Freight volume at Brussels Airport rose in the month of October by 7.3 per cent with the full freight segment showing particularly strong growth of 27.1 per cent, thanks to the arrival of new airlines at Brussels Airport. The suspension of the activities of Ethiopian Airways, is expected to have a negative effect on growth in the coming months however. Express services, such as DHL, grew by 5.9 per cent, the airport said.

Air freight transport showed a decline across the whole of Europe with a 6.6 per cent decline in belly cargo in October, which also impacted Brussels Airport. The number of flight movements at Brussels Airport remained more or less stable with a 0.8 per cent growth.