Brussels Airlines Goes For Growth in Africa, Increases Frequencies

Brussels Airlines is going for growth in Africa, its most important market. With an additional Airbus A330 joining its fleet in 2022, the airline will expand its offers to West and East Africa.

Reopening Conakry and Ouagadougou

On June 11, 2022, West-African destinations of Conakry and Ouagadougou, previously suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be reopened.

Flights to Ouagadougou will be offered on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, departing Brussels Airport at 11.05 GMT with a scheduled arrival at 15.05 GMT in Ouagadougou airport.

Flights from Ouagadougou to Brussels will leave at 21.30 GMT and arrive Brussels at 05.05 the following morning, offering connection to the airline’s destinations in Europe and the U.S.

The first flight to Conakry is scheduled on 11 June, 2022. Flight SN205 from Brussels to Conakry will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with a departure at 11.00 GMT.

Flight SN206 from Conakry to Brussels will leave on the same days at 18.50 GMT and arrive in Brussels at 05.05 GMT, offering connection options to the entire Brussels Airlines network.

Expansion in West and East Africa

Next to the addition of Conakry and Ouagadougou, flight frequencies to Banjul, Lomé and Monrovia will increase in the summer of 2022 to five flights for each of these routes.

Brussels Airlines will also increase frequencies to the East African destinations of Entebbe and Kigali to seven and five times weekly respectively.

All additional flights are already bookable on brusselsairlines.com and via travel agencies.