Brussels Airlines is improving its short-haul and mid-haul catering in business class, with refreshed menus and a major upgrade to the meal presentation. This marks a substantial improvement for the Star Alliance carrier. Catering Matters: Brussels Airlines Plans Upgrades...
Irate Passengers Blockade Terminal After Flight Cancellation In Brussels
Dozens of angry passengers blocked portions of the passenger terminal at Brussels Airport after a flight cancellation left them stranded and unable to leave the transit area. Passengers Blockade Terminal In Anger Over Brussels Airlines Flight Cancellation Brussels Airlines...
Review: Brussels Airlines “The Loft” Lounge (BRU)
Officially called THE LOFT by Brussels Airlines and Lexus, this Schengen lounge at Brussels Airport (BRU) is the flagship lounge of Brussels Airlines and offers a number of nice amenities and space to spread out in one of Europe’s...
Sabena Take-Two? Brussels Airlines On The Brink
Brussels Airlines once again finds itself on the brink, with an uncertain future ahead and a questionable commitment from its Lufthansa overlords. Will Brussels Airlines face the same fate as Sabena? Sabena was the national airline of Belgium between...
Man Spits On Flight Attendant, She Slaps Him, He Decks Her…
In a nasty brawl filled with foul language and violence, a passenger spit on a flight attendant then tackled her when she slapped him. I would start by watching the video below, which was allegedly filmed last Friday. The...
Lufthansa Breathes New Life Into Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines will not be consolidated into Eurowings after all. In fact, Lufthansa is scaling back Eurowings exclusively to shorthaul operations. As I wrote about last week, the Lufthansa Group’s Eurowings division has been a loss-leader, weighing down the...
Sabena Lives on in Ft. Lauderdale…
How many of you remember Sabena, the defunct flag carrier of Belgium? Much to my surprise, Sabena lives on in Ft. Lauderdale. Societé Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne or Sabena had a worldwide route network connecting Belgium...
In Defense of Brussels Airlines
Lufthansa wants to get rid of Brussels Airlines as a separate brand, instead dissolving it fully into its low-cost Eurowings division. While not a terrible idea, I still do no think it is the wisest one. Brussels runs a...
Review: Brussels Airlines A330 Business Class Brussels to New York
Brussels Airlines has recently been acquired by Lufthansa. The airline will be folded into Lufthansa’s Eurowings (low-cost) division, but remain a separate brand. Here’s what you can expect on a longhaul Brussels flights in business class, at least for now. In...
Review: Brussels Airlines Sunrise Lounge (BRU)
Although it is not one of the flagship lounges for Brussels Airlines, I enjoyed the morning sun in the aptly-named Sunrise Lounge at Brussels National Airport. The lounge is specifically intended for Brussels departures to the former African colonies, but it...
Introduction: Star Alliance Business Class Adventure in Europe and Asia
I promised I would rotate between old and new trip reports as I clear the backlog of previously written reports that were never published on UPGRD. Even so, I am selectively omitting certain portions of this report because some...
Cute Video from Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines is celebrating its 15th birthday and launching an Extra Smile campaign (get it?) to make help make some worthy soul’s dream come true. Start with the video– Overlook the “Going the extra smile for you since (sic) 15 years” title and...
