Aer Lingus Act Swiftly To Accommodate Passengers Heading To Brussels

The story unfolding in Brussels this morning is one of absolute chaos. The Belgian capital is in complete shock after a number of explosions in Zaventem Airport and the Maalbeek Metro Station earlier this morning.

BREAKING Two explosions at #Brussels airport just before 8 AM https://t.co/xejEmy28Qm pic.twitter.com/cTWxnSDwCx

— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) March 22, 2016

As a result, all flights to Brussels have been cancelled and flights currently en route to Belgium have been diverted. Aer Lingus flight EI630 en route to Brussels has been instructed to land in Amsterdam.

Following an incident at #Brussels #Zavantem, EI630 has diverted to AMS, and airport operations at @BrusselsAirport have been suspended. — Aer Lingus (@AerLingus) March 22, 2016

Following the attacks, Aer Lingus took to its official Twitter account to offer full refund or free exchanges to any passengers travelling to Brussels today or tomorrow.

We've enabled free changes / refunds to guests travelling to #Brussels on EI631/638/639 today 22Mar16 and EI630/631/638/639 tomorrow 23Mar16

— Aer Lingus (@AerLingus) March 22, 2016

According to the BBC there are as many as 13 fatalities in the explosions at Zaventem Airport and the Maalbeek Metro Station.