{"id":81435,"date":"2026-05-13T09:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/81435\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:52:16","slug":"brussels-airport-cargo-volumes-rise-as-asia-freight-demand-strengthens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/81435\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels Airport cargo volumes rise as Asia freight demand strengthens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cargo traffic through Brussels Airport increased strongly in April, driven by growing demand for freight services to and from Asia, despite continued disruption affecting Middle East air routes.<\/p>\n<p>The airport handled 73,964 tonnes of cargo during the month, up 6.2% compared with April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Air cargo volumes alone rose by 6.4%, supported by continued growth in express freight services and a sharp increase in full freighter operations, which climbed by 23.5%. The airport said higher cargo demand on Asian routes was a major factor behind the increase.<\/p>\n<p>However, cargo transported in the holds of passenger aircraft, known as belly cargo, fell by 8%. Brussels Airport attributed the decline mainly to cancelled passenger flights to the Middle East amid ongoing regional instability.<\/p>\n<p>Trucked cargo volumes, where freight is moved by road between airports and logistics hubs, also increased by 5.2%.<\/p>\n<p>Asia and North America remained the airport\u2019s largest import markets in April, with both regions recording strong growth alongside Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The same regions also accounted for the main export destinations, with further gains reported in trade flows to North America and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The latest figures underline the continued resilience of the European air freight market, particularly for long-haul cargo operations, despite geopolitical pressures and supply chain disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the rise in cargo activity, Brussels Airport also reported a 3% increase in commercial flight movements compared with the same month last year.<\/p>\n<p>Passenger flights increased by 3.1%, while cargo flight movements rose by 5.4%, reflecting growing demand for dedicated freight capacity.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-58447 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/202604PressRelease_April-282x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"709\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cargo traffic through Brussels Airport increased strongly in April, driven by growing demand for freight services to and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[104],"tags":[211,210,535,22432,43280],"class_list":["post-81435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brussels","tag-belgium","tag-brussels","tag-brussels-airport","tag-cargo-volumes","tag-load-factors"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116566658077003466","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}