Brussels Airlines joins forces with the Belgian tour operator NORDIC, market leader in Belgium and specialist in travel to Scandinavia. Following the agreement for the next three years, the partners will offer direct flights to Lapland and Southern Norway during the summer and winter seasons. Brussels Airlines and NORDIC want to expand the number of flights and destinations in the coming years.
The first flight under the three-year contract between Brussels Airlines and NORDIC is scheduled for July 4, to Evenes in the north of Norway (Lofoten). Both parties plan to operate a weekly flight during the summer holidays. It is the first time that direct flights to this destination are available from Brussels Airport. During the winter season, Kittilä, Kiruna and Bergen (Southern Norway) are added to the network. Previously, Brussels Airlines already operated flights to Kittilä, Kiruna and Bergen on behalf of NORDIC, while Evenes is a new destination.
Frederick Dechamps, Senior Director Sales Belgium for the Lufthansa Group says: “I am very pleased with the extension of our partnership with Nordic, which allows us to confirm Lapland as part of our destination portfolio. This step confirms a long-term mutual commitment. Long-term cooperation with a partner of your choice, an established specialist in these beautiful destinations ”.
Martin Raes, founder and CEO of NORDIC: “What started in 2016-2017 with 5 flights from Brussels to Kittila (Finland) and Tromsø, has grown into an offer of 71 flights per year. During the summer holidays of this year we will start a weekly flight to Lofoten in Northern Norway. The winter season offers flights to Kittilä in Finnish Lapland, Kiruna in Swedish Lapland and Bergen in Norway. Together with Brussels Airlines, we aim to significantly increase the number of flights and destinations in the coming years. In order to also ensure sufficient capacity locally, we work together with local entrepreneurs to be able to offer our customers the best products ”.
Kittilä, the top destination in Finnish Lapland, will be connected weekly from December 18 to April 9 with an additional flight every five days from December 8 to April 11. In addition, Kiruna welcomes direct flights during the beginning and end of winter. Four flights to Bergen are scheduled for February and March, while Evenes will have a weekly flight during the summer holidays in 2021, subject to the removal of travel restrictions in Norway. Thus Brussels Airlines on their website.
“In the winter we work together with a number of lodges that can be booked exclusively through Nordic. The offer includes 5 small-scale and very high-quality lodges including Aurora Mountain lodge in the middle of the Swedish high mountains, Valkea Lodge in the Finnish forests, Pinetree Lodge on a lake in the Swedish forests, Arctic River Lodge on a beautiful ice river and Lapland View Lodge on top of a hill. Each one a unique gem and can only be booked via Nordic and with a direct flight to Lapland. Maarten Raes continues.
“With these tourist hotspots in Finland, Sweden and Norway we are further expanding our Brussels Airlines winter network with new destinations and additional flights,” says David Lyssens, Senior Director Network and Planning at Brussels Airlines. The addition of Evenes in Norway to the summer network portfolio is also with the clear intention to continue to grow together with NORDIC in the coming years and to bring more Belgians into contact with the incredible Scandinavian nature, ”adds Lyssens.
