20% growth in cargo volumes
In November, Brussels Airport welcomed more than 1.1 million passengers, 56% of the total of November 2019, before the Covid crisis. This is the fifth consecutive month that passenger totals were above a million. Cargo continues its month-on-month growth, with a1
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1 year of vaccine shipments to and from Brussels Airport: 750 million vaccines handled
Since the worldwide first vaccine flight that took off from Brussels Airport on 27 November 2020, more than 750 million vaccines have been shipped through the airport. Thanks to the expertise built up over many years and the specialised infrastructure, Brussels Airport is the most important Europ1
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Brussels Airport’s Stargate project for greener aviation officially launched
Brussels Airport’s Stargate project, which has received a grant within the European Green deal, has been officially launched. In the next five years, Brussels Airport will be working with a consortium of 21 partners on some 30 concrete projects to make aviation and airports greener and more1
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Brussels Airport welcomed more than 1.3 million passengers in October
Cargo continues to grow with a 19% increase in volumes
The month of October at Brussels Airport mirrored the month of September with more than 1.3 million passengers handled, 57% of the pre-crisis volumes and the best percentage this year. Cargo continues to grow, with a1
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Herfurth Group lays the foundation stone for its new building at Brussels Airport
There is definitely a lot going on in the Brussels Airport logistics zone. Between new buildings, renovations and refurbishments, there is no shortage of development projects! The foundation stone for the new building that will soon be occupied by Herfurth Logistics and its Brucargo&1
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Brussels Airport is expecting more than 430,000 passengers during the autumn holidays
Brussels Airport and its partners are preparing for the autumn mid-term break! During the ten-day holiday, the airport is expecting more than 430,000 passengers. All the shops and restaurants at Brussels Airport have reopened, and there are also several new outlets waiting to be discovered! Sun d1
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Large-scale emergency exercise at Brussels Airport
On Saturday 23 October, Brussels Airport hosted a large-scale emergency exercise. The exercise was overseen by the Governor of the Province of Flemish Brabant and is part of the provincial disaster plan. It meets the safety requirements of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),1
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Brussels Airport becomes 50% shareholder in SkeyDrone, the drone innovation company launched by skeyes in 2020
Brussels Airport Company and skeyes signed today an agreement whereby Brussels Airport will become a 50% shareholder in SkeyDrone, a subsidiary of skeyes. SkeyDrone offers a range of services that enable safe and efficient drone operations. With this acquisition, Brussels Airport intends to play1
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130 destinations from Brussels Airport this winter
With the arrival of autumn, the aviation sector is preparing for the winter season with an adapted offer, which of course still takes into account any Covid-related travel restrictions. At Brussels Airport, the offer is particularly attrac1
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miDiagnostics to pilot innovative, fast COVID-19 PCR testing solutions at Brussels Airport
Imecs fast PRC-on-chip technology and COVID-19 breath sampler at the basis of breakthrough innovations in Flanders
In the past year miDiagnostics has been working on the development of an ultra-fast PCR test based on imec technology, to detect COVID-19, with a test result in less than 15 minutes.1
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