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Airports
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Brussels Airport handled 2,361,512 passengers in September 2026, 3.9% more than in September 2025, the airport operator reported on 14 October. Cargo volumes also grew, rising by 6.8% to more than 70,000 tonnes. Transfer passengers made up 14% of departing travellers, and each flight carried an average of 150 passengers, two more than a…
Airports
English (UK)
Brussels Airport will offer 136 direct destinations during the winter season that starts on 25 October 2026, including four new routes and 40 non-stop intercontinental destinations, the…
Airports
English (UK)
Brussels Airport announced on 23 October 2026 that it will install eight additional manual border control positions in the arrivals area in December, a 66% increase. The airport says this…
Airlines & routes
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Brussels Airlines will add Cairo to its network next summer, with the first flight from Brussels scheduled for Monday 29 March 2027, the airline announced on 20 October 2026. The Egyptian…
Disruptions
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Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre handled 842,259 flights between May and September 2026. EUROCONTROL says 98.4% crossed its airspace without a delay attributable to the centre, while…
Did you know? · Explainer
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High above Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and north-west Germany, aircraft are guided by a single international team. EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC)…
Did you know? · Explainer
English (UK)
When the new airport complex at Zaventem was formally handed over on 30 May 1958, its terminal was the work of three architects, Maxime Brunfaut, Géo Bontinck and Joseph Moutschen, one…
Guides & analysis · Explainer
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Passengers with reduced mobility flying from Brussels Airport should make sure their airline knows they need assistance at least 48 hours before departure, ideally when booking. The…