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Brussels Airlines joins Star Alliance Company Plus
Star Alliance Company Plus is pleased to welcome Brussels Airlines as its 11th member. Brussels Airlines is the leading Belgian airline, offering an excellent network for travel to, from and via Brussels, the Capital of Europe.

In the UK, Brussels Airlines operates flights from Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester and Newcastle. The airline offers three service classes: b.business - Premium Business Class; b.flex economy+ - ideal for corporate passengers who want to save time and need comfort and flexibility but at economy prices; b.light economy - a reduced fare travel solution offering the best leisure return fares to more than 50 destinations across Europe.

With the entry of Brussels Airlines into the Star Alliance Company Plus programme, members can choose to depart from Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, London-City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester and Newcastle, confirming Star Alliance Company Plus as the leading SME loyalty programme in the UK. In addition to its European network, Brussels Airlines adds a range of African destinations to the Star Alliance Company Plus network.

Africa network
Brussels Airlines operates 46 conveniently scheduled flights to Africa weekly, connecting 14 business and leisure destinations to Brussels and beyond. Destinations include Kinshasa, Entebbe, Dakar, Freetown, Abidjan and Conakry and baggage allowance on these destinations is amongst the most generous in the industry at 46 kg in Economy and 64 kg in Business.

Easy connections
Overall, the airline operates 350 flights every day and flies only to premium European airports.  Convenient connection schedules at Brussels Airport enable easy transfers for passengers flying via Brussels to other points on the route network.

Miles & More
Since October 2009, Brussels Airlines is a fully integrated partner in the Miles & More loyalty programme. Miles & More is Europe’s largest FFP with 16 million members. Brussels Airlines passengers will also enjoy all the associated benefits of Star Alliance Company Plus.