After two difficult crisis years, Brussels Airport is starting a new chapter with a new strategy for the coming five years. A strategy focusing on clear priorities and addressing the challenges of today. With SHIFT 2027, and the tag line "Wider horizons, sustainable ambitions", Brussels1
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The Brussels Airport Marathon & Half Marathon is back!
The Brussels Airport Marathon & Half Marathon is back on Sunday 2 October after a forced absence of two years! What’s more, the event can reveal a completely new course starting underneath the Atomium and finishing on the track of the King Baudouin Stadium. Registration opens tomorrow Tue1
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Over 1.5 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in April
Almost 66,000 tonnes of goods were transported
Brussels Airport welcomed more than 1.5 million passengers during April, an increase of 527% compared to April 2021 and a decrease of 31% compared to April 2019 (before the Covid crisis). This is the highest number of passengers since the star1
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Brussels Airport Company continues its annual tradition of presenting the Brussels Airport Aviation Awards. With these awards Brussels Airport wants to honour those airlines and partners who in 2021 have excelled in the areas of punctuality and performance, network development, and safety and env1
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1.1 million passengers at Brussels Airport in March, six times as many as in 2021 and 56% of 2019
Flown cargo volumes stable compared to 2021
In the month of March, more than 1.1 million passengers chose Brussels Airport, an increase of 500% in comparison with March 2021 and a decline of 44% compared to the same month before the Covid crises (2019). This makes the month of March the be1
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Brussels Airport is expecting over 900,000 passengers during the Easter holidays
Friday 1 April marks the start of the Easter holidays and Brussels Airport will be welcoming its passengers in a cheerful spring and Easter atmosphere. With more than 900,000 passengers during the entire holiday period, leisure traffic at the airport continues to increase. Sunny city-break destin1
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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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One billion vaccines shipped through Brussels Airport, Europe's most important pharmaceutical hub
Since the first Covid vaccine shipments from Brussels Airport in November 2020, one billion Covid vaccines have passed through the airport. This important milestone was reached through the active collaboration of numerous partners, state-of-the-art facilities and years of expertise in the pharmac1
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825,000 passengers chose Brussels Airport in February, half the number of passengers in February 2019
Freight volumes increased by 13% compared with 2019
This last February, Brussels Airport welcomed around 825,000 passengers, up by 400% compared to February 2021, but still down by 50% compared to the same period before the crisis (February 2019). A better month than January (-52%), despite1
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Brussels Airport is expecting more than 405,000 passengers during the Carnival holidays
During the Carnival holidays, many travellers will be taking a break. At Brussels Airport, more than 405,000 passengers are expected during the course of this holiday period. The sun destinations - such as Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands and Egypt - seem to be particularly favou1
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