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| ‘We are more than an airport': Flights resume after Brussels attacks | |
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| Last year, Brussels Airport handled more than 650 flights per day on average. On Sunday, it will see just three. | Last year, Brussels Airport handled more than 650 flights per day on average. On Sunday, it will see just three. |
| Officials are celebrating nonetheless, as those passenger flights are the first to take off from the airport since a suicide bomber struck there on March 22, killing several people and causing extensive damage to a departure hall, according to the Associated Press. | Officials are celebrating nonetheless, as those passenger flights are the first to take off from the airport since a suicide bomber struck there on March 22, killing several people and causing extensive damage to a departure hall, according to the Associated Press. |
| Security was tight and the check-in procedures were new, but flights finally resumed Sunday. | Security was tight and the check-in procedures were new, but flights finally resumed Sunday. |
| “These flights are the first hopeful sign from an airport that is standing up straight after a cowardly attack,” Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist said in a statement. “That we are able to make this start only 12 days after the devastating attacks is a sign of our collective strength at Brussels Airport.” | “These flights are the first hopeful sign from an airport that is standing up straight after a cowardly attack,” Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist said in a statement. “That we are able to make this start only 12 days after the devastating attacks is a sign of our collective strength at Brussels Airport.” |
| The first flight took off for Faro, Portugal. The others head to Athens and to Turin, Italy. All were Brussels Airlines flights. | The first flight took off for Faro, Portugal. The others head to Athens and to Turin, Italy. All were Brussels Airlines flights. |
| Happy to welcome passengers to #brusselsairport again today. Thanks to all staff & thoughts, forever, to the victims. #BrusselsTribute — Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) April 3, 2016 | Happy to welcome passengers to #brusselsairport again today. Thanks to all staff & thoughts, forever, to the victims. #BrusselsTribute — Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) April 3, 2016 |
| Happy to welcome passengers to #brusselsairport again today. Thanks to all staff & thoughts, forever, to the victims. #BrusselsTribute | Happy to welcome passengers to #brusselsairport again today. Thanks to all staff & thoughts, forever, to the victims. #BrusselsTribute |
| — Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) April 3, 2016 | — Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) April 3, 2016 |
| At a ceremony on Sunday, Feist described the flights as a “sign of hope,” according to AP. | At a ceremony on Sunday, Feist described the flights as a “sign of hope,” according to AP. |
| “We are more than an airport…. We are a family more bound together than ever,” he said. | “We are more than an airport…. We are a family more bound together than ever,” he said. |
| Another bombing in March 22, on a Brussels subway train, killed more than a dozen people. The Islamic State militant group asserted responsibility for both attacks. | Another bombing in March 22, on a Brussels subway train, killed more than a dozen people. The Islamic State militant group asserted responsibility for both attacks. |
| Officials plan to slowly increase the number of flights departing from the airport in the coming days, eventually expanding to include arrivals and other airlines. | Officials plan to slowly increase the number of flights departing from the airport in the coming days, eventually expanding to include arrivals and other airlines. |
| Because of its use of temporary structures, however, the airport estimates that it will be able to process only 800 departing passengers per hour for now. Officials hope to resume full service by the end of June, in time for the summer holidays. | Because of its use of temporary structures, however, the airport estimates that it will be able to process only 800 departing passengers per hour for now. Officials hope to resume full service by the end of June, in time for the summer holidays. |
| Read more: | Read more: |
| Belgian authorities arrest a third suspect in foiled terrorist attack on France | Belgian authorities arrest a third suspect in foiled terrorist attack on France |
| A terror attack exposed Belgium’s security failings. Europe’s problem is far bigger. | A terror attack exposed Belgium’s security failings. Europe’s problem is far bigger. |
| What we know about the attacks in Brussels | What we know about the attacks in Brussels |