BRU Winter 2025 - 2026: news, new routes, airlines

[Sabena320]

Air Senegal starts 3-weekly flights between DSS and BRU as from 09DEC: https://flightlevel.be/67854/air-senega ... -en-dakar/

[ZavCity]

I'm wondering what eqv HC will use:their complete fleet is allmost grounded all the time, they lease a 772 from MYWAY Georgie ( for CDG service)and have 3 A320leased from Getjet for regional services...Don't know if these can make it to BRU!

[VoloperTe]

I'm wondering what eqv HC will use:their complete fleet is allmost grounded all the time, they lease a 772 from MYWAY Georgie ( for CDG service)and have 3 A320leased from Getjet for regional services...Don't know if these can make it to BRU!

Indeed, it is an Airbus A320 that will operate the Dakar-Brussels route !

[theeuropean]

Aegean A3 will start 1 of December 3x Larnaca (LCA) - Brussels (BRU) flights which will increase to 5x 11 of January with A320neo.

It is subsidized by the Cypriot government at 4.7 million euros for their presidency of the EU.

Flights: A3488 LCA - BRU 14:00-17:15 A3488 BRU - LCA 18:05 - 23:05.

Flights on: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday

Sources: https://www.airliners.gr/community/thre ... 7/page-345

[HQ_BRU_Lover]

I'm wondering what eqv HC will use:their complete fleet is allmost grounded all the time, they lease a 772 from MYWAY Georgie ( for CDG service)and have 3 A320leased from Getjet for regional services...Don't know if these can make it to BRU!

I doubt this will be possible, probably not even with just pax and their lugguage so let alone cargo.

[fcw]

I'm wondering what eqv HC will use:their complete fleet is allmost grounded all the time, they lease a 772 from MYWAY Georgie ( for CDG service)and have 3 A320leased from Getjet for regional services...Don't know if these can make it to BRU!

I doubt this will be possible, probably not even with just pax and their lugguage so let alone cargo.

Shouldn’t be a problem for a NEO, limit for a CEO.

[HQ_BRU_Lover]

I'm wondering what eqv HC will use:their complete fleet is allmost grounded all the time, they lease a 772 from MYWAY Georgie ( for CDG service)and have 3 A320leased from Getjet for regional services...Don't know if these can make it to BRU!

I doubt this will be possible, probably not even with just pax and their lugguage so let alone cargo.

Shouldn’t be a problem for a NEO, limit for a CEO.

Well correct I was indeed only referring to a CEO, don't know about the NEO but can imagine there's a difference. Good point here.

[convair]

I'm wondering what eqv HC will use:their complete fleet is allmost grounded all the time, they lease a 772 from MYWAY Georgie ( for CDG service)and have 3 A320leased from Getjet for regional services...Don't know if these can make it to BRU!

Indeed, it is an Airbus A320 that will operate the Dakar-Brussels route !

Not meant as a comparison, but only for info: during its early years after the collapse of Sabena, SN occasionally operated non-stop BRU-Dakar with A319 (the OO-SSG among others).

[B737229]

Extra frequencies for Air Arabia Maroc

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251114-3onw25

[fcw]

Not meant as a comparison, but only for info: during its early years after the collapse of Sabena, SN occasionally operated non-stop BRU-Dakar with A319 (the OO-SSG among others).

Not nonstop! Those flights made a fueling stop in AGP, unless if it was a positioning flight without payload.

[crew1990]

At Gambia Bird Airlines (Germania) we used to fly from London to Freetown non stop

[Miqvell]

Thanks to early information, Air China is expected to launch Beijing on January 2nd, 4x weekly.
CA963 would arrive in BRU at 20:20 and leave as CA964 at 22:00, which would be the latest long-haul flight from the airport.

This also means PEK would become double-daily (with Hainan Airlines) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - a total of 28x weekly to China.

[Atlantis]

Thanks to early information, Air China is expected to launch Beijing on January 2nd, 4x weekly.
CA963 would arrive in BRU at 20:20 and leave as CA964 at 22:00, which would be the latest long-haul flight from the airport.

This also means PEK would become double-daily (with Hainan Airlines) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - a total of 28x weekly to China.

And start to be a nice long haul evening wave.
And the highest number of long haul we have ever. Even before 2019 we didn't had this amount of flights

[Miqvell]

Thanks to early information, Air China is expected to launch Beijing on January 2nd, 4x weekly.
CA963 would arrive in BRU at 20:20 and leave as CA964 at 22:00, which would be the latest long-haul flight from the airport.

This also means PEK would become double-daily (with Hainan Airlines) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - a total of 28x weekly to China.

And start to be a nice long haul evening wave.
And the highest number of long haul we have ever. Even before 2019 we didn't had this amount of flights

And this would further strengthen our Star Alliance hub. Out of 24 airlines without SN, there would be 16 of them.
Other realistic misses are Air India, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Eva Air and perhaps Shenzhen Airlines.

[lumumba]

Thanks to early information, Air China is expected to launch Beijing on January 2nd, 4x weekly.
CA963 would arrive in BRU at 20:20 and leave as CA964 at 22:00, which would be the latest long-haul flight from the airport.

This also means PEK would become double-daily (with Hainan Airlines) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - a total of 28x weekly to China.

And start to be a nice long haul evening wave.
And the highest number of long haul we have ever. Even before 2019 we didn't had this amount of flights

And this would further strengthen our Star Alliance hub. Out of 24 airlines without SN, there would be 16 of them.
Other realistic misses are Air India, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Eva Air and perhaps Shenzhen Airlines.

Nice !
Do we know the plane?
But arriving at 20h20 is a bit late to use Brussels has a hub?

[Atlantis]

Thanks to early information, Air China is expected to launch Beijing on January 2nd, 4x weekly.
CA963 would arrive in BRU at 20:20 and leave as CA964 at 22:00, which would be the latest long-haul flight from the airport.

This also means PEK would become double-daily (with Hainan Airlines) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - a total of 28x weekly to China.

And start to be a nice long haul evening wave.
And the highest number of long haul we have ever. Even before 2019 we didn't had this amount of flights

And this would further strengthen our Star Alliance hub. Out of 24 airlines without SN, there would be 16 of them.
Other realistic misses are Air India, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Eva Air and perhaps Shenzhen Airlines.

I would say: "keep an eye on one of them"

[Miqvell]

And start to be a nice long haul evening wave.
And the highest number of long haul we have ever. Even before 2019 we didn't had this amount of flights

And this would further strengthen our Star Alliance hub. Out of 24 airlines without SN, there would be 16 of them.
Other realistic misses are Air India, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Eva Air and perhaps Shenzhen Airlines.

Nice !
Do we know the plane?
But arriving at 20h20 is a bit late to use Brussels has a hub?

You still have a few feeder flights to Europe (LHR, CPH, MAD, BER, ...).
Plane is still unknown sadly.

[lumumba]

And this would further strengthen our Star Alliance hub. Out of 24 airlines without SN, there would be 16 of them.
Other realistic misses are Air India, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Eva Air and perhaps Shenzhen Airlines.

Nice !
Do we know the plane?
But arriving at 20h20 is a bit late to use Brussels has a hub?

You still have a few feeder flights to Europe (LHR, CPH, MAD, BER, ...).
Plane is still unknown sadly.

Is 40 to 50 min enough?!

[Miqvell]

And start to be a nice long haul evening wave.
And the highest number of long haul we have ever. Even before 2019 we didn't had this amount of flights

And this would further strengthen our Star Alliance hub. Out of 24 airlines without SN, there would be 16 of them.
Other realistic misses are Air India, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Eva Air and perhaps Shenzhen Airlines.

I would say: "keep an eye on one of them"

Most likely Air India or Eva Air

[DannyVDB]

Thanks to early information, Air China is expected to launch Beijing on January 2nd, 4x weekly.
CA963 would arrive in BRU at 20:20 and leave as CA964 at 22:00, which would be the latest long-haul flight from the airport.

This also means PEK would become double-daily (with Hainan Airlines) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - a total of 28x weekly to China.

Nice to see Air China coming to BRU. Did they also not mention some time ago they would open Brussels-Chengdu? That would be a nice addition as well ...

On the other hand: it seems more competition on an existing route and also the announcement is on very short notice; if they still need to start selling tickets that is a bit late, no?

Just my 2 cents
Danny