The company that runs Belgium’s busiest airport, Brussels Airport at Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, says that today (Monday 28 July) will be the busiest day at the airport this year so far. Around 92,000 passengers are expected at Brussels Airport. 48,000 passers will fly from Zaventem today, while 44,000 passengers will arrival there. As well as been the busiest day of the year so far, Monday 28 July 2025 will also be the busiest day at Brussels Airports since before the start of the coronavirus crisis in early 2020.
The large number of passengers using the airport today is at least in part due to the end of the holiday period in some industries and the start of the annual vacation period in others. Furthermore, the end of the second (and final) weekend of the Tomorrowland music festival means that many of the festival’s foreign visitors are flying home today.
During July and August Brussels Airport expects a total of 5.1 million passengers at Zaventem.
Arrive at the airport in plenty of time
Brussels Airport advises passengers booked on flights from Zaventem to arrive at the airport in time and to reserve a parking space in advance.
Brussels Airport’s spokeswoman Ihsane Chioua Lekhli told VRT News that "The most important thing is to get to airport in time. You don’t need to come earlier."
Passenger are advised to read the rules on which items are not permitted in hand luggage prior to leaving for the airport in order to ensure that they are able to pass through security checks quickly.