The airport reopened on a limited basis April 3 amid tight security and as Belgian and other European officials launched an worldwide dragnet that branched out across several European countries.
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Brussels Airport reopened it’s departure hall Sunday, almost six weeks after Islamic State suicide bombers killed 16 people at the location.
Passengers on select flights started using the newly-repaired departure hall today after a special ceremony presided over by Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel. “But (we’re) happy to be back with our colleagues”.
The reopening comes after fix teams worked relentlessly to restore a large part of the departure hall.
“Brussels Airport this afternoon officially reopened the departures hall during a short reopening ceremony”.
A total of 32 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in coordinated suicide bombings at the airport and a metro station in central Brussels in Belgium’s worst ever terror attacks.
The departures hall will have 111 check-in counters open, combined with 36 counters that will remain open in the temporary structures. Extra security checks have been added before entering the terminal.
The airport was completely closed for 12 days after the attacks and has progressively been restarting operations, though it is not expected to return to full capacity until June.
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Around 400 passengers were able to check in for three flights, symbolically chosen from only Belgian airlines and headed to sunny destinations like Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Lisbon.
