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...
