Anyone have any idea why they've cancelled next Fridays flights to BRU - (that's the 2nd May)
Next week in Belgium Thursday May 1st is a public holiday. Last year the (then) government declared Friday May 2nd to also be a public holiday.
Woohoo, long weekend!
Then the new-ish government reversed the May 2nd decision
However it was too late for most companies who had already planned for the 1st and 2nd of May being public holidays.
In short, all businesses are closed next Thursday, and
nearly all businesses are closed next Friday in Belgium.
Since BRU - BRS is a mainly business route, I imagine a significant lack of demand on the route for those dates.
In contrast, flights from Brussels to Spain, Italy, and anywhere kind of holiday-like are almost entirely sold out. I imagine the aircraft will be instead flying to Barcelona or the like.