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Brussels Airport departure hall reopens after deadly attacks

(L-R) Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, Interior Minister Jan Jambon, Senate chairwoman Christine Defraigne, Chamber chairman N-VA's Siegfried Bracke, Open Vld's Patrick Dewael, Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist and Minister of Cooperation Development, Digital Agenda, Telecom and Postal services Alexander De Croo pose on May 1, 2016 at Zaventem airport in Brussels during the opening ceremony of the departure hall, closed since the March 22 attacks. NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/AFP/Getty Images

BRUSSELS  — The Brussels Airport is reopening its departure hall for the first time since deadly Islamic extremist attacks on March 22.

The airport had already resumed some flights but passengers had been using a temporary check-in tent because of extensive damage to the departure hall from the twin suicide bombings that killed 16 people.

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Passengers on select flights will start using the newly repaired departure hall Sunday after a special ceremony. Extra security checks have been added before entering the terminal.

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Brussels Airport Company CEO Arnaud Feist called it “an important day in the recovery” of the airport and in efforts to revive the city’s image. The March 22 attacks at the airport and Brussels’ subway killed 32 people.

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