Brussels Airport

Brussels airport is an international airport, located 11 km northeast of the Belgian capital city of Brussels. The IATA airport code for the airport is BRU. The airport is also known as Brussel national or Bruxelles National. The airport is partially placed in Zaventem and partially in the Diegem area of Machelen. The airport was named the Best Airport in Europe by the Airports Council International/ International Air transport Association (ACI/IATA) based on the survey conducted with more than 100,000 passengers worldwide. The airport was officially named Brussels airport: Welcome to Europe on 19 October 2006. The international airport hosts around 260 companies, providing direct employment to 6,000 people. The Brussels airport is an important link between Europe and Africa. “The Brussels Airport Company NV/SA” manages the airport.
The occupying German forces constructed the Brussels airport in the 1940s. The Germans constructed three runways distributed in the shape of a triangle, two of which are still in use today. An urban legend concerning the construction of the airport relates that the German forces asked the locals about where to build an airport and the locals pointed out the region because it was most of the time foggy. After the liberation (3rd September 1944), the Brussels airport underwent further renovations. Several renovations has been undertaken since then, the latest being in 2002 when a new pier was opened. The new terminal at the Brussels airport was constructed in 1994.