Passengers: +5% compared to July 2022
In July, Brussels Airport welcomed 2,333,665 passengers, which is a 5% increase compared to July 2022. This year, the holiday exodus was more staggered, since the summer holidays in the French-language schools began a week later than those in the Dutch-language schools.
As, for many holidaymakers, this was the start of the summer holidays, there were more departing than arriving passengers in July.
13% of the departing passengers in July were transfer passengers. A lower percentage than in other months, because of the high number of Belgian holiday travellers.
The ten most popular countries in July were Spain, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, respectively.
Flown cargo: down by 8%
Cargo volumes decreased by 11% compared to June 2022, to a total of 57,272 tonnes. This decline is largely due to a 24% decrease in trucked volumes. Flown cargo volumes decreased by 8%, totalling to 48,193 tonnes.
The full-cargo segment was down 12%, in line with the global trend, while belly cargo showed a slight decline of 3% and integrator services decreased by 6%.
The primary import regions are Asia, Africa and North America. For export, Asia is also in first place, followed by North America and Africa.
Flight movements: +2% compared to July 2022
The number of flight movements in July 2023 rose by 2% compared to 2022. The number of passenger flights increased by 6% compared to 2022. On average, there were 150 passengers per flight, which is the same as in July 2022. The number of cargo flights decreased by 6% compared to July 2022.
More details are available in our press release.