Stargate Newsletter #8: Connecting Europe by Air

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Click here to view the online version of this e-mail. 31/01/2024 SAF incentive programme What better way to start the new year than with the support of the Belgian government who will be granting a special financial contribution to promote the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel? Brussels Airport expressed the ambition to significantly increase the SAF uptake as part of Stargate. The SAF incentive will be available to all passenger and cargo airlines for both short-haul and long-haul flights departing from Brussels Airport in 2024. The incentive program is one of the measures to accelerate the sustainable development of aviation and promote the use of SAF. More info on SAF Mobility data sharing in Athens Athens International Airport (AIA) has two promising projects in the pipeline for 2024. The first consists of implementing the "Mobility Data Sharing" initiative to revolutionize employee mobility. The second project aims to substantially reduce the total weight of waste collected from screening areas by providing passengers with dedicated bins for liquid disposal prior to security screening. Read more Succesful implementation of mobility solutions Stargate's Sustainable Airport Mobility Plan (SAMP) of the lighthouse airport provides a technical and policy strategy for coordinated and balanced development of the accessibility of the airport and the mobility services for passengers, employees, visitors and logistical flows. It combines a description of the current situation with recommendations on how to realize the intermodal hub to optimize the airport traffic flow. The first version of the SAMP helped to select and prioritise concrete measures such as the carpooling community and the bike test. Discover the SAMP Connecting Europe by Air Save the date! The European Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport is organising the Connecting Europe Days, Europe's flagship mobility event, from 2 to 5 April 2024 in Brussels. As part of this occasion, a side event entitled Connecting Europe by Air will be co-organised with Brussels Airport Company and take place in the Skyhall. This event will gather policy makers and aviation industry stakeholders to discuss the role of aviation in ensuring the connectivity and sustainability of the European transport system. More details Joined forces for circular airports On the initiative of TULIPS, the EU Green Deal projects for greener aviation set up a working group on circular airport operations. Regular meetings with circularity experts from TULIPS, OLGA, Stargate and Alight will enhance the exchange of knowledge and best practices. The circularity group is the first out of seven potential working groups within the green airports cluster, since existing collaboration on the topics of SAF, Hydrogen Ground Services and Intermodal mobility is expected to formalize in the coming months as well. From responsible to respectful flying With the introduction of the Respectful Flying Charter comprising 9 principles that focus on fleet renewal, reduced carbon emissions and innovative partnerships, Stargate community partner Brussels Airlines broadens its scope from responsible to respectful flying. Read more Budapest Airport excels in greener aircraft and ESG Budapest Airport ended 2023 with great results in terms of sustainability. An ESG assessment ranked our fellow airport among the top 50 transport companies worldwide. Moreover, almost a third of aircraft movements at Budapest Airport were carried out with new generation aircraft. More information about BUD's sustainability actions and ambitions can be found in their second sustainability report. Read more This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement GA101037053. © Brussels Airport Company Enterprise/VAT number: BE 0890082292 Registered office: Brussels Airport Company, Auguste Reyerslaan 80, 1030 Brussels, Belgium

[brusselsairport.be] Over 1.6 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in November

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57,000 tons of air cargo carried

Read the press release online Lees het persbericht in het Nederlands Consultez la version française. Over 1.6 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in November   57,000 tons of air cargo carried  During the month of November, Brussels Airport welcomed 1.6 million passengers, an increase of 10% compared to the same month in 2022. For the first time since the COVID pandemic, the 20-million passenger mark was passed again. Meanwhile, air cargo volumes were down by 8% compared with November last year.  Passengers: +10% compared to November 2022  In November, Brussels Airport welcomed 1,613,845 passengers, an increase of 10% compared to the same month in 2022. With the Belgian autumn holidays ending at the beginning of the month, there were more arriving than departing passengers. As in October, the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv had a negative impact on passenger numbers.   In November, 15% of the departing passengers were transfer passengers, a slight decrease due to the general drop in transfer passengers within Europe.   The top ten countries visited in November were Spain, Germany, Italy, Turkey, the UK, France, the USA, Switzerland, Morocco and Portugal.   It should be noted that at the end of November, Brussels Airport for the first time since 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic, exceeded the 20 million passenger mark.  Air cargo volumes: down 8% compared with November 2022  In November, overall cargo volumes at Brussels Airport fell by 11% compared to November 2022, reaching 57,280 tonnes.   Flown cargo volumes were down by 8%, totalling 47,727 tonnes.   The full freighter segment fell back slightly by 1%, while belly cargo on passenger aircraft rose by 9%, thanks to the increase in the number of passenger flights. Express services fell by 22% and trucked cargo volumes by 21%.   The main import regions are Asia (which recorded a sizeable increase of 47% compared to November 2022), Africa and North America. The main export region is also Asia, followed by North America and Africa.  Flight movements: 6% increase compared to November 2022  In November 2023, the number of flight movements increased by 6% to 14,783. The number of passenger flights increased by 10% compared to 2022. As in November 2022, there was an average of 135 passengers per flight. The number of cargo flights dropped by 10% compared to November 2022.  About Brussels Airport   Brussels Airport is one of the most important airports in Europe. In 2022 the airport welcomed almost 19 million passengers, compared to 26.4 million passengers in 2019. The airport also has an important cargo activity with 776,000 tonnes of cargo transported in 2022. Brussels Airport caters for the specific needs of business travellers and holidaymakers alike, on intra-European as well as long haul flights. In 2023, it connects Belgium directly with 200 destinations worldwide, offered by 70 airlines.    The airport also offers a leading cargo platform, specialised in the transport of pharmaceutical products, perishable goods, e-commerce and live animals. Brussels Airport is the most important pharmaceutical hub in Europe with the largest surface of temperature-controlled warehouses. Brussels Airport is project leader of Stargate, a programme within the EU Green Deal, and works together with a consortium of 21 partners to develop innovations and initiatives for an accelerated transition to a greener aviation by 2026, focused on three main areas: a further decarbonisation, improving the quality of the local environment and promoting a modal shift.    Brussels Airport is the second most important economic growth pool in Belgium, good for 24,000 direct and 40,000 indirect jobs and is operated by Brussels Airport Company. Its shareholders are the Belgian State (25%) and a consortium of private investors (75%). Follow Brussels Airport on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram and Facebook.   Contact us via media@brusselsairport.be +32 (0)2 753 53 53 Visit our pressroom