Brussels Airlines has published its long-haul network for the summer of 2025, with more capacity to Sub-Saharan Africa than ever before. The Belgium‘s flag carrier will operate 56 weekly flights to the region, an increase of 10% compared to summer 2024. The capacity of the additional and 11th long-haul aircraft will be deployed on the vast Sub-Saharan African network. Brussels Airlines also has a North Atlantic network, including New York and Washington DC.
With the 11th long-haul aircraft joining in June 2025, Brussels Airlines can increase its frequencies to several destinations. The routes to Nairobi in Kenya and Accra in Ghana will be upgraded to daily rotations.
Banjul in Gambia, Freetown in Sierra Leone and Conakry in Guinea will see additional frequencies. Dakar in Senegal and Abidjan in Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) will be served with more direct flights instead of triangular flights.
Congo
Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will get daily direct flights as from March 2025. Up until now the Congolese capital was connected five times weekly with a direct flight and twice weekly with an intermediate stop in Luanda in Angola.
Brussels Airlines is happy to offer a more attractive flight schedule for passengers traveling to Kinshasa. A non-stop flight is not only more comfortable, it is also more sustainable and it reduces the chances on delays or other operational hiccups.
“Kinshasa is without a doubt our flagship route. The history of aviation in Belgium began almost 100 years ago with the ambition of connecting Kinshasa and Brussels via air. Upgrading this route to a daily non-stop connection shows our unwavering commitment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo”, Dorothea von Boxberg, CEO of Brussels Airlines, says.
In order to operate all flights to Kinshasa non-stop, connections to Luanda are consolidated within Lufthansa Group. Lufthansa will operate three weekly direct flights between Luanda and Frankfurt, to ensure connectivity to Angola.
The last Brussels Airlines flight to Angola’s capital will be on 25 March. All passengers will be rebooked to Lufthansa flights which means all flights to Luanda will be non-stop from now on.
USA
The long-haul network of Brussels Airlines also consists of two destinations in the United States: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).
New cabins!
In the coming years, Brussels Airlines will grow its long-haul fleet to 13 aircraft. By 2027, the Belgian airline also aims to introduce a brand-new cabin interior, featuring a new Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class.
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