Brussels airport said it will remain closed on Wednesday, dashing hopes it would resume at least partial services after last week’s deadly suicide bomb attacks.

Brussels airport said it will remain closed on Wednesday, dashing hopes it would resume at least partial services after last week's deadly suicide bomb attacks.

"The airport will also be closed for passenger flights into and out of Brussels Airport tomorrow Wednesday 30 March," the airport said on Twitter after the authorities tested temporary check-in facilities and new security measures on Tuesday.

Further, Belgian authorities on Tuesday lowered the death toll from last week's Brussels suicide attacks to 32 victims after "thorough verification", a day after they had raised the number of dead to 35.

"After thorough verification: number of victims goes down to 32. Still 94 people in hospital," Health Minister Maggie de Block tweeted about the attacks on Brussels airport and the Maalbeek metro station.