Belgian charter airline Air Belgium will cancel all its scheduled passenger flights from October 2023 and will instead focus on cargo and wet lease operations. The airline, which is operating flights between Brussels Airport (BRU) in Brussels and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town via OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, has filed for judicial reorganisation by way of amicable agreement. Air Belgium will end its South Africa service on 02 October 2023 with its flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg and onwards to Brussels. Flights scheduled after 03 October 2023 and already paid for by passengers will be cancelled and reimbursed as a matter of priority in the scope of the proceedings.
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19 September 2023
24 March 2022
Air Belgium to launch flights to South Africa!
Belgian charter airline Air Belgium is set to launch flights to South Africa. Effective 14 September 2022, the airline will operate two weekly scheduled direct flights between Brussels Airport (BRU) in Brussels and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and two weekly scheduled flights between Brussels and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town. One of the two weekly Cape Town flights will be direct, while the other will be via Johannesburg. The service will be offered until 25 March 2023. All flights will be operated on board an Airbus A330neo.
- Mondays
- Brussels 19:45 > 12:00+1 Cape Town via Johannesburg
- Johannesburg 19:00 > 06:30+1 Brussels
- Tuesdays
- Wednesdays
- Brussels 21:00 > 09:00+1 Cape Town
- Brussels 19:45 > 08:15+1 Johannesburg
- Thursdays
- Cape Town 15:00 > 06:15+1 Brussels via Johannesburg
- Johannesburg 18:45 > 06:15+1 Brussels
- Sundays
- Brussels 19:45 > 08:15+1 Johannesburg
18 September 2020
Rwanda: Rwandair to resume flights to Brussels and London!
The flag carrier of Rwanda, Rwandair, is set to resume flights to Europe. Effective 03 October 2020, the airline will operate return flights from Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali to Heathrow Airport (LHR) in London via Brussels Airport (BRU) in Brussels. Flights will initially resume on a twice-weekly basis, before increasing to three-times-weekly from 25 October 2020. Rwandair will operate an Airbus A330 twin-aisle aircraft on the route.
The resumption of European services will see Rwandair switch its UK operations from Gatwick Airport (LGW) in London, with commercial flights to Kigali International Airport (KGL) now departing from Heathrow Airport (LHR) for the first time.
17 October 2019
Ethiopian Airlines to operate daily nonstop flights between Addis Ababa <> Brussels!
14 August 2018
Rwandair to increase flights to Europe in December 2018/January 2019!
30 October 2017
Rwandair to operate direct flights from Brussels to Kigali!
RwandAir's state of the art Airbus A330 fleet, configured in a triple class cabin with inflight connectivity will continue to operate the Brussels – Gatwick route and conveniently connect across Africa via Kigali.
15 June 2017
Rwandair to introduce flights to Brussels!
The launch of flights to Brussels comes after the airline’s successful entry into the London market last month (May). The new route takes RwandAir’s network to twenty-three destinations.
30 December 2015
Brussels Airlines to increase flights to Entebbe & Kigali!
25 June 2015
Kenya: Brussels Airlines to cease flights Brussels <> Nairobi!
04 September 2014
Brussels Airlines: More flights to East Africa from October 2014
20 September 2012
Brussels Airlines to increase flights to Kigali
Brussels Airlines currently operates service to the East African airports of Kigali (Rwanda), Entebbe (Uganda), Nairobi (Kenya) and Bujumbura in Burundi as well as to 16 other African destinations.
23 August 2012
Ethiopian Airlines temporarily introduce Cairo stop on Addis Ababa <> Stockholm service
- Addis Ababa (ADD) 23:00 > 01:30+1 Cairo (CAI) 02:30+1 > 06:10+1 Stockholm (ARN)
- Stockholm (ARN) 20:00 > 02:45+1 Cairo (CAI) 03:45+1 > 07:35+1 Addis Ababa (ADD)
update (30 Aug 2012): Ethiopian Airlines is extending the current Stockholm service adjustment until 30 November 2012.
Semi-good news for all Swedes and Scandinavians flying with Ethiopian Airlines to Africa. The airline is currently re-routing its Addis Ababa (ADD) <> Stockholm (ARN) service via Cairo (CAI) in Egypt. The route change has been in vigour since 20 August 2012 and will last until 10 or 11 September 2012. On 27 August 2012, Ethiopian Airlines will re-route the service via Brussels (BRU) in Belgium, instead of Cairo (Egypt).
- Addis Ababa (ADD) 23:00 > 01:30+1 Cairo (CAI) 02:20+1 > 07:00+1 Stockholm (ARN)
- Stockholm (ARN) 21:00 > 01:40+1 Cairo (CAI) 02:30+1 > 07:25+1 Addis Ababa (ADD)
- Addis Ababa (ADD) 23:55 > 06:55+1 Brussels (BRU) 07:55+1 > 10:00+1 Stockholm (ARN)
- Stockholm (ARN) 19:15 > 21:15 Brussels (BRU) 22:05 > 06:40+1 Addis Ababa (ADD)
06 August 2012
Brussels Airlines to launch flights to Mombasa (Kenya)
The flag carrier airline of Belgium, Brussels Airlines, will launch scheduled services to Mombasa in Kenya. Starting on 02 November 2012 Brussels Airlines will fly every Friday morning to Mombasa. The return flight is scheduled on Friday evening with arrival in Brussels Airport on Saturday morning. The flight schedule allows smooth connections to and from other European countries, such as Germany, France, the UK, Italy and more as well as to and from the USA.
Mombasa is Brussels Airlines second destination in Kenya and its 21st destination in Africa.
- Brussels (BRU) 10:30 > Mombasa (MBA) 19:10
- Mombasa (MBA) 20:10 > Brussels (BRU) 07:10 (next day)