brussels airlines
b.spirit! magazine
nov-dec
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guides
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Browse our brief guides to the cities we fly to:
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Brussels
60
New York
62
Abidjan
62
Bamako
63
Banjul
63
Bujumbura
64
Conakry
64
Cotonou
65
Dakar
65
Douala
66
Freetown
66
Kampala
67
Kigali
68
Kinshasa
68
Lomé
70
Luanda
70
Monrovia
71
Nairobi
72
Ouagadougou
72
Yaoundé
74
airline
74
Airline news
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Our latest developments
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b.foundation
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Special spotlight on INCTR
80
Comfort
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Safety
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N
82
Fleet
E
83
Airport info
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Miles & More
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Route maps
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US customs & immigrations forms
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Wine
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Video
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Films to watch during your flight
97
Audio
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Music to listen to on board
regulars
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b.bits: Africa
The Asante Children's Choir goes on tour in
America; top cyclists take on the Tour of Rwanda
10
b.bits: Europe
The Belgian capital becomes chocolate heaven as
Brusselicious gets under way
13
b.bits: New York
Art meets foliage at the Metropolitan Museum
with a Chinese garden art exhibition
16
b.food: Festive feasting
b.spirit!
scours our network to discover the most
delicious Christmas dishes
18
Five minutes with...
Kebba Drammeh who has earned himself the
nickname 'Gambia's Tiger Woods'
20
My City
US ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman talks
Brussels, Manneken Pis and waffles
44
b.bits: Business
Senegal's mining industry under the spotlight
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