The deal means tickets can now be booked via bmi regional’s sales channels for a number of Brussels Airlines services.

The new routes from the UK to Brussels include a three-times-a-day one from Heathrow as well as Bristol and Edinburgh while four services a day will run from Manchester and Birmingham. There will also be a daily flight from Belfast and twice daily from Nantes.

Jochen Schnadt, chief commercial officer for bmi regional, said: "The extension of our codeshare agreement with Brussels Airlines means that our passengers now have a range of new routes into Brussels. 

“We are delighted to build on our existing collaboration, supporting both the airline and Belgium in accessing a new audiences in the UK and beyond.”

Frederic Dechamps, Brussels Airlines vice-president commercial Benelux, Europe and North-America, added: “We have developed over the last years a successful commercial and operational partnership with bmi regional and this extended codeshare cooperation is a logic next step.

“This collaboration is once more an illustration of the importance we give to the UK in our growing network.”