Brussels Airport remains open to connect Belgium to the rest of the world under the safest conditions
In March, fewer than 800,000 passengers travelled via Brussels Airport. A considerable drop compared to nearly 2 million passengers in March 2019. The coronavirus caused numbers to drop week after1
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6 new destinations and 4 new airlines at Brussels Airport this summer
On 27 March, the summer season officially starts at Brussels Airport with an extensive new summer schedule. This summer Brussels Airport will be offering no less than 185 direct destinations. A broad and varied choice with six new destinations, including Aruba, Curaçao and Havana, and no l1
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Over 2.2 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in July, a sign of a real summer recovery!
Historic record for average number of passengers per flight
Over 64,000 tonnes of goods transported
During the first month of the summer holidays, Brussels Airport welcomed more than 2.2 million passengers, which is 81% of the passenger numbers in July 2019. Brussels Airport continues the posit1
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Brussels Airport active on popular Chinese app WeChat
Brussels Airport has been active on the leading social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram for years in an effort to keep its passengers as well and as promptly informed as possible about the ins and outs at the airport. It has recently added a channel to this list: WeCh1
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Brussels Airport is getting ready to welcome Carnival holidaymakers
Starting this coming Friday, tens of thousands of passengers will be making their way to Brussels Airport to jet off to exotic, winter sports or quite simply sunny destinations. To accommodate this significant number of travellers, Brussels Airport will be pulling out all the stops again to offer t1
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1.1 million passengers at Brussels Airport in November
20% growth in cargo volumes
In November, Brussels Airport welcomed more than 1.1 million passengers, 56% of the total of November 2019, before the Covid crisis. This is the fifth consecutive month that passenger totals were above a million. Cargo continues its month-on-month growth, with a1
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Transavia to start flights from Brussels Airport as of the 2020 summer season
The Dutch airline Transavia will start flights from Brussels Airport in the 2020 summer season. The carrier will serve 9 destinations from our airport, totalling to 28 flights per week. With destinations mainly in the Mediterranean, Transavia hopes to attract both Belgian passengers and passengers1
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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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miDiagnostics ultra-fast COVID-19 PCR Test succeeds in Brussels Airport pilot study
miDiagnostics, a fast-growing POC diagnostics company backed by Belgian Family Offices, announces the success of the Brussels Airport pilot study for its ultra-fast COVID-19 PCR Test. This test is the first of many applications for miDiagnostics’ disruptive technology, licensed from imec (Leu1
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At 60, Brussels Airport turned in an excellent performance in 2018 with 25.7 million passengers and 732,000 tonnes of cargo
In 2018, Brussels Airport welcomed 25.7 million passengers, an all-time record that is largely driven by the expansion of the intercontinental network. Air cargo closed the year with 732,000 tonnes carried, which is the highest freight volume in 10 years. Over the 60 years of its existence, Brussel1
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