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Star Wars At Brussels Airport – Episode IV – The R2-D2 ANA JET Menace

November 7, 2016 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

Aviation enthusiasts and Star Wars fans were treated to a very nice surprise on Sunday 6th November 2016, as All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight NH231 NRT-BRU was operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner JA873A nicknamed ‘R2-D2 […]

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Brussels Airport Spotters Day 2016

September 2, 2016 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

On Monday 29 August 2016, Brussels Airport organized the second edition of the Brussels Airport Spotters Day. Between 4pm-8pm, 25 lucky winners of a contest were invited to be taken airside for stunning views of […]

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Brussels Airport restarts passenger flights

April 8, 2016 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

On Sunday 3 April 2016, Brussels Airport welcomed its first passengers after the devastating bomb attacks of 22 March 2016. Brussels Airlines operated three passenger flight at Brussels Airport on Sunday 3 April 2016, the […]

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#BrusselsTribute

March 31, 2016 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

On Tuesday 22 March 2016, a devastating terrorist attack struck Belgium’s capital city of Brussels. In a coordinated terrorist murder plot, two bombs exploded in the departure hall of Brussels Airport. One hour later, a […]

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Star Wars At Brussels Airport – Episode III – Return Of The R2-D2 ANA JET

December 14, 2015 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

Aviation enthusiasts and Star Wars fans were treated to a very nice surprise on Wednesday 9th December 2015, as All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight NH231 NRT-BRU was operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner JA873A nicknamed ‘R2-D2 […]

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R2-D2 ANA JET At Brussels Airport

November 6, 2015 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

Less than two weeks after the inauguration of a new daily non-stop flight between Tokyo and Brussels, aviation enthusiasts and Star Wars fans were treated to a very nice surprise on Wednesday 4th November 2015, […]

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All Nippon Airways (ANA) Inaugurates Daily Non-Stop Flight To Brussels Airport

October 25, 2015 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

On Sunday 25th October 2015, the largest Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) started a daily non-stop service between Tokyo and Brussels; this is the first direct service between the two countries in 14 years. […]

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First Airbus A350 At Brussels Airport

October 12, 2015 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

On Monday 12th October 2015, Brussels Airport had the pleasure of welcoming the Airbus A350 for the very first time. Around 09:15 LT, Finnair Airbus A350-941 OH-LWA landed on runway 25L as flight AY811 HEL-BRU. […]

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First Emirates Airbus A380 At Brussels Airport

September 18, 2015 by Ivan Coninx | 0 Comments

On Friday 18th September 2015, Emirates became the very first airline to operate a commercial Airbus A380 flight to Brussels Airport. To celebrate its first year of scheduled services to Belgium’s biggest airport, the airline […]