2,098,373 passengers passed through Brussels Airport in June bringing the total for the first half of the year to almost 11 million passengers.
In June, transfer passengers accounted for 15% of the departing passengers, a 7.5% decrease on June 2023 due to a drop in the number of passengers travelling within Europe. The number of intercontinental transfer passengers continues to grow and thus supports the further development of the intercontinental network of Brussels Airport.
The ten most popular countries in June were Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, Türkiye, the United States, Portugal, Morocco, France and the United Kingdom.
The network of Brussels Airport continues to expand. New routes starting up in June were Shanghai (served by Hainan Airlines), Nairobi (Brussels Airlines), and Budapest (Wizzair).
Flown cargo volumes down by 12%
Flown cargo decreased by 12% to a total of 44,310 tons. For the global freight volume, there is a 9% drop compared to the same period last year, totalling 53,625 tons.
The full cargo segment fell by 30%, while belly cargo grew significantly by 27%.
In the first half of 2024, cargo volumes remained stable with a slight decrease of 0.5% in total volumes compared to the same period in 2023.
Flight movements: -1% compared to June 2023
In June there were 17,406 movements, a decrease of 1% compared to the same period in 2023. The number of passenger flights increased by almost 2%, while the number of cargo flights dropped by 10% due to a decrease in the full cargo (-10%) and integrator (-11%) segments.
More detailed figures are available in our press release.