CE of Eurowings: Brussels Airlines will not become a Belgian carbon copy of Ryanair

The owner of Eurowings, Thorsten Dirks, told workers at Brussels Airlines Wednesday that their company will not become a Belgian carbon copy of Ryanair in the future. Following a special works committee meeting at the airline’s head office, he thus promised that the airline would play a “decisive role” in the future of Eurowings Group, a point supported by his slide presentation to staff during a general meeting. The CE announced that although Brussels is due to become a centre of expertise for long-haul flights, Eurowings will not, for the moment, carry out such flights. Brussels Airlines and the German company will henceforth together create Eurowings Group. It further emerged from his presentation to the staff that the Belgian company is a “key element for our success” as an airline group. <br/>