“September will be a catastrophe for Brussels Airlines”

After a reasonably good summer, Brussels Airlines has to reduce its capacity again due to the growing number of red corona zones. That says Dieter Vranckx, CEO of Brussels Airlines, in L’Echo and De Tijd.

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“July was good compared to the capacity we had released, with an occupancy rate of around 60 percent,” says Vranckx. “The month of August was a bit more difficult due to the changes in the color codes. But September is quite catastrophic. This is normal: passengers are concerned about the changes to the codes a few days before departure or even when they are at their destination, as recently in Spain and France. ”

Due to the disappointing sales, Brussels Airlines had to return to its ambitions. “Six weeks ago we planned to increase our capacity in October and November to 35 to 40 percent and later to 40 to 45 percent. (…) But today we have to reduce our capacity again because we cannot fill our planes. We are currently at a capacity of 23 percent. ”

Due to the decline, Brussels Airlines is also considering other measures. “If the September level continues, we should make more use of temporary unemployment.”

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