News / Brussels Airport cargo community a major asset for forward-looking new chief

Covid has decimated the air travel industry: jobs have been lost at airports the world over; airlines are hanging on via state support, or simply shrinking; even cargo, the only part of aviation working properly has seen job losses, as passenger-focused organisations firmly zip up their wallets, fearful of any spending.

But that’s not the plan for Brussels Airport (BRU), which must be looking at recent decisions by others, including major Dutch neighbour Schiphol, with some bewilderment.

Steven Polmans, who arguably put ...