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Air Brussels Zaventem (BRU) Tel: (02) 753 3913 or 0900 70000 from Belgium (flight information). Fax: (02) 753 4250. Website: www.brusselsairport.be Brussels' airport, operated by Brussels International Airport Company (BIAC) (tel: (02) 753 4200), is 13km (eight miles) northeast of Brussels, and offers flights to over 150 destinations worldwide. The number of passengers using the airport grew by over 15% between April 1998 and April 1999 and continues to expand - between April 1999 and April 2000, over 20 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport (an increase of over a million on the previous year's figures). Major airlines: The national airline is Sabena (SN) (tel: (02) 723 2323). Other major airlines include Alitalia, American Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Swissair and United Airlines. Approximate flight times to Brussels: From London is 55 minutes; from Los Angeles is 16 hours; from New York is 10 hours; from Toronto is 7 hours 45 minutes; and from Sydney is 27 hours (plus stopover and transfer). Airport facilities: These include post office and medical facilities, bank and bureaux de change, ATMs, bars, restaurants, shops, tourist information and car hire from Avis, Budget, Europcar and Hertz. Business facilities: The Skyport Corporate Meeting Centre (tel: (02) 714 0200; fax: (02) 714 0201) is located on the fourth-floor mezzanine level and offers eight small meeting rooms and secretarial services. Arrival/departure tax: None. Transport to the city: Bus De Lijn runs every 45 minutes to the city centre (journey time - 40 minutes). The Airport City Express trains to the city (journey time - 15 minutes) depart every 15 minutes to Brussels' three main stations - Gare Centrale, Gare du Nord and Gare du Midi. A first-class one-way ticket costs BFr140, while a second-class ticket costs BFr90. Taxis to the centre cost about BFr1200. Hotel courtesy coaches go to the Holiday Inn, Novotel and Sofitel. |