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Di recente tornata sul long-haul al di fuori dell'Africa, con un volo per New York, oggi annuncia un altra rotta americana : Washington (sulla quale è già presente United tra l'altro).


Brussels Airlines launches direct flights between Brussels and Washington

Starting 18 June Brussels Airlines will operate direct flights between Brussels Airport and Washington Dulles. The American capital will be served 5 times per week. Thanks to the flight schedule passengers will be able to connect smoothly to many other US Destinations with Star Alliance partner UNITED.

After the successful launch of a daily service to New York last year, Brussels Airlines launches a second trans-Atlantic destination, Washington Dulles International Airport. There is a big market demand for flights between the European and the US capital, with Washington being the third most important intercontinental destination in the Belgian market, in terms of passenger numbers.

“We are extremely happy to be expanding Brussels Airlines’ intercontinental network and to be able to further reinforce our presence at the American East Coast”, says Brussels Airlines CEO Bernard Gustin. “With this new flight we're not only aiming at passengers flying to Washington or Brussels, but we are connecting the entire Brussels Airlines network with Washington and with the extended US network of our partner UNITED. Thanks to our own flights to Washington and New York and thanks to our cooperation with Star Alliance partners UNITED and Lufthansa we will offer more than ever the best travel possibilities to the United States.”

While Washington is mostly known for the White House, Capitol Hill and the Pentagon, the city and the region have much more to offer for tourists, like the world renowned Smithsonian Museums, the National Mall, Arlington, the botanical gardens and the many libraries. Washington is also an important university city.

Brussels Airlines will operate 5 flights per week to Washington with Airbus A330 aircraft. Passengers can expect the new Brussels Airlines product with full flat beds in Business Class, ergonomic seats in Economy Class and state of the art in-flight entertainment in both classes. These new cabins were introduced only a few months ago and are already being quoted by the industry as one of the best trans-Atlantic travel products. Passengers flying to and from Washington will be able to earn and spend Miles & More miles.





Flight schedule (in local times)

Flight n Departure Arrival Days

SN515 Brussels 17:30 Washington 20:15 2/4/5/6/7

SN516 Washington 22:35 Brussels 12:10 2/4/5/6/7

(flight time: 8 hours and 45 minutes)


With a late afternoon departure from Brussels Airport, passengers will arrive in Washington in the early evening. Thanks to the cooperation with partner airline UNITED they can smoothly connect to 44 destinations in the United States and Canada, including Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver and Orlando. The Brussels-Washington flight also connects smoothly with Brussels Airlines’ European flights, including important cities like Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Milan, Hamburg, Nice and Toulouse. The Washington flight times also allow connections with the African network to Abidjan, Cotonou, Yaounde, Douala and Lomé, among others.



Departure flexibility

Thanks to the cooperation between Brussels Airlines and UNITED Brussels will be connected to Washington 12 times per week starting as from 18 June. Passengers can combine both flights, which offers more departure flexibility and more connection possibilities.

To make this new trans-Atlantic service possible, Brussels Airlines will add an additional (the 8th) Airbus A330 to its long haul fleet.


http://brusselsairlines.prezly.com/...irect-flights-between-brussels-and-washington
 
Un alternativa Star ai voli ST via CDG per l'Africa subsahariana
 
Il volo sarà stagionalizzato, alla ripresa nella S15 gli orari rivisti


brussels airlines Converts Washington Service to Summer Seasonal from late-Oct 2014

by JL


Update at 0400GMT 02JUL14

brussels airlines is adjusting operations on Brussels – Washington Dulles route, which the 5 weekly service will be converted to Summer-seasonal route. This route will be cancelled between 26OCT14 and 28MAR15. Upon service resumption from 29MAR15, the Star Alliance member will shift operational schedule from afternoon/night hours to morning/afternoon.

Summer 2014
SN515 BRU1615 – 1855IAD 332 x13
SN516 IAD2225 – 1200+1BRU 332 x13

Summer 2015
SN515 BRU1015 – 1255IAD 332 x13
SN516 IAD1750 – 0725+1BRU 332 x13
 
Rimane quindi solo UA sulla rotta d'inverno. Mi sembra giusto razionalizzare la rotta in periodo di bassa stagione considerando entrambi fanno parte della stessa alleanza.
 
brussels airlines in Northern Winter 2014/15 season is adjusting operations to Cameroon. Planned operation as follow.
Douala Increase from 5 weekly in S14 to 6 weekly. This destination was served 7 weekly in W13
Yaounde Increase from 4 to 5 weekly

Brussels – Yaounde – Douala – Brussels
SN373 BRU1450 – 2145NSI2305 – 2350DLA0055+1 – 0745+1BRU 332 16
SN367 BRU1450 – 2145NSI2305 – 2350DLA0055+1 – 0745+1BRU 332 247

Brussels – Douala
SN351 BRU1030 – 1725DLA 333 5
SN352 DLA0040 – 0730BRU 333 6
 
Brussels Airlines expands flight offer to Central and East Africa

This winter season, which starts on 26 October, Brussels Airlines expands its flight frequencies to many African destinations, good for a total increase of 9 percent.

Africa – more seats and more flights

Brussels Airlines reinforces its African flight offer this winter season, by increasing flight frequencies to six African destinations compared to winter 2013-2014.

The Cameroonian destinations Douala and Yaounde will get one extra frequency per week and will be directly connected to Brussels Airport six and five times per week, respectively. The Angolan capital Luanda will be served three times weekly instead of two times.

Also in East Africa Brussels Airlines reinforces its presence: as from 26 October, Nairobi will be flown five times weekly (two additional frequencies). The Rwandan capital Kigali and the Burundian capital Bujumbura each get an additional weekly flight frequency. Kigali will then be served five times weekly and Bujumbura three times.

During the busy Christmas period many frequencies to other African destinations will be temporarily increased. The complete flight schedule can be consulted online at www.brusselsairlines.com

"The nine percent increase In our flight offer clearly illustrates that we continue to invest in Africa and that we are even more responsive to market demand", says Philippe Saeys, Brussels Airlines VP Africa. "This is not only good news for our customers who will have more travel possibilities, but also for all freight forwarders who can transport their goods on more flights operated by Brussels Airlines" .

United States

Following seasonal demand, Brussels Airlines’ scheduled flight to Washington D.C. will only be operated during the summer season. This means that the Washington service will be interrupted during the winter season (last flight October 25) and will be resumed as from the start of the summer season on March 29, 2015 with a morning departure instead of an afternoon departure in Brussels. The new schedule will offer more connections in both Brussels Airport and Washington Dulles, to many African destinations as well as destinations in the USA.

The two capitals stay connected during the low season, though. Brussels Airlines partner United continues to offer flights between Brussels and Washington during winter.