Brussels Airport is ready to receive and ship the first COVID-19 vaccines. A taskforce at Brucargo, the cargo division of the airport, is working full force on preparing scenarios for the import and export of the various types of vaccines in a safe and efficient way.
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A new state-of-the-art 50,000-m² logistics building at Brussels Airport
After two years of construction work, a new logistics building for the handling of goods was officially opened in the logistics area at Brussels Airport. This building which provides large refrigerated storage spaces and offers direct airside access, henceforth accommodates three first-class1
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Constantly increasing freight volumes
312,556 passengers passed through Brussels Airport in October, barely 13% of the number of passengers in October 2019. This is a further decrease, which is largely due to the growing number of destinations to which travel is strongly discouraged by the authori1
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Renovation of runway 07L/25R at Brussels Airport completed this weekend
The renovation works on runway 07L/25R at Brussels Airport and the final tests will be completed on the 23rd of August at 6 am, at which time the runway will be taken in use again. The contractors worked day and night, 7 days a week, to limit the duration of the runway closure and the impact o1
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Brussels Airport strengthens its actions to reduce ultrafine particle emissions and moves its engine test run site.
Within the scope of Forum 2040, the open dialogue regarding the long-term development of the airport, Brussels Airport has committed to conducting further research in the fields of ultrafine particles (UFP) and of ground noise from engine test runs. From the ultrafine particles measurements carried1
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Two new destinations and six new routes this winter for Brussels Airport
During the aviation winter season beginning on 27 October, two new destinations will be added to the 200 destinations currently served from Brussels Airport: Essaouira and Tromsø. Six new routes are also scheduled: Valencia, Seville, Catania, Kraków, Ljubljana and Berlin.
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A mere 11% of normal passenger traffic at Brussels Airport in April
Accelerated growth in cargo volumes: up 72%
250,065 passengers passed through Brussels Airport in April, down 89% on April 2019. This very low number is explained by the ban on non-essential travel which remained in eff1
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Nearly 2 million passengers at Brussels Airport in March
In March 2019, Brussels Airport welcomed just under 2 million passengers, i.e. a 1.9% rise, up from March 2018. If it had not been for the repeated strike action by the air traffic controllers, the rise could have been even bigger. The cargo segment at Brussels Airport saw an 8.1% fall compared aga1
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