Brussels Air moves jets to Liege as bombs shut hub until weekend

Brussels Airlines will move 15 aircraft out of its home city in order to resume flights after authorities said that Tuesday’s terrorist attacks will shut Belgium’s main hub airport until the weekend. The carrier will relocate 10 Airbus A320-series planes to Liege, 60 miles to the east, and 5 Avro RJ100 regional jets to Antwerp, 30 miles north. Its Brussels Zaventem base will stay closed through Friday. Brussels Air plans to operate 64 flights to or from its makeshift hubs Thursday and 96 Friday, and said Wednesday that the changes will stay in place until Zaventem reopens. The carrier is also sending 5 empty jets to Africa to fly out passengers stranded by the bombings. Even with the emergency schedule in place, the majority of Brussels Air’s 50 aircraft will remain grounded in the run up to Easter. <br/>