brutrends 2008

TITELTITEL

� BRUTRENDS 08

Brutrends 2008

www.brusselsairport.be

BRUTRENDS 08

02 Movements

02 Per month (2007-2008)02 Evolution (1994-2008)03 Per type of traffic04 Per area: Europe vs. overseas04 Per area: Europe05 Per area: overseas05 Per area: EU vs. non-EU06 Per area: EU vs. non-EU (evolution)06 Per area: Schengen vs. non-Schengen07 Top ten intra-European passenger destinations07 Top ten intra-European cargo destinations08 Top ten overseas passenger destinations08 Top ten overseas cargo destinations 09 Top ten peak days vs. lowest days09 Movements per hour09 Day vs. night10 Per aircraft size10 Per noise category

11 Passengers

11 Per month (2007-2008)11 Evolution (1992-2008)12 Per type of traffic12 Transfer and transit vs. O&D13 Transfer and transit vs. O&D (continued)13 Per area: Europe vs. overseas14 Per area: intra-European traffic14 Per area: overseas traffic15 Per area: EU vs. non-EU15 Per area: EU vs. non-EU (evolution)16 Per area: Schengen vs. non-Schengen16 Top ten intra-European destinations17 Top ten overseas destinations17 Top ten peak days vs. lowest days17 Number of passengers per hour18 Passenger destinations19 Passenger destinations (continued)19 Passenger airlines20 Passenger airlines (continued)20 Map of Brussels Airport

21 Cargo

21 Per month (2007-2008)21 Evolution (1998-2008)22 Per area: Europe vs. overseas22 Per area: Europe23 Per area: overseas23 Per area: EU vs. non-EU24 Top ten intra-European destinations24 Top ten overseas destinations24 Top ten peak days vs. lowest days25 Cargo destinations25 Cargo airlines

26 Other stats

26 City-Airport access by car26 Airport access by railway27 Airport access by bus28 Airport access by taxi28 In-flight catering29 Law enforcement30 Custom clearances30 Passenger profile31 Employment at Brussels Airport

Note: Movements and cargo figures are influenced by the partial DHL move to Leipzig.

CONTENTS

�

2 BRUTRENDS 08

� 000

0

�0 000

�� 000

20 000

2� 000

200� 2008

� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

�00

�0

0

��0

200

2�0

�00

��0

2008200�� 8 �� 2000 200� 2002 200� 200� 200� 200�

Movements per month

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

2007 19 427 18 849 21 817 21 101 23 546 23 456 23 649 22 432 23 745 23 874 22 327 20 143 264 366

2008 21 252 21 094 21 800 22 480 23 055 23 352 23 171 20 691 23 183 22 412 18 958 17 347 258 795

Movement evolution

1994 226

1995 245

1996 264

1997 277

1998 300

1999 314

2000 326

2001 305

2002 257

2003 252

2004 252

2005 253

2006 255

2007 264

2008 259

Total of all takeoffs and landings (in thousands)

MOVEMENTS

� BRUTRENDS 08

Per type of traffic

�00

�0

0

��0

200

2�0

�00

�� 8 �� 2000 200� 2002 200� 200�

2�8.8 228.�

2�0.8 2�8.�

28�.�

2��.8

2��.8 208.�

200�

20�.�20�.�

200�

20�.�

200�

2��.�

2008

2��.2

Passenger flights (in thousands)

�0

�

0

��

20

2�

�0

�� 8 �� 2000 200� 2002

22.�

2�.2 2�.�

2�.� 2�.�22 2�.�

200�

2�

200�

2�.�

200�

2�.�

2008

��.�

200�

2�.�

200�

2�.�

0

�

�0

��

20

�� 8 �� 2000 200� 2002

�2�2.�

��

��.�

��.8��.��.2 ��.2

200�

��.�

��.�

200� 200�

��.�

200�

��.�

2008

��.�

200�

Cargo flights (in thousands) General aviation (in thousands)

0

2

�

�

8

�0

�� 8 �� 2000 200� 2002

�.��.�

�.2

�.�

8.��.��.�

200�

�.�

200�

�.�

2008

�.�

200�

�.�

200�

�.�

200�

�.�

Passenger flights

Cargo flights

General aviation

Military flights

2008

8�.�%

�.�%

�.�% 2.�%

2007

8�.�%

�.�%

�.�% 2.�%

Military flights (in thousands) Market share of different traffic types

MOVEMENTS

� BRUTRENDS 08

Per area: Europe vs. overseas

Per area: Europe

8�.0%

��.0%

Europe

Overseas

West & Central European countries

Mediterranean countries

Great Britain & Ireland

Scandinavia

Eastern European countries

��.�%

��.�%

��.�%

�0.0%

�.8%

2007 2008 '08 vs '07

Intra-European commercial flights 209 094 200 339 -4.2%

West & Central European countries 68 732 67 123 -2.3%

Mediterranean countries 71 089 68 641 -3.4%

Great Britain & Ireland 32 955 28 810 -12.6%

Scandinavia 20 392 20 041 -1.7%

Eastern European countries 15 926 15 724 -1.3%

➜

Total number % of total of flights

Total commercial flights 235 831 100.0%

Europe 200 339 85 0%

of which EU 175 326 74.3%

Non-EU 25 013 10.6%

Overseas 35 492 15.0%

of which Africa 15 916 6.7%

North America 8 834 3.7%

Middle East 4 872 2.1%

Asia & Pacific 4 743 2.0%

Central & South America 1 127 0.5%

MOVEMENTS

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

� BRUTRENDS 08

Per area: overseas

��.8%

2�.�%

��.�%

��.�%�.2%

Africa

North America

Middle East

Asia & Pacific

Central & South America

2�.�%

��.�%

EU

Non-EU

Per area: EU vs. non-EU

Total number % of total


EU 175 326 74.3%

Non-EU 60 505 25.7%

of which Europe non-EU 25 013 10.6%

Overseas 35 492 15.0%

Total EU Non-EU

Total comm. flights 235 831 175 326 74.3% 60 505 25.7%

Passenger flights 219 278 168 004 76.6% 51 274 23.4%

Cargo flights 16 553 7 322 44.2% 9 231 55.8%

➜

➜

2007 2008 08 vs '07

Overseas commercial flights 31 490 35 492 12.7%

Africa 15 798 15 916 0.7%

North America 7 137 8 834 23.8%

Middle East 4 307 4 872 13.1%

Asia & Pacific 3 535 4 743 34.2%

Central & South America 713 1 127 58.1%

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

MOVEMENTS

� BRUTRENDS 08

Per area: EU vs. non-EU (evolution)

2��2��

�0�

28�

2�� 2��

��

��

22�2�2 2�2

22�

�8�

��

�00

�0

0

��0

200

2�0

�00

��0

��8 �� 2000 200� 2002 200� 200� 200� 200� 200� 2008

Total

EU

Non-EU

2��

��

��

2�� 2�2 2�� 2��

�� 8�

�� 8

Commercial traffic evolution (in thousands of flights)

EU Non-EU Total

1998 221 56 277

1999 232 61 293

2000 242 63 305

2001 226 61 287

2002 184 53 237

2003 175 56 231

2004 176 55 231

2005 176 55 231

2006 179 53 232

2007 183 58 241

2008 175 61 236

Per area: Schengen vs. non-Schengen

�0.�%

��.�%

Schengen

Non-Schengen

Total number % of total


Schengen 142 192 60.3%%

of which Schengen EU 138 748 58.8%

Schengen non-EU 3 444 1.5%

Non-Schengen 93 639 39.7%

of which Europe non-Schengen 58 147 24.7% Overseas 35 492 15.0%

Total Schengen non-Schengen

Total comm. flights 235 831 142 192 60.3% 93 639 3 9 . 7 %

Passenger flights 219 278 136 726 62.4% 82 552 3 7 . 6 %

Cargo flights 16 553 5 466 33.0% 11 087 6 7 . 0 %

MOVEMENTS

� BRUTRENDS 08

Top ten intra-European passenger destinations

�0.�%

2�.�%

Rest

Top �0

Total number Total number of flights 2007 of flights 2008 '08 vs '07

London (LHR-LGW- LCY-LTN-STN) 12 644 11 181 -11.6%

Munich 6 815 6 724 -1.3%

Madrid 6 639 6 716 1.2%

Frankfurt 6 828 6 419 -6.0%

Vienna 5 966 6 166 3.4%

Milan (MXP-LIN-BGY) 6 166 6 022 -2.3%

Berlin (SXF-THF-TXL) 5 396 5 807 7.6%

Copenhagen 5 362 5 541 3.3%

Rome (CIA-FCO) 5 007 5 372 7.3%

Geneva 4 803 5 189 8.0%

Total commercial pax 65 626 65 137 -0.7%

��.�%

��.�%

Rest

Top �0

Top ten intra-European cargo destinations


Leipzig 843 1 759 108.7%

East Midlands 1 682 919 -45.4%

London (LHR-LGW- LCY-LTN-STN) 1 350 914 -32.3%

Copenhagen 507 515 1.6%

Vitoria 517 509 -1.5%

Helsinki 262 372 42.0%

Milan (MXP-LIN-BGY) 984 351 -64.3%

Keflavik 409 218 -46.7%

Lisbon 79 172 117.7%

Frankfurt 500 168 -66.4%

Total commercial cargo 7 133 5 897 -17.3%

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

MOVEMENTS

8 BRUTRENDS 08

Top ten overseas passenger destinations

�.8%

��.2%

Rest

Top �0


New York (JFK-EWR) 2 564 3 591 40.1%

Tel Aviv 1 232 1 333 8.2%

Casablanca 1 717 1 253 -27.0%

Monastir 1 308 1 204 -8.0%

Hurghada 1057 1 133 7.2%

Djerba 1 113 1 133 1.8%

Marrakech 957 840 -12.2%

Toronto 298 774 159.7%

Mumbai 299 732 144.8%

Delhi 205 731 256.6%

Total commercial pax 10 750 12 724 18.4%

➜

Top ten overseas cargo destinations

��.�%

��.�%

Rest

Top �0


Riyadh 802 850 6.0%

New York (JFK-EWR) 883 848 -4.0%

Seoul 895 744 -16.9%

Casablanca 912 735 -19.4%

Singapore 746 608 -18.5%

Jeddah 554 581 4.9%

Tel Aviv 513 439 -14.4%

Amman 279 430 54.1%

Lagos 419 421 0.5%

Hong Kong 493 371 -24.7%

Total commercial cargo 6 496 6 027 -7.2%

➜

➜

MOVEMENTS

➜

➜➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜➜

➜

� BRUTRENDS 08

2007 2008 '08 vs '07

Day 239 266 240 902 0.7%

Night 25 100* 17 893 -28.7%

Total 264 366 258 795 -2.1%

Peak days Movement

27 Jun 2008 901 01 Sep 2008 892 19 Jun 2008 874 13 Jun 2008 874 20 Jun 2008 872

Peak days Movements

03 Jul 2008 86826 Jun 2008 86514 Mar 2008 86202 Jul 2008 86116 May 2008 861

Top ten peak days vs. lowest days

Lowest days Movements

28 Dec 2008 405 15 Nov 2008 403 22 Nov 2008 403 27 Dec 2008 396 13 Dec 2008 396

Lowest days Movements

24 Dec 2008 38029 Nov 2008 37501 Jan 2008 34931 Dec 2008 33025 Dec 2008 255

Number of movements per hour

0

�0

20

�0

�0

�0

�0

0 � 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2 �� 8 �� 20 2� 22 2�

Average 2008

Lowest - Average - Peak month

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Lowest

Average Month

Peak

0

�0

20

�0

�0

�0

�0

�0

0 � 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2 �� 8 �� 20 2� 22 2�

Lowest (December) Average (January) Peak (June)

Average on a yearly basis In a peak, low and average month

2� 000

22 �00

20 000

�� 00

�� 000� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

Day 200�2008

� �00

� 000

�00

2 000

2 �00

� 000

� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

Night 200�2008

Day vs. night

Day traffic: 6.00 - 22.59 hours

Night traffic: 23.00 - 5.59 hours

*Including 203 helicopter flights

MOVEMENTS

�0 BRUTRENDS 08

Per aircraft size 2007 2008 '08 vs '07

Wide Body 35 194 30 394 -13.6%

Narrow body 181 500 183 039 0.8%

Small body 23 890 22 398 -6.2%

General aviation & other 17 353 16 534 -4.7%

Military 6 428 6 430 0.0%

Total 264 365 258 795 -2.1%

Wide-body aircraft:

Commercial aircraft occupying

2 parking stands.

Narrow-body aircraft:

Commercial aircraft occupying

1 parking stand.

Small-body aircraft:

Commercial aircraft unable to dock in

at a contact gate.

Per noise category

0

�0 000

�0 000

20 000

80 000

�20 000

�00 000

��0 000

��0 000

�80 000

� 2 � �

200�2008Old generation aircraft pay higher landing and

take-off fees than new technology aircraft.

The lower the category, the noisier the aircraft.

MOVEMENTS

Category 2007 2008 '08 vs '07

1 3 383 3 076 -9.1%

2 70 064 59 450 -15.1%

3 151 411 161 457 6.6%

4 39 507 34 812 -11.9%

Total number of flights 264 365 258 795 -2.1%

TITEL

�� BRUTRENDS 08

0.�

0.2

�.0

�.�

�.�

�.2

0.�

0.8

2.0

�.8

0

In millions

200� 2008

� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

Passengers per month

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

2007 1 039 367 1 063 449 1 335 135 1 491 602 1 591 972 1 641 248 1 898 849 1 798 580 1 762 444 1 622 044 1 368 955 1 262 973 17 876 618

2008 1 195 650 1 269 530 1 479 279 1 607 819 1 712 466 1 721 766 1 949 843 1 821 326 1 757 802 1 590 367 1 260 647 1 149 235 18 515 730

Evolution (��2-2008)

�.�8.2

�.��0.2

��.��2.�

��.��.2

��.�

��.�

�2.� ��.0

�.� �.8 �.� 2.� 2.� �.0 �.� �.8 �.��.�

�.� 2.� 2.� 2.�

�.2�0.0

��.2�2.�

��.�

��.�

�8.�20.0

2�.�

��.�

��.��.2

0

�

�0

��

20

2�

��2 �� 8 �� 2000 200� 2002 200� 200� 200� 200� 200� 2008

Europe

Overseas

Total

��.� ��.� ��.� ��.� ��.�

�.22.� �.�

�8.�

��.��.� ��.�

��.8

In millions

Europe Overseas Total 1992 7.4 1.9 9.2 1993 8.2 1.8 10.0 1994 9.3 1.9 11.2 1995 10.2 2.3 12.5 1996 11.1 2.3 13.4 1997 12.9 3.0 15.9 1998 14.9 3.5 18.4 1999 16.2 3.8 20.0 2000 17.5 4.1 21.6 2001 16.3 3.4 19.7 2002 12.5 1.9 14.4 2003 13.0 2.1 15.2 2004 13.1 2.5 15.6 2005 13.4 2.7 16.1 2006 13.7 2.9 16.6 2007 14.5 3.3 17.8 2008 14.3 4.2 18.5

Commercial passengers (in millions)

PASSENGERS

�2 BRUTRENDS 08

Per type of traffic

Transfer and transit vs. O&D

Market share 2007 2008 % difference 2008

Total passengers on board 17 876 618 18 515 730 3.6% 100.0%

Commercial passengers 17 838 214 18 479 907 3.6% 99.8%

of which Local passengers 16 697 872 16 854 266 0.9% 91.0%

Transit 97 830 172 389 76.2% 0.9%

Transfer 1 042 512 1 453 252 39.4% 7.8%

Non-commercial passengers 38 404 35 823 -6.7% 0.2%

of which General aviation 37 445 35 251 -5.9% 0.2%

Military 959 572 -40.4% 0.0%

Commercial passengers: passengers travelling on board of scheduled or non-scheduled commercial aircraft.

Local passengers: commercial passengers having BRU as origin or destination.

Transit passengers: passengers arriving and continuing their journey on board of the same aircraft (these passengers are counted once).

Transfer passengers: passengers arriving and departing on a different aircraft (these passengers are counted twice).

O&D: passengers, both commercial and non-commercial, using Brussels Airport as point of origin or destination.

Transit passengers: passengers arriving and continuing their journey on board of the same aircraft (these passengers are counted once).

Transfer passengers: passengers arriving and departing on a different aircraft (these passengers are counted twice).

O&D

Transfer & transit

2008

8.8%

��.2%

2007�.�%

��.�%

PASSENGERSPASSENGERS

TITEL

�� BRUTRENDS 08

O&D

Transfer & transit

2008

8.8%

��.2%

2007�.�%

��.�%

Transfer and transit vs. O&D (continued)

0.�

0.2

�.0

�.�

�.8

�.�

�.2

0.�

0.8

0

Transfer & transitO&D

� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

In millions 2007

0.�

0.2

�.0

�.�

�.8

�.�

�.2

0.�

0.8

0

Transfer & transitO&D

� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

In millions 2008

22.�%

��.�%

Europe

Overseas


2008 % of total

Total commercial passengers 18 479 907 100.0%

Europe 14 329 758 77.5%

of which EU 11 986 491 64.9%

non-EU 2 343 267 12.7%

Overseas 4 150 149 22.5%

of which Africa 2 017 405 10.9%

North America 1 220 253 6.6%


Asia & Pacific 449 123 2.4%


Transfer % Transfer % Month & transit O&D & transit O&D

2007 1 81 466 957 901 7.9% 92.2% 2007 2 70 033 993 416 6.6% 93.4% 2007 3 98 182 1 236 953 7.3% 92.6% 2007 4 82 657 1 408 945 5.5% 94.4% 2007 5 85 452 1 506 520 5.4% 94.6% 2007 6 104 338 1 536 910 6.4% 93.6% 2007 7 105 197 1 793 652 5.5% 94.5% 2007 8 112 009 1 686 571 6.2% 93.8% 2007 9 113 894 1 648 550 6.5% 93.5% 2007 10 109 748 1 512 296 6.8% 93.2% 2007 11 83 093 1 285 862 6.1% 93.9% 2007 12 98 197 1 164 776 7.8% 92.2%

2007 Total 1 144 266 16 732 352 6.4% 93.6%

2008 1 133 844 1 060 850 11.2% 88.8% 2008 2 123 718 1 144 586 9.8% 90.2% 2008 3 138 688 1 340 284 9.4% 90.6% 2008 4 126 396 1 481 651 7.9% 92.1% 2008 5 136 130 1 576 412 7.9% 92.1% 2008 6 153 641 1 567 817 8.9% 91.1% 2008 7 154 379 1 795 814 7.9% 92.1% 2008 8 156 667 1 664 805 8.6% 91.4% 2008 9 133 729 1 625 731 7.6% 92.4% 2008 10 133 141 1 457 057 8.4% 91.6% 2008 11 114 302 1 146 699 9.1% 90.9% 2008 12 123 724 1 025 665 10.8% 89.2% 2008 Total 1 628 359 16 887 371 8.8% 91.2%

PASSENGERS

�� BRUTRENDS 08

Per area: intra-European traffic

�.2%

�.�%

�8.8%

8.�%

2�.8%




Scandinavia


2007 2008 '08 vs '07

Intra-Eur. commercial passengers 14 437 401 14 312 013 -0.9%

Eastern European countries 1 004 072 1 036 560 3.2%

Great Britain & Ireland 1 524 286 1 359 939 -10.8%

Mediterranean countries 7 132 696 6 979 046 -2.2%

Scandinavia 1 229 407 1 239 286 0.8%

West & Central European countries 3 546 940 3 697 182 4.2%

Transit not included

Per area: overseas traffic

➜

➜

➜

Africa

North America

Middle East

Asia & Pacific


�.0%

�0.�%

28.�%

�.�%

�.�%

2007 2008 '08 vs '07

Overseas commercial passengers 3 302 983 3 995 505 21.0%

Africa 1 917 943 2 016 183 5.1%

North America 885 497 1 141 075 28.9%

Middle East 203 920 259 070 27.0%

Asia & Pacific 123 117 379 973 208.6%

Central & South America 172 506 199 204 15.5%

Transit not included

➜

➜

➜

➜

PASSENGERS

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

PASSENGERS

TITEL

�� BRUTRENDS 08


��.�%

��.�%

EU

Non-EU

2008 % of total


EU 11 986 491 64.9%

Non-EU 6 493 416 35.1%

of which Europe non-EU 2 343 267 12.7%

Overseas 4 150 149 22.5%

��.�

�8.�20.0

2�.�

��.�

��.�

��.��.� ��.8

��.��.8

�0.�

�.��.�

�.2 �.� �.8�.�

�� 8 �� 2000 200� 2002 200� 200� 200� 200� 200� 20080

�

�0

��

20

2�

EU

Non-EU

Total

In millions

�.�

�8.�

��.2 ��.� ��.��.� ��.8

�0.8 �0.� ��.� ��.8 �2.2 �2.0

�.� �.� �.0 �.��.�

Per area: EU vs. non-EU (evolution)

Total EU Non-EU

1997 15.9 11.4 4.6

1998 18.5 13.1 5.4

1999 20.0 13.8 6.2

2000 21.6 15.1 6.5

2001 19.6 13.8 5.8

2002 14.4 10.4 4.1

2003 15.2 10.8 4.3

2004 15.6 10.9 4.7

2005 16.1 11.1 5.0

2006 16.7 11.8 4.9

2007 17.8 12.2 5.6

2008 18.5 12.0 6.5

Commercial passengers evolution (in millions)

PASSENGERS

�� BRUTRENDS 08

Per area: Schengen vs. non-Schengen

��.�%

��.�%

Top �0

Other

Top ten intra-European destinations

��.�%

��.�%

Schengen

Non-Schengen

2008 % of total


Schengen 10 238 946 55.4%

Non-Schengen 8 240 961 44.6%

of which Europe non-Schengen 4 090 812 22.1%

Overseas 4 150 149 22.5%

PASSENGERS

2007 2008 '08 vs '07

London (LHR-LGW- LCY-LTN-STN) 799 480 698 106 -12.7%

Madrid 667 371 675 798 1.3%

Barcelona 563 324 523 347 -7.1%

Rome (CIA-FCO) 478 987 505 974 5.6%

Vienna 450 784 467 970 3.8%

Frankfurt 487 467 463 044 -5.0%

Geneva 374 455 448 452 19.8%

Lisbon 484 885 440 834 -9.1%

Antalya 418 669 437 656 4.5%

Copenhagen 419 902 436 697 4.0%

Total comm. pass. 5 145 324 5 097 878 -0.9%

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

PASSENGERS

TITEL

�� BRUTRENDS 08

Top ten overseas destinations

��.�%

�2.�%

Top �0

Other

2007 2008 '08 vs '07

New York (JFK-EWR) 426 343 602 552 41.3% Hurghada 172 352 181 250 5.2% Monastir 186 271 174 022 -6.6% Washington 129 729 155 812 20.1% Tel Aviv 140 980 155 667 10.4% Djerba 151 912 153 786 1.2% Mumbai 52 716 138 452 162.6% Casablanca 170 164 136 220 -19.9% Chicago 130 165 135 545 4.1% Delhi 32 519 128 312 294.6% Total comm. pass. 1 593 151 1 961 618 23.1%


Peak days Total passengers

27 Jun 2008 68 597 30 Jun 2008 68 186 18 Jul 2008 68 101 12 Sep 2008 67 441 25 Jul 2008 66 645

Peak days Total passengers

14 Jul 2008 65 85003 Aug 2008 65 62415 Sep 2008 65 48317 Jul 2008 65 45405 May 2008 65 100

Lowest days Total passengers

06 Dec 2008 30 021 22 Nov 2008 29 588 12 Jan 2008 29 110 13 Dec 2008 28 827 24 Dec 2008 28 426

Lowest days Total passengers

19 Jan 2008 28 08529 Nov 2008 27 60501 Jan 2008 26 87531 Dec 2008 23 94525 Dec 2008 19 508

Number of passengers per hour

0

� 000

�00

� �00

2 000

2 �00

� 000

� �00

� 000

0 � 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2 �� 8 �� 20 2� 22 2�

Average 2008� �00

� 000

� �00

� 000

2 �00

2 000

� �00

� 000

�00

00 � 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2 �� 8 �� 20 2� 22 2�

Average (October)Peak (July) Lowest (December)

Average on a yearly basis In a peak, low and average month

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

PASSENGERS

�8 BRUTRENDS 08

Passenger destinations

Ajaccio seasonalAlicanteAlmeriaAmsterdamAnkaraAntalyaAsturiasAthensBarcelonaBariBaselBastia seasonalBelgradeBerlinSchönefeldBerlinTempelhof**BerlinTegelBerne**BilbaoBillundBirminghamBodrum seasonalBolognaBordeauxBourgas seasonalBremenBrindisi seasonalBristolBucharestBaneasaBucharestOtopeniBudapestCagliariCataniaChania seasonalChios seasonalClermont-FerrandCopenhagenDalaman seasonalDublinDubrovnik seasonalEastMidlandsEdinburghEskisehir seasonalExeter**FaroFlorenceFrankfurtFuerteventura

FunchalGenevaGerona seasonalGothenburgHamburgHanoverHelsinkiHeraklion seasonalIbiza seasonalInnsbruck* seasonalIstanbulIzmirJerezdelarFrontera seasonalKerkyra seasonalKievKos seasonalKrakowLameziaTerme seasonalLanzaroteLarnacaLasPalmasLeedsBradforfLisbonLjubljanaLondonCityLondonGatwickLondonHeathrowLondonStansted*Lourdes seasonalLyonMadridMalagaMaltaManchesterMarseilleMenorca seasonalMilanBergamo**MilanLinateMilanMalpensaMombasa**MoscowDMEMoscowSVOMunichMykonos seasonalMytilene seasonalNaplesNewcastle

NiceNurembergOlbia seasonalOrlando**OsloPalermo seasonalPalmaPaphosParisCDGPatras seasonalPortoPragueReus seasonalRhodes seasonalRigaRimini seasonalRomeSalzburg* seasonalSamos seasonalSantaCruzdelaPalmaSevilleSofiaSouthamptonSplit seasonalStockholmArlandaStockholmBrommaStrasbourgStuttgartTallinnTenerifeThessaloniki seasonalThira seasonalTivat seasonalToulonToulouseTurinValenciaVarna seasonalVeniceViennaVilniusWarsawWroclaw**ZagrebZakynthos seasonalZurich

EUROPE

* new 2008 ** ended 2008

PASSENGERS

TITEL

�� BRUTRENDS 08

Passenger destinations (continued)

Abidjan

AddisAbeba

Agadir

AlHoceima seasonal

Algiers

Banjul

BoaVista*

Bujumbura

Cairo

Casablanca

Conakry

Dakar

Djerba

Douala

Entebbe

Freetown

Hurghada

Kigali

Kinshasa

Luanda

Luxor

Marrakech

MarsaAlam

Monastir

Monrovia

Nador

Nairobi

Oran seasonal

Oujda

Sal*

SharmElSheik

Taba

Tangier

Tripoli

Tunis

Yaounde

AFRICA

Bangalore*

Beijing

Chennai

Delhi

Mumbai

Phuket seasonal

ASIA

AbuDhabi

Aleppo

Aqaba

Beirut

Damascus

TelAviv

MIDDLE EAST

Cancun

MontegoBay

PuertoPlata

PuntaCana

Varadero

LATIN AMERICA

Atlanta

Chicago

Montreal

NewYorkJFK

Newark

Philadelphia

Toronto

Washington

NORTH AMERICA

Passenger airlines

AdriaAirways

AerLingus

Aeroflot

Afriqiyah

AirAlgerie

AirBaltic

AirCairo

AirFrance

AirMalta

AirNostrum

AirOne*

AirTransat

AirVia

Alitalia

AmericanAirlines

AtlasBlue

AustrianAirlines

BlueAir

bmi

bmiregional

BritishAirways

BrusselsAirlines

BulgariaAir

BulgarianAirCharter

Clickair*

ContinentalAirlines

CorendonAirlines

CroatiaAirlines

CSACzechAirlines

CyprusAirways

DeltaAirLines

DubrovnikAirlines

easyJet

* new 2008 ** ended 2008

PASSENGERS

20 BRUTRENDS 08

Map of Brussels Airport

MACHELEN

ERPS-KWERPS

STEENOKKERZEEL

MELSBROEK

KORTENBERGZAVENTEM

DIEGEM

VILVOORDEN

Passenger airlines (continued)

Egyptair

ElAl

EstonianAir

EthiopianAirlines

EtihadAirways

Finnair

Flybe

FlyLAL**

Freebird

HainanAirlines

Iberia

Iberworld

JATAirways

JetAirways

Jetairfly

KarthagoAirlines

KLM

LOTPolishAirlines

Lufthansa

MALEVHungarianAirlines

Martinair**

Myair

NouvelairTunisie

OLT

OlympicAirlines

OnurAir

PegasusAirlines

RoyalAirMaroc

SAS

SkyAirlines

SkyEurope

SterlingAirlines**

Sund'Or

Sun-AirofScandinavia

Sun-Express*

Swiss

SyrianArabAirlines

TAPPortugal

TAROM

ThomasCookAirlines

TNTAirways

transavia.com

Tunisair

TurkishAirlines

UkraineInternational

UnitedAirlines

USAirways

VikingAirlines**

VLMAirlines

VuelingAirlines

XLAirwaysFrance*

* new 2008 ** ended 2008

PASSENGERS

TITEL

2� BRUTRENDS 08

�0 000

�0 000

20 000

�0 000

0

�0 000

�0 000

�0 000

80 000

In tons

200� 2008

� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

�00 000

200 000

�00 000

0

�00 000

�00 000

�00 000

�00 000

800 000

In tons

��8 �� 2000 200� 2002 200� 200� 200� 2008200�200�

Cargo per month in tons

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

2007 56 602 57 640 70 025 61 068 60 467 65 297 64 505 62 517 67 403 70 508 75 601 72 094 783 727

2008 66 527 69 342 75 423 57 761 55 801 52 949 45 719 46 610 48 713 50 018 49 123 43 157 661 143

Evolution (��8-2008)

Total cargo (in tons) % vs. previous year

1998 595 395 12.1%

1999 674 837 13.3%

2000 687 385 1.9%

2001 583 729 -15.1%

2002 536 826 -8.0%

2003 607 136 13.1%

2004 664 375 9.4%

2005 702 819 5.8%

2006 719 561 2.4%

2007 783 727 8.9%

2008 661 143 -15.6%

CARGO

22 BRUTRENDS 08

20.2%

��.8%

Europe

Overseas





Scandinavia


��.�%

2�.�%

��.8%

�2.�%

�.�%

Per area: Europe

In tons % of total

Total cargo 661 144 100.0%

Europe 133 314 20.2%

of which EU 118 333 17.9%

non-EU 14 981 2.3%

Overseas 527 830 79.8%

of which Africa 83 005 12.6%

North America 139 869 21.2%


Asia & Pacific 161 382 24.4%


2007 2008 '08 vs '07

Intra-European cargo (in tons) 291 696 133 313 -54.3%

West & Central European countries 97 911 50 289 -48.6%

Mediterranean countries 96 537 35 286 -63.4%

Great Britain & Ireland 50 251 26 400 -47.5%

Scandinavia 31 764 16 662 -47.5%

Eastern European countries 15 233 4 676 -69.3%

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

CARGO

TITEL

2� BRUTRENDS 08

��.�%

2�.�%

2�.�%

�0.�%

�.�%

Africa

North America

Middle East

Asia & Pacific


Per area: overseas

2007 2008 '08 vs '07

Overseas cargo (in tons) 493 031 527 830 7.1%

Africa 83 051 83 005 -0.1%

North America 127 077 139 869 10.1%

Middle East 105 840 127 104 20.1%

Asia & Pacific 176 080 161 382 -8.3%

Central & South America 983 16 469 1 575.4%

82.�%

��.�%

EU

Non-EU


➜

➜

2007 2008 '08 vs '07 Market share in 2008

Total cargo in tons 783 727 661 144 -15.6% 100.0%

EU 249 987 118 333 -52.7% 17.9%

Non-EU 533 740 542 811 1.7% 82.1%

of which

Europe non-EU 40 709 14 981 -63.2% 2.3%

Overseas 493 031 527 830 7.1% 79.8%

All cargo figures are subject to audit

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

CARGO

2� BRUTRENDS 08

Total cargo Total cargo in tons 2007 in tons 2008 '08 vs '07

New York (EWR-JFK) 65 518 70 094 7.0% Riyadh 44 221 47 992 8.5% Singapore 58 534 45 579 -22.1% Seoul 50 654 43 957 -13.2% Hong Kong 38 734 36 328 -6.2% Chicago 28 273 20 123 -28.8% Lagos 18 425 19 939 8.2% Jeddah 17 558 18 598 5.9% Addis Ababa 23 404 18 380 -21.5% Dallas 13 546 18 135 33.9% Total commercial cargo 358 867 339 125 -5.5%

Total cargo Total cargo in tons 2007 in tons 2008 '08 vs '07

Leipzig 13 767 28 663 108.2% East Midlands 28 858 14 140 -51.0% London (LHR-LGW- LCY-LTN-STN) 20 505 10 846 -47.1% Copenhagen 13 165 8 316 -36.8% Milan (MXP-LIN-BGY) 23 749 8 277 -65.1% Vitoria 7 761 5 128 -33.9% Frankfurt 11 605 4 601 -60.4% Istanbul 13 166 4 414 -66.5% Madrid 12 047 4 249 -64.7% Helsinki 15 917 3 668 -77.0% Total commercial cargo 160 540 92 302 -42.5%

��.2%

�0.8%

Top �0

Rest

Top ten intra-European destinations

��.2%

��.8%

Top �0

Rest

Top ten overseas destinations

➜

➜

➜

➜


Peak days Cargo (tons)

07 Feb 2008 3 159 24 Jan 2008 3 136 14 Mar 2008 3 124 31 Jan 2008 3 083 05 Mar 2008 3 073

Peak days Cargo (tons)

12 Mar 2008 2 982 13 Mar 2008 2 935 06 Mar 2008 2 916 01 Mar 2008 2 915 05 Apr 2008 2 864

Lowest days Cargo (tons)

29 Dec 2008 462 26 Dec 2008 507 30 Dec 2008 561 12 Aug 2008 602 25 Dec 2008 606

Lowest days Cargo (tons)

24 Dec 2008 688 27 Dec 2008 703 28 Dec 2008 734 21 Jul 2008 772 31 Dec 2008 791

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

CARGO

TITEL

2� BRUTRENDS 08

Cargo destinations

Cologne/Bonn**

Jonkoping*

Leipzig

LondonLuton

Milan/Bergamo

Nantes**

Reykjavik**

Rome/Ciampino**

Shannon

Vitoria

AccraJohannesburg**LagosLome*

HongKongKolkataSeoulSingaporeTaipei

AmmanBahrainDammamDubaiJeddahRiyadhSharjah

Bogota*BridgetownBuenosAires**Latacunga*Lima**SaoPaulo/VCP

AnchorageDallas/FortWorthHoustonLosAngeles

EUROPE

ASIA

MIDDLE EAST

LATIN AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Cargo airlines

AfricaWest*

AirAlgerieCargo*

AsianaAirlinesCargo

AtlanticAirlines

CargoB

CathayPacificCargo

Demavia*

EuropeanAirTransport

EVAAirways

GeminiAirCargo/DHL**

IcelandairCargo**

KalittaAirways

KoreanAirCargo

LufthansaCargo/DHL*

MNGAirlines**

RoyalAirMarocCargo

RoyalJordanianCargo

SaudiaArabianAirlinesCargo

SingaporeAirlinesCargo

SouthernAir/DHL*

TAPPortugalCargo

TNTAirways*

WorldAirways

* new 2008 ** ended 2008

AFRICA

CARGO

2� BRUTRENDS 08

City-Airport access by car

��0 000

�00 000

200 000

2�0 000

�00 000

� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

200�200�2008

Number of cars parked at the passenger car parks

Remote staff car parks not included.Source: Interparking (previously Airport Parc International), Car Hotel

2006 2007 2008

January �� 2 �� 2�� 0

February �� 80 ��2 02� ��

March �� 2��

April �8� 0�� 0 2�� 820

May �8� 0�� 202 ��8 20� 0��

June �� 2�� 2�� 0�� 2�� 0��

July 2�8 ��2 2�� 2 2�� 8��

August 2�� 2�� 22 2�� 0��

September 2�� 22� �8� 2�� 2��

October �80 �� 82� �� 0�

November �� 0�� 2

December �� 8��

Total 2211858 2362792 2308624

Source: Belgian Rail NMBS / SNCB

Airport access by railway

� �00 000

� 200 000

� 000 000

2 800 000

2 �00 000

2 �00 000

2 200 000

2 000 000

� 800 000200�

2 ��

200�

� 0�� 8�0

2008

� 2�2 28�Mondays

��%

Tuesdays��%

Wednesdays��%

Thursdays��%

Fridays��%

Saturdays�0%

Sundays��%

Number of passengers travelling by train to/from Brussels Airport

Breakdown per day of the week 2008

BRUTRENDS 06

OTHER STATS

2� BRUTRENDS 08

Airport access by bus200 000

�� 000

��0 000

�2� 000

�00 000

�� 000

�0 000

2� 000

0200� 200� 2008

Roodebeek-Brussels Airport Dilbeek-Jette-Strombeek-Bever-Vilvoorde-Cargo-Brussels AirportMeise-Grimbergen-Vilvoorde-Cargo-Brussels AirportMechelen-Vilvoorde-Diegem-Brussels Airport Brussels-Schaerbeek-Evere-NATO-Keiberg-Brussels AirportBonheiden-Keerbergen-Haacht-Cargo-Brussels Airport Druivenlijn:Groenendaal-Tervuren-Brussels AirportLeuven-Bertem-Tervuren-Brussels Airport-Cargo (since Nov. 0�)

Kapelle-o/d-Bos-Humbeek-Grimbergen-Vilvoorde-Brussels Airport Leuven-Everberg-Kortenberg-Steenokkerzeel-Cargo-Brussels Airport Leuven-Herent-Erps-Kwerps-Kortenberg-Nossegem-Brussels Airport-Cargo Roodebeek-Brussels Airport-Cargo Mechelen-Bonheiden-Boortmeerbeek-Cargo-Brussels Airport Mechelen-Zemst-Perk-Cargo-Brussels Airport Mechelen-Hofstade-Zemst-Vilvoorde-Cargo- Brussels Airport

Average number of daily bus movements to/from Brussels Airport 2006 2007 2008

Weekdays �� 0 � ��

Saturdays 20� �2� ��

Sundays �8� ��

Number of passengers travelling by bus to/from Brussels Airport 2006 2007 2008

Bus �� Roodebeek - Brussels Airport ��

Bus 820 Dilbeek-Jette-Strombeek-Bever-Vilvoorde-Cargo-Brussels Airport

Bus 82� Merchtem-Meise-Grimbergen-Vilvoorde-Cargo-Brussels Airport �8� �80 ��8 �00 �80 �2�

Bus 282 Mechelen-Vilvoorde-Diegem-Brussels Airport �� 2� �� 2�� 8�2

Bus 2�2 Brussels-Schaerbeek-Evere-NATO-Keiberg-Brussels Airport

Bus 2�2 Bonheiden-Keerbergen-Haacht-Cargo-Brussels Airport �� 2�0 �8 ��0 8� 8��

Bus 8�0 Druivenlijn:Groenendaal-Tervuren-Brussels Airport �8 2�� 200 �00 ��

Bus �� Leuven-Bertem-Tervuren-Brussels Airport-Cargo (since Nov. 0�) �� 00 �2 ��

Bus �2� Kapelle-o/d-Bos-Humbeek-Grimbergen-Vilvoorde-Brussels Airport (since Sept. 0�) � �00 2� �2�

Bus �� Leuven-Everberg-Kortenberg-Steenokk.-Cargo-Brussels Airport (since Nov. 0�) �2 �00 �0 2�8

Bus ��2 Leuven-Herent-Erps-Kwerps-Kortenberg-Nossegem-Brussels Airport-Cargo �2 200 �� 8��

Bus �� Roodebeek-Brussels Airport-Cargo (since Dec. 0�) � �2� �� 0�

Bus �8� Mechelen-Bonheiden-Boortmeerbeek-Cargo-Brussels Airport (since Oct. 0�) �� 00 �8 ��2

Bus �82 Mechelen-Zemst-Perk-Cargo-Brussels Airport �� 00 �0� ��

Bus �8� Mechelen-Hofstade-Zemst-Vilvoorde-Cargo-Brussels Airport (since Oct. 0�) �� 82� ��

Total 623122 951750 Source: De Lijn Vlaams-Brabant

200 000

�� 000

��0 000

�2� 000

�00 000

�� 000

�0 000

2� 000

0200� 200� 2008

Roodebeek-Brussels Airport Dilbeek-Jette-Strombeek-Bever-Vilvoorde-Cargo-Brussels AirportMeise-Grimbergen-Vilvoorde-Cargo-Brussels AirportMechelen-Vilvoorde-Diegem-Brussels Airport Brussels-Schaerbeek-Evere-NATO-Keiberg-Brussels AirportBonheiden-Keerbergen-Haacht-Cargo-Brussels Airport Druivenlijn:Groenendaal-Tervuren-Brussels AirportLeuven-Bertem-Tervuren-Brussels Airport-Cargo (since Nov. 0�)

Kapelle-o/d-Bos-Humbeek-Grimbergen-Vilvoorde-Brussels Airport Leuven-Everberg-Kortenberg-Steenokkerzeel-Cargo-Brussels Airport Leuven-Herent-Erps-Kwerps-Kortenberg-Nossegem-Brussels Airport-Cargo Roodebeek-Brussels Airport-Cargo Mechelen-Bonheiden-Boortmeerbeek-Cargo-Brussels Airport Mechelen-Zemst-Perk-Cargo-Brussels Airport Mechelen-Hofstade-Zemst-Vilvoorde-Cargo- Brussels Airport

OTHER STATS

28 BRUTRENDS 08

In-flight catering

� 000

� 000

� 000

� 000

� 000

2 000

� 000

0

LSGAviapartner

200� 200� 2008

2005 2006 2007 2008

LSG 5 687 5 656 4 217 5 655

Gate Gourmet (previously Aviapartner) 2 465 2 489 2 839 2 294

Source: Gate Gourmet (previously Aviapartner), LSG

Gate Gourmet(previously Aviapartner)

�0%

�0%

��%

8�%

LSG

Scheduled

Non-scheduled

Number of meals per year (in thousands)

OTHER STATS

Airport access by taxi

�0

�0

20

�0

� 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

200�200�2008

200

�00

�00

800

�000

200� 200� 2008200�

�20

�80

��28

�8�

��0 ��8

��

Number of taxi movements per year (in thousands)Number of passengers travelling to or from Brussels Airportper year (in thousands)

Number of taxi movements per year (in thousands)

Number of taxi movements per month (in thousands)

The figures are an extrapolation of the data provided by S.C.A. Taxis Autolux

2� BRUTRENDS 08

Gate Gourmet(previously Aviapartner)

�0%

�0%

��%

8�%

LSG

Scheduled

Non-scheduled

200

�00

�00

800

�000

200� 200� 2008200�

�20

�80

��28

�8�

��0 ��8

��

Number of taxi movements per year (in thousands)Number of passengers travelling to or from Brussels Airportper year (in thousands)

Law enforcement

Source: Federal Police

0

� 000

��0

� �00

� 2�0

200� 200�

� 20�

822

2008

��0

�00

�00

200

�00

�00

0

��

200�

��

200�

��

2008

�0 000

8 000

� 000

� 000

2 000

0

� 28�

200�

� �8�

200�

� ��

2008

�00

�00

200

�000

�200

800

0

8�0

200�

��8

200�

�8�

2008

Passengers denied entrance Passenger requests for political asylum

� 000

� 000

� 000

2 000

� 000

0

� 8�0

200�

2 �08

200�

2 8��

2008

Number of seized false or forged passports

�

�

2

�

0200�* 200�* 2008

*corrected figures

Number of stolen vehicles

Repatriated passengers

Seized drugs in kilograms

�00�00�00�00�00200�00

0

�0�

200�*

��2

200�*

�00

2008

*corrected figures

Pickpockets: number of reported cases

OTHER STATS

�0 BRUTRENDS 08

Custom clearances

� 000

� 000

� 000

� 000

� 000

2 000Month � 2 � � � � � 8 � �0 �� 2

200�200�2008

VAT documents issued to passengers

Source: Ministry of Finance, Customs & Excises

Passenger profile

Age 0-24 years25-34 years35-44 years45-54 years

>54 years

1

2-45-10>10

International

Belgian

OTHER STATS

20%

22%18%

Gender

Female 40%

Male60%

Motive

Business 38%

Leisure62%

Flight classBusiness & First

8%

Economy92%

Travel company

With 2 32% Alone

53%

Group >2 15%

Airline segmentation

Flying frequency per year (return)

Nationality

Low cost Charter Full service 7% 23% 70%

15%39%

20%27%

45%55%

22%

18%

�� BRUTRENDS 08

Employment at Brussels Airport

Top 10 - Number of staff 1 Brussels Airlines 2 Flightcare 3 Aviapartner Belgium 4 Sabena Technics 5 Belgian Air Force 15° wing Luchttransport 6 Securitas Transport Aviation Security 7 DHL Aviation 8 The Brussels Airport Company 9 Belgocontrol 10 Fedex Express

MACHELEN

ERPS-KWERPS

STEENOKKERZEEL

KORTENBERGZAVENTEM

DIEGEM

PIER A

PIER B

PIER C

CARGO

TECHNICSNORTH

GENERALAVIATION

TECHNICSSOUTH

NORTH

15th WING

CANAC

SOUTH

VILVOORDE

TERMINAL

Total number of companies surveyed: 268

Note: 122 of the 268 companies answered the survey. For the companies that did not reply, we used the last available employee figures (year-end 2007).

Per area 2007 2008

15th Wing 1 084 1 052Canac 876 839Cargo 4 225 4 238General Aviation 184 156North 973 989South 30 0Technics North 3 174 1 986Technics South 1 399 1 289Terminal 9 017 9 356

Total 20 962 19 905

Per type of activity 2007 2008

Belgocontrol 776 748Aircraft fueling 76 73Airlines 2 999 2 992Car rental, taxis, parking, train 635 644Catering 631 496Computer technology 10 10Currency exchange & banks 16 16Customs 233 260Express courier 4 053 2 882Food & beverage 429 505Freight forwarders 1 497 1 474General Sales Agents 95 67Government agencies (incl.CAA) 23 23Handling 3 027 3 196Hotel 166 161Mail & remail 242 243Maintenance 1 855 1 870Military 1 089 1 051Others 307 326Security 1 489 1 517Shopping 453 499The Bussels Airport Company 762 763Tourism 50 45Trucking 49 44

Total 20 962 19 905

OTHER STATS

�2 BRUTRENDS 08

TITELFor continuous updates

please consult our website

www.brusselsairport.be

This brochure was prepared by

The Brussels Airport Company - Corporate Communications

t +32(0)2 753 43 02

f +32(0)2 753 43 05

[email protected]

Design BBC

Photography Tom D'Haenens

Publisher Jan Van der Cruysse

The Brussels Airport Company

Brussels Airport

BE-1930 Zaventem

All data may be copied provided Brussels Airport

is acknowledged as the source.

brutrends 2008

Documents

overseasper area

overseas cargo destinations

noneu evolution06

noneu evolution16

month month

intraeuropean destinations17

intraeuropean destinations24

cargo figures