Brussels Airport today, at the start of the christmas holidays, for the first time in its history the milestone of 25 million passengers is achieved. The record was at the airport of Zaventem celebrated with the departing passengers.
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“It is an absolute record for the airport. Last year we were sitting at 24.8 million passengers and this year we surpass that over. I expect we 25.5 million will come out at the end of the year. An important step for us”, tells CEO of Brussels Airport, Arnaud Feist.
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In the terminal were the passengers on their way to the gate, welcomed by an orchestra and dancers and they were allowed to taste a chocoladelolly. Today is also a peak with 79.000 departing passengers, so just for the start of the christmas holidays. the
“The potential is there. Every year, We work on the expansion of our network, not only for European but also for the intercontinental destinations. We notice that the demand for intercontinental destinations is rising. As we have many more flights to Asia and specifically China and Japan are very popular,” says Feist.
On the financial front, the Brussels Airport for the wind. More passengers also mean more costs, but to expand is necessary. “The biggest expansion that we foresee is the construction of a pier by 2025 approximately. That is really need it, because with the growth that we expect will be our infrastructure than just small.”
