LARGEST LONG HAUL NETWORK
In summer 2010 the Brussels Airport long haul network will be larger than it ever was, with 166 weekly departures. The previous most successful season was the summer of 2000 before Sabena disappeared. At that time the airport offered 155 weekly long haul departures.
A comparison by continent shows that
• North America is still slightly behind (88, versus 93 in 2000),
• Asia is significantly larger (34, versus 11 in 2000),
• Sub-Sahara Africa is almost equal (35, versus 36 in 2000),
• long haul leisure flights are still less developed (9, versus 15 in 2000).
It also clearly shows that there are still significant growth opportunities available.
Traffic data February 2010 and YTD
| PASSENGERS |
(000) |
%LY |
JANUARY
YTD
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1,035
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+1.8%
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| CARGO (TONNES) |
(000) |
%LY |
JANUARY
TOTAL YTD*
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36,1
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-1.5%
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| MOVEMENTS |
(000) |
%LY |
JANUARY
YTD
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16,678
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-3.9%
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Airline NEWS
February 2010
Your monthly update on the latest passenger & cargo traffic developments and network & route improvements at Brussels Airport
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LONG HAUL
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BRUSSELS AIRLINES - Africa
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Brussels Airlines has announced new African destinations with its 5th A330-300. The carrier will open 4 new cities from Brussels: Accra (Ghana) 4 weekly, Cotonou (Benin) 2 weekly, Lome (Togo) 2 weekly, and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) 2 weekly.
The frequency to Abidjan will increase from 4 to 6 weekly.
Flights will commence from 1 July. This brings the number of Brussels Airlines destinations in Sub-Sahara Africa from 14 to 18, and the number of weekly flights from 24 to 30.
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Hainan Airlines
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Hainan Airlines will relocate its 3 new additional frequencies this summer from Beijing to Shanghai. The resulting departure schedule features 4 weekly flights Beijing and 3 weekly flights Shanghai from 28 May. Hainan operates 222 seat A330-200 aircraft.
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SHORT/MEDIUM HAUL
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middle east airlines
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MEA, Middle East Airlines, adds Brussels to its European network per 22 June when it inaugurates 3 weekly A320 Beirut flights for a period of 3 months. The schedule may be extended into the winter season.
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Brussels airlines
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Brussels Airlines introduces a 7th daily flight to Geneva and a 2nd daily flight to Paris/CDG. It will also add a 4th weekly frequency to Seville.
Brussels Airlines will add a 4th daily flight to Vienna as Austrian Airlines will reduce its frequency from 5 to 3 daily.
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thomas cook airlines
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Thomas Cook Airlines inaugurates 2 weekly flights to Oujda, Morocco with A320. Thomas Cook operates from Brussels with a fleet of 6 Airbus A320.
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air algerie
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Air Algerie expands its Brussels operation from 28 March with a 3rd weekly flight from Algiers. Air Algerie also operates a weekly seasonal summer flight to Oran.
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corendon
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Corendon Airlines will base one B737-300 at Brussels during the summer season. It will operate 15 weekly flights to Antalya, Bodrum and Izmir.
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tailwind
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Tailwind will also expand operations in summer and base one A320 at Brussels in July and August. Flights operate to Antalya, Bodrum and Izmir.
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danube wings
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Danube Wings has halted its 4 weekly ATR72 flights to Bratislava in February.
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CARGO
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eva airways
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EVA Airways is expanding its BRU operations. All flights will be operated by B747-400F, replacing MD11F. A 3rd weekly flight commenced in November 2009, and a 4th weekly flight is already confirmed for the September- October 2010 period.
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africa west
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Africa West has announced its departure from BRU. The cargo carrier operated one weekly B747-200F flight to Lome, Togo, but experienced challenges with the strict noise regulations in the night at Brussels Airport.
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