Brussels Airport departure hall partially reopened to passengers on Sunday, less than six weeks after ISIL suicide bombers struck there.<br /><br /> “Brussels is back in business…Welcome to Brussels Airport!” declared Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, making a speech at a ceremony to mark the occasion.<br /><br /> .@BrusselsAirport gateway to Europe! Reconnaissance à la communauté aéroportuaire. Een belangrijk symbolisch moment. pic.twitter.com/jmnMrakCoZ— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) 1 mai 2016<br /><br /> The reopening comes after repair teams worked relentlessly to restore a large part of the departure hall.<br /><br /> Sunday’s development was described by Brussels airport authorities as ‘an important and hopeful moment’,raising capacity at the site to 80 percent of the passengers it was handling before the bloodshed.<br /><br /> Today we’re welcoming the first passengers back into the main #brusselsairport departures hall. An important and hopeful moment.— Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) 1 mai 2016<br /><br /> Temporary structu
