2,1 million passengers at Brussels Airport in June - Almost 54,000 tons of freight transported

In June, Brussels Airport welcomed 2.1 million passengers, a growth of 4% compared to June 2023. For the first half of the year, there were almost 11 million passengers. The total freight volume decreased by 9% in June, to a total of 54,000 tons.

Passengers: +4% compared to June 2023

In June, the airport welcomed 2,098,373 passengers. This is an increase of 4% compared to June 2023. With the beginning of the summer holidays at the end of June, there were more departing passengers than arriving.

The share of departing transfer travellers was 15%. The number of transfer passengers is lower than last year 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 important 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, offered by Hainan Airlines, Nairobi by Brussels Airlines, and Budapest by Wizzair.

For the first half of 2024, from January to June, there were almost 11 million passengers, 6% more than in 2023.

Air freight volumes: 12% lower than in June 2023

Cargo volumes flown via Brussels Airport decreased by 12% in June compared to June 2023, 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 has fallen by 30%, while belly cargo has increased significantly by 27%. On the other hand, express services are falling by 15%, and trucked volumes increased by about 3%.

The main import regions are Asia, Africa and North America. The main export regions are also Asia, followed by Africa and North America.

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%. There were an average of 145 passengers per flight this month. That's 2.8% more than in June 2023. The number of cargo flights has fallen by 10% due to a decrease in the full cargo segment (-10%) and express services (11%).