Contents BRUtrends 2016 www.brusselsairport.be Brutrends 2016 | 1 Preface Brussels Airport handled 21.8 million passengers in 2016, down 7 % on the record year 2015. The fall in passenger traffic is due to the terror events at the airport on 22 March; the airport was closed for 12 days and then only gradually resumed operations. Cargo traffic at Brussels Airport rose by 1.1% compared to 2015. In the past year, Brussels Airport welcomed 21,818,418 passengers. The number of passengers is 7% lower than in the record year 2015, when the airport handled 23.5 million passengers. The decrease is the direct result of the terror events at the airport on 22 March 2016. Prior to the attack, Brussels Airport was recording growth figures in passenger transport. After the attack, no passenger flights were possible at Brussels Airport for 12 days. Flights were gradually resumed as from early April to reach 100% capacity in June. Belly cargo transport was also affected by the closure and gradual capacity increase, closing 2016 with a decrease of 12.6% for belly cargo compared to 2015. Total cargo transport at Brussels Airport closed 2016 with a growth of 1.1% compared to 2015. Despite the set-back in traffic, 2016 finishes in the top three of years with the highest number of passengers in the history of Brussels Airport. The last two months of the year, and also continuing in 2017, Brussels Airport registered once again record passenger numbers. Brutrends 2016 Contents 2 Movements 2 Per month (2015-2016) Evolution (2004-2016) 3 Per type of traffic 4 Per area: Europe vs. overseas Per area: Europe 5 Per area: Overseas Per area: EU vs. non-EU 6 Per area: EU vs. non-EU (evolution) Per area: Schengen vs. non-Schengen 7 Top ten intra-European passenger destinations Top ten intra-European cargo destinations 8 Top ten overseas passenger destinations Top ten overseas cargo destinations 9 Top ten peak days vs. lowest days Movements per hour Day vs. night 10 Per aircraft size Per noise category 11 Passengers 11 Per month (2015-2016) Evolution (2004-2016) 12 Per type of traffic Transfer and transit vs. O&D 13 Transfer and transit vs. O&D (continued) 14 Per area: Europe vs. overseas Per area: intra-European traffic Per area: overseas traffic 15 Per area: EU vs. non-EU Per area: EU vs. non-EU (evolution) 16 Per area: Schengen vs. non-Schengen Top ten intra-European destinations 17 Top ten overseas destinations Top ten peak days vs. lowest days Passengers per hour 18 Passenger destinations 21 Passenger airlines 22 Map of Brussels Airport 23 Cargo 23 Per month (2015-2016) Evolution (2004-2016) 24 Per area: overseas Per area: EU vs. non-EU Per area: Europe vs. overseas 25 Per area: Europe Top ten intra-European destinations Top ten overseas destinations 26 Top ten peak days vs. lowest days Cargo destinations 27 Cargo airlines Brutrends 2016 | 1 Movements Movements per month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total 2015 16 969 16 659 19 003 20 369 21 282 22 338 22 451 21 041 22 085 21 063 18 618 17 471 239 349 2016 17 124 17 378 13 901 12 391 20 751 20 999 21 770 20 978 21 675 20 576 18 343 17 802 223 688 25 20 15 10 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2015 2016 Movements evolution Total movements (in thousands) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 252 253 255 264 259 232 226 234 223 217 232 239 224 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Brutrends 2016 | 2 Movements Movements per type of traffic Passenger flights (in thousands) Cargo flights (in thousands) 23.9 24.7 24.3 24.7 250 25 215.9 219.3 207.4 206.4 207.7 207.9 200.9 194.5 202.7 194.4 201.8 192.4 200 187.8 20 16.6 14.1 150 15 13.1 11.7 11.5 11.7 11.1 10.8 11.0 100 10 50 5 0 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 General aviation, business flights & others (in thousands) Military flights (in thousands) 20 8 17.4 6.9 6.9 7.0 7 6.6 16.3 16.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 15.6 5.9 6.0 5.9 15 13.9 6 5.5 5.4 5.5 13.3 13.4 12.8 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.0 11.7 5 10 4 3 5 2 1 0 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Market share of different traffic types 2015 2016 Passenger flights Passenger flights2.4% 2.4% Cargo flights Cargo3.1% flights 2.1% 3.1% 2.1% General aviation and business flights General5.5% aviation and business flights 6.3% Military flights Military flights Other Other Passenger flights 2.5% Cargo flights 3.4% 2.3% General aviation and business flights 5.1% 86.9% 86.1% Military flights Other 86.7% Brutrends 2016 | 3 Movements Per area: Europe vs. overseas Europe 2016 Overseas % of total Total commercial flights 206 502 100.0% 13.7% Europe 178 129 86.3% of which EU 155 560 75.3% 86.3% Non-EU 22 569 10.9% Overseas 28 373 13.7% of which Africa 12 406 6.0% Europe North America 6 599 3.2% Overseas Middle East 5 912 2.9% 15.6% Asia & Pacific 2 714 1.3% Central & South America 742 0.4% 84.4% Per area: Europe West & Central European countries 10.0% 2015 2016 Mediterranean'16 countries vs. '15 Great Britain & Ireland 9.7% Intra-European commercial flights 189 056 178 129 Nordic countries-5.8% Eastern European countries West & Central European countries 56 302 56 084 -0.4% 31.5% 10.9% Mediterranean countries 77 047 67 448 -12.5% Great Britain & Ireland 21 683 19 337 -10.8% 37.9% Nordic countries 18 148 17 377 -4.2% Eastern European countries 15 876 17 883 12.6% West & Central European countries 7.8% Mediterranean countries Great Britain & Ireland 10.0% Nordic countries Eastern European countries 33.2% 12.0% 37.1% Brutrends 2016 | 4 Movements Per area: overseas Africa 2.6% North America 2015 2016 ‘16 vs. ‘15 9.6% Middle East Overseas commercial flights 31 998 28 373Asia & Pacic -11.3% Central & South America Africa 13 573 12 406 -8.6% 20.8% 43.7% North America 8 495 6 599 -22.3% Middle East 6 111 5 912 -3.3% 23.3% Asia & Pacific 3 194 2 714 -15.0% Central & South America 625 742 18.7% Africa 1.8% North America 10.1% Middle East Asia & Pacic Central & South America 14.5% 46.8% 26.9% Per area: EU vs. non-EU EU 2016 Non-EU % of total Total commercial flights 206 502 100.0% 24.7% EU 155 560 75.3% Non-EU 50 942 24.7% 75.3% of which Europe non-EU 22 569 10.9% Overseas 28 373 13.7% EU Non-EU Total EU Non-EU Total commercial flights 206 502 155 560 75.3% 50 942 24.7% 29.1% Passenger flights 192 388 147 130 76.5% 45 258 23.5% Cargo flights 14 114 8 430 59.7% 5 684 40.3% 70.9% Brutrends 2016 | 5 Movements Per area: EU vs. non-EU (evolution) 300 Commercial traffic evolution (in thousands of flights) EU Non-EU Total 250 2004 176 55 231 200 2005 176 55 231 150 2006 179 53 232 2007 183 58 241 100 2008 175 61 236 50 2009 156 56 212 0 2010 147 58 205 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2011 154 60 214 Non-EU EU Total 2012 146 60 206 2013 141 58 199 2014 155 58 214 2015 162 59 221 2016 156 51 207 Per area: Schengen vs. non-Schengen Schengen 2016 Non-Schengen% of total Total commercial flights 206 502 100.0% 30.3% Schengen 144 007 69.7% of which Schengen EU 131 173 63.5% 69.7% Schengen non-EU 12 834 6.2% Non-Schengen 62 495 30.3% of which Europe non-Schengen 34 122 16.5% Overseas 28 373 13.7% Schengen Non-Schengen 34.4% Total Schengen Non-Schengen 65.6% Total commercial flights 206 502 144 007 69.7% 62 495 30.3% Passenger flights 192 388 136 733 71.1% 55 655 28.9% Cargo flights 14 114 7 274 51.5% 6 840 48.5% Brutrends 2016 | 6 Movements Top ten intra-European passenger destinations Top 10 Total number of flights Other intra-European passenger destinations 2015 2016 '16 vs. '15 33.1% Intra-European commercial flights 58 710 55 932 -4.7% Berlin (SXF-TXL) 4 668 6 269 34.3% 66.9% Madrid 6 379 5 982 -6.2% Barcelona 5 980 5 975 -0.1% Milan (MXP-LIN-BGY) 6 387 5 963 -6.6% London (LHR-LGW-LCY-LTN-STN) 6 915 5 678 -17.9% Top 10 Other intra-European Rome (CIA, FCO) 6 441 5 632 -12.6% passenger destinations Frankfurt 5 716 5 342 -6.5% 32.8% Geneva 5 674 5 259 -7.3% Lisbon 5 445 5 069 -6.9% 67.2% Copenhagen 5 105 4 763 -6.7% Top ten intra-European cargo destinations Top 10 Total number of flights Other intra-European cargo destinations 23.2% 2015 2016 '16 vs.