger plane loaded with passengers preparing for departure to Zürich. The men drove two vehicles through a hole they had cut in the airport perimeter fence to Flight LX789, which had just been loaded with diamonds from a Brink's armored van from Antwerp. They carried out the operation within five minutes with no injuries and without firing a shot.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/europe/thieves-steal-millions-in-diamonds-at-brussels-airport.html?_r=0 |title=Brazen Jewel Robbery at Brussels Airport Nets $50 Million in Diamonds |access-date=20 February 2013 |last=Higgins |first=Andrew |date=18 February 2013 |work=The New York Times}}{{cite web |last=Casert |first=Raf |url=http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/19/17013510-robbers-snatch-50-million-of-diamonds-off-plane-in-belgium?lite |title=Casert, Raf, "Robbers Snatch $50 Million of Diamonds Off Plane in Belgium," Associated Press, February 19, 2013, 4:13 a.m |publisher=Worldnews.nbcnews.com |date=19 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221034721/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/19/17013510-robbers-snatch-50-million-of-diamonds-off-plane-in-belgium?lite |archive-date=21 February 2013}}{{cite web |last=Casert |first=Raf |url=http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/19/17013510-robbers-snatch-50-million-of-diamonds-off-plane-in-belgium?lite |title=Smith, Vicky, "The Great Plane Robbery: Gang of Fake Police Officers Steal £32m of Diamonds in Airport Heist," Associated Press, February 19, 2013, 18:49 |publisher=Worldnews.nbcnews.com |date=19 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221034721/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/19/17013510-robbers-snatch-50-million-of-diamonds-off-plane-in-belgium?lite |archive-date=21 February 2013}}

{{Main|2016 Brussels bombings}}

On 22 March 2016, two explosions took place in Brussels Airport at 07:58 local time. One occurred near the American Airlines and Brussels Airlines check-in desks and the other next to a Starbucks coffee shop. A third bomb was found in the airport and detonated in a controlled explosion. The airport was closed after the attacks until 3 April, when it reopened with temporary facilities at less than 20% of its previous passenger capacity. Flights bound to Brussels Airport were either canceled or diverted to nearby airports such as Brussels South Charleroi Airport, Ostend–Bruges International Airport, and Schiphol. At 09:11 CET, an explosion took place at Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks as an act of revenge against Belgium for participation in the ongoing Military intervention against ISIL.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/isis-claims-responsibility-for-brussels-attacks-explosions-bombings-at-airport-and-maalbeek-maelbeek-a6946136.html |title=Isis claims responsibility for Brussels attacks |author=Lizzie Dearden |date=22 March 2016 |work=The Independent}}

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Brussels Airport uses a one terminal concept, meaning that all the facilities are located under a single roof. The terminal building consists of several levels. The railway station is located on −1, buses and taxis arrive at 0, arrivals are located on level 2 and departures on level 3. Levels 2 and 3 are connected to the airport's two piers (A and B).{{cite web |url=http://www.brusselsairport.be/nl/passngr/at_the_airport/airport_map/ |title=Brussels Airport Website: Plattegrond terminal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014055/http://www.brusselsairport.be/nl/passngr/at_the_airport/airport_map/ |archive-date=3 December 2013}}

The newest pier in Brussels airport was pier A, opened on 15 May 2002. This pier was destined to support flights from and to the Schengen countries (A-gates). However, since 15 October 2008 all Brussels Airlines flights to African destinations are also handled at this pier. Therefore, border control was installed towards the end of the pier in order to create a new pier. As a result, gates A61-72 were renamed T61-72. Later, Brussels Airlines' daily flight to New York was also moved here from pier B.

Until 26 March 2015,{{cite web |url=http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/corporate/connector/connhome/ |title=Brussels Airport Website: Introduction |access-date=2 June 2015 |archive-date=29 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129004837/http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/corporate/connector/connhome/ |url-status=dead }} Pier A was connected to the main building via a {{convert|400|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} tunnel under the apron. Each pier used to have its own security zone, so transfer between the piers involved a security check, which for practical purposes made it to be two terminals. This tunnel was replaced by the "Connector", a new building that links both piers above ground and allows passengers to walk straight from the check-in desk to their gate in pier A or B, without changing floors. In the opposite direction, the building provides arriving passengers with a smooth and convenient passage to the baggage reclaim hall and the exit. Furthermore, border control has been relocated behind the 25-lane screening platform (Europe's largest) inside the Connector which means that changing planes no longer requires a security check.

Pier B is the oldest pier still in use at Brussels Airport and is only used for flights outside the Schengen Area. Pier B is connected immediately to the main departure hall and consists of two decks. The upper deck (level 3) is at the same level as the departure halls and is used for the departing passengers, whereas the lower deck (level 2) is used for arriving passengers and connects immediately to border control and the baggage claim area.

Pier A West is a planned expansion of Pier A, and is meant to relieve Pier B by also handling flights from non-Schengen countries. Pier A West was due to open in 2016, but because of the slow passenger growth, Brussels Airport announced in July 2013 that the works would be delayed. However, in November 2015, Brussels Airport announced a major 550 million euro investment and pointed out that within this investment the extension of the pier is included.{{cite web |url=http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/mediaroom/news/66931/ |title=Brussels Airport Website: Brussels Airport lowers airport tariffs by 5.2% and invests over €550 million in its infrastructure |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221153852/http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/mediaroom/news/66931/ |archive-date=21 December 2015}}

Just as is the case for Pier A West, the construction of a new low-cost pier is currently on hold. It will be built roughly where the old south pier used to be. At present, several low-cost airlines including Ryanair and Wizz Air fly to Brussels-South Charleroi Airport, {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} away from Brussels.{{Cite web|url=http://www.charleroi-airport.com/doc.php?nd=1101&tid=101&site=1&lg=2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012195240/http://www.charleroi-airport.com/doc.php?nd=1101&tid=101&site=1&lg=2|url-status=dead|title=Shuttles Brussels – Charleroi Airport|archivedate=12 October 2007|accessdate=11 November 2022}} In autumn 2013, low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines announced it would end its flights between Brussels Airport and Turkey. The service between Brussels and Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen would relocate to Brussels-South Charleroi Airport. However, Turkish Airlines announced on 26 November 2013 it would offer one daily flight on the same route, starting one month after Pegasus terminated its operations at the airport.{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/228343/turkish-airlines-adds-istanbul-sabiha-gokcen-brussels-berlin-in-s14/|title=Turkish Airlines Adds Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen – Brussels / Berlin in S14|website=Routes|accessdate=11 November 2022}} One day later, Ryanair announced the opening of a second Belgian base at Brussels Airport, giving a boost to low-cost traffic at Brussels Airport. Ryanair announced on 27 November 10 new routes from Brussels Airport,{{cite web |url=http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/ryanair-announces-brussels-zaventem-base-from-feb-2014 |title=Welcome to Ryanair! |work=Ryanair.com}} although Brussels-South Charleroi Airport will remain the low-cost carrier's primary Belgian base.

Drinking water fountains are found all over the airport. After security check-in, water bottles are available for a small fee.[https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passengers/at-the-airport/services/overview/drinking-water "Brussels Airport Website: Drinking water], Brussels Airport

Shops, bars and restaurants are scattered throughout the building. A few facilities are located in the departure area. These are mostly convenience stores and small shops such as the airport shop, a pharmacy, Relay stores and a coffee shop. But most of the facilities can only be accessed after Security control –and are tax free. Several brands and chains have a branch in both piers, however several only operate in pier A. The airport also features places of worship (for Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Orthodox Christians and Protestants), as well as a place for meditation for humanists.[https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passengers/at-the-airport/services/overview/praying-and-meditation "Brussels Airport Website: Praying and mediation"], Brussels Airport The airport provides meeting facilities and can host congresses up to 600 participants, either in the Regus Skyport Meeting Center or in the Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel. The latter is the only hotel located on the airport grounds, opposite the terminal. Shuttle services are provided to 14 nearby hotels.

All passengers now have unlimited free Wi-Fi access.{{cite web |url=http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passngr/facilities/freewifi/ |title=Brussels Airport Website: Unlimited free Wi-Fi |website=www.brusselsairport.be |access-date=2016-05-21 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610203436/http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passngr/facilities/freewifi/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passngr/services/internet_telephony/ |title=Brussels Airport Website: Internet & Telephony |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-date=29 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129004752/http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passngr/services/internet_telephony/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=https://twitter.com/BrusselsAirport/status/951486523899371520 |title=Brussels Airport on Twitter |work=Twitter |access-date=2018-04-07 |language=en}}

Several airlines have or had its head offices at the grounds of Brussels Airport. Brussels Airlines has its corporate head office in the b.house, Airport Building 26, located in Diegem, Machelen."{{cite web |url=http://www.machelen.be/kaarten/bedrijven/bedrijf.jpg |title=Bedrijf |website=Machelen Diegem |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524041115/http://www.machelen.be/kaarten/bedrijven/bedrijf.jpg |archive-date=24 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://company.brusselsairlines.com/en_be/corp/misc/contactus.aspx |title=Contact us |website=Brussels Airlines |access-date=23 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013174942/http://company.brusselsairlines.com/en_be/corp/misc/contactus.aspx |archive-date=13 October 2009 |url-status=dead}} European Air Transport had its head office in Building 4–5, in Zaventem.{{cite web |url=http://acg.dhl.com/webedit/ACGRegions.asp?WebSite=LA&page=General%20Conditions%20of%20Carriage&lang=EN |title=General Conditions of Carriage |access-date=27 June 2010 |website=DHL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709020136/http://acg.dhl.com/webedit/ACGRegions.asp?WebSite=LA&page=General%20Conditions%20of%20Carriage&lang=EN |archive-date=9 July 2011 |url-status=dead}} Before Sabena went out of business, its head office was in the Sabena House on the grounds of Brussels Airport.{{cite web |last=Von Schreiber |first=Sylvia |url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-20849245.html |title=Organisierte Pleite |website=Der Spiegel |date=26 November 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925003539/http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-20849245.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=live}} When it existed, Virgin Express had its head office in Building 116 in Zaventem."World Airline Directory." Flight Global. 30 March – 5 April 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200335.html?search=%22Virgin%20Express%22 92]. SN Brussels, which formed in 2002, had its head office in Airport Building 117 in Zaventem when it existed."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March – 5 April 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200314.html 71]. Prior to its disestablishment, Sobelair had its head office in Building 45 in Zaventem."Survey: World Airlines." Flight International. 1–7 April 2003. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2003/2003%20-%200725.html?search=%22Air%20Niugini%22 74]."[https://web.archive.org/web/20021205102928/http://sobelair.be/contact.htm Contact Us]." Sobelair. 5 December 2002. Retrieved on 27 May 2010. CityBird was based in building 117D.{{cite web |url=http://www.citybird.com/contact/offices.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991103193716/http://www.citybird.com/contact/offices.html |archive-date=3 November 1999 |title=City Bird: Contact us |date=3 November 1999}} The cargo airline Cargo B Airlines had its head office in the Brucarco Building 706 in Zaventem.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080418041505/http://www.cargob.com/ Welcome], 18 April 2008. Retrieved on 20 February 2012.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Brussels:{{Cite web|url=https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passengers/destinations/overview|title=Discover over 200 destinations | Brussels Airport|website=Brussels Airport Website|accessdate=11 November 2022}}

{{Airport-dest-list

| Aegean Airlines | Athens,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-a3ns24intl|title=Aegean Airlines NS24 International Network Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 January 2024|accessdate=2 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Thessaloniki

| Aer Lingus | Dublin{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220628-aaeicodeshare|title=American Airlines / AerLingus Expands European Codeshare Network in late-June 2022|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=28 June 2022|accessdate=14 March 2025|language=en}}

| Air Albania | Tirana{{cite web |title=Air Albania: Naimi arrived in Tirana |url=https://italiavola.com/2025/02/16/air-albania-naimi-e-arrivato-a-tirana/ |website=italiavola |date=16 February 2025 |access-date=16 February 2025}}

| Air Algérie | Algiers
Seasonal: Oran

| Air Arabia | Casablanca,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230414-3o32b|title=Air Arabia Maroc 3Q23 A321 Operations – 09APR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 April 2023|accessdate=27 December 2024|language=en-CA}} Fès,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Fes|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=355–356}} Nador, Oujda,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Oujda, Morocco|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=815}} Rabat,{{cite web |title=Air Arabia Maroc launches flights from new base Rabat to five European destinations, including Brussels |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-arabia/air-arabia-maroc/air-arabia-maroc-launches-flights-from-new-base-rabat-to-five-european-destinations-including-brussels/ |website=Aeroroutes |date=12 February 2024 |access-date=13 February 2024}} Tangier

| airBaltic | Riga,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-btnw22|title=airBaltic NW22 Network Changes – 04SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 September 2022|accessdate=15 March 2025|language=en}} Tallinn{{cite web |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airbaltic/airbaltic-launches-flights-from-brussels-to-tallinn |title=airBaltic launches flights from Brussels to Tallinn in Summer 2019 – Aviation24.be |date=16 August 2018}}

| Air Canada | Montréal–Trudeau
Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/07/air-canada-to-fly-between-toronto-and-brussels/|title=Air Canada to fly between Toronto and Brussels|publisher=Aviacionline|date=30 July 2022|accessdate=30 July 2022}}{{cite web |title=Air Canada Moves Toronto – Brussels Launch to August 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230202-acbru |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=2 February 2023}}

| Air Europa | Madrid{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231130-muuxcodeshare|title=China Eastern Resumes Air Europa Codeshare Partnership From late-Nov 2023|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 November 2023|accessdate=27 December 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Air Serbia | Belgrade{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240229-juns24freq | title=Air Serbia NS24 Frequency Variations – 25FEB24 }}

| Air Transat | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau{{cite web |url=https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/air-transat-in-2021-weer-naar-schiphol-en-brussels-airport |title=Air Transat in 2021 weer naar Schiphol en Brussels Airport |date=29 October 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020}}

| AJet | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Turkish Airlines confirms AnadoluJet network transition from late-March 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288734/turkish-airlines-confirms-anadolujet-network-transition-from-late-march-2020/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=14 January 2020}}{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240313-vfns24|title=AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 March 2024|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}}
Seasonal: Ankara{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/turkish-airlines-to-launch-ankara-brussels-and-ankara-graz-services-in-summer-2022-1121916 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA }}

| All Nippon Airways | Tokyo–Narita{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230915-nhnw23eu | title=ANA NW23 European Operations – 15SEP23 }}

| Amelia International | Brive{{cite web | url=https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/pressroom/news/summer-season | title=Summer season Brussels Airport 2024 | work=Brussels Airport Website }}

| Austrian Airlines | Vienna{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-osnw25|title=Austrian Airlines NW25 Systemwide Flight Number Changes – 30OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=30 October 2024}}
Seasonal: Innsbruck{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240703-osnw24inn|title=Austrian Expands Innsbruck Network in NW24|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=3 July 2024|accessdate=3 July 2024}}

| BH Air | Seasonal: Burgas

| British Airways | London–Heathrow{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-banw24lhreu|title=British Airways NW24 Heathrow – Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}

| Brussels Airlines{{cite web |url=https://www.brusselsairlines.com |title=Brussels Airlines |website=brusselsairlines.com}} | Abidjan,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240910-snnw24af|title=Brussels Airlines NW24 West/Central Africa Network Adjustment – 08SEP24|website=Aeroroutes}} Accra, Alicante,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-snnw24eu|title=Brussels Airlines NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes}} Athens, Banjul, Barcelona, Berlin, Bilbao, Billund,{{cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/eyes-increased-capacity-of-10-by-summer-2023-signs-wet-lease-with-cityjet-hires-new-staff/|title=Brussels Airlines increases capacity by Summer 2023, signs wet-lease agreement with CityJet and hires new staff|date=7 December 2022 }} Birmingham,{{cite web |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/shrinking-not-sprouting-brussels-struggles-on-some-uk-short-haul-routes-post-brexit-676137 |title=Shrinking not sprouting – Brussels struggles on some UK short haul routes post-Brexit |date=22 February 2024 |access-date=22 February 2024}} Bologna, Budapest, Bujumbura,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231012-snnw23inc|title=Brussels Airlines NW23 Intercontinental Network Overview – 11OCT23|website=Aeroroutes}} Conakry,{{Cite web|url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/brussels-airlines-vaker-naar-afrika-en-vs-dankzij-extra-airbus-a330|title = Brussels Airlines vaker naar Afrika en VS dankzij extra Airbus A330|date = 14 December 2021}} Copenhagen, Cotonou, Dakar–Diass, Douala, Edinburgh,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220627-lhgroup3q22eu|title=Lufthansa Group Carriers July/August 2022 Intra-Europe Adjustment - 26JUN22|website=Aeroroutes}} Entebbe, Faro, Frankfurt,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/brussels-airlines-reopens-attractive-holiday-destinations-and-launches-brussels-frankfurt/|title=Brussels Airlines reopens attractive holiday destinations and launches Brussels-Frankfurt|date=24 February 2021}} Freetown, Fuerteventura,{{cite web |title=Thomas Cook / Brussels Airlines partnership gives Belgian holidaymakers more choice, more flexibility and more certainty as from 28 October |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/thomas-cook-brussels-airlines-partnership-gives-belgian-holidaymakers-choice-flexibility-certainty-28-october/ |website=aviation.be |date=20 September 2017 |access-date=17 April 2024}} Geneva, Gothenburg,{{cite web | url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/brussels-airlines-boosts-summer-services-with-expanded-fleet-and-premium-offerings/ | title=Brussels Airlines boosts summer services with expanded fleet and premium offerings | date=24 June 2024 }} Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Hurghada, Kigali,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240418-snnw24nbo|title=Brussels Airlines NW24 Nairobi Operations – 18APR24|website=Aeroroutes}} Kinshasa–N'djili, Kraków,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pasazer.com/news/464134/brussels,airlines,wraca,do,krakowa.html|title=Pasazer.com: Brussels Airlines wraca do Krakowa|date=17 October 2023|website=Pasazer.com}} Lanzarote, Lisbon, Ljubljana, Lomé, London–Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Marseille, Milan–Linate, Milan–Malpensa, Monrovia–Roberts, Munich,{{cite web | url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/adds-eight-new-destinations-to-its-summer-2022-schedule/ | title=Brussels Airlines adds eight new destinations to its Summer 2022 schedule | date=18 January 2022 }} Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta,{{cite web |title=Lufthansa Group Carriers NS24 Intercontinental Network Adjustment – 13SEP23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230913-lhgns24inc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 September 2023}} New York–JFK,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=brussels airlines resumes Luanda / New York service in Feb 2021 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294131/brussels-airlines-resumes-luanda-new-york-service-in-feb-2021/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=2 October 2020}} Nice, Oslo, Ouagadougou, Paris–Charles de Gaulle,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-snnw24eu|title=Brussels Airlines NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=30 October 2024}} Porto, Prague, Rome–Fiumicino, Stockholm–Arlanda,{{cite web | url=https://flightlevel.be/64726/brussels-airlines-ruilt-stockholm-bromma-in-voor-arlanda/ | title=Brussels airlines trades Bromma for Arlanda | date= 16 June 2023 }} Tel Aviv (suspended until {{date|2025-6-8}}),{{cite news |title=Lufthansa group extends suspension of Tel Aviv flights |url=https://www.jns.org/lufthansa-group-extends-suspension-of-tel-aviv-flights/ |access-date=20 May 2025 |work=JNS.org |agency=Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) |date=20 May 2025}} Tenerife–South, Toulouse, Valencia,{{cite web |title=Brussels Airlines launches its holiday offer for summer 2021 |url=https://press.brusselsairlines.com/brussels-airlines-launches-its-holiday-offer-for-summer-2021 |website=press.brusselsairlines.com |date=26 December 2020}} Venice, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw–Chopin,{{cite web | url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/next-two-years-brussels-airlines-will-add-five-airbus-a320neo-to-the-fleet/ | title=In the next two years, Brussels Airlines will add five Airbus A320neo to the fleet | date=7 December 2022 }} Yaoundé, Yerevan, Zürich{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221109-snns23sh|title=Brussels Airlines NS23 Short-Haul Network Additions|website=AeroRoutes}}
Seasonal: Antalya, Bordeaux,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221220-snns23eu|title=Brussels Airlines NS23 European Network Adjustment – 18DEC22|website=Aeroroutes}} Brindisi,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221122-snns23bds|title=Brussels Airlines Adds Brindisi Service in NS23|website=Aeroroutes|date=22 November 2022| access-date=22 November 2022}} Catania, Chania,{{Cite web|url=https://press.brusselsairlines.com/brussels-airlines-launches-its-holiday-offer-for-summer-2022|title = Brussels Airlines launches its holiday offer for summer 2022| date=6 October 2021 }} Corfu, Djerba, Dubrovnik, Florence, Funchal,{{cite web |title=Brussels Airlines Adds Funchal Service in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241209-snns25fnc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=9 December 2024}} Heraklion, Ibiza, Kos, Marrakesh, Monastir, Mytilene, Nador,{{cite web|url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/brussels-airlines-lanceert-nieuwe-routes-en-richt-zich-sterk-op-vakantie-en-vfr-markt|title=Brussels Airlines lanceert nieuwe routes en richt zich sterk op vakantie- en VFR-markt|date=22 April 2021}} Naples, Olbia, Oujda,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220503-snns22ma|title=Brussels Airlines Schedules Seasonal Morocco Service in NS22|website=AeroRoutes}} Palma de Mallorca, Rabat, Rhodes, Samos, Sharm El Sheikh,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230627-snnw23ssh|title=Brussels Airlines Adds Sharm El Sheikh Service in NW23|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=27 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}} Split, Tangier, Washington–Dulles, Zadar,{{Cite web|url=https://press.brusselsairlines.com/brussels-airlines-grows-again|title=Brussels Airlines Grows Again|date=28 February 2022|access-date=28 February 2022}} Zakynthos
Seasonal charter: Harstad/Narvik{{Cite web|url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2021-03-31-forfaits-voyage-brussels-airlines-signe-avec-nordic-et-sunweb-5226958.html|title = Forfaits voyage : Brussels Airlines signe avec NORDIC et Sunweb | Air Journal| date=31 March 2021 }}

| Bulgaria Air | Sofia{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230823-fbnw23220|title=Bulgaria Air NW23 A220 Operations – 22AUG23|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024}}

| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong (resumes 4 August 2025){{Cite web|url=https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-adds-munich-and-brussels-to-its-european-network|title= Cathay Pacific adds Munich and Brussels to its European network |website=CathayPacific.com|accessdate=3 December 2024}}

| Chalair Aviation | Seasonal: Brive (begins 26 June 2025){{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241226-cens25bve|title=Chalair NS25 Brive Network Expansion|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=26 December 2024|accessdate=27 December 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Corendon Airlines | Seasonal: Antalya, Bodrum, Burgas,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/tour-operators/corendon/corendon-significantly-expands-its-offer-on-the-belgian-market-22-destinations-from-brussels-9-from-maastricht/|title=Corendon significantly expands its offer on the Belgian market: 22 destinations from Brussels, 9 from Maastricht|first=André|last=Orban|date=14 March 2022}} Dalaman, Eskişehir,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221020-xcxrnw22|title=Corendon Airlines NW22 Scheduled Service Adjustment – 20OCT22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=20 October 2022|accessdate=2 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Heraklion, Izmir,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221020-xcxrnw22|website=aeroroutes.com|date=20 October 2022|title=Corendon Airlines NW22 Scheduled Service Adjustment – 20OCT22}} Kos, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Tenerife–South

| Croatia Airlines | Zagreb{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241029-ounw24220|title=Croatia Airlines NW24 A220 Network – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Cyprus Airways | Larnaca{{cite web | url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/cyprus-airways-airlines/launches-flights-between-larnaca-and-brussels-from-february-2024/ | title=Cyprus Airways launches flights between Larnaca and Brussels from February 2024 | date=5 December 2023 }}

| Dan Air | Bacău{{cite web | url=https://boardingpass.ro/dan-air-13-rute-de-la-bacau-cu-debut-in-noiembrie-si-decembrie-2023/ | title=Dan Air: 13 rute de la Bacău cu debut în noiembrie și decembrie 2023 | date=November 2023 }}

| Delta Air Lines | Seasonal: Atlanta (resumes 11 June 2025),{{cite web |url= https://businesstravelerusa.com/news/delta-expands-europe-routes/|title= Delta Expands in Europe with First-Ever Nonstop Flights to Catania|website=Business Traveler|date=September 20, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024 }} New York–JFK{{cite web |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240427-dlnw24inc |publisher=aeroroutes.com |title=Delta NW24 intercontinental network changes |date=27 April 2024}}

| easyJet | Bordeaux,{{cite web |url= https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet/easyjet-launches-new-brussels-to-bordeaux-route/|title= easyJet launches new Brussels to Bordeaux route|website=Aviation24.be|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=January 23, 2025 }} Geneva, Milan–Linate,{{cite web |url= https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20241211_95131345/|title= EasyJet vliegt vanaf zomer vanuit Brussels Airport naar Rome en Milaa|website=Nieuwsblad|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=December 13, 2024 }} Nice, Rome–Fiumicino

| Egyptair | Cairo

| Emirates | Dubai–International{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231006-eknw23|title=Emirates NW23 Network Overview/Changes – 05OCT23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=6 October 2023|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}}

| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa

| Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241108-eynw24|title=Etihad NW24 Service Changes – 08NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=8 November 2024|accessdate=8 November 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Finnair | Helsinki{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220725-ayaug22eu|title=Finnair August 2022 European Network Adjustment - 24JUL22|website=Aeroroutes}}

| Flynas | Jeddah{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231009-xydec23berbru|title=flynas schedules Berlin/Brussels flights|date = 9 October 2023}}

| FlyOne |Bucharest–Otopeni (begins 28 June 2025),{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/ruta-noua-bucuresti-bruxelles-cu-flyone-airlines-din-iunie-2025/|date =8 April 2025|title =Rută nouă: București - Bruxelles cu FLYONE Airlines din iunie 2025}} Chișinău{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/flyone-va-opera-sapte-rute-noi-din-chisinau-in-vara-anului-2022/|title = FLYONE va opera șapte rute noi din Chișinău în vara anului 2022|date = 15 December 2021}}

| FlyOne Armenia | Yerevan{{cite web |title=Fly One Armenia NS25 Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250314-3fns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=14 March 2025}}

| Hainan Airlines | Beijing–Capital,{{cite web | url=https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-brussels-bru | title=Direct flights from Brussels (BRU) - FlightConnections | date=16 July 2023 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hainanairlines.com/OEC/GB/Home|title=Welcome on Hainan Airlines website !|website=www.hainanairlines.com}} Shanghai–Pudong,{{cite web |title=Hainan Airlines Resumes Shanghai – Brussels From June 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240315-hujun24bru |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=15 March 2024}} Shenzhen{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230516-cnns23intl|title=Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International/Regional Network - 14MAY23|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=15 May 2023|accessdate=15 May 2023}}

| HiSky | Bucharest–Otopeni{{cite web | url=https://boardingpass.ro/hisky-bucuresti-bruxelles-bru-din-noiembrie-2022/ | title=HiSky: București - Bruxelles BRU din noiembrie 2022 | date=8 September 2022 }}

| Iberia | Madrid{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-ibnw24eu|title=IBERIA NW24 Madrid – Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes}}

| Icelandair | Reykjavík–Keflavík{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230615-fins24757|title=Icelandair NS24 Boeing 757 Preliminary Network – 15JUN23|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}

| ITA Airways | Milan–Linate,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-aznw24eu|title=ITA Airways NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}} Rome–Fiumicino{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240219-czazcodeshare|title=China Southern / ITA Airways Expands Codeshare Network in NS24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=19 February 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Juneyao Air | Shanghai–Pudong{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240315-hojul24eu | title=Juneyao Airlines Plans Brussels / Manchester July 2024 Launch }}

| KLM | Amsterdam{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-klns24eu|title=KLM NS24 European Service Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes}}

| KM Malta Airlines | Malta{{cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/new-airline-replacing-air-malta-fly-march-31.1058754|title=New airline replacing Air Malta to fly on March 31, 2024|date=2 October 2023 }}

| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw–Chopin{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230425-ailo|title=Air India Resumes LOT Polish Airlines Intra-Europe Codeshare in late-April 2023|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=25 April 2023|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Lufthansa | Frankfurt,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lhnw24eu|title=Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Munich

| Middle East Airlines | Beirut

| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Oslo (begins 22 June 2025),{{cite web |title=Norwegian NS25 Network Additions – 08DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241211-dyd8ns25 |website=Routesonline |access-date=11 December 2024}} Tromsø{{cite web|url=https://dfly.no/direkte-fra-tromso-til-brussel-og-stockholm/|title=Direkte fra Tromsø til Brüssel og Stockholm|website=Dfly.no |access-date=5 June 2024}}

| Nouvelair | Seasonal: Djerba,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Nouvelair Tunisie plans Djerba – Brussels service from late-Oct 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/293326/nouvelair-tunisie-plans-djerba-brussels-service-from-late-oct-2020/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=25 August 2020}} Tunis{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Nouvelair Tunisie schedules new regular routes in S20 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287037/nouvelair-tunisie-schedules-new-regular-routes-in-s20/ |website=routesonline.com |date=22 October 2019}}

| Play | Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík{{cite web|url=https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/play-airlines-behalve-naar-schiphol-ook-naar-brussel|title=Play Airlines behalve naar Schiphol ook naar Brussel|trans-title=Play Airlines announces flights to Brussels, Schiphol|language=Dutch|website=Luchtvaartnieuws|date=2 December 2021|access-date=2 December 2021}}

| Qatar Airways | Doha

| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231212-atns24eu|title=Royal Air Maroc NS24 Peak Season Europe Frequency Changes – 10DEC23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 December 2023|accessdate=27 December 2024|language=en-CA}} Marrakesh,{{cite web | url=https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/presents-summer-2022-schedule-6-new-destinations-and-4-new-airlines/ | title=Brussels Airport presents Summer 2022 schedule; 6 new destinations and 4 new airlines | date=17 March 2022 }} Nador,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220413-at3q22eu|title=Royal Air Maroc 3Q22 European Frequency Changes - 11APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 April 2022|accessdate=27 December 2024|language=en-CA}} Rabat,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Rabat, Morocco|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=894–895}} Tangier{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230221-attng|title=Royal Air Maroc Expands Tangier – Europe Frequencies in NS23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=21 February 2023|accessdate=8 February 2024|language=en-CA}}
Seasonal: Al Hoceima, Oujda{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220413-at3q22eu|title=Royal Air Maroc 3Q22 European Frequency Changes - 11APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 April 2022|accessdate=8 February 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Royal Jordanian | Amman–Queen Alia{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230320-rjbru | title=Royal Jordanian Plans Brussels Service Resumption in NW23 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/royal-jordanian-gaat-weer-op-brussel-vliegen | title=Royal Jordanian gaat weer op Brussel vliegen | date=24 March 2023 }}

| RwandAir | Kigali{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230414-wbcdg|title=Rwandair Schedules late-June 2023 Paris Launch|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 April 2023|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}

| Ryanair | Barcelona,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220920-frnw22be|title=Ryanair NW22 Belgium Network Adjustment|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=20 September 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}} Dublin, Madrid, Málaga, Marrakesh, Porto,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230223-fropo|title=Ryanair NS23 Porto Frequency Variations – 19FEB23|website=Aeroroutes}} Rome–Fiumicino, Valencia
Seasonal: Girona,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Brussels, Belgium|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=165–172}} Palma de Mallorca, Pisa

| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-sknw24eu|title=SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=27 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda

| Singapore Airlines | Singapore{{Cite web|url=https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/be/plan-travel/local-promotions/introducing-flights-from-brussels/|title=Introducing Brussels - Singapore – Fly non-stop from Brussels to Singapore and beyond from 6 April 2024|website=Singapore Airlines|access-date=12 September 2023}}

| Sky Express | Athens{{Cite web|url=https://www.skyexpress.gr/en/book/flight|title = Flight Tickets|website=www.skyexpress.gr}}
Seasonal: Heraklion{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220406-gqns22intl|title=Sky Express Expands International Network in NS22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=6 April 2022|accessdate=31 December 2024|language=en-ca}}

| SunExpress | Eskişehir{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-xqns24intl|title=SunExpress NS24 International Frequency Changes – 25FEB24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 February 2024|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}}
Seasonal: Adana/Mersin,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=SunExpress S20 network additions as of 22OCT19 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287072/sunexpress-s20-network-additions-as-of-22oct19/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=23 October 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tgrthaber.com/aktuel/10-agustosta-adana-sakirpasa-havalimani-kapatiliyor-ucuslar-yeni-havalimanina-aktarilacak-2964974 | title=10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak | date=3 August 2024 }} Ankara,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230419-snxq|title=Brussels Airlines Begins SunExpress Codeshare Partnership in NS23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=19 April 2023|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Antalya, Izmir, Kayseri

| {{nowrap|Swiss International Air Lines}} | Geneva,{{cite web|url=https://flightlevel.be/63685/swiss-vliegt-vanaf-27-maart-tussen-geneve-en-brussel/|title=SWISS vliegt vanaf 27 maart tussen Genève en Brussel|date=14 December 2021 }} Zürich{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lxnw24eu|title=SWISS NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=30 October 2024}}

| TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241118-ficodeshare|title=Icelandair Launches Emirates and TAP Air Portugal Codeshare in Nov 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 November 2024|accessdate=27 December 2024|language=en-CA}}

| TAROM | Bucharest–Otopeni{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221007-ronw22|title=TAROM NW22 Frequency Adjustment – 02OCT22|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024}}

| Thai Airways International | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi{{cite web | url=https://flightlevel.be/65648/thai-keert-terug-naar-brussel-met-dagelijkse-vlucht-2/ | title=THAI keert terug naar Brussel met dagelijkse vlucht | date=31 May 2024 }}

| Transavia | Alicante,{{cite web | url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/transavia-breidt-aantal-zomerbestemmingen-op-brussels-airport-uit | title=Transavia breidt aantal zomerbestemmingen op Brussels Airport uit | date=8 March 2023 }} Bari,{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2023/09/20/transavia-apre-bari-bruxelles-nel-2024/ | title=Transavia apre Bari-Bruxelles nel 2024 | date=20 September 2023 }} Bordeaux,{{cite web |title=Transavia France NS25 Network Additions – 22DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241226-tons25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=26 December 2024}} Faro, Marrakesh,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230925-hvns24 | title=Transavia NS24 Network Additions – 24SEP23 }} Montpellier,{{cite web |title=Transavia France NS25 Network Additions – 22OCT24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241023-tons25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=23 October 2024}} Thessaloniki{{cite web | url=https://news.gtp.gr/2023/09/21/transavia-to-launch-thessaloniki-brussels-route-in-summer-2024/ | title=Transavia to Launch Thessaloniki-Brussels Route in Summer 2024 | date=21 September 2023 }}
Seasonal: Gran Canaria,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240423-hvnw24brulpa|title=Transavia Adds Brussels – Gran Canaria/Las Palmas From Nov 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=23 April 2024|accessdate=2 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Heraklion,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220409-hvns22|title=Transavia NS22 Belgium/Netherlands Network Expansion|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 June 2022|accessdate=9 April 2022|language=en-ca}} Ibiza,{{cite web|url=https://www.travelpro.nl/transavia-vliegt-komende-zomer-vanaf-brussels-airport/|title=Transavia vliegt komende zomer vanaf Brussels airport|date=21 December 2021 }} Innsbruck,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220420-hvnw22bru|title=Transavia NW22 Brussels Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=20 April 2022|accessdate=3 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Málaga, Salzburg, Santorini,{{cite web | url=https://aviation.direct/en/summer-2023-transavia-is-expanding-in-brussels | title=Summer 2023: Transavia is expanding in Brussels | date=10 March 2023 }} Seville, Tenerife–South, Zakynthos{{cite web | url=https://www.travmagazine.be/nl/transavia-nieuwe-bestemmingen-vanaf-brussels-airport/ | title=Transavia: Nieuwe bestemmingen vanaf Brussels Airport | date=21 December 2022 }}

| TUI fly Belgium{{cite web|url=https://www.tuifly.be/en/flightplan|title=Flight plan|website=tuifly.be|access-date=29 September 2021|archive-date=22 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022220522/https://www.tuifly.be/en/flightplan|url-status=dead}} | Agadir,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Brussels|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=160–166}} Algiers,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230518-tbfy23na|title=TUIfly Belgium 2023 North Africa Network Additions|website=AeroRoutes}} Al Hoceima,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230131-tbma|title=TUIfly Belgium NS23 Morocco Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Alicante,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221116-tbnw227m8|title=TUIfly Belgium NW22 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Network – 13NOV22|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=3 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Antalya, Béjaïa, Boa Vista, Cancún (ends 31 October 2025),{{cite web |title=TUIfly Belgium Discontinues Long-Haul Service in NW25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250210-tbnw25lh |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 February 2025}} Casablanca, Constantine, Curaçao (ends 1 November 2025),{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240326-tbnw24cur|title=TUIfly Belgium Adds Curacao From Nov 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Dakar–Diass,{{cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/tui-aviation/tui-fly-belgium/dakar-senegal-new-tuifly-belgium-destination-from-4-july/|title=Dakar, Senegal, new TUIfly Belgium destination from 4 July|date=18 March 2022}} Djerba, Enfidha, Eskişehir, Fès, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Lanzarote, Málaga, Marrakesh, Marsa Alam, Oran, Oujda, Punta Cana (ends 30 October 2025), Rabat, Sal, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife–South, Tirana, Tlemcen, Tunis
Seasonal: Almería, Banjul, Bodrum, Brindisi, Burgas, Catania, Chania, Corfu,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230810-tbsep23prn|title=TUIfly Belgium Sep/Oct 2023 Prishtina Routing Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Dalaman,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231201-tbns24dlm|title=TUIfly Belgium Schedules Brussels – Dalaman Nonstop Flight in 3Q24|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Dubrovnik, Faro, Girona, Heraklion, Ibiza, Izmir, Jerez de la Frontera, Kittilä, Kos, Lamezia Terme, Larnaca,{{Cite web|url=https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/9168af3e-67c7-430f-b46c-61b76236d8cb_en?filename=pso_inventory_table_2024-03.pdf|title=LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=4 January 2025|language=en}} Luxor, Menorca, Murcia,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240829-tbaug24rmu|title=TUIfly Belgium Resumes Brussels – Corvera From Aug 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Mykonos, Mytilene,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230110-tbns23|title=TUIfly Belgium NS23 European Network Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Nador, Naples, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Patras, Ponta Delgada,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Pristina, Reus, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Split,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220427-tbns22bru|title=TUIfly Belgium Schedules New Brussels Short-Haul Routes in NS22|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Tangier, Tétouan, Thessaloniki, Tivat, Varna, Zakynthos

| Tunisair | Tunis

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241112-tkns25eu|title=Turkish Airlines NS25 European Frequency Changes – 10NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 November 2024|accessdate=16 March 2025|language=en}}

| United Airlines | Chicago–O'Hare, Newark, Washington–Dulles

| Vueling | Alicante,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-vynw24es|title=Vueling NW24 Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=31 October 2024|accessdate=3 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Barcelona, Bilbao,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230309-vyns23|title=Vueling NS23 Network Additions – 08MAR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=9 March 2023|accessdate=4 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Florence,{{cite web |title=Vueling Adds Florence – Brussels Service in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241217-vyns25flrbru |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 December 2024}} Málaga, Valencia

| Widerøe | Bergen{{cite web | url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/fjord-norway/pressreleases/new-route-from-brussels-to-the-norwegian-fjords-3286518 | title=New route from Brussels to the Norwegian fjords | date=15 November 2023 }}

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| Egyptair Cargo{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231227-msc1q24be|title=Egyptair Cargo 1Q24 Belgium Service Changes|website=AeroRoutes}} | Cairo

| Emirates SkyCargo[https://skychain.emirates.com/skychain/app skychain.emirates.com - View Schedule] {{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} retrieved 24 July 2020 | Chicago–O'Hare, Columbus–Rickenbacker, Dubai–Al Maktoum, London–Stansted{{cite web|url=https://www.skycargo.com/media/3074/june2024-8000x4500.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622132535/https://www.skycargo.com/media/3074/june2024-8000x4500.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 June 2024|title=Route Network (June 2024)|website= Emirates SkyCargo|date=June 2024|access-date=22 June 2024}}

| Ethiopian Cargo[https://cargo.ethiopianairlines.com/network/route-map cargo.ethiopianairlines.com - Route Map] retrieved 24 July 2020 | Addis Ababa, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Miami, Seoul–Incheon

| LATAM Cargo Chile[https://www.latamcargo.com/en/route-offering latamcargo.com - Route offering] retrieved 24 July 2020 | Campinas, Frankfurt, Santiago de Chile

| Qatar Airways Cargo[http://www.qrcargo.com/docs/07.Summer%2019%20Freighter%20Schedule%20Issue%207%20-%20Effective%201st%20October%202019%20to%2026th%20October%202019.pdf qrcargo.com] retrieved 12 September 2019 | Accra, Chicago–O'Hare, Doha, Los Angeles

| Royal Air Maroc Cargo[http://cargo.royalairmaroc.com/web/guest/our-destinations cargo.royalairmaroc.com - Our destinations] retrieved 24 July 2020 | Casablanca

| {{nowrap|Singapore Airlines Cargo[http://www.siacargo.com/SIA%20Cargo%20Detailed%20Flight%20Schedule%2022nd%20July%202020.pdf?a=220720201731 siacargo.com - Flight Schedule] retrieved 24 July 2020}} | Mumbai, Sharjah, Singapore

| Suparna Airlines{{cite news|url=https://flightlevel.be/60195/suparna-airlines-start-cargovluchten-naar-brussels-airport/|title=Suparna Airlines start cargovluchten naar Brussels Airport|newspaper=Flightlevel |date=2 April 2020 }} | Moscow–Domodedovo, Zhengzhou

| Turkish Cargo[https://www.turkishcargo.com.tr/en/online-services/flight-schedule turkishcargo.com - Flight Schedule] retrieved 4 July 2020 | Istanbul

| Virgin Atlantic[https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/virgin-atlantic-operates-flights-to-brussels.html Virgin Atlantic operates flights to Brussels for the winter season] retrieved 14 December 2024 | Seasonal: London–Heathrow

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• The relapse in 2001 and 2002 is due to the combined effects of the September 11 attacks and the collapse of then home carrier Sabena in the final quarter of 2001.
• The cargo relapse in 2008 and 2009 is due to the combined effects of the 2008 financial crisis, also affecting passenger volumes in 2009, and the relocation of DHL Aviation to Leipzig/Halle Airport. DHL departed after the Belgian government decided they could not operate more cargo flights at night because of noise for the people living in the surrounding area.
• The 2016 decrease in passenger numbers and aircraft movements results from the 2016 Brussels bombings which caused the airport to close for 11 days before reopening with severely reduced capacity.

File:START-lijn 272 Brussels Airport.jpg

Brussels Airport can be reached by car via the A201, which is directly connected to the Brussels Ring (R0) orbital motorway. From there, the main motorways of Belgium can directly be accessed. Private partners provide three car parks at the airport, offering in total 10,600 parking spaces. Shell operates a self-service filling station near the exit of the airport complex.

Several car rental services are located in the airport as well. Europcar, Hertz, Sixt and Thrifty all operate at Brussels Airport. DriveNow also offers a car-sharing service at Brussels Airport located at P3 Holiday Parking,{{cite web |url=https://www.drive-now.com/be/en/brussels/airport |title=Car Sharing Brussels Airport – Parking & Prices – DriveNow |website=www.drive-now.com}} and Zipcar has parking spaces.{{cite web |url=http://www.zipcar.be/en/faq/can-i-park-zipcar-airport |title=can I park a zipcar at the airport? - Zipcar |website=www.zipcar.be |access-date=18 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318183729/http://www.zipcar.be/en/faq/can-i-park-zipcar-airport |archive-date=18 March 2018 |url-status=dead}} Taxi2Share provides sharing cab service from the airport.

De Lijn provides bus transportation to and from various cities in Flanders from platforms A and B (via Brucargo). The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB) provides transportation into Brussels city centre from Schuman railway station, Brussels-Luxembourg railway station and Trône/Troon metro station via line 12 from platform C. Platform E is used by the Hotel Shuttles, offering shuttle services to several hotels near the area.

Taxis are permanently available in front of the arrivals hall. Licensed taxis can be recognized by the blue and yellow emblem.

{{Main|Brussels Airport-Zaventem railway station}}

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Brussels Airport-Zaventem railway station is located under the airport building at level −1. The train station has direct services to Antwerp, Brussels, De Panne, Ghent, Hasselt, Landen, Leuven, Mechelen, Nivelles and Quévy. At least four trains per hour serve the most used link to Brussels-South railway station, where international connections are offered by Eurostar (to Amsterdam, Avignon, Cologne, Essen, Lille, London, Marseille, Paris and Valence), ICE (to Cologne and Frankfurt), and Eurocity (to Basel, Bern, Chur, Luxembourg and Zürich).

A direct train link with Leuven was opened on 12 December 2005. A direct link with Antwerp and Mechelen via the so-called Diabolo line was opened for public service on 10 June 2012. The Diabolo project is a public-private partnership. It has been decided that all rail passengers to Brussels Airport-Zaventem railway station pay a "Diabolo supplement" to finance the ongoing and planned work.

As of December 2014, a direct train link between Bruges and the airport will be offered,{{Cite web|url=https://www.meetingspotlight.com/|title=Meeting Spotlight Homepage | Meeting Spotlight|website=www.meetingspotlight.com|accessdate=11 November 2022}} just as an Intercity service to Schiphol and Amsterdam.{{cite web |url=http://www.b-europe.com/Travel/Trains/InterCity/IC%20Brussels-Amsterdam |title=Hop on and head for the Netherlands |author=SNCB International |access-date=2 June 2015 |archive-date=31 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131163107/https://www.b-europe.com/Travel/Trains/InterCity/IC%20Brussels-Amsterdam |url-status=dead }}

Since the new Schuman-Josaphat tunnel{{cite web |url=http://www.infrabel.be/en/documents/brochures/brochure-schuman-josafat |title=Brochure Schuman-Josafat (2008) |access-date=2 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310175307/http://www.infrabel.be/en/documents/brochures/brochure-schuman-josafat |archive-date=10 March 2016 |url-status=dead}} has been finished, a new connection has been established to connect Brussels Airport directly to the stations of the European Quarter, being Brussels-Schuman and Brussels-Luxembourg. This brought the travel time between the airport and the European Quarter to 15 minutes. The National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) announced the line to open as an hourly service.{{cite web |url=http://www.infrabel.be/en/residents/projects/regional-express-network |title=The Regional Express Network |access-date=2 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.belgianrail.be/fr/actualite/horaires-dec-2015.aspx |title=Horaierees December 2015 |access-date=16 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918012803/http://www.belgianrail.be/fr/actualite/horaires-dec-2015.aspx |archive-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.brusselnieuws.be/nl/video/tvbrussel/de-erg-bescheiden-start-van-stations-mouterij-en-thurn-taxis |title=De erg bescheiden start van stations Mouterij en Thurn & Taxis | Brusselnieuws |language=nl |publisher=Brusselnieuws.be |access-date=18 December 2015}} However, the line now sees a train every 30 minutes on weekdays.{{cite web |url=http://www.belgianrail.be/jp/sncb-nmbs-routeplanner/query.exe/en |title=NMBS/SNCB – Timetable & buy tickets}}

In an attempt to alleviate the gridlock around Brussels, the Flemish regional transport company De Lijn started the Brabantnet project, which was then scheduled to be finished by 2020.{{cite web |url=http://www.delijn.be/nl/mobiliteitsvisie2020/brabantnet/index.html |title=Brabantnet |access-date=2 June 2015 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017083806/https://www.delijn.be/nl/mobiliteitsvisie2020/brabantnet/index.html |url-status=dead }}

Three new light rail lines will be created, of which 2 will terminate at Brussels Airport:

• The Airport Tram, connecting Brussels Airport to Brussels-North railway station, but taking a different trajectory from the existing railway line;
• The Ring Tram, roughly following the northern side of the Brussels Ring and connecting several Brussels suburbs and Vilvoorde to the airport.

To speed up the process, testing started in August 2016 with a Ringtrambus, a bus rapid transit system developed by Belgian bus builder Van Hool, which requires less investment than a tram.{{cite web |url=https://www.brusselsairport.be/pressroom/first-trambus-in-belgium-makes-maiden-trip |title=First trambus in Belgium makes maiden trip |website=www.brusselsairport.be}} The Ringtrambus started service on 28 July 2020, using fourteen 24-metre double-articulated buses. The initial half-hourly service is to be upgraded to quarter-hourly on 1 September 2020.[https://www.delijn.be/nl/overdelijn/nieuws/bericht/24746_de_lijn_zet_vanaf_28_juni_ringtrambus_in_in_vlaamse_rand] {{dead link|date=December 2021|fix-attempted=yes}} Route 820 runs between Brussels Airport and the Brussels University Hospital in Jette, via Brucargo, the station and the centre of Vilvoorde, the Kassei neighbourhood, the employment area around the Medialaan, Strombeek and the Heysel/Heizel. This solution is presented as an in-between step until the tram line is finished.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20160821_02432796|title='Trambus vanaf 2019 in Noordrand'|website=De Standaard|date=21 August 2016 |accessdate=11 November 2022}}

The Airport Tram will be an extension of present Brussels tram lines 55 and 62,{{cite web |url=https://www.bruzz.be/mobiliteit/brussel-en-vlaanderen-akkoord-over-luchthaventram-2018-10-03 |title=Brussel en Vlaanderen akkoord over luchthaventram |website=bruzz.be |publisher=Bruzz}} and will roughly follow the A201 motorway, but will need a large bridge to cross the Brussels Ring into the airport.{{cite web |url=https://www.delijn.be/nl/mobiliteitsvisie2020/brabantnet/wat-is-brabantnet/brussel-noord-airport.html |title=Brussel-Noord – Brussels Airport |publisher=delijn.be}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bruzz.be/mobiliteit/beeld-de-tram-die-brussels-airport-met-brussel-zal-verbinden-2023-09-12|title=In beeld: de tram die Brussels Airport met Brussel zal verbinden|website=www.bruzz.be}}

The present tram tracks end at the Eurocontrol headquarters, but the extension will lead from the Bourget Roundabout along the A12 into the airport. The new line will be a so-called 'high frequency' line (comparable to Brussels tram lines 7 and 8) connecting the northern part of the city with the Business zone next to the airport and the airport itself.{{cite web | url=https://www.bruzz.be/mobiliteit/vergunning-afgeleverd-voor-deel-van-tramlijn-naar-luchthaven-2023-06-05 | title=Vergunning afgeleverd voor deel van tramlijn naar luchthaven }}

Construction work is ongoing and should be finished by 2031.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bruzz.be/actua/mobiliteit/werken-voor-tram-naar-brussels-airport-starten-eind-dit-jaar-2025-03-13|title=Werken voor tram naar Brussels Airport starten eind dit jaar|website=www.bruzz.be}}

Brussels Airport has a special separated road that provides access to the airport for bikers and pedestrians. There is also a special place to park bikes. Since 2019, the airport has a direct connection from the bicycle freeway Brussels–Leuven ("Fietssnelweg F3").{{Cite web|url=https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passengers/access-parking/by-bike-motorcycle-or-on-foot|title=Bicycle or motorcycle | Brussels Airport|website=Brussels Airport Website|accessdate=11 November 2022}} In 2016, merely 1% of employees were commuting by bike.{{cite web |url=http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/mediaroom/news/67826/ |title=Brussels Airport Website: New fast cycle route to Brussels Airport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314034353/http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/mediaroom/news/67826/ |archive-date=14 March 2016}} In an effort to further increase this number, bicycle leasing was introduced to employees, and in 2020 almost 10% of the Brussels Airport employees signed up for this.{{cite web |url=https://www.o2o.be/en/bicycle-leasing-for-brussels-airport-employees-to-the-airport-by-bike/ |title=Bicycle leasing for Brussels Airport employees: to the airport by bike (accessed March 23, 2020)|work=o2o |date=27 February 2020 }}

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• On 17 September 1946, a Sabena Douglas DC-3 went into a half roll and crashed into some hangars on takeoff because of loss of airspeed. One crewmember out of the seven occupants on board was killed.{{ASN accident|id=19460917-0|title=OO-AUR|accessdate= October 5, 2023}}
• On 15 February 1961, Sabena Flight 548, a Boeing 707, crashed during approach on runway 20, killing all 72 people on board and one on the ground.{{cite web |url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=02151961®=OO-SJB&airline=Sabena |title=AirDisaster.Com |publisher=AirDisaster.Com |date=15 February 1961 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035023/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=02151961®=OO-SJB&airline=Sabena |archive-date=30 September 2007}} This was the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 707, resulting in the death of the entire United States Figure Skating team on its way to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, which the International Skating Union subsequently cancelled out of respect for the team.
• On 25 May 2008, Kalitta Air Flight 207, a Boeing 747-200F, overran the shorter runway 20, crashed into a field and split in three. Four of the five people on board received minor injuries.{{Cite news |title=Plane comes off Brussels runway |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7419280.stm |date=25 May 2008 |work=BBC News |access-date=31 December 2009}}

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Category:Airports established in 1940

Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in the European Theater

Category:Machelen

Category:Steenokkerzeel

Category:Zaventem

Category:1940 establishments in Belgium