178 destinations, 6 new airlines and 9 new destinations at Brussels Airport for the summer season

Spring may be late this year, but the summer season at Brussels Airport is starting as scheduled on March 31, with a renewed offer including the traditional sun destinations and several new routes. This summer, no less than 178 direct destinations will be served by 64 airlines. Brussels Airport is adding 9 new destinations in Europe and beyond to its network, including Singapore, Shanghai (China), Nairobi (Kenya), Bergen (Norway), Krakow (Poland), Bari (Italy), Bacău (Romania), Gazipaşa (Türkiye) and Brive (France).

Once again this summer, travellers will have plenty of choice at Brussels Airport. Exploration outside of Europe, a European city trip, a family vacation by the sea or a family visit abroad - whatever your plans and wishes are, Brussels Airport's summer offer has something for you. 64 airlines, including six new partners, will offer no less than 178 direct destinations this summer.

New products and services

No fewer than six new airlines will be flying in and out of Brussels Airport this summer. To Asia, Brussels Airport welcomes Singapore Airlines on April 6, with direct flights to Singapore. Also in Asia, Juneyao Airlines will be flying from Brussels Airport to Shanghai from July onwards, a destination that will also be served by Hainan Airlines this summer. Together, the two airlines will offer a daily flight to this Chinese metropolis.

Additionally, starting this summer, Cyprus Airways (Larnaca), Wideroe (Bergen), Amelia (Brive) and Wizz Air (Budapest) will strengthen the Brussels Airport network as new airlines.

Brussels Airlines will offer two new destinations: Nairobi in Kenya and Krakow in Poland. This summer, the airline will serve a total of 88 destinations, including 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa and 2 in North America. Brussels Airlines will be flying with a tenth A330-300 and three new A320neo aircraft. Transavia will station a third aircraft (B737-800) at Brussels airport this summer.

United Airlines launches a second daily flight to Newark, bringing its offer to four daily flights to the United States. Service to Canada is reinforced by Air Canada, that will serve Toronto four times a week, and by Air Transat, which launches a fourth weekly flight to Montreal.

Air Arabia is expanding its offer to Morocco, adding two new destinations: Tetouan and Rabat, bringing the total number of destinations in Morocco to seven.

Extensive intercontinental network

This summer, Brussels Airport's long-haul network includes a total of 37 destinations:

  • 6 destinations in North America (New York, Newark, Chicago, Washington, Montreal, Toronto) served by Brussels Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines and Air Transat,
  • 3 destinations in Central America with TUI fly (Punta Cana, Cancun and Montego Bay). Curacao is scheduled for next winter.
  • 9 destinations in Sub-Saharan Africa, 18 of which are served by Brussels Airlines. Ethiopian Airlines also offers flights to Addis Ababa, and Rwandair also serves Kigali (as does Brussels Airlines),
  • 4 destinations in the Gulf region: Abu Dhabi with Etihad, Doha with Qatar Airways, Dubai with Emirates and Jeddah with Flynas.
  • and 5 destinations in Asia: Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai with Hainan Airlines, Shanghai is also offered by Juneyao, Tokyo by All Nippon Airways and Singapore by Singapore Airlines.

With this offer for the summer season, Brussels Airport provides a solid and attractive network both inside and outside Europe for all travellers!

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Brussels Airport is one of the most important airports in Europe. In 2024, Brussels Airport welcomed 23.6 million passengers and transported 733,000 tonnes of cargo through the airport. Brussels Airport caters for the specific needs of business travellers and holidaymakers alike, on both intra-European and long haul flights. In 2025, the airport offers direct connections between Belgium and 210 destinations worldwide, with flights operated by 80 airlines.   

The airport also offers a leading cargo platform, specialised in the transport of pharmaceutical products, perishable goods, e-commerce and live animals. Brussels Airport is the most important pharmaceutical hub in Europe with the largest area of temperature-controlled warehouses.  

With its SHIFT 2027 strategy, launched in 2022, Brussels Airport Company intends to strengthen its position as a major European hub, accelerate its ambitious sustainability goals, e.g. through the European Green Deal project Stargate, and continue to diversify its activities by focusing on innovation and cooperation.

Brussels Airport is the second most important economic engine in Belgium, good for 64,000 direct and indirect jobs and is owned and operated by Brussels Airport Company. The shareholders are a consortium of private investors (75%) and the Belgian State (25%).

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