00:26Belgium: Brussels Airport reopens departure hall after suicide attack
Hundreds of passengers queued for hours outside Brussels Airport on Monday, as authorities partially reopened the departure hall, following the March suicide bombings.
With many passengers not being able to check-in in time for their flights due to the business of the airport, authorities advised passengers to arrive three to five hours ahead of scheduled flights.
Thirty-two people were killed and more than 300 injured in bomb attacks carried out on Brussels international airport and the Maelbeek metro station on March 22. The attacks occurred just four days after Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in November's Paris attacks, was captured by Belgian police in Brussels. The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS, ISIL) has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The airport as a whole partially reopened at the start of April, while the departure hall will reportedly be operating at full capacity after mid-June.
00:26Hundreds of passengers queued for hours outside Brussels Airport on Monday, as authorities partially reopened the departure hall, following the March suicide bombings.
With many passengers not being able to check-in in time for their flights due to the business of the airport, authorities advised passengers to arrive three to five hours ahead of scheduled flights.
Thirty-two people were killed and more than 300 injured in bomb attacks carried out on Brussels international airport and the Maelbeek metro station on March 22. The attacks occurred just four days after Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in November's Paris attacks, was captured by Belgian police in Brussels. The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS, ISIL) has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The airport as a whole partially reopened at the start of April, while the departure hall will reportedly be operating at full capacity after mid-June.