Airports
Brussels Airport Reopens for Limited Service
Airport authorities, police reach agreement on increased security measures
Passengers entering Brussels Airport must submit to increased security measures including checks at road entrances. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Brussels Airport)
Passengers entering Brussels Airport must submit to increased security measures including checks at road entrances. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Brussels Airport)

Brussels Airport reopened on Sunday for three “symbolic” flights by Brussels Airlines following days of negotiations between airport authorities and police over new security measures. A Brussels Airlines departure to Faro, Portugal, marked the first flight operation since March 22, when a pair of bombs that detonated in the airport’s departure area killed 16 people and a separate bomb at a Brussels subway station killed another 16. Brussels Airlines subsequently flew to Turin, Italy, and Athens, after passengers underwent additional security measures approved by federal police.