On Sunday 28th October, marathon and half marathon runners will flock to Brussels to discover our European capital on foot. The Brussels Airport Marathon & Half Marathon is an increasingly international event: a record number of participants (28%) will come from outside the country. Runners can1
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Maintenance works on runway 07L/25R spread over 8 consecutive weekends
Brussels Airport is beginning maintenance work on runway 07L/25R this weekend. Work will last 8 weeks and take place exclusively during the weekend. The runway is undergoing maintenance to make sure all flight movements can continue safely and efficiently and prolong the runway’s lifespan.
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More than 2.4 million passengers for Brussels Airport in September
More than 2.4 million passengers flew via our airport in September, up 2% in September 2017. Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport also recorded a 2.5% increase on the same period last year. In contrast, the number of flights decreased by 1.2% compared to September 2017.
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Belgian celebs jump for joy on Brussels Airport’s 60th anniversary
To mark its 60th anniversary celebrations, Brussels Airport has called on various Belgian celebrities who are recognised beyond Belgium’s borders to launch its new nationwide campaign in our major cities. Pierre Marcolini, Kevin Borlée, Elodie Ouédraogo, Pascale Naessens and Bla1
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Belgocontrol and Brussels Airport Company have signed a cooperation agreement with Brussels Airlines, TUI Fly and DHL Express, on undertaking joint initiatives that further reduce the environmental impact of aviation activities. EUROCONTROL and airport trade association, ACI Europe, support and rec1
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Brussels Airport wins award for the best network development and airline marketing in the world
At the World Routes event in Guangzhou in China, Brussels Airport has won the overall World Routes 2018 Marketing Award, and also took home the World Routes Award in the category of 20 to 50 million passengers. Brussels Airport previously won this overall award in both 2012 and 2014; this is the fi1
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Almost 2.6 million passengers at Brussels Airport in August
Brussels Airport has decidedly broken all records this summer with more than 5.2 million passengers in July and August 2018 versus 5 million in the summer of 2017. After the month of July with the largest number of passengers ever recorded, Brussels Airport welcomed almost 2.6 million passengers in1
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Primera Air is launching nonstop flights to New York, Washington DC and Boston from Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport will be welcoming the new airline Primera Air in May next year. The airline will start direct flights to New York (EWR) as of May 2019, and direct flights to Boston (BOS) and Washington DC (IAD) as of June 2019. The flights will be operated by the new, high technological Boeing 7371
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A World War II aircraft bomb was safely dismantled at Brussels Airport
An aircraft bomb dating from the Second World War was safely dismantled overnight. DOVO (the Belgian explosive ordnance disposal unit), has disabled the bomb without difficulties. Brussels Airport would like to thank DOVO, and all services involved as well as all partners at the airport f1
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Hovering roof of Sky Hall gets new support structure
Brussels Airport has commenced renovation works on the roof of the Sky Hall, the former transit hall at the airport. It was a striking architectural choice in the fifties to have the roof rest on pillars in the middle of the space so that it seems to hover above the hall. The engineers of Brussels1
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