Brussels Airport: Strong traffic growth continues through Feb-2014

Belgium's Brussels Airport passenger numbers up 3% - traffic highlights for Feb-2014:

• Passenger numbers: 1.2 million, +3.1% year-on-year;
• Cargo volume: 34,432 tons, +8.1%;
• Aircraft movements: 15,113, -1.7%. [more - original PR]

The airport noted (11-Mar-2014) passenger traffic growth was driven mainly by the intra-European scheduled services segment, a segment in which Brussels Airlines is performing particularly well. The LCC segment is also performing strongly. Meanwhile, cargo traffic was driven mainly by the strong performance of DHL. Belly cargo on board of passenger aircraft too is recovering while full-freighter airlines are still suffering from the crisis and the lower cargo prices and continue to cut services.