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Airport Directory » Belgium » Brussels » National AirportBrussels Airport (IATA: BRU, ICAO: EBBR) (also named Brussel Nationaal/Bruxelles-National (Brussels National)) is an international airport turn up in Zaventem, 6 NM (11 kilometre; 6.9 mi) nor'-east of Brussels, Belgium. The airport is a hub to Brussels Airlines, European Air Transport, Jet Airways, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Eva Air Cargo and Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo. It is also a hub for a private corporation named Abelag Aviation.
The airport is place to around 260 corporations, together direct applying 6,000 mortals.
In 2005, the airport was presented Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International/International Air Transport Association (ACI/IATA), ground on a appraise dealt with over 100,000 riders in the world.
The airport had an functionary name on 19 October 2006: Brussels Airport, Welcome to Europe. According to the airport operator, its briny fashions are: European, Welcoming and Efficient.
The corporation functioning 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).
History
The beginnings of Brussels Airport at Zaventem date dorsum to 1940, when the German busying squeeze laid demand to 600 ha (1,500 acres) of agricultural fields to the east of Brussels, near the Belgian armed forces back-up field "Steenokkerzeel". The Germans made three landing track in the characteristic of a trilateral: landing track 02/20 and 07L/25R which are still in use currently, and landing track 12/30. The field constructions all the same were build within the district of the nearby municipality of Melsbroek and not of Zaventem, which is wherefore the field was known to the locals as the flying field of Melsbroek, or "Fliegerhorst Melsbroek" to the Germans. There is an urban fable that the location of the airport was pick out by the Germans after inquiring locals where to make it - the Belgians then pointed to this place as it was frequently foggy.
After the release (three September 1944), the German base at Melsbroek fell into the mitts of the British. When the old civilian airport in Haren got to a fault little, the Belgian dominances make up one's mind to use the airport at Melsbroek for the new national airport. By 1948, a new depot construction was build to replace the old wooden construction. Also in 1948, the length of landing track 02/20 was increased to 1,200 m (3,900 foot), of landing track 07L/25R to 2,450 m (8,000 foot), whereas 12/30 stay at 1,300 m (4,300 foot). The polite airport of Melsbroek was officially opened by Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, the Prince Regent on 20 July 1948. From 1948 to 1956 many more constructions and installations were put up, but nearly e'er on the Melsbroek side of the location.
In 1955, a railroad train line plugging in the town center of Brussels with the airport was build. The line was officially opened by King Baudouin on 15 May 1955. A direct railroad train connect with Leuven and Liège was opened on twelve December 12 2005.
In 1956 a new landing track was build, the (at that clip) 2,300 m (7,500 foot) long parallel landing track 07R/25L, still in use currently but afterwards increased to 3,200 m (10,000 foot). Also, in April 1956 the Belgian authority make up one's mind to construct a new airport, using the same landing track, but with the constructions turn up within the district of the municipality of Zaventem. In April 1957, building get down of the new depot, setting up the airport for the 1958 World Fair. The grass landing track 12/30 had to make fashion to allow for the new rider depot. This new airport was kick off five July 1958, well-nigh merely in clip for the 1958 World Fair. So historically, the birth date of Zaventem Airport is five July 1958. Incidentally, the constructions on the Melsbroek side are still in use by the Belgian Air Force (15th Air Transport Wing), and is still known as Melsbroek field. Both Zaventem Airport and Melsbroek Air Base, the armed forces field, part the same landing track.
During the din of commercial air power in the 1960s and 1970s, several depots were build. A new freight depot was build in 1976. In 1994, a trade name new depot was build adjacent to the old 1958 construction. Two old wharf were take down and replaced by modern 1. In 2002, amid the upheaval absorbing the demise of the national air hose Sabena, a new wharf was opened. This Pier A is fated to back up voyages from and to the Schengen pact states and back up since the 15th of October 2008 all voyages to African destinions (at the T-gates).
The airport is functioned by The Brussels Airport Company, owned by the Australian fiscal group Macquarie (75%) and the Belgian State (25%). The corporation president is Luc Van lair Bossche (former Belgian minister) and the CEO is Wilfried Van Assche.
Brussels airport now lies of 54 contact entrances, and a aggregative of 109 entrances.
In 2007, the airport assisted 17.8 million riders, an increase of 7% over 2006. The load volume in the same yr amounted to 780,000 t, an increase of 8.9% over 2006. In 2008, the airport assisted 18,5 million riders, which was an increase of 3,7% over the previous yr.
Sabena's demise averaged a sharp fall in rider traffic, a blow the airport only easy found from. The airport's time to come is endangered by dissension between the authorities of Flanders and the Brussels Capital Region concerning nocturnal air traffic paths.
Brussels Airport is functioned by The Brussels Airport Company, once known as BIAC (Brussels International Airport Company), which was made by Belgian jurisprudence through a amalgamation of BATC with the dry land functioning sections of the RLW/RVA.
A new low-cost air hose wharf will likely be finished before the finish of 2009. It shall be built in location of the old southward wharf. At present, several low-cost air hose including Ryanair and Wizz Air wing to "Brussels South Airport", really turn up in Charleroi, 40 kilometre (25 mi) forth from Brussels.
In March 2009, the old mechanic Flight info expose system have been replaced by electronic 1.
Access
Car and cab
Brussels Airport is able to be hit by auto via the A201, which is direct linked to the R0 main road. From there, the independent main road of Belgium is able to direct be get at.
Bike
Brussels Airport has a special divided route that provides access to the airport for rockers and footers. There is also a special location to parkland cycles.
Public transportation system
Train
Brussels Airport was 1 of the 1st in the world to be linked to the train web. The Brussels Airport train station is turn up under the airport construction at stage -1. The railroad terminal has direct services to Brussels, De Panne, Ghent, Hasselt, Landen, Leuven, Liège, Nivelles and Quévy.
A direct railroad train connect with Leuven and Liège was opened on twelve December 2005. A direct link up with Antwerp and Mechelen via the so-called Diabolo line shall be finished in 2010.
Bus
Brussels Airlines (functioned by Airport Express) furnishes every 60 minute a shuttle service to and from Antwerp. The fee is ten EUR. The coach go away at stage 0 from Brussels Airport and gets in Antwerp in the De Keyserlei (which is right next to the railroad terminal Antwerp-Central). The coach is able to also halt at the Crown Plaza on call for.
De Lijn furnishes transportation system to and from various towns in Flanders.
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