SN Brussels Airlines (SNBA) was a former national airline of Belgium. SNBA is a full-service airline, connecting Brussels with the rest of Europe. It also flies to Africa. The airline merged with Virgin Express into Brussels Airlines which started operations in 2007. On 12 April, 2005 SN Brussels took holding control of Virgin Express and in 2006 they announced their merger. On 7 November, 2006 they announced at a press conference held at Brussels Airport that the new airline would be called Brussels Airlines..