{"id":190875,"date":"2026-08-05T12:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=190875"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:37:51","slug":"fuel-shock-forces-brussels-airlines-to-ground-a330-growth-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/08\/05\/fuel-shock-forces-brussels-airlines-to-ground-a330-growth-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandstofcrisis dwingt Brussels Airlines om groeiplannen voor de A330 op te schorten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Door de hoge brandstofprijzen, een ebola-uitbraak in Oost-Afrika en stakingen door derden kende Brussels Airlines een moeilijke start van 2026, met een gecorrigeerd operationeel verlies van 70 miljoen euro. Dit betekent een daling van 50% ten opzichte van dezelfde periode vorig jaar.<\/p>\n<p>Als reactie hierop heeft de luchtvaartmaatschappij haar plannen voor uitbreiding van de vloot geschrapt. De toevoeging van twee extra Airbus A330-toestellen voor langeafstandsvluchten aan de vloot in 2027 zal niet plaatsvinden.<\/p>\n<h4>De brandstofkosten zijn met 64 miljoen euro gestegen<\/h4>\n<p>In de eerste helft van 2026 vervoerde Brussels Airlines 4,5 miljoen passagiers op 34.200 vluchten, wat neerkomt op een stijging van respectievelijk 8% en 5,5% ten opzichte van dezelfde periode vorig jaar. De omzet steeg eveneens met 9% tot 821 miljoen euro.<\/p>\n<p>Als gevolg van de onrust in het Midden-Oosten en de gevolgen daarvan voor de olieprijzen lagen de brandstofkosten van Brussels Airlines echter 64 miljoen euro hoger dan in dezelfde periode vorig jaar. Alleen al in het eerste kwartaal van 2026 lagen de brandstofkosten per beschikbare stoelkilometer ongeveer 14% hoger dan in dezelfde periode in 2025.<\/p>\n<h4>Er is een zekere mate van voorzichtigheid ingebouwd<\/h4>\n<p>Vanwege deze teleurstellende financi\u00eble resultaten heeft Brussels Airlines zich genoodzaakt gezien een voorzichtige koers te varen. In overleg met haar moedermaatschappij, de Lufthansa Group, is besloten dat de geplande uitbreiding van 11 naar 13 Airbus A330-toestellen tegen 2027 niet zal doorgaan.<\/p>\n<p>Daarnaast zal Brussels Airlines vanaf de zomer van 2027 ook haar wet-lease-activiteiten met Air Baltic stopzetten. De vier vliegtuigen die worden ingezet voor extra vakantievluchten zullen tot eind oktober vanuit Brussel blijven vliegen.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-190901 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Key-figures.png?resize=640%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>De upgrade van de cabine is in volle gang<\/h4>\n<p>De uitrol van de cabine-upgrade binnen de langeafstandsvloot \u2013 een investering van 10 miljoen euro \u2013 zal echter volgens plan doorgaan. Brussels Airlines is van plan om deze nieuwe cabines voor Business Class, Premium Economy Class en Economy Class in 2027 in gebruik te nemen.<\/p>\n<p>De investering betaalt zich op een relatief voorspelbare manier terug via hogere ticketprijzen voor de bestaande stoelen, in tegenstelling tot een uitbreiding van de vloot, die afhankelijk is van een onzekere groei van de vraag in een uitdagende geopolitieke context. Tegelijkertijd concurreert Brussels Airlines op langeafstandsroutes \u2013 met name naar Afrika en Noord-Amerika \u2013 met luchtvaartmaatschappijen die vaak al modernere cabines aanbieden.<\/p>\n<h4>De zomer wordt cruciaal; ook Lufthansa ziet zijn winst dalen<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe hebben al heel wat stormen doorstaan, maar deze zomer wordt cruciaal als we tegen het einde van het jaar positieve resultaten willen behalen\u201d, zegt financieel directeur Nina \u00d6werdieck. \u201cWe hebben meer vluchten dan vorig jaar. Dat betekent dat we betere resultaten zouden moeten kunnen boeken als we onze activiteiten zonder al te veel verstoringen kunnen voortzetten.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ook bij moedermaatschappij Lufthansa kelderde de winst. De nettowinst van het bedrijf lag 88% lager dan vorig jaar en kwam uit op 123 miljoen euro. Hoewel de omzet met bijna 8% steeg tot 11,1 miljard euro \u2013 voornamelijk dankzij vluchten naar Azi\u00eb \u2013 lag de nettowinst 88% lager dan vorig jaar en kwam uit op 123 miljoen euro.<\/p>\n<p>Ook hier hadden de hoge brandstofkosten (+40% ten opzichte van dezelfde periode vorig jaar) en stakingen een negatieve invloed op de financi\u00eble resultaten van het tweede kwartaal. Lufthansa gaf bijna 750 miljoen euro meer uit aan brandstof dan vorig jaar, terwijl stakingen van piloten en cabinepersoneel in april ongeveer 200 miljoen euro aan extra kosten met zich meebrachten.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High fuel prices, an Ebola outbreak in East Africa, and strikes by third parties led Brussels Airlines to have a difficult start to 2026, with an adjusted operating loss of 70 million euros. This represents a 50% decline compared to the same period last year. In response, the airline has scrapped its fleet expansion plans. 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