The record year 2019 was followed by a total crash: only around 6,7 million passengers flew via Brussels Airport last year - 74 percent fewer than in the previous year.

The corona crisis hit the aviation industry with full force. All over the world, passenger numbers are looking gloomy. This is also the case in Brussels. The number of flight movements fell by 59 percent to 95.813 compared to the previous year. In December alone, when demand increased noticeably due to the holidays, the airport only counted 338.110 passengers. An 82 percent decrease from last year, the airport said. Only in the cargo area could the level be maintained or even increased. 511.613 tons of air freight were transported via the airport in the Belgian capital, an increase of 2,2 percent compared to the record year.