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Brussels Airlines focuses more on the African Market

Brussels Airlines has continued investing its position on the African market by enforcing more of its flight offerings to and from the continent.

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Starting early 2019, the airline will add 3 extra flights per week to Banjul (Gambia) and will operate 3 out of the 7 weekly frequencies to Dakar (Senegal) as a direct flight, without a stop in another African airport. At the same time, the airline ceases its operations to and from Mumbai, but continues to offer its customers smooth travel options via Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich with Lufthansa Group partners Lufthansa and SWISS.

Brussels Airlines’ Mumbai flights, which were launched in March 2017, will be stopped on January 6 for economic reasons, as the route does not deliver the anticipated results. At the same time, passengers still have ample alternative travel options via Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich courtesy of Lufthansa Group airlines – Lufthansa and SWISS. The Mumbai flight capacity will be used to refocus on Africa, the core intercontinental business of Brussels Airlines.
Customers who had booked flights to or from Mumbai after 6 January are being contacted by Brussels Airlines and are offered alternative travel solutions to get to their final destination.

On the short-haul network, Brussels Airlines adds two new destinations: as from October Kiev (Ukraine) will be served 4 times a week and as of February a 3-weekly service to Wroclaw (Poland) will be launched. Furthermore the airline adds additional frequencies to existing destinations this winter season, including Alicante, Billund, Bordeaux, Faro, Geneva, Lisbon, Malaga and Tel Aviv.

New destinations starting in Winter 2018-2019:

Kiev 4x/week (as of October 2018) – all-year destination

Wroclaw 3x/week (as of Feb 2019) – all-year destination

Additional frequencies as from Winter Season (starting on 29 October)

Short Haul

Alicante +1/week

Billund +2/week

Bordeaux +1/week

Faro +1/week

Geneva +1/week

Lisbon +1/week

Long Haul (changes effective as from 7 January)

Banjul +3/week (daily service)

Dakar: remains daily service but 3 times direct

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