Almost 2.2 million passengers in August

Last month, almost 2.2 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport, i.e. 82% of the number of passengers in August 2019.

2,154,380 passengers chose to travel via Brussels Airport in August, 82% of the number of passengers recorded in August 2019. As in July, this growth was primarily due to a strong recovery in the holiday market and visits to family and friends. Brussels Airport is also seeing a positive effect from the increase in the number of Dutch travellers who have chosen to fly out of Brussels Airport to avoid the heavy rush at Dutch airports. The good weather had a slightly negative influence on the passenger numbers, as some holidaymakers likely decided to stay in Belgium to take advantage of it.  

Spain remains the most popular holiday destination

The top 10 countries in August were respectively Spain, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Germany, Portugal, the US, France and the United Kingdom. Turkey, Greece, Morocco and the United States even did better than in August 2019.
In terms of destinations, Spain leads with four destinations in the top 10: Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Alicante, Rome, Istanbul, New York, Malaga, Frankfurt and Dublin.

Cargo volumes down 11%

With 62,000 tonnes of goods carried, cargo traffic at Brussels Airport fell by 11% compared to August 2021, which was still 19% up compared to 2019.

Movements up by 27%  

The total number of movements in August 2022 reached 17,882, an increase of 27% compared to August 2021 but still down 17% on August 2019, before the crisis.

The number of passenger flights represents 77% of the August 2019 passenger flight count. 

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