Brussels Airport reopens partially

BRUSSELS

Brussels' Zaventem airport partially reopened on Sunday amid tightened security measures in the wake of last month’s deadly suicide attacks.

The airport has remained closed to regularly scheduled passenger flights since March 22, when suicide bombings there and at a local metro station killed over 30 people and injured hundreds more.

Flights to Athens, Turin, Italy, and Faro, Portugal are expected on Sunday.

As part of security measures, police are checking every vehicle entering the airport.

Also, only ticket-holder passengers are allowed into the areas for ticket control and baggage drop-off and the waiting rooms.

Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist said on Saturday that the airport is expected to operate at full capacity again by the end of June or the beginning of July.

At its peak, the airport has carried 23.5 million passengers and handled 489,000 tons of freight annually. It links the Belgian capital – home to the EU and NATO headquarters – with 226 destinations worldwide through 77 different airlines.