More than 2.3 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in July 2023 recording an increase of 5% as compared to July 2022. The airport noted that with the start of summer holidays there were more departing passengers than arrivals.
The share of departing transfer passengers in July was 13%. A lower percentage than in other months, because of the high number of Belgian holiday travellers.
The ten most popular countries in July were Spain, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom
In July, the flown cargo volumes at Brussels Airport decreased by 8%, to a total of 48,193 tonnes.
The flight movements in July 2023 rose by 2% compared to 2022. The number of passenger flights increased by 6% compared to 2022. On average, there were 150 passengers per flight, almost the same as in July 2022. The number of cargo flights decreased by 6% compared to July 2022.