Brussels Airlines

airline based in Brussels, Belgium
Organization airline Q153571
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Summary

Brussels Airlines is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,819 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Purveyor to the Court of Belgium[3]
  • Country: Belgium[4]
  • Airline hub: Brussels Airport[5]
  • Airline alliance: Star Alliance[6]
  • Item operated: Airbus A319[7], Airbus A320[8], Airbus A320neo[9], Airbus A330-300[10]
  • Owned by: Lufthansa Group[11]
  • Headquarters location: Brussels Airport[12]
  • Chief executive officer: Dieter Vranckx[13]
  • IATA airline designator: SN[14]
  • ICAO airline designator: BEL[15]
  • Commons category: Brussels Airlines[16]
  • Inception: November 7, 2006[17]
  • Location of formation: Brussels metropolitan area[18]
  • Parent organization or unit: Lufthansa Group[19]
  • Official website: https://www.brusselsairlines.com[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Brussels Airlines[21]
  • Commons gallery: Brussels Airlines[22]
  • Legal form: Public limited company (Belgium)[23]
  • Different from: BEL[24]
  • Start of work period: March 25, 2007[25]
  • Total revenue: 1,600,000,000 euro[26]
  • Uses: AMOS[27]
  • Net profit: -40,600,000 euro[28]
  • Operating income: -25,900,000 euro[29]
  • Reward program: Miles & More[30]

Why It Matters

Brussels Airlines has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Brussels Airlines receive?

Honors received include Purveyor to the Court of Belgium[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . staralliance.com. staralliance.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . brusselsairlines.com. Retrieved . brusselsairlines.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . dghb.be. Retrieved . dghb.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . atwonline.com. atwonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . iata.org. Retrieved . iata.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . iata.org. Retrieved . iata.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . press.brusselsairlines.com. press.brusselsairlines.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lufthansagroup.com. lufthansagroup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . press.brusselsairlines.com. press.brusselsairlines.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . press.brusselsairlines.com. press.brusselsairlines.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . press.brusselsairlines.com. press.brusselsairlines.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . press.brusselsairlines.com. press.brusselsairlines.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . miles-and-more.com. miles-and-more.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Geertivp · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chief executive officer → Christina Foerster, Dieter Vranckx, Bernard Gustin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Chief executive officer: Peter Gerber"
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