With pupils in French-medium education set to break up for the summer vacation today (Friday 7 July) Belgium’s biggest airport at Zaventem in Flemish Brabant is expecting a very busy weekend. Pupils at Flemish schools started their summer holidays last Friday.
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Another busy weekend expected at Brussels Airport
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However, since this school year French-medium schools in Brussels and Wallonia have different vacation periods than Dutch-medium schools in Flanders and Brussels.
As was the case last weekend Brussels Airport is expecting to welcome many tens of thousands of passengers during the next few days. Today alone 80,000 passengers are expected to pass through the airport.
Tomorrow (Saturday 8 July) a further 71,000 people are expected at the airport while on Sunday 77,000 passengers will pass through Zaventem. It will also be very busy on the roads, so it is advisable to leave for the airport in a plenty of time. Brussels Airport advises passengers to arrive at Zaventem at least three hours in advance of their flight.
Thankfully, as things currently stand no flight delays or cancellations have been announced.
A busy weekend on the roads
The weekend promises to a busy one on the country’s roads. Dutch people heading south and French people heading north and east to their respective holiday destinations will serve to considerably increase traffic on the roads in Belgium.
Congestion is expected to be particularly severe on the E411 motorway through the Ardennes. The E19 motorway between the Dutch border, Antwerp, Brussels, Mons and the French border is also likely to be very busy this weekend.