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2020-05-15

[Brussels Airport] A decrease of 99.3% in the number of passengers, but an increase of 52.1% of the full cargo volume in April

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A decrease of 99.3% in the number of passengers, but an increase of 52.1% of the full cargo volume in April
Thousands of compatriots return home via Brussels Airport



The coronavirus reduces the number of passengers to a minimum in the month of April. That is, last month, 17,000 passengers transited through Brussels Airport. It's a huge difference from the 2.3 million passengers in April 2019. Thousands of compatriots returned home via Brussels Airport, among the regular flights and the 14 repatriation flights from our airport. In April, although there was a 13.7% decrease in freight transport compared to the same month last year — mainly due to the disappearance of freight on board passenger aircraft — there was a sharp 52.1% increase of full cargo. Freight remains key to the supply of our country in these difficult times and allows the transport of essential goods, medicines, medical products and foodstuffs. The total number of flights dropped by 88%.


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