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| Brussels attacks: Flights resume at Zaventem airport | Brussels attacks: Flights resume at Zaventem airport |
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| Brussels airport has reopened for three "symbolic" flights amid tight security controls, 12 days after an attack by suicide bombers killed 16 people there. | Brussels airport has reopened for three "symbolic" flights amid tight security controls, 12 days after an attack by suicide bombers killed 16 people there. |
| Three Brussels Airlines flights were scheduled to depart for European destinations. The first left at 11:40 GMT for Faro in Portugal. | |
| Passengers were screened on an approach road and again before check in. | Passengers were screened on an approach road and again before check in. |
| Attacks on the airport and a Brussels metro station by so-called Islamic State on 22 March left 32 people dead. | Attacks on the airport and a Brussels metro station by so-called Islamic State on 22 March left 32 people dead. |
| Airport workers gathered at Zaventem to watch the first flight take off. | Airport workers gathered at Zaventem to watch the first flight take off. |
| The other two flights on Sunday are to Turin in northern Italy and Athens. | The other two flights on Sunday are to Turin in northern Italy and Athens. |
| A passenger on the Athens flight, Loukas Bassoukos, told Agence France-Presse it was "a bit weird". | A passenger on the Athens flight, Loukas Bassoukos, told Agence France-Presse it was "a bit weird". |
| "So many people died here. But I think we can overcome this. I think we slowly have to start trusting the security controls," he said. | "So many people died here. But I think we can overcome this. I think we slowly have to start trusting the security controls," he said. |
| Airport chief executive Arnaud Feist said: "These flights are the first hopeful sign from an airport that is standing up straight after a cowardly attack." | Airport chief executive Arnaud Feist said: "These flights are the first hopeful sign from an airport that is standing up straight after a cowardly attack." |
| Brussels Airlines has estimated the closure of its hub has been costing it €5m ($5.7m) a day. | Brussels Airlines has estimated the closure of its hub has been costing it €5m ($5.7m) a day. |
| The stringent new security checks were put in place after police threatened to go on strike if measures were not improved. | The stringent new security checks were put in place after police threatened to go on strike if measures were not improved. |
| Passengers were asked to arrive three hours before their flight departure time. They are only able to get to the airport by car or taxi - the terminal is still closed to trains and buses. | Passengers were asked to arrive three hours before their flight departure time. They are only able to get to the airport by car or taxi - the terminal is still closed to trains and buses. |
| Under the new security arrangements: | Under the new security arrangements: |
| Late on Friday Belgian officials reached a deal with police unions on enhanced security at the airport. | Late on Friday Belgian officials reached a deal with police unions on enhanced security at the airport. |
| Mr Feist said he hoped the airport would get back up to full capacity in time for the start of the summer holidays at the end of June. | Mr Feist said he hoped the airport would get back up to full capacity in time for the start of the summer holidays at the end of June. |