▶ Flights resume at Brussels airport

It was an emotional sendoff on Sunday for a Brussels Airlines plane heading to the Portuguese city of Faro — the first passenger flight to take off from Brussels Airport since suicide bombings on March 22 ripped through its check-in counters and killed 16 people. Airport officials suggested the first flight out was a symbolic victory over those who sowed death and hate, but said it would be months until full service is back. Security at the airport was tight with new check-in procedures for passengers in temporary structures. Two other planes were leaving Sunday — Brussels Airlines flights to Athens and Turin, Italy. The three flights were a test run for an aviation hub that used to handle 600 flights a day and plans to climb back to normal capacity. Arnaud Feist, the CEO of Brussels Airport Co., thanked employees for their courage, solidarity and the “impressive work carried out in so little time.”