Brussels Airlines will also charge for seat reservations in the future. The premium economy offered on long-haul routes is also affected. The amount of the fee will be adapted to the group members Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Swiss, is to be read in an existing communication.

From February 10, 2021, changes to the seats will be chargeable. This applies in particular to existing reservations. In the Premium-Eco, it should be possible to select the place free of charge once, but subsequent changes are to be chargeable.

In the economy class, the selection of seats will be chargeable in future. This means that when you check-in online from February 24, 2021 you can only change your seat against payment. The costs for this are at least 12 euros and a maximum of 75 euros. Dynamic pricing is also practiced so that the seat reservation when purchasing the flight ticket should be cheaper than when checking in.

Frequent flyers with HON Circle or Senator status, booking classes B, M and Y as well as unaccompanied children are excluded from the costs. Curious: At the check-in counter, you should still be able to change your seat free of charge in all booking classes. So if you are dissatisfied with your assigned armchair and want to save money, you shouldn't do this yourself and also have to pay money for it, but use the free service at the counter ...