► BELGIUM: brussels airlines announces changes to its West & Central Africa network from February 2013.

Belgian carrier brussels airlines (SN) has announced various changes to its West and Central African route networks, effective late-February 2013.

brussels airlines route map effective Feb. 2013 (Great Circle Mapper)

West Africa

 

brussels airlines (SN): Brussels – Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)

- Effective 25 February 2013

• Day 37 SN245 Brussels – Abidjan – Lome – Brussels replaces SN245 Brussels – Monrovia – Abidjan – Brussels
• Day 15 SN255 Brussels – Ouagadougou – Abidjan vv replaces SN247 Brussels – Abidjan – Monrovia – Brussels (See Ouagadougou entry)
• SN231 Brussels – Cotonou – Abidjan – Brussels operates on Day 26 (Currently Day 2 operates as SN229 Brussels – Abidjan – Cotonou – Brussels)
• SN251 BRU1420 – 2000ABJ2110 – 2230LFW2325 – 0650+1BRU 333 37
• SN231 BRU1405 – 2035COO2145 – 2210ABJ2320 – 0655+1BRU 333 26

Brussels – Banjul (Gambia) – Monrovia (Liberia)

- Effective 25 February 2013 New operational routing

• SN221 BRU1030 – 1540BJL1640 – 1825ROB 333 1357
• SN222 ROB1930 – 2120BJL2235 – 0530+1BRU 333 1357
• SN221/222 replaces following routes:
  
  • SN215 Brussels – Banjul – Conakry – Brussels (Day 3)
  • SN217 Brussels – Conakry – Banjul – Brussels (Day 6)
  • SN219 Brussels – Freetown – Banjul – Brussels (Day 15)
  • SN247 Brussels – Abidjan – Monrovia – Brussels (Day 15)

Brussels – Dakar (Senegal)

- Effective 25 February 2013 New operational routing; Conakry service increases from 2 to 3 weekly

• SN205 BRU1125 – 1630DKR1730 – 1855CKY 333 247
• SN206 CKY2025 – 2140DKR2240 – 0530+1BRU 333 247
• SN205/206 replaces SN215/217 (See Banjul / Monrovia entry)

Brussels – Dakar – Freetown (Sierra Leone)

- Effective 25 February 2013, New operational routing

- Overall operation for Dakar increases from 4 to 5 weekly, and will no longer operates terminator route

• SN237 BRU1125 – 1640DKR1740 – 1905FNA 333 136
• SN238 FNA2015 – 2150DKR2250 – 0535BRU 333 136
• SN237/238 replaces SN219 (See Banjul / Monrovia entry)

Brussels – Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

- Effective 25 February 2013, Operational days moving from Day 26 to Day 15. In addition, service extends to Abidjan, replacing Lomé, Togo

• SN255 BRU1140 – 1630OUA1720 – 1850ABJ 332 1
• SN255 BRU1140 – 1630OUA1720 – 1850ABJ 333 5
• SN256 ABJ2005 – 2140OUA2240 – 0520+1BRU 332 1
• SN256 ABJ2005 – 2140OUA2240 – 0520+1BRU 333 5

 

Central Africa

 

Brussels – Douala – Yaoundé (Cameroon)

- Effective 26 February 2013,  SN371 routing operates 3x weekly instead of 4x

• SN371 BRU1040 – 1730DLA1830 – 1915NSI 333 245
• SN372 NSI2045 – 2130DLA2230 – 0520+1BRU 333 245

Brussels – Douala – Kinshasa (DRC)

- Effective 3 March 2013, New routing, 1x weekly

• SN351 BRU1040 – 1730DLA1830 – 2020FIH 332 7
• SN352 FIH2150 – 2340DLA0040+1 – 0730+1BRU 332 7

Brussels – Yaoundé – Kinshasa

- Effective 2 March 2013 New routing, 1 weekly

• SN353 BRU1040 – 1730NSI1830 – 2010FIH 332 6
• SN354 FIH2140 – 2325NSI0025+1 – 0720+1BRU 332 6

Brussels – Kinshasa 

- Effective 25 February 2013 Overall service to Kinshasa increases from 5 to 6 weekly

• SN351/352 New 1 weekly routing (see Douala /Kinshasa)
• SN353/354 New 1 weekly routing (see Yaounde / Kinshasa)
• SN357/358 operation reduces from 3 to 2 weekly
• SN359 remains 2 weekly (see Luanda / Kinshasa sector)
• SN357 BRU1045 – 1845FIH 332 15
• SN358 FIH2125 – 0530+1BRU 332 15

Brussels – Luanda (Angola) – Kinshasa – Brussels

- Effective 26 February 2013  Operational days moving from Day 47 to Day 24
- From 7 April 2013, A330-300 replaces -200 on Day 4 (except May 2013)

• SN359 BRU1045 – 1925LAD2025 – 2130FIH2300 – 0705+1BRU 332 24

Source [Airline Route]