Spain, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Morocco, Portugal, France, the United States and Switzerland were Brussels Airport’s 10 most popular destinations in September.
Transfer passengers accounted for 14% of departing travelers during the month.
The airport expects more than 1.7 million travelers during the autumn holidays as it prepares to launch its winter schedule on October 25, offering 136 nonstop destinations, including four new routes. The Belgian airport will be especially connected nonstop to 40 intercontinental destinations.
Fly2Galicia will launch twice-weekly flights to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on December 1. EasyJet will introduce twice-weekly service to Nantes, France, on October 26.
Brussels Airlines will add Kemi-Tornio in Finland, with two weekly flights from December 25, and Evenes in Norway, with weekly service starting February 6, 2027. Both routes offer access to Nordic winter landscapes, including opportunities to experience the Northern Lights.
Other airlines are also expanding their Brussels operations. Transavia, which established a full base at the airport during the summer, will launch three weekly flights to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands on October 28, twice-weekly service to Reykjavik, Iceland, on October 30, and three weekly flights to Porto, Portugal, from December 14.
Brussels Airlines and Finnair will both serve Kittilä, a Finnish destination popular with winter sports enthusiasts. Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi service from seven to 11 flights per week starting December 15.
As the busy autumn holiday period starts from this week-end for Belgium French-speaking schools while the autumn break in Dutch-speaking schools to begin on October 30, the airport expects a high number of travelers in its facilities.
The airport advises passengers to arrive two hours before departure for flights within the Schengen Area and three hours before non-Schengen flights. Travelers should also check cabin baggage restrictions in advance and consider reserving airport parking online.
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