News / Lufthansa Group buys remaining shares to take full control of Brussels Airlines

It will no doubt come as a disappointment to some in Belgium, but Lufthansa has acquired the 55% stake in Brussels Airlines it didn’t already own.

The carrier will continue to operate under its own name, but will add the branding “member of the Eurowings Group”.

What the takeover means for cargo is as yet unclear.

Lufthansa has different models among its airlines: cargo at Austrian is run by Lufthansa Cargo, while Swiss has its own freight division.

A spokesman for Brussels Airlines told The ...