During the 2016 Brussels bombings , two explosions took place in Brussels Airport , Zaventem , 22 March 2016 at 07:58 local time . One near the American Airlines and Brussels Airlines check-in desks and one next to a Starbucks coffee shop . A third bomb was found in the airport and was detonated by a controlled explosion . The airport was to remain closed until 24 March but was extended till 28 March . Flights bound to Brussels Airport were either canceled or diverted to nearby airports such as Brussels South Charleroi Airport , Ostend – Bruges International Airport , and Schiphol . At 09:11 CET an explosion took place at Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station . ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks as an act of revenge against Belgium for participation in the ongoing Military intervention against ISIL
2016 Brussels bombings
2016 Brussels bombings
Zaventem