More than 1.5 million passengers at Brussels Airport in February

Almost 60,000 tonnes of freight transported 

In February, Brussels Airport welcomed over 1.5 million passengers, down 1.6% from the same period last year. This is primarily due to February having one fewer day this year than in leap year 2024. The nationwide industrial action on 13 February also negatively affected passenger numbers. The total amount of transported cargo increased by 0.3% to reach almost 60,000 tonnes. 

Passenger numbers: -1.6% compared to February 2024 

In February 2025, 1,528,190 passengers travelled via Brussels Airport, down 1.6% compared to February last year. This is primarily explained by February having one fewer day than in the leap year 2024 and by the nationwide industrial action on 13 February, due to which no flights could depart or land throughout the day. Additionally, the mid-term holiday in Dutch-speaking schools began in March this year instead of February. 

Given that the mid-term holidays in French-speaking schools began in the last week of February, there were more departing passengers than arriving ones. Transfer passengers made up about 15% of departing passengers, primarily on routes to and from Africa and North America. 

The top 10 countries were Spain, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Switzerland, France, Türkiye, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. 

Flown cargo volumes: +1.4% compared to February 2024 

Total cargo volumes through Brussels Airport in February 2025 increased by 0.3% compared to the same period last year, reaching 59,177 tonnes. Flown cargo volumes grew by 1.4% to a total of 49,580 tonnes. 

There was a 12% decline in the full-freight segment. Belly cargo increased by 6.3%. Integrator services were up 13% compared to February 2024, while trucked volumes were down 5%. 

The primary import regions were Asia, Africa and South America. The major export regions are again Asia, followed by North America and Africa. 

Flight movements: -0.5% compared to February 2024 

The number of flight movements in February dropped slightly (-0.5%) compared to last year. The number of passenger flights saw a 1.5% decrease. The number of cargo flights remained almost status quo compared to February 2024.  

There were an average of 138 passengers per flight in February, the same number as in 2024.