Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU,
ICAO: EBBR) (also called Brussel-Nationaal / Bruxelles-National
(Brussels-National) or Zaventem) is an international airport 6.5 NM (12.0 km;
7.5 mi) northeast of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. In 2018, more than 25
million passengers arrived or departed at Brussels Airport, making it the 24th
busiest airport in Europe. It is located partially in Zaventem, partially in
the Diegem area of Machelen, and partially in Steenokkerzeel, in the Flemish
Region of Belgium. It is home to around 260 companies, together directly
employing 20,000 people and serves as the home base for Brussels Airlines and
TUI fly Belgium.
The company operating the airport
is known as The Brussels Airport Company N.V./S.A.; before 19 October 2006, the
name was BIAC (Brussels International Airport Company), which was created by
Belgian law through a merger of BATC with the ground operations departments of
the RLW/RVA. Since 2011, the airport has been owned by the Toronto-based
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (39%), Macquarie Group (Macquarie European
Infrastructure Fund I and Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund III) (36%) and
the Belgian State (25%)
On 22 March 2016 the airport's
departures hall was severely damaged by two terrorist bomb blasts. The airport
was closed until 3 April 2016, when it reopened with temporary facilities at
less than 20% of its previous capacity. It has since returned to full
operations, with a record of 90,000 passengers on 29 July 2016.
Services
Shops, bars and restaurants are scattered
throughout the building. A few facilities are located in the departure area.
These are mostly convenience stores and small shops such as the airport shop, a
pharmacy, Relay stores and a coffee shop. But most of the facilities can only
be accessed after Security control –and are tax free. Several brands and chains
have a branch in both piers, however several only operate in pier A. The
airport also features places of worship (for Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Orthodox
Christians and Protestants), as well as a place for meditation for humanists.
The airport provides meeting facilities and can host congresses up to 600
participants, either in the Regus Skyport Meeting Center or in the Sheraton
Brussels Airport Hotel. The latter is the only hotel located on the airport
grounds, opposite the terminal. Shuttle services are provided to 14 nearby
hotels.
All passengers now have unlimited
free Wi-Fi access.
There is a small smoking room
next to gate A67 in the transfer section of pier A.
Facilities
Brussels Airport uses a one
terminal concept, meaning that all the facilities are located under a single
roof. The terminal building consists of several levels. The railway station is
located on −1, buses and taxis arrive at 0, arrivals are located on level 2 and
departures on level 3. Levels 2 and 3 are connected to the airport's two piers
(A and B).
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