BRU Summer 2026: news, new routes, airlines

[Atlantis]

Air Congo is now scheduled for July instead of late May/early June.

Source: Ministry of Transport of the DRC

FlightLevel provides more information :

"Air Congo plans to launch its first long-haul route between Kinshasa and Brussels starting July 1. According to our information, there will be five weekly flights (not on Tuesdays and Thursdays), and these will be operated with a Boeing 787-8 from Ethiopian Airlines. The new route would depart Kinshasa in the evening (22:00) and arrive in Brussels in the morning (07:00). At 10:00, the Dreamliner will depart again for Kinshasa, arriving there at 17:05"

The reservations are open since today

Something to add. In 2025, there were 85.150 pax two-way between BRU and Kinshasa. 40% was point to point while the majority was connecting via BRU. The top 3 was Paris, Geneva and Montreal.

[convair]

FlightLevel provides more information :

"Air Congo plans to launch its first long-haul route between Kinshasa and Brussels starting July 1. According to our information, there will be five weekly flights (not on Tuesdays and Thursdays), and these will be operated with a Boeing 787-8 from Ethiopian Airlines. The new route would depart Kinshasa in the evening (22:00) and arrive in Brussels in the morning (07:00). At 10:00, the Dreamliner will depart again for Kinshasa, arriving there at 17:05"

The reservations are open since today

Something to add. In 2025, there were 85.150 pax two-way between BRU and Kinshasa. 40% was point to point while the majority was connecting via BRU. The top 3 was Paris, Geneva and Montreal.

I still miss the SN DC-10 Montreal flights of the eighties...

[Dan]

Since the start of the summer season I noticed there is a flight to and from Skopje every monday morning operated by freebird Airlines. Is this an new flight or did I miss something (not sure if there are more flights during the week)
Also this week : every morning a bru-bratislava flight by Brussels airlines, outbound sn11?? flight nr, inbound sn99?? Special charter flights?

[Miqvell]

Since the start of the summer season I noticed there is a flight to and from Skopje every monday morning operated by freebird Airlines. Is this an new flight or did I miss something (not sure if there are more flights during the week)
Also this week : every morning a bru-bratislava flight by Brussels airlines, outbound sn11?? flight nr, inbound sn99?? Special charter flights?

Both were charters. Skopje ended last Monday (11st) and Bratislava today (15th).