BRU Summer 2026: news, new routes, airlines

[Miqvell]

For Summer 2026, American Airlines is adding 5 European destinations to its portfolio. Budapest, Prague, Milan, Athens and Zurich. This from Philadelphia, Dallas or Miami.
AA will use the B788 or B773.

Maybe we will see again in the future AA at BRU as Philadelphia is on the BRU list?

Not until they have plenty of XLRs, surely in 2027...

[Atlantis]

PLAY is downsizing further with 6 more destinations axed for 2026. Also Brussels is not available anymore.

[Miqvell]

PLAY is downsizing further with 6 more destinations axed for 2026. Also Brussels is not available anymore.

Which is normal since Brussels is not "really" a sunny destination

[Atlantis]

PLAY is downsizing further with 6 more destinations axed for 2026. Also Brussels is not available anymore.

Which is normal since Brussels is not "really" a sunny destination

We cannot complain about some warm or even hot days .
But yes, with the new strategy, BRU and other big and popular cities are not fitting in it anymore. It was somehow foreseen. If AMS was one of the first destinations who was axed, then you know that BRU will follow

Less competition for Icelandair.

[Matthias]

Already mentioned elsewhere but still relevant for this topic: ANA will increase to 3 weekly flights from summer 2026. Too bad it's only one additional flight/week but still better than noting

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ana- ... mmer-2026/

[VoloperTe]

Good morning,

Delta Airlines will operate again Atlanta-Brussels seasonal service for summer 2026. From 9 June, 3 weekly B767-300ER.

[BRU_AV_123]

Good morning,

Delta Airlines will operate again Atlanta-Brussels seasonal service for summer 2026. From 9 June, 3 weekly B767-300ER.

Seems like JFK-BRU is still not bookable for Summer 2026 though. Let’s hope this connection will still return for 2026.

[Miqvell]

Good morning,

Delta Airlines will operate again Atlanta-Brussels seasonal service for summer 2026. From 9 June, 3 weekly B767-300ER.

Seems like JFK-BRU is still not bookable for Summer 2026 though. Let’s hope this connection will still return for 2026.

Weird. It used to be bookable.

[nordikcam]

Good morning,

Delta Airlines will operate again Atlanta-Brussels seasonal service for summer 2026. From 9 June, 3 weekly B767-300ER.

Seems like JFK-BRU is still not bookable for Summer 2026 though. Let’s hope this connection will still return for 2026.

Weird. It used to be bookable.

it's bookable...from 7 till 12 of May...I booked on SN website a direct flight BRU JFK with SN !

[BRU_AV_123]

Seems like JFK-BRU is still not bookable for Summer 2026 though. Let’s hope this connection will still return for 2026.

Weird. It used to be bookable.

it's bookable...from 7 till 12 of May...I booked on SN website a direct flight BRU JFK with SN !

I was referring to Delta’s JFK-BRU flight of course.

[Miqvell]

Weird. It used to be bookable.

it's bookable...from 7 till 12 of May...I booked on SN website a direct flight BRU JFK with SN !

I was referring to Delta’s JFK-BRU flight of course.

It was due to restart on 9 March after a short break in Jan-Feb.

[Miqvell]

>>> Delta Air Lines has confirmed it will end service from New York JFK, with final flight on January 6, after more than 30 years. Atlanta will increase to four weekly in March, before going daily in the summer. It’s not yet confirmed whether the route will become year-round.

Source : AirlineGeeks

[Atlantis]

>>> Delta Air Lines has confirmed it will end service from New York JFK, with final flight on January 6, after more than 30 years. Atlanta will increase to four weekly in March, before going daily in the summer. It’s not yet confirmed whether the route will become year-round.

Source : AirlineGeeks

Wow, that's something. That's not so usual that an airline stops a service after so many years.

Can be several reasons but going to The States becomes very expensive as also the ESTA becomes more expensive. Also less people are willing to go.

Sad to see them leaving this route. It will be dominance for Star Alliance

[Conti764]

>>> Delta Air Lines has confirmed it will end service from New York JFK, with final flight on January 6, after more than 30 years. Atlanta will increase to four weekly in March, before going daily in the summer. It’s not yet confirmed whether the route will become year-round.

Source : AirlineGeeks

Wow, that's something. That's not so usual that an airline stops a service after so many years.

Can be several reasons but going to The States becomes very expensive as also the ESTA becomes more expensive. Also less people are willing to go.

Sad to see them leaving this route. It will be dominance for Star Alliance

How is flying to the States more expensive? The dollar is weak, travel is declining,... All indicators for cheaper flights.

Anyways, good news for SN I assume, with their JFK flights and possibly UA upgrading its second daily from 752 to widebody?

[lumumba]

>>> Delta Air Lines has confirmed it will end service from New York JFK, with final flight on January 6, after more than 30 years. Atlanta will increase to four weekly in March, before going daily in the summer. It’s not yet confirmed whether the route will become year-round.

Source : AirlineGeeks

Wow, that's something. That's not so usual that an airline stops a service after so many years.

Can be several reasons but going to The States becomes very expensive as also the ESTA becomes more expensive. Also less people are willing to go.

Sad to see them leaving this route. It will be dominance for Star Alliance

How is flying to the States more expensive? The dollar is weak, travel is declining,... All indicators for cheaper flights.

Anyways, good news for SN I assume, with their JFK flights and possibly UA upgrading its second daily from 752 to widebody?

So the yield is dropping.

[Conti764]

Wow, that's something. That's not so usual that an airline stops a service after so many years.

Can be several reasons but going to The States becomes very expensive as also the ESTA becomes more expensive. Also less people are willing to go.

Sad to see them leaving this route. It will be dominance for Star Alliance

How is flying to the States more expensive? The dollar is weak, travel is declining,... All indicators for cheaper flights.

Anyways, good news for SN I assume, with their JFK flights and possibly UA upgrading its second daily from 752 to widebody?

So the yield is dropping.

Not for UA.

Dropping yields or not. DL surrendering a market to Star Alliance is good news for the alliance, esp. SN with its JFK flight.

[Atlantis]

How is flying to the States more expensive? The dollar is weak, travel is declining,... All indicators for cheaper flights.

Anyways, good news for SN I assume, with their JFK flights and possibly UA upgrading its second daily from 752 to widebody?

So the yield is dropping.

Not for UA.

Dropping yields or not. DL surrendering a market to Star Alliance is good news for the alliance, esp. SN with its JFK flight.

Many times SN is canceling the flight. The LH fleet of SN in unstable. For the moment 2 are out and a third one is waiting. Winter is also maintenance time. This means that on certain days there is no flight at all bcs UA flies from Newark.

It's in general not good news.

[rwandan-flyer]

>>> Delta Air Lines has confirmed it will end service from New York JFK, with final flight on January 6, after more than 30 years. Atlanta will increase to four weekly in March, before going daily in the summer. It’s not yet confirmed whether the route will become year-round.

Source : AirlineGeeks

Put a link please, it takes few seconds !! Delta gives the explanation and i m not suprised about this. They put money where the demand is higher for the moment,


“Delta will transition its Brussels service to Atlanta beginning March 8, 2026, to better align with customer demand,” the spokesperson said. “The final New York-JFK to Brussels flight will operate Jan. 5 from JFK and Jan. 6 from BRU. Delta apologizes for any inconvenience this change causes, and affected customers will be notified directly.” https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/09/12/del ... tic-route/

In my last stats (Oct 23 to Nov24) New York Brussels had 147 000 pax per year in point to point, but with 2 airlines on this route (Brussels Airlines, and Delta).

Point to point demand with Brussels with West Coast and Southwestern USA (Oct23 to Nov24)

Less pax than for East Coast & Midwest, but demand is currently to low to get flights from West Coast. Atlanta is well located for connecting with the West Coast and Southwestern USA, as well as for Central America and Caraibes. Yield is higher. Base fare (often around 800 USD) and total fare (often over 1000 USD) are higher for West Coast than from the East Coast.

Los Angeles : 41 000 pax
San Fransisco : 39 000 pax
Atlanta : 18 100 pax
Las Vegas : 17 000 pax
Denver : 14 000 pax
Houston : 13 550 pax
Dallas : 13 430 pax
Seattle : 12 390 pax
Phoenix : 10 330 pax
San Diego : 10 150 pax

East Coast & Midwest

More pax than West Coast and Southernwest USA, but yield is lowest and United Airlines provides already daily flights to its 3 biggest hub + Brussels Airlines to New York JFK. The capacity is probably correct for the moment.

New York JFK : 147 000 pax (up to 2 flights a day in peak period with Delta and Brussels Airlines)
Newark : 80 565 pax (1 daily flight with United Airlines + United Airlines Hub)
Washington : 41 340 pax (up to 3 flights a day during the peak period + UA hub)
Miami : 34 640 pax (quite easy to reach via Atlanta)
Boston : 34 130 pax (United Airlines via Newark and Washington are doing the job)
Chicago : 30 870 pax (daily flight with United Airlines)
Orlando : 19 030 pax (quite easy to reach via Atlanta)
Detroit : 9 810 pax
Minneapolis : 9 425 pax
Cleveland : 9 220 pax

>>> Delta Air Lines has confirmed it will end service from New York JFK, with final flight on January 6, after more than 30 years. Atlanta will increase to four weekly in March, before going daily in the summer. It’s not yet confirmed whether the route will become year-round.

Source : AirlineGeeks

Wow, that's something. That's not so usual that an airline stops a service after so many years.

Can be several reasons but going to The States becomes very expensive as also the ESTA becomes more expensive. Also less people are willing to go.

Sad to see them leaving this route. It will be dominance for Star Alliance

No thing new almost all airlines do this. AF ended Riyadh 2019 citing poor economic performance (https://www.rfi.fr/en/economy/20190110- ... hts-riyadh) that served since early 80s. They resumed only Riyadh flights in May 2025 after 6 years of hiatus https://www.arabnews.com/news/496131. Same thing with some AF routes in East Africa. Some of them were started in 1960s (or probably before), early 1970s and ended in late 1990s.

British Airways ended its Seoul route in 2020; 2 times in less 30 years !!!. British Airways has flown to Seoul from 1987 to 1998, and again from 2012 to 2020. We can add Kuwait, Tanzania...all big point to point markets for UK, served during many years but removed from BA newtrok https://londonairtravel.com/british-air ... ul-routes/

[longwings]

Delta lost a key corporate contract, and JFK was never a good connection airport. While technically a Delta hub, it works best as an O/D point.

[Miqvell]

>>> Delta Air Lines has confirmed it will end service from New York JFK, with final flight on January 6, after more than 30 years. Atlanta will increase to four weekly in March, before going daily in the summer. It’s not yet confirmed whether the route will become year-round.

Source : AirlineGeeks

Put a link please, it takes few seconds !! Delta gives the explanation and i m not suprised about this. They put money where the demand is higher for the moment,

I don’t feel the need to share a link — it only takes a few seconds to Google it with the source.