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March 2024
Air France and KLM inaugurate a new Air&Rail Terminal in Brussels Midi Station
Today, Air France and KLM inaugurated their fully refurbished Air&Rail Terminal in the Belgian capital. The lounge, located at Brussels-Midi/Zuid train station, offers new spaces in an elegant atmosphere. This investment reflects both airlines’ commitment to offering the best experience to passengers connecting by rail to their respective hubs, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and Amsterdam Schiphol airport.
"We're proud to continue investing in the Air&Rail product. We remain fully committed to ensuring a smooth customer journey, making the train an ever-better alternative to air on short-haul routes in Europe. We're working closely with our partners to optimize the Air&Rail offer for our customers, who can connect to over 300 destinations worldwide via Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol," said Marjan Rintel, KLM CEO.
For more than 20 years, Air France and KLM have been offering their customers to and from Belgium a fully integrated service allowing them to combine train and air travel in the same booking.
Thanks to the Air&Rail offer, customers have one single booking for their entire journey and a guaranteed seat on the next available flight or train, free of charge, if their flight or train is delayed. Dedicated teams are assisting customers in stations.
Members of Flying Blue, the loyalty program of Air France and KLM, enjoy all the benefits associated to their status: accumulation of Miles, priority access to check-in counters thanks to the SkyPriority service, access to the Eurostar Lounge at Brussels-Midi/Zuid train station, additional baggage allowance, and free access to seat options on board their flight.
Air France customers connecting in Paris-Charles de Gaulle benefit from the through check-in of their baggage from Brussels-Midi/Zuid train station to the final destination of their journey.
Air France customers travel in 1st class on board TGV INOUI.
As from June 15 to August 22, a 7th daily high-speed connection will be added between Brussels-Midi/Zuid train station and Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.
KLM SkyPriority customers transferring from train benefit from a priority check-in, boarding, and baggage handling as well as priority lanes at security and immigration at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Since 2022, KLM customers transiting in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport can check in online as from 30 hours before departure, for their entire journey, including the train travel on Eurostar. A definite time saver with a last check-in time up to 15 minutes before departure. KLM customers travelling in Business class also travel in Premium on Eurostar trains.
Combined Air&Rail / Train + Air tickets can be bought on www.airfrance.be, www.klm.be, at the ticketing desk in the Brussels-Midi/Zuid train station or at any travel agency.
The Air&Rail Terminal is open daily from 5.30 am till 6.30 pm.