Brussels Airlines is a young Belgian carrier that is both the largest and most experienced aviation company in Europe. This company is also the national carrier of Belgium and is headquartered at Brussels Airport. Despite the fact that the airline has not existed for so long, it has already begun to work on the Russian passenger transportation market.
History
Brussels Airlines is a company that was created by the merger of two airlines - Virgin Express and SN Brussels Airlines. In 2005, an agreement was signed between the founder of Virgin Express (Richard Branson) and the managing organization SN Brussels Airlines. Under this agreement, SN Brussels Airlines transferred control of Virgin Express. In March 2006, an official announcement was made about the merger of the two airlines. November 7 of the same year, as part of a press conference,held at Brussels Airport, announced the name of the new company.
In January 2007, the purchase of the fourth aircraft, the Airbus A330-300, was announced. Brussels Airlines began operating in March 2007.
In September 2008, Lufthansa acquired a 45% stake in the airline with a further buyout of the remaining 55% within three years. The agreement also provided for the company's entry into Star Alliance, which happened in 2009.
Fleet
There are a total of 48 jet airliners in the Brussels Airlines fleet:
- 17 aircraft "Airbus A319-100";
- 5 aircraft "Airbus A330-300";
- 3 aircraft "Airbus A330-200";
- 6 Airbus A320;
- 5 Avro RJ85 aircraft;
- 12 Avro RJ100 aircraft;
- 1 Boeing 737-300;
- 3 Boeing 737-400";
- 3 Bombardier DH8-Q400 aircraft.
Directions
The main destinations of Brussels Airlines are:
- Asia & Middle East - Israel, India, China, UAE, Thailand;
- America - Canada, USA;
- Africa - Angola, Burundi, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Kenya, Congo, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Ethiopia;
- Europe - Austria, Belgium, UK,Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, M alta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden.
Classes of Service
On the airline's flights to European destinations, passengers are offered three classes of service:
- Business class with free meals, drinks (including alcoholic drinks), newspapers and other periodicals to choose from.
- Economy Light with paid meals and drinks, no printed publications.
- Flex economy class with free meals and drinks.
For passengers flying to Israel (Tel Aviv), Helsinki, Moscow, as well as to African destinations, only two service classes are offered - business and economy. All aircraft cabins of the company are equipped with audio and video systems for entertainment.
Brussels Airways: phone, contacts
The main hub of the air carrier is Brussels Zaventem Airport.
- Company phone number in Belgium: +3227541900.
- Fax: +3227541910.
- Mailing address: Belgium, Brussels Airport Building 26, Ringbaan, 1831 Diegem.
Brussels Airlines flights are serviced at Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The representative office in Moscow is located at the address Moscow, Sretenka complex, Lane Posledniy, house17, zip code 107045. The office phone number is 662-3172 (area code 495).
Brussels Airlines: reviews of Russian travelers
Not so long ago, Brussels Airlines began working with the Russian air transportation market. Despite this, our travelers have already formed quite a definite opinion about the company. Among the advantages of the airline, passengers are noted as follows:
- Low airfare compared to domestic carriers.
- New fleet.
- Clean salons.
- Skill and professionalism of flight and cabin crew.
- Before the flight, flight attendants ask passengers to put their electronic devices into airplane mode.
- Cash Euros and plastic bank cards are accepted on board.
- You can bring your own food and drinks on board.
- Large distance between passenger seats.
From the shortcomings of the air carrier, travelers highlight:
- The high cost of food and drinks on board.
- Drinks, including water, are chargeable.
- Problems with baggage claim on connecting flights.
- Insufficient time for connecting flights.
- The crew does not speak Russian.
- Queue boarding the plane.
- Frequent flight delays.
Brussels Airways is a young large European company. Despite the fact that its age is 10 years, it has a fairly extensive geography of flights and has already established itselfin the passenger transportation market. The Brussels Airlines fleet is one of the largest in Europe. Russian travelers generally speak well of the airline, so don't be afraid to use its services.
