Brussels Airport passes 500,000 ton flown cargo mark

On 7 December – for the first time since DHL Express moved its European hub from Brussels to Leipzig – Brussels Airport passed the milestone of 500.000 tons of flown cargo. “Although not an all-time high, this is a symbolic milestone for us and our cargo community”, said Steven Polmans, head of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport. “Since 2008, our volumes dropped under 500.000 tons of cargo and in 2013 we were even flirting with the 400.000 number. But in the last four years, we have seen an overall growth of over 25% in our flown volumes”.