Brussels Airlines

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3 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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3/10

"don't enjoy their work"

(United Kingdom)

I flew Brussels Airlines from Hamburg to Manchester via Brussels. Well what a dissapointment. The ground and cabin staff who represent Brussels Airlines in the air and on the ground have attitude and act like they don't enjoy their work. The food selection that you have to buy is very limited. The planes themselves are nice and clean. I had a connection time off just 1 hour and trust me, if they try to sell you a connection ticket for under 1 hour you won't make it, I have long legs and am young and only just made mine - you have to clear security again and are not entitled to a fast lane. Overall would rather fly an airline such as Easyjet where staff are great and they have a extensive buy on board program.
AircraftA319
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteHAM to MAN via BRU
Date FlownJanuary 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"never will fly again"

(United Kingdom)

Birmingham to Budapest via Brussels. Despite asking when booking and when checking in if there was enough time to change planes at Brussels, I was sold a flight to Budapest with 50 minutes to get between the two flights which is clearly not enough time because you have to go through all security again. It was an early evening flight so it wasn't even busy but there was just not enough time to get through all of the security checks. Brussels Airlines deliberately book you on flights through Brussels when they know that many people will not be able to make the connection. On the day I travelled there were approximately 60 people checking into a hotel for overnight stay because they had not been able to make their connections. This is only one hotel, I believe that they use multiple so the true number was obviously more than this. I have never flown with Brussels Airlines before and never will again, but I heard people saying that the happened all the time with Brussels Airlines. I raised a complaint with Brussels Airlines in October but am still waiting for a response three months later, having sent reminders three times.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBHX to BUD via BRU
Date FlownOctober 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"does not care about customers"

(Denmark)

Copenhagen to Geneva via Brussels with Brussels Airlines. I have never travelled with such an incompetent airline. Everything went wrong from the moment I had paid my tickets. In spite of writing on their web page that change to an earlier airline on the same day, they charged me. They had given me seats up front at the booking time, but at flying time I was given other seats further down. Flying back I was called in earlier because of bad weather in Geneva, and they managed to lose my luggage, which turned two days later. I started writing customer service about the initial things in October 15 and I have not heard anything yet. Brussels Airlines does not care about their customers.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteCPH to GVA via BRU
Date FlownDecember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"food and drinks very high quality"

(Belgium)

Flew Brussels Airlines from Brussels to New York JFK. We had a perfect flight. After take off, an appetiser was served. We took a Gin and Tonic. Afterwards we were served a very good dinner. Further during the flight we were served an ice cream and right before landing we got a mini pizza. All food and drinks were of a very high quality. The crew were very kind, we talked with them for a while and had a pleasant conversation. We even received some good tips for New York. The inflight entertainment system is modern and responsive, however the choice of movies is rather limited. That was the only downside.
AircraftA330-300
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBRU to JFK
Date FlownJanuary 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

"is this a low-cost carrier? "

(Australia)

Flight was not a good experience at all. Is this airline a low-cost carrier? Brussels Airlines charged me 35 euro to check in one bag even though I am Star Alliance Gold. Ground staff were very grumpy and chatted amongst themselves - lacked customer service skills. Plane was new but had no IFE and service was non existent. Ordered a glass of water and they tried to charge me 3 euros?! This is not a good airline at all and should not be apart of the Star Alliance!
AircraftA319
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBrussels to Copenhagen
Date FlownDecember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"crew and their attitude"

(Uganda)

Entebbe to Marseille via Brussels. Nov 2015 I flew from Uganda to France with Brussels Airlines. I was in a bad shape having been hit by a very bout of malaria 2 days before and still suffering from it. I felt tired, in pain, in short very lousy but I had to travel. In Entebbe, I told the crew about it and asked them if I could buy a business class seat with my frequent flyer points. They said they were sorry as it was not possible after boarding. However, as soon as we took off and the seat belt sign went off, a flight attendant appeared and told me they had set aside a row of 4 seats in the back for me to able to lie down and sleep. I thanked them many times as it made the trip so much more bearable and promised myself I would post a positive review. Yes, believe or not, Brussels Airlines can be swell! That is if the right crew is onboard, of course! As a side story, on the way back there was a call for a doc as a passenger had had some sort of seizure. I am a doc (yes even docs can fall sick!) so I got up to attend to the passenger in question. There, I surprisingly met a colleague of mine who also volunteered to help. We were both a little surprised that the Brussels emergency kit lack drugs as elementary as Valium pills which were indicated in this case (they only had injections), and when we were done, all we had was a cursory 'thank you' from one of the attendants! We didn't expect the moon but still, it just shows you it's all about the crew and their attitude.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteEBB to MRS via BRU
Date FlownNovember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

"headrests extremely uncomfortable"

(United Kingdom)

This was an overnight Brussels Airlines flight from Entebbe to Brussels, which because of the peculiar headrests extremely uncomfortable. The only way I could get any sleep was to pull down the tray table and put my head in my arms on it. The staff were as helpful as they could be and specifically asked me to draw attention to this problem - as I am not alone and hopefully another complaint will help to bring some action from the airline.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteEntebbe to Brussels
Date FlownOctober 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"cabin baggage problems"

(Slovenia)

Brussels Airlines from Brussels to Lisbon. This time not just delayed, also unfriendly and not professional. Even the bus driver from the gate to the aircraft had an urge to show his unfriendliness. Boarding by bus to the airplane from Schengen to Non-Schengen part of the terminal is a total mess, bussing from the gate in a cramped bus, waiting in the bus, than later on in the rain to get to the staircases which lead to the airbridge, waiting inside the airbridge since the aircraft has not been ready (cleaned) yet, then in the aircraft to get a slot since we missed the original one. Cabin crew not helpful, especially when it comes to cabin baggage problems. And this happens especially since they introduced the new fare concept. The baggage was on the belt 55 minutes after landing.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBRU to LIS
Date FlownNovember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
3/10

"not what we expected"

(Belgium)

We went to Vienna last year with Brussels Airlines to celebrate new years evening in the magnific city of Vienna. Because of the snow and cold weather the engines were frozen and they need to de-froze them. So, we had a delay of +2hrs. Actually, we had to sit down for 2h in the airplane. The staff was not that friendly and there were noisy babies aboard. The flight was not what we expected, because we arrived late in Vienna. The plane comfort was okay. I had good flights in the past with Brussels Airlines, but this was really not okay.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBRU to VIE
Date FlownDecember 2014
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
3/10

"a low cost airline"

(Belgium)

Is Brussels Airlines a low cost airline? Booked a flight from Brussels to Davao (Philippines) and back with Singapore Airlines. First leg was Brussels to Frankfurt, one hour flight on an A320 (Lufthansa), with snacks and drinks served for free. Frankfurt -Singapore with an A380 (Singapore Airlines), of course as much foods and drinks you want for free. Singapore to Cebu with a Boeing 737 (Silkair), three hour flight with warm meals and drinks for free. Fourth leg: Cebu - Davao (B 737 Silkair), 45 minute flight with snacks and drinks for free. Return flights, once again foods and drinks for free. Then Milan to Brussels on Brussels Airlines A319, one hour flight and to my surprise I had to pay for drinks or snacks. When we fly low cost airlines like Ryanair or Easyjet we know we have to pay extra for drinks and/or foods. But if I pay 1000€ for a world flight I expect to have drinks included. I will surely do my very best to avoid flying Brussels Airlines again. Expensive flights and no service.
AircraftA319
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMilan to Brussels
Date FlownNovember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no