Last month, we welcomed 1,613,845 passengers. From January to November, we handled 20.6 million passengers. This means that for the first time since pre-COVID year 2019 we have exceeded the 20 million passenger mark.
Passengers: +10% compared to November 2022
In November, Brussels Airport welcomed 1,613,845 passengers, an increase of 10% compared to the same month in 2022. With the Belgian autumn holidays ending at the beginning of the month, there were more arriving than departing passengers. As in October, the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv had a negative impact on passenger numbers.
In November, 15% of the departing passengers were transfer passengers, a slight decrease due to the general drop in transfer passengers within Europe.
The top ten countries visited in November were Spain, Germany, Italy, Turkey, the UK, France, the USA, Switzerland, Morocco and Portugal.
Air cargo volumes: down 8% compared with November 2022
In November, overall cargo volumes at Brussels Airport fell by 11% compared to November 2022, reaching 57,280 tonnes.
Flown cargo volumes were down by 8%, totalling 47,727 tonnes.
The full freighter segment fell back slightly by 1%, while belly cargo on passenger aircraft rose by 9%, thanks to the increase in the number of passenger flights. Express services fell by 22% and trucked cargo volumes by 21%.
The main import regions are Asia (which recorded a sizeable increase of 47% compared to November 2022), Africa and North America. The main export region is also Asia, followed by North America and Africa.
Flight movements: 6% increase compared to November 2022
In November 2023, the number of flight movements increased by 6% to 14,783. The number of passenger flights increased by 10% compared to 2022. As in November 2022, there were on average 135 passengers on board. The number of cargo flights dropped by 10% compared to November 2022.
More detailed figures are available in our press release.