As per GDS timetable and inventory display on 27JUN12, brussels airlines is adjusting operations to Western and Southern parts of Africa from 01OCT12. List of changes as follows.
Destination Summary:
Abidjan Reduces from daily to 6 weekly with some operational routing change
Banjul Reduces from 4 to 3 weekly from 01FEB13
Conakry Service remains 2 weekly
Cotonou Service remains 2 weekly
Dakar Service remains 4 weekly
Douala Service remains 5 weekly
Freetown Reduces from 2 to 1 weekly from 01FEB13 with A330-200 (A330-300 also operates from 01OCT12 to 31JAN13)
Kinshasa Service reduces from daily to 5 weekly
Lome Service operates via Ouagadougou in each direction, replacing BRU ABJ LFW BRU
Monrovia Service remains 3 weekly
Ouagadougou Service operates nonstop in each direction, extending to Lome. This replaces BRU BKO OUA BRU
Yaounde Service reduces from 5 to 4 weekly, via Douala
Airbus A330-200 replaces -300 on service to Abidjan (1 weekly only), Bamako, Lome, Ouagadougou from 01OCT12.
Schedules of New Routing (effective 28OCT12):
Brussels – Bamako – Abidjan A330-300 replaces -200 from 17DEC12 to 03JAN13
SN281 BRU1125 – 1635BKO1725 – 1905ABJ 332 1
SN282 ABJ2015 – 2155BKO2255 – 0540+1BRU 332 1
Local Traffic rights currently available for Bamako – Abidjan sector
Brussels – Banjul – Conakry – Brussels A330-300 replaces -200 from 14NOV12 to 30JAN13
SN215 BRU1325 – 1835BJL1950 – 2055CKY2215 – 0540+1BRU 332 3
Brussels – Ouagadougou – Lome A330-300 replaces -200 from 10NOV12 to 02FEB13
SN261 BRU1200 – 1650OUA1740 – 1910LFW 330 26
SN262 LFW2020 – 2150OUA2250 – 0530+1BRU 330 26
No Local Traffic Rights on Ouagadougou – Lome sector
Brussels – Abidjan – Cotonou – Brussels
SN229 BRU1405 – 1945ABJ2055 – 2315COO0025+1 – 0655+1BRU 333 2
Operational routing summary:
Brussels – Abidjan – Monrovia – Brussels SN247 1 weekly service unchanged
Brussels – Conakry – Banjul – Brussels SN217 1 of 2 weekly service operates as SN215 in opposite direction
Brussels – Cotonou – Abidjan – Brussels SN231 1 of 2 weekly service operates as SN229 in opposite direction
Brussels – Freetown – Banjul – Brussels SN219 Service reduces from 2 to 1 weekly from 01FEB13
Brussels – Monrovia – Abidjan – Brussels SN245 2 weekly service unchanged
Brussels – Douala – Kinshasa SN351/352 Day 5 southbound service, Day 6 northbound does not operate from 08DEC12 to 10JAN13 (However BRU DLA sector will operate as SN371/372)
Brussels – Luanda – Kinshasa – Brussels SN359 on Day 7 operates with A330-200 instead of -300 from 16DEC12 to 06JAN13