BRU Summer 2026: news, new routes, airlines

[Atlantis]

In meantime, also UA confirmed the SS26 for BRU. Twice Newark, 1 Washington and 1 Chicago.

They also anticipated about the new flight of SN to Kilimanjaro. As from now their customers can book one ticket to reach this beautiful destination. So, we can expect more transfer pax

[fcw]

They also anticipated about the new flight of SN to Kilimanjaro. As from now their customers can book one ticket to reach this beautiful destination. So, we can expect more transfer pax

SN doesn’t offer more seats to Africa, the start of JRO means less seats to NBO&KG, so there probably won’t be a significant increase in transfer pax.

[rwandan-flyer]

Return to Kilimanjaro, not a "new" destination out of BRU : Sabena started flights in 1982. Can't find year they stopped, but suppose it was at least some years before bankruptcy.


SABENA - KILIMANJARO - FIRST FLIGHT.jpg

the route closed in 1988. A quite short lived route.

They also anticipated about the new flight of SN to Kilimanjaro. As from now their customers can book one ticket to reach this beautiful destination. So, we can expect more transfer pax

SN doesn’t offer more seats to Africa, the start of JRO means less seats to NBO&KG, so there probably won’t be a significant increase in transfer pax.

North America is not the highest market for Kilimanjaro. It's Europe.

Here are the 10 biggest point to point market for JRO outside Africa, in 2024.

Paris Cdg : 45 959 pax (served by SN)
Frankfurt : 36 493 pax (served by SN)
Amsterdam : 27 906 pax
Milan : 21 958 pax (served by SN)
London Heathrow : 21 791 pax (served by SN)
Brussels : 20 527 pax
Zurich : 20 242 pax (served by SN)
Madrid : 15 578 pax (served by SN)
Geneva : 10 956 pax ((served by SN)
Vienna : 10 364 pax (served by SN)

Zanzibar could be a great addition (BRU JRO ZNZ JRO), demand is higher. Then they can again operate most of NBO flights without a tag. NBO can sustain non stop flights in both ways.

Here are the 10 biggest point to point market for ZNZ outside Africa, in 2024.

Paris Cdg : 132 573 pax (served by SN)
Frankfurt : 81 452 pax (served by SN)
Milan : 86 485 pax (served by SN)
Rome : 55 968 pax (served by SN)
Amsterdam : 51 828 pax
London Heathrow : 47 543 pax (served by SN)
Vienna : 28 446 pax (served by SN)
Brussels : 26 720 pax
Zurich : 22 501 pax (served by SN)
Copenhagen: 21 797 pax (served by SN)
Vienna : 16 885 pax (served by SN)
Warsaw: 14 893 pax (served by SN)

[Atlantis]

They also anticipated about the new flight of SN to Kilimanjaro. As from now their customers can book one ticket to reach this beautiful destination. So, we can expect more transfer pax

SN doesn’t offer more seats to Africa, the start of JRO means less seats to NBO&KG, so there probably won’t be a significant increase in transfer pax.

I disagree on this, bcs here you assume that all flights are 100% full which is absolutely not the case.

Second, so you have much better data then the country manager of United? I don't think so,

[fcw]

They also anticipated about the new flight of SN to Kilimanjaro. As from now their customers can book one ticket to reach this beautiful destination. So, we can expect more transfer pax

SN doesn’t offer more seats to Africa, the start of JRO means less seats to NBO&KG, so there probably won’t be a significant increase in transfer pax.

I disagree on this, bcs here you assume that all flights are 100% full which is absolutely not the case.

Second, so you have much better data then the country manager of United? I don't think so,

You missed the word “significant”!
Back of a fag packet calculation:
Actual load factor +/-82%, the maximum JRO can add is 7500ish pax, 20ish % transit: max 1500 extra transit or 5 a day.
Would you call that a significant increase?

[Atlantis]

SN doesn’t offer more seats to Africa, the start of JRO means less seats to NBO&KG, so there probably won’t be a significant increase in transfer pax.

I disagree on this, bcs here you assume that all flights are 100% full which is absolutely not the case.

Second, so you have much better data then the country manager of United? I don't think so,

You missed the word “significant”!
Back of a fag packet calculation:
Actual load factor +/-82%, the maximum JRO can add is 7500ish pax, 20ish % transit: max 1500 extra transit or 5 a day.
Would you call that a significant increase?

But it was you who wrote the word "significant"

I wrote: "we can expect more transfer pax". That's completely different, don't you think

[fcw]

I disagree on this, bcs here you assume that all flights are 100% full which is absolutely not the case.

Second, so you have much better data then the country manager of United? I don't think so,

You missed the word “significant”!
Back of a fag packet calculation:
Actual load factor +/-82%, the maximum JRO can add is 7500ish pax, 20ish % transit: max 1500 extra transit or 5 a day.
Would you call that a significant increase?

But it was you who wrote the word "significant"

I wrote: "we can expect more transfer pax". That's completely different, don't you think

You wrote you disagreed with there being no significant increase, but glad you agree know.

[Atlantis]

As from 31st March till 31st May, SN will fly only 4 times a week to IAD instead of 5 times.

Source: Aeroroutes

[luchtzak]

As from 31st March till 31st May, SN will fly only 4 times a week to IAD instead of 5 times.

Source: Aeroroutes

Do you have the schedule on these flights ? Which days ?

[rwandan-flyer]

You have the link there https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251031-sn2q26iad

I don't know why some people put the source, but not the link, in the case you have a link.

[Miqvell]

You have the link there https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251031-sn2q26iad

I don't know why some people put the source, but not the link, in the case you have a link.

Be happy that you have a source at least... this is not always the case.

[Miqvell]

Aline Mafra, LATAM Brasil :
"We are focusing on feasibility studies for new destinations in Europe and Africa. [...] It will certainly be a year (2026) of strong expansion for LATAM.”

Source : AEROIN

[longwings]

-17 extra weekly flights to Spain and Portugal (Barcelone, Alicante, Málaga and Porto) with late arrival and early departure in Barcelone (nightstop)

Is the night stop in BCN considered split duty? Could be very wrong but I thought Brussels didn't do split duty.

[longwings]

Actual load factor +/-82%, the maximum JRO can add is 7500ish pax, 20ish % transit: max 1500 extra transit or 5 a day.

Curious, where does the 20% transit figure comes from? I seem to remember from Cirius or Air Service that number is over 50% for sub-Sahara flights.

Also, most of United's transfers to NBO go through FRA, while trips to JRO typically require two connections, so I can see how United would see this as a win overall. Loss of NBO connections in BRU could be more than made up by new connections to JRO.

[Miqvell]

In meantime, also UA confirmed the SS26 for BRU. Twice Newark, 1 Washington and 1 Chicago.

They also anticipated about the new flight of SN to Kilimanjaro. As from now their customers can book one ticket to reach this beautiful destination. So, we can expect more transfer pax

United has just removed double daily EWR.

[Atlantis]

In meantime, also UA confirmed the SS26 for BRU. Twice Newark, 1 Washington and 1 Chicago.

They also anticipated about the new flight of SN to Kilimanjaro. As from now their customers can book one ticket to reach this beautiful destination. So, we can expect more transfer pax

United has just removed double daily EWR.

A mistake? The schedule was just confirmed by the country manager. Would be strange to lose the double daily

[Conti764]

In meantime, also UA confirmed the SS26 for BRU. Twice Newark, 1 Washington and 1 Chicago.

They also anticipated about the new flight of SN to Kilimanjaro. As from now their customers can book one ticket to reach this beautiful destination. So, we can expect more transfer pax

United has just removed double daily EWR.

A mistake? The schedule was just confirmed by the country manager. Would be strange to lose the double daily

On A.net I've read some time ago that BRU might lose its second EWR rotation once the original route could be done with a 77W again... Don't know if that's the reason...

[Miqvell]

United has just removed double daily EWR.

A mistake? The schedule was just confirmed by the country manager. Would be strange to lose the double daily

On A.net I've read some time ago that BRU might lose its second EWR rotation once the original route could be done with a 77W again... Don't know if that's the reason...

So far it's still 787-10, we'll see...

[Conti764]

It was said UA needs the 752's to open up new thinner tatl routes in wake of 321LR delays. Some destinations have already lost their second (or third) rotation...

[Atlantis]

SAS is going to increase their number of flights:

Copenhagen: 5 times a day
Stockholm: 2 times a day
Oslo: 2 times a day