Ben Mutzabaugh

USA TODAY

Brussels Airlines will temporarily operate some of its flights from alternative airports in Belgium while Brussels Airport remains closed following Tuesday’s terror attack there.

As its name suggests, Brussels Airlines operates a major hub at the Brussels Airport. The airport said Wednesday that there will be no passenger flights there before Saturday. It’s possible that airport’s closure might last even longer.

In the meantime, Brussels Airlines said from Thursday through at least Sunday, it will resume a portion of its European flight schedule by shifting some of its scheduled Brussels flights to airports in the Belgian cities of Antwerp and Liege.

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An updated flight schedule provided by Brussels Airlines shows roughly 140 combined arrivals and departures from the two airports on Thursday and a slightly higher number for Friday. The carrier had not yet published an schedule for Antwerp and Liege beyond Friday.

Brussels Air is not yet trying to restart its long-haul flights. And the flights shifted to Liege and Antwerp will not account for all of its intra-Europe schedule. "Due to capacity restrictions in these regional airports, Brussels Airlines can unfortunately not operate all her European flights," the airline said.

Connecting passengers scheduled to transit via Brussels will not be able to be accommodated via Antwerp and Liege, Brussels Air added.

Brussels Airlines advised customers via its website that fliers scheduled to arrive or depart Brussels through Sunday will automatically be rebooked onto a new flight from either Antwerp or Liege if they are one of the flights being shifted. Customers should arrive at least three hours before departure, the airline said.

Brussels Airlines did not say when it thought Brussels flights might resume, saying only that “we are working hand-in-hand with our home base Brussels Airport to resume operations as soon as possible.”

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