{"id":91463,"date":"2019-12-17T10:52:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T09:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=91463"},"modified":"2022-10-14T14:26:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T12:26:37","slug":"singapore-airlines-airport-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/singapore-airlines-airport-brussels","title":{"rendered":"The return of Singapore Airlines to Brussels strengthens the airport's Asian catalogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Faced with the collapse of tourism in 2003-2004 as a result of the <strong>avian flu<\/strong> (SARS) - which particularly affected Hong Kong and Singapore - Singapore Airlines decided to cancel services to half a dozen cities, including the airport of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/bruxelles-economie-art-reconversion-20191001.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brussels<\/strong><\/a>but also those of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/madrid-azca-castellana-20171204.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Madrid<\/strong> <\/a>and <strong>Vienna<\/strong> in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>While Madrid and Vienna will still have to wait for the return of the Singaporean carrier, SIA has just announced its return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/bruxelles-louverture-europeenne-2-20160129.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>European capital<\/strong><\/a>. The first flight is scheduled for <strong>25 October<\/strong> next year with four weekly services. Subject to regulatory approval, flight SQ303 will leave Brussels every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 11:20 (local time) with an early morning landing, offering the opportunity to <strong>connections to the rest of Asia<\/strong> and the<strong>Australia<\/strong>. The return flight, SQ304, will depart Singapore on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 23:55 (local time).<\/p>\n    <style>\n        div.link-block {\n            margin: 1em;\n            margin-left: 2px;\n            font-weight: bold;\n            padding: 1em;\n            position: relative;\n            border-top: 1px solid #cecece;\n            border-bottom: 1px solid #cecece;\n            font-size: 1.15rem;\n        } \n        div.link-block::before {\n            display: block;\n            content: '';\n            position: absolute;\n            top: 0.5em;\n            bottom: 0.5em;\n            left: -2px;\n            background-color: #a91c2c;\n            border-radius: 2.5px;\n            width: 5px;\n        }\n        div.link-block > a {\n            text-decoration: none;\n            border-bottom: none;\n            color: black;\n            font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;\n        }\n        div.link-block > a:hover {\n            text-decoration: underline;\n            border-bottom: none;\n            color: black;\n        }\n        @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {\n            div.link-block {\n                padding: 0.7em;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n    <div class=\"link-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/record-numbers-of-visitors-to-brussels\">Read also: Brussels beats its record for visitor numbers in June since the Covid crisis<\/a><\/div>\n<p>More than 15 years after deserting Belgium's airport, how do you explain the return of Singapore Airlines? The first factor is the growing demand for intercontinental services from so-called 'secondary' cities. With a population of 1.5 million, and despite its role as the political capital of Europe, Brussels airport carries less weight than the major European airports. <strong>hubs<\/strong> like Paris CDG, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/amsterdam-navigation-en-3-0-20180404.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amsterdam<\/a> or London Heathrow, all at <strong>two hours by train<\/strong> of the Belgian metropolis. But above all, the key factor is the integration into the fleets of<strong>Airbus A350<\/strong>. The aircraft, with its low fuel consumption, has become the ideal aircraft for serving secondary markets and - eventually - making a profit. The Airbus A350, for example, is the aircraft that largely explains the expansion strategies of companies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/javier-roig-finnair-2-20190325.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finnair<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/interview-frederic-gossot-qatar-airways-20191021.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qatar Airways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few years, <strong>Brussels<\/strong> had a <strong>back in favour<\/strong> with Asian airlines. Singapore Airlines will thus be the sixth Far Eastern airline to offer direct flights, alongside All Nippon Airways on <strong>Tokyo<\/strong>Brussels Airlines on <strong>Mumbai<\/strong>Cathay Pacific on <strong>Hong Kong<\/strong>Hainan Airlines on <strong>Beijing<\/strong> and Shenzhen and Thai Airways International on <strong>Bangkok<\/strong>. This route is also one of the top 10 intercontinental routes from Brussels, with more than <strong>140,000 passengers<\/strong>ahead of Beijing and its 125,000 passengers in 2018. With the arrival of Singapore Airlines, Brussels fills a major slot in its Asian network. Still missing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/seoul-gangnam-business-style-20160718.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seoul<\/a> and Shanghai. Probably just a matter of time...<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Destination<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Traffic 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Evolution (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">Bangkok<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">142175<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">+13,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">Beijing<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">125049<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">108961<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">+35,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">Tokyo Narita<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">108489<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">+6,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore Airlines is to resume flights to Brussels airport. 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