On Thursday 17 July 2025, the Flemish Council for Permit Disputes has announced that the environmental permit of the airport, issued in March 2024, is annulled for non-compliance with the European rules. This decision has no impact on airport activities, nor on the sustainability ambitions of Bru1
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Reaction Brussels Airport to decision of the Council for Permit Disputes
Brussels Airport takes note of the decision by the Council for Permit Disputes to annul the airport's environmental permit, granted in March 2024. The airport will now first analyse this decision thoroughly.
Brussels Airport has also always emphasized that the permit included very stri1
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Brussels Airport welcomes over 2.2 million passengers in June, an increase of 4%
Cargo volumes grow by 18% to 63,000 tonnes
In June, 2.2 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport, a 4% increase compared to June 2024. In the first half of the year, Brussels Airport already welcomed more than 11 million passengers. The five national trade union actions between J1
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There's nothing like getting together for a Belgian festival! With a festival tradition that's famous around the world, Belgium has plenty to get music lovers excited about!
Fleur and Silke know it, and so do we!
Brussels Airport has been supporting the Paradise City Festival for five yea1
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Renovation works on runway 07R/25L at Brussels Airport from 12 July to 27 August 2025
This summer, Brussels Airport will carry out major renovation works on runway 07R/25L. These works are essential to maintain the safety and smooth operation of air traffic. Runway 07R/25L will receive a new asphalt surface, upgraded lighting, and improved drainage. By scheduling these works in th1
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Brussels Airport is moving into summer mode: more than 5.1 million passengers expected, up 5%
Summer is fast approaching, and with it, the school holidays begin: from 1 July for Dutch-speaking schools, and 5 July for French-speaking schools. Like every year, Brussels Airport expects heavy passenger traffic, with more than 5.1 million passengers expected in July and August. What’s in1
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To mark the launch of our revamped neighbours’ website and the community newsletter 'Among neighbours', we went on a tour of the four municipalities neighbouring the airport.
We stopped by the weekly markets in Kortenberg, Steenokkerzeel and Zaventem, as well as the fair in Ma1
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With the Hub 3.0 project, we are preparing our airport for the future. The project is not only aimed at improving the experience of passengers and airport staff, it has also been designed with you, our neighbours, in mind.
By ensuring smoother transfers between the various modes of transport (tr1
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We like to talk with our neighbours – after all, who knows the neighbourhood better than you?
In our new section, 'Coffee with the neighbours', we meet the people who live around the airport.
For this first edition, we spoke to Peter Bogaerts, a resident of Zaventem, who h1
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Since its creation in 2020, almost 10,000 mammals have passed through the Animal Care & Inspection Centre at Brussels Airport
In 2020, Brussels Airport inaugurated the first centre in Europe to meet the new European standards for animal welfare in air transport: the Animal Care & Inspection Centre. Since then, almost 10,000 mammals have passed through the doors of the ACIC. Every month, the centre plays host to an arr1
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