Belgian airline "Brussels Airlines"

Brussels Airlines is a young BelgianThe carrier, which is both the largest and the most experienced aviation company in Europe. This company is also the national carrier of Belgium, and its headquarters is located at the airport of Brussels. Despite the fact that the airline has existed not so long ago, it has already begun to work on the Russian market of passenger transportation.

History

"Brussels Airlines" is a company that wasIt was established at the merger of two airlines - Virgin Express and SN Brussels Airlines. In 2005, an agreement was signed between the founder of Virgin Express (Richard Branson) and the managing organization SN Brussels Airlines. Under this agreement, SN Brussels Airlines transferred control over the company Virgin Express. In March 2006, an official announcement was made about the merger of the two airlines. On November 7 of the same year, as part of a press conference held at the airport in Brussels, the name of the new company was announced.

In January 2007, it was announced the purchase of the fourth aircraft - "Airbus A330-300". Brussels Airlines began operating in March 2007.

In September 2008 Lufthansa acquired45% of the airline with a further purchase of the remaining 55% within three years. The agreement also implied the entry of the company into Star Alliance, which happened in 2009.

Aviapark

There are 48 jet airliners in the fleet of Brussels Airlines:

• 17 "Airbus A319-100" aircraft;
• 5 "Airbus A330-300" aircraft;
• 3 "Airbus A330-200" aircraft;
• 6 "Airbus A320" aircraft;
• 5 aircraft "Avro RJ85";
• 12 aircraft "Avro RJ100";
• 1 Boeing 737-300 aircraft;
• 3 Boeing 737-400 aircraft;
• 3 aircraft "Bombardier DH8-Q400".

Directions

The main directions of Brussels Airlines are:

• Asia and the Middle East - Israel, India, China, United Arab Emirates, Thailand;
• America - Canada, USA;
• Africa - Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Guyana, Liberia, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania;
• Europe - Austria, Belgium, Great Britain,Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden.

Classes of service

On flights operated by the European destinations, passengers are offered three classes of service:

• Business class with free meals, drinks (including alcoholic drinks), newspapers and other periodicals to choose from.
• Economy class "light" with paid meals and drinks, printed publications are not offered.
• Economy class "flex" with free meals and drinks.

For passengers flying to Israel (Tel Aviv),Helsinki, Moscow, and also in the African directions, only two service classes are offered - business and economy. All the company's cabinets are equipped with audio and video systems for entertainment.

Brussels Airlines: phone, contacts

The main hub of the air carrier is the Brussels airport Zaventem.

• The telephone number of the company in Belgium is +3227541900.
• Fax: +3227541910.
• Address for postal items: Belgium, Brussels airport building 26, Ringbaan, 1831 Diegem.

At Moscow's Domodedovo airportservice flights airline "Brussels Airlines". The representative office in Moscow is located at the following address: Moscow, Sretenka complex, Lane Lane 17, postal code 107045. The representative's phone number is 662-3172 (area code 495).

Brussels Airlines: reviews of Russian travelers

Not so long ago the airline "BrusselsThe airline "began to work with the Russian market of air transportation. Despite this, our travelers already have a definite opinion about the company. Of the merits of the airline passengers are noted as follows:

• Low cost of air tickets in comparison with offers of domestic carriers.
• New fleet.
• Clean salons.
• Mastery and professionalism of flight and cabin crews.
• Before the flight flight attendants ask passengers to transfer electronic devices to airplane mode.
• On board for payment are accepted cash euros and plastic bank cards.
• On board, you can carry your food and drinks.
• Large distance between passenger seats.

Among the shortcomings of the air carrier travelers identify:

• The high cost of food and drinks on board.
• Drinks, including water, are chargeable.
• Problems with getting baggage for connecting flights.
• Inadequate time for making transfers during connecting flights.
• The crew does not speak Russian.
• Queues when boarding an airplane.
• Frequent flight delays.

Brussels Airlines is a young, largeEuropean company. Despite the fact that its age is 10 years, it has quite a wide geography of flights and has already proved itself in the market of passenger transportation. The fleet of Brussels Airlines is one of the largest in Europe. Russian travelers generally respond well to the work of the airline, so do not be afraid to use its services.