Brussels Airport handles more than 2.5 million passengers in August

Brussels Airport handled more than 2.5 million passengers in August 2026, providing a fresh snapshot of late-summer travel demand at Belgium’s main hub. The airport’s monthly traffic figures also point to continued strength in passenger volumes as the summer peak tapered off, with the result covering the August reporting period.

The figures were published on 15 September by a reliable aviation news outlet carrying the airport’s latest traffic update. An accessible airport results page for August 2026 confirms the monthly traffic release, while the airport’s own news section also lists August passenger totals in the same range.

The result gives airlines, airports and aviation suppliers a timely gauge of network performance heading into the autumn schedule. It also follows a strong July, when Brussels Airport recorded more than 2.6 million passengers, suggesting summer demand remained elevated across the two-month holiday period.