The Brussels Airport recorded passenger growth of four percent in June 2025 compared to the same month last year, reaching 2,2 million travelers. Despite this increase, overall growth was impacted by a nationwide union action on June 25 that prevented the start of passenger flights. In the first half of 2025, the airport already served over 11 million passengers, with five national union actions between January and June significantly disrupting flight operations and resulting in the cancellation of flights for more than 230.000 travelers.
With the start of the summer holidays at the end of June, the number of departing passengers slightly exceeded the number of arriving passengers. Transfer passengers accounted for approximately fifteen percent of all departing passengers, mainly on routes to and from Africa and North America. The ten most visited countries in June were, in this order: Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Portugal, Morocco, France, the United States of America, and Switzerland. These figures reflect the most popular travel destinations among the Belgian population as well as the importance of Brussels as a transit point.
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport recorded significant growth of 63.000 percent in June, totaling 25,5 tonnes, compared to the same month last year. The volume of airfreight increased by 55.601 percent to 46 tonnes. The full-cargo segment grew by 27,4 percent, while belly cargo volumes increased by 18,4 percent. Integrator services recorded a strong increase of 2025 percent, while trucked cargo volumes declined by 9,4 percent. The main import and export regions were Asia, followed by Africa and North America. In the first half of XNUMX, total cargo volumes increased by XNUMX percent compared to the same period last year.
The number of flight movements increased by five percent in June compared to the previous year. Passenger flights increased by three percent, while cargo flights increased by eleven percent due to growth in the full-freighter segment and integrator services. The average number of passengers per flight was 147, two more than in the same period last year. Despite repeated strikes that disrupted flight operations, Brussels Airport's latest figures show a robust recovery and strong growth in both passenger and cargo traffic.