After the thorough renovation of runways 25L/07R in 2015 and 01/19 in 2016, Brussels Airport Company will be renovating runway 25R/07L from 13 July to 23 August 2020.
24 years after the previous renovation works on this runway, in 1996, the entire runway needs to be closed for renovation to guaran1
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Vueling is celebrating its 15th year and its 6 million passengers at Brussels Airport
It was in 2004 that the Spanish company, Vueling, started its first flights at Brussels Airport with a destination to and from Barcelona. Since then, the activities of Vueling have significantly increased. This summer, five destinations are on the programme. Barcelona, of course, but also Valencia,1
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More than 2.7 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in July
Early summer marked by disruptions to the baggage handling system
In July, Brussels Airport welcomed more than 2.7 million passengers, representing a 2.7% increase compared to July 2018, and above all making July 2019 the busiest month in Brussels Airport's history. Freight transport fell shar1
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Sustainability strategy at the centre of Brussels Airport’s environmental report 2019
The environment report of Brussels Airport focuses on the airport’s new integrated sustainability strategy, based on the 17 United Nations Sustainability Goals. With a series of concrete actions, Brussels Airport already wants to make a difference on the short notice.A longer-term sustainabil1
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Record number of passengers at Brussels Airport in first half of 2019
Brussels Airport welcomed almost 12.3 million passengers in the first six months of 2019, an increase of 1.8% compared to the same period last year. During the month of June alone, the number of passengers rose, compared to last year, by 4.3%. In contrast to the growing number of passengers, the am1
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Swiftly to Brussels Airport thanks to the Brussels Airport Smart City Dashboard
To make the travel experience of its passengers even more pleasant, Brussels Airport and Manyways.be have launched a specially designed smart city dashboard. The dashboard provides real-time detailed information on all traffic to and from the airport to address the specific needs of everyone who tr1
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Today, 27 June 2019, Finance Minister Alexander de Croo, together with the CEO of Brussels Airport Company, Mr Arnaud Feist, and the general administrator of Customs and Excise, Mr Kristian Vanderwaeren, inaugurated the new customs control zone at Brussels Airport.
In order to indicate clearl1
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Brussels Airport will reduce to zero CO2 emissions by 2050
Brussels Airport joined the 193 other airports in signing the resolution from the ACI Europe airport association to reduce to zero CO2 emissions by 2050 at the latest. During the 29th annual Congress of ACI Europe in Cyprus, the airport sector agreed unanimously upon the highly ambitious goals1
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Brussels Airport, its partners and Fost Plus commit to doubling the recycling rate of waste at the airport by 2023
Brussels Airport and Fost Plus are working together to prevent waste and improve waste sorting and recycling. To this end, several airport partners have signed the Brussels Airport Waste Charter in which they explicitly choose to apply the principles of circular economy. Together, they commit to re1
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Brussels Airport is moving into holiday mode this weekend
Brussels Airport is ready to welcome millions of travellers in search of sun and fun as of this Friday. At Brussels Airport, we love to pamper our passengers, both big and small, from the moment they set foot into the terminal. Concerts, animation, games and mascots: there’s something for eve1
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