First flight leaves Brussels since March 22 attacks
April 03, 2016 18:05
A Brussels Airlines flight heading to the Portuguese city of Faro has taken off from Brussels Airport -- the first passenger flight to leave the airport since suicide bombings on March 22 blew up its departures terminal.
Arnaud Feist, the CEO of Brussels Airport Co, says the three flights leaving Sunday are "a sign of hope" that even partial passenger service could resume so soon following "the darkest days in the history of aviation in Belgium."
The airport has been closed since suicide bombings at the airport and in
the Brussels subway killed 32 victims and wounded 270. The attacks were
claimed by the Islamic State group.