Economy Brussels Airlines to refresh the interior and the seats of ten langeafstandsvliegtuigen. It comes to an investment of 10 million euro per aircraft, as announced by the airline Wednesday. The emphasis is very strongly on Belgian accents.

Brussels Airlines is fully in the hands of the German Lufthansa, but for the refreshment of the A330 cabins the company plays its Belgian roots up. Belgian Art Nouveau architects such as Victor Horta served as the inspiration for the cabins, the fabric of the chairs is inspired by well-known Belgian designers, and the tapijtpatroon in Business Class is based on the gewelfontwerp of the historical Antwerp Central Station. Also the entertainment system is Belgischer by the addition of children’s programmes, Studio 100.

Belgian Art Nouveau architects such as Victor Horta served as the inspiration for the cabins.

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The society also launches a new travel class: Premium Economy. Which consists of 21 seats in three rows between the Business (30 seats) and Economy (244 seats). The seats are more luxurious than those in Economy and there are more extras included. Since 2016 had Brussels Airlines “Economy Privilege”, in which Economy passengers for a fixed supplement, and a little more comfort could buy on the first few rows of Economy, but now it’s going to be a more clearly separate space with prices that vary as in the other zetelcategorieën.

Africa

The first revamped A330 will be according to the society in april already done. The first flight of the new plane will be to a destination in Africa. That shows the great importance that Brussels Airlines attaches to that continent, what it sounds like. Next year would have already seven sets updated. The last three wants Brussels Airlines to finish by 2022.