Flights Direct

Brussels Airport has decided to build a new terminal dedicated to operating low-cost airlines’ flights. To accommodate the new airlines, the airport will open an old part of the passenger terminal which will be modularly extended.

The new terminal means more cheap flights to Brussels from many European destinations. At first the low-cost terminal will be able to handle six aircrafts at a time, but will later expand its capacity to 15.

“Low Cost is the fastest-growing segment in intra-European air traffic. It is expected that by 2015 low cost will account for half of the traffic within Europe.

“Low-cost carriers are increasingly opting for large international airports, on the condition that they can use facilities tailored to their specific needs.

“Today three percent of the flights to and from Brussels Airport are operated by low-cost carriers, whereas the low-cost share at comparable large European airports is over 10 percent.” says Wilfried Van Assche, CEO of Brussels Airport.