Brussels Airport Connecting Doors B to A
The airport operating company is known as The Brussels Airport Company V N S A; before October 19, 2006, the name was BIAC Brussels International Airport Company, which was established under Belgian law by a fusion BATC with land operations departments of the RLW RVA Since 2011, the airport was owned by the Toronto -Based Ontario Teachers Pension Plan 39, Macquarie Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund Group I and Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund III 36 and 25 April the Belgian State.
On March 22, 2016, the departure of the airport hall was badly damaged by two bombings in the terrorist bomb The airport was closed until April 3, 2016, when it reopened with temporary facilities within 20 its previous capacity 5 He has since returned to full operation, with a record 90,000 passengers July 29, 2016 6.
The origins of Brussels Airport in Zaventem date back to 1940, when the force of German occupation it claims 600 hectares 1500 acres of farmland reserved as airfield backup Steenokkerzeel There Luftwaffe established Fliegerhorst Melsbroek 3 tracks and built in the shape of a triangle of runway 02 20 07L runway 25R both of which are still in use today and track 12 the 30 airport buildings were built in the neighboring municipality of Melsbroek and not of Zaventem, which is why the airport was known to the locals as Melsbroek Dutch or German Fliegerhorst Melsbroek there is an urban legend that the airport site was chosen by the Germans after asking the locals where to build the Belgians, then pointed this place as it was often foggy.
After liberation, September 3, 1944, the German infrastructure in Melsbroek fell into British hands when the former civil airport in Haren became too small, the Belgian authorities have decided to use the aerodrome in Melsbroek for new national airport in 1948, a new terminal was built to replace the old wooden building of the same year, the lengths of the two runways 02 and 07L 25R have 20 been increased to 1200 m 3900 m 8040 feet and 2450 feet respectively , while 12 remained at 30 is 1300 m 4,300 feet the civil airport of Melsbroek was officially opened by Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Prince Regent July 20, 1948 from 1948 to 1956 more buildings and facilities were erected, especially Melsbroek side of the site.
In 1955, a railway line from the city center of Brussels airport was built The line was officially opened by the King Baudouin May 15, 1955.
In 1956, a new 2300 m 7500 ft runway was built, 25L 07R, which runs almost parallel with 07L 25R The track is still in use today and has seen its length increased later to 10,500 ft 3,200 m in April 1956 the Belgian government has decided to build a new airport, using the same tracks, but with the buildings in the town of Zaventem in April 1957 began construction of the new terminal, the airport preparing for the Exhibition universal 1958 grass runway 12 30 should make place for the new passenger terminal this new airport was inaugurated July 5, 1958, almost in time for the 1958 World Expo buildings Melsbroek side are still in the process of use by 15 airline Air Force Belgian Wing, which is also known under the name airfield Melsbroek two Zaventem Airport and Air base Melsbroek milit the field of aviation area share the same tracks 7.
During the boom of commercial aviation in the 1960s and 1970s, several hangars were built a new cargo terminal was built in 1976. In 1994, a brand new terminal was built next to the old building in 1958 Two former docks were demolished and replaced by modern in 2002, amid the turmoil surrounding the opening of the disappearance of the national airline Sabena a new pier.
In 2005, the airport was voted best airport in Europe by the International Association Airports Council International Air Transport IATA ACI, from a survey of more than 100 000 passengers worldwide Brussels airport continued to appear in lists top airports from 2012. A direct railway link with Leuven and Liege opened December 12, 2005.
In 2007, the airport served Aug. 17 million passengers, an increase of 7 compared to 2006, the freight volume in the same year was 780,000 tonnes, an increase of 8 9 with respect to 2006 in 2008 the airport served 18 May million passengers, which was increased on March 7 last year 8.
The loss of Sabena meant a sharp drop in passenger traffic, a blow from which the airport slowly recovered the future of the airport is threatened by a disagreement between the governments of Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region on roads air traffic at night.
In March 2009, the old mechanical systems display flight information were replaced by electronic equipment 9 In September 2009, the CEO Wilfried Van Assche resigned An unofficial reason was the delay in the construction of low-end cost and pursuing possible by 52 active airlines at Brussels airport, the tax discrimination grounds it was Van Assche has begun to expand the WAN Jet Airways Etihad Airways Hainan airlines and US Airways at Brussels airport February 2010 Arnaud Feist has been appointed Managing Director Chairman of the Board of Directors Marc Descheemaecker.
According to an unofficial study, Brussels Airport is the airport noise pollution in 30 European airports in terms of noise levels created and the number of people affected by the take-off and landing operations 10.
In November 2015, Jet Airways has announced to close their scissors hub operations at Brussels airport, they have maintained for several years, March 26, 2016 11 Two incoming routes from India met here and exchanged passengers to connecting flights in Newark and Toronto 12.
On March 22, 2016, two explosions took place in Brussels Airport in July 58 local time a product near the American Airlines and Brussels Airlines Check-in counters and the other next to a Starbucks A third bomb was found in the airport and detonated in a controlled explosion the airport was closed after the attacks until April 3, when it reopened with temporary facilities within 20 of his ability to 5 previous passenger flights from Brussels airport were canceled or diverted to airports such as airport Brussels South Charleroi Ostend and Bruges Schiphol International airport through 09 11 tHAT explosion took place at Maelbeek ISIL claimed responsibility attacks as an act of revenge against Belgium to participate in military action against ISIL current 13.
Brussels Airport uses a terminal concept, which means that all facilities are located under one roof The terminal building consists of several levels The station is located on 1, buses and taxis arrive at 0, arrivals are at level 2 and level 3 departures levels 2 and 3 are connected to both A and B pillars 14 from the airport.
Pier A is the newest cast on Brussels airport and opened May 15, 2002 This platform was designed to support the flights to and from Schengen countries A door However, since October 15, 2008, all flights Brussels Airlines flights to African destinations are also handled at this jetty therefore border control was installed towards the end of the pier to create a new dock consequently, A61-72 doors were renamed T61-72 later Brussels Airlines flight daily to New York was also transferred to pier B.
Until March 26, 2015, 15 Pier A was connected to the main building by a tunnel 400 meters 1,300 feet below the deck Each dock used to have its own security zone, so the transfer between the pillars concerned control security This tunnel was replaced by the connector, a new building that connects the two pillars above the ground and allows passengers to walk straight from the registrar at their door to the pier or B, without changing floors in the opposite direction, the building offers passengers arriving with smooth transition and convenient to the baggage room and the exit also border control was transferred to a larger of the platform for screening 25 tracks Europe inside the connector which means that no change of aircraft requires more security check.
Pier B is the old pier still in service to Brussels Airport and is only used for flights outside the Schengen Pier B is connected directly to the main room of origin and consists of two bridges at the upper deck 3 is the same level as the departure halls and is used for departing passengers, while the lower deck 2 is used for passengers arriving and immediately connects to border control and the baggage claim area .
Pier A West is a planned expansion of Pier A, and aims to relieve Pier B by also managing flights from non-Schengen Pier A West country was due to open in 2016, but due to traffic growth slow passengers Brussels Airport announced in July 2013 that the work would be delayed, however, in November 2015, Brussels Airport has announced a major investment of € 550 million and stressed that this investment in the extension of the pier is included 16.
Just as is the case for Pier A West, the construction of a new dock at low cost is currently taking on it will be built approximately where the old south jetty once Currently, several companies low- cost including Ryanair and Wizz Air Ash at the airport of Brussels South Charleroi 40 km 25 mi away from Brussels 17 in autumn 2013, low-cost Pegasus Airlines has announced it will end its flights between Brussels airport and Turkey service between Brussels and Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen moving to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, however, Turkish Airlines announced November 26, 2013, it will offer a daily flight on the same route, starting one month after Pegasus ends its operations at the airport 18 a day later, Ryanair announced the opening of a second Belgian base in Brussels airport, giving a boost to the low-cost traffic at the airport Brussels Ryanair announcing ce 27 November, 10 new routes from Brussels Airport, 19 although Brussels South Charleroi Airport will remain the primary Belgian low cost base r carrier.
Shops, bars and restaurants are scattered throughout the building Some facilities are located in the departure area It is mostly convenience stores and small shops such as airport store, a pharmacy, a cafe and Relay stores but most facilities can only be accessed after the security check and are tax several brands and chains have a branch in the two pillars, but many only work in the pier the airport also offers places of worship for Catholic Orthodox Jewish Muslim and Protestant Christians, as well as a place of meditation for humanists airport offers meeting rooms and can accommodate up to 600 conference participants, either in the Regus Skyport meeting center or Sheraton Brussels airport hotel This is the only hotel located on the grounds of the airport, opposite the shuttle service terminal is pre seen 14 hotels nearby.
All passengers now have unlimited Wi-Fi 20 Telenet Boingo Wireless Inc. IPass customers and continue to have unlimited access to Wi-Fi in their personal accounts 21.
Several airlines have or had its headquarters at the base of Brussels Airport, Brussels Airlines is headquartered in the building 26 Airport is located in Diegem Machelen March 22 European Air Transport had its head office in Building 4 5, in Zaventem 23 Before Sabena went out of business, its headquarters was in Sabena House on the grounds of Brussels airport 24 When it exists, Virgin Express had its headquarters in building 116 in Zaventem SN Brussels 25 which formed in 2002, is headquartered in the building of the airport in Zaventem 117 when he was 26 before its disestablishment, Sobelair had its headquarters in the building 45 to 27 Zaventem 28 CityBird was based in the building 29 117D.
The following airlines operate scheduled and charter flights to Brussels and 30.
Brussels Airport is accessible by car via the A201, which is directly connected to the Ring Road Brussels From there, the main highways of Belgium can be directly accessed Private partners provide three car parks at the airport offering total parking places 10,600 Shell operates a self-service gas station near the exit of the airport complex.
Many car rental services are at the airport and Europcar Hertz Sixt and Thrifty all operate at Brussels Airport Taxi2Share allows sharing of airport taxi service.
De Lijn provides transportation to and from various cities in Flanders from platforms A and B via Brucargo STIB STIB provides transportation in the city center of Brussels in Brussels Luxembourg station via the line 12 during the week before 20 line 21 hours or on weekends and in the evening after 20 hours of the C platform platform E is used by the Hotel Shuttles, offering a shuttle service to several hotels near the area.
Taxis are available from just outside the arrivals hall of the airport tariff to the Brussels city center is normally about 45 official taxis are recognized by the blue and yellow emblem.
A direct rail link with Leuven opened December 12, 2005 A direct link with Antwerp and Mechelen via the so-called Diabolo line was opened to the public service June 10th, 2012 Diabolo project is a public-private partnership It was decided that all rail passengers at Brussels National airport station Diabolo pay extra to fund the work underway and planned.
In December 2014, a direct rail link between the airport and Bruges will be offered, as 44 long distance service to Amsterdam Schiphol and 45.
Since the new Schuman-Josaphat tunnel 46 is completed, a new connection is established to connect Brussels airport directly to stations in the European quarter, being Schuman and Brussels-Luxembourg This caused travel time between airport and the EU quarter in 15 minutes on Belgian railways have announced the line to open as every hour 47 48 49 However, the line now see a train every 30 minutes on weekdays 50.
To try to alleviate gridlock around Brussels, the regional transport company De Lijn launched the project 51 Brabantnet Three new lines Lightrail will be created, of which 2 will be a stop in Brussels Airport.
The airport tram, linking Brussels airport to Brussels North, but taking a different path from that of the existing railway line.
The Ring Tram, following roughly the northern side of the Brussels Ring and connecting several suburbs of Brussels Airport.
The Brabantnet project should be completed by 2020.
To expedite the process, the test began in August 2016 a Trambus, a transportation system rapid transit bus developed by the Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool as these require less investment, the Ring Tram line could be in Service by 2019 Trambus this solution would be an in-between steps until the tram line 52 is completed.
Brussels Airport has a separate special road that provides access to the airport for cyclists and pedestrians There is also a place to park bicycles In 2018 a connection is established between the airport and the road bike Brussels - Leuven 53 This should increase the number of employees commuting by bicycle, which is only 1. 54
A serious accident near the airport was the crash of Sabena Flight 548 Boeing 707 February 15, 1961 The plane crashed during the approach to runway 20, killing all 72 people aboard and on the ground 55 it was the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 707, killing the entire US Figure skating team on its way to the world championship figure skating in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Four planes were destroyed on 5 May 2006, when Sabena Technics hangar burned 40 The aircraft was struck by a Lockheed C-130 Hercules Belgian Air Component and three Airbus A320 Armavia Armenian International Airways and Hellas Jet.
On 25 May 2008, a Boeing 747-200F operated by Kalitta Air exceeded the shorter runway 20, crashed in a field divided into three The five people on board were taken to hospital with minor injuries four receiving 56.
On February 18, 2013, in the 2013 map Belgium Diamond heist eight men armed with automatic weapons and wearing police uniforms seized 120 small packages containing approximately 50 million worth of diamonds a Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 passenger loaded with passengers prepare for departure from Zürich men drove two vehicles through a hole they had cut in the perimeter fence of the airport flight LX789, which had been loaded with armored van of diamonds a Brink Antwerp they conducted the operation in five minutes without injury and without firing a shot 57 58 59.
On March 22, 2016, as part of a broader terrorist attack on the city, two bombs exploded in the airport killing 30 people and injuring at least 230 60 61.
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