Brussels Airport Welcomed Over 2 Million Passengers Last Month - SchengenVisaInfo.com
The amount of people that traveled through Brussels Airport in May went up a lot, with over two million people visiting. This shows a growth of 22% compared to the same month last year.
According to SchengenVisaInfo.com, an increase in the amount of people travelling was caused by a number of things. These include the spring holidays in Belgium, the Dutch May holidays and a few long weekends. It's likely that these factors encouraged individuals to go on trips.
On the flip side, there was a decrease of six per cent in the air freight transported through Brussels Airport in May from the corresponding time in 2022.
According to information from the airport, 14 percent of all passengers in May were outbound transfer passengers. This marks a notable rise of 38 percent from May of last year.
The increase in the number of passengers transferring to other flights outside Brussels Airport emphasizes the airport's ongoing importance as a crucial center for convenient air travel between Europe, North America, and Africa.
Based on this information, the countries that were most frequently visited from Brussels Airport in May were the following:
Additional information reveals that Brussels Airport had a reduction in the amount of air cargo flown last month, with a decline of six percent resulting in a total of 49,502 tonnes. Furthermore, the airport's total freight volumes decreased by ten percent compared to May of the previous year, totaling 58,839 tonnes. A major factor of this decrease was due to a notable drop of 27 percent in trucked cargo.
In May, there was a 14% reduction in the full freighter category, which is the first one to experience a decrease this year. Nonetheless, belly cargo that was carried on passenger flights stayed somewhat constant, with a minor 0.2% rise. The speedy shipment sector, comprising of fast delivery and on-time packages, additionally experienced a slight decline, with a meager 0.5% decrease.
Regarding the primary locations where goods are imported, Asia was the leader with a growth of six per cent in comparison to May of the previous year, while Africa and North America showed a decrease of seven and thirteen per cent, respectively. Meanwhile, Asia also remained in first place in terms of exports, with a slight downturn of three per cent, whereas North America had a nearly insignificant dip of 0.2 per cent and Africa experienced a significant decline of nineteen per cent.
Additionally, there was a rise in the number of activities at Brussels Airport by seven percent in May 2023 when compared with May 2022. This led to a ten percent increase in the number of passenger flights in comparison to the previous year, carrying an average of 143 passengers per flight, which is higher than the 130 passengers per flight carried in May 2022. Nevertheless, there was an eight percent decline in the amount of cargo flights as compared to May of the earlier year.
