Vueling is celebrating its 15th year and its 6 million passengers at Brussels Airport

It was in 2004 that the Spanish company, Vueling, started its first flights at Brussels Airport with a destination to and from Barcelona. Since then, the activities of Vueling have significantly increased. This summer, five destinations are on the programme. Barcelona, of course, but also Valencia, Alicante, Santiago de Compostela and Malaga. Between January and August 2019, no fewer than 431,000 passengers have flown with Vueling, thus an increase of 8.5% compared to last year. Furthermore, the milestone of 6 million passengers in 15 years of presence at Brussels Airport is about to be reached.

Hence, a double opportunity to celebrate together with the passengers. Today, the six millionth passenger was honoured and gifted with a return ticket to Barcelona. But, they aren't the only passenger to participate in the celebration. All the passengers of the five Vueling flights that leave from Brussels to Spain can take advantage of cake and music.

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Brussels Airport is one of the most important airports in Europe. In 2024, Brussels Airport welcomed 23.6 million passengers and transported 733,000 tonnes of cargo through the airport. Brussels Airport caters for the specific needs of business travellers and holidaymakers alike, on both intra-European and long haul flights. In 2025, the airport offers direct connections between Belgium and 210 destinations worldwide, with flights operated by 80 airlines.   

The airport also offers a leading cargo platform, specialised in the transport of pharmaceutical products, perishable goods, e-commerce and live animals. Brussels Airport is the most important pharmaceutical hub in Europe with the largest area of temperature-controlled warehouses.  

With its SHIFT 2027 strategy, launched in 2022, Brussels Airport Company intends to strengthen its position as a major European hub, accelerate its ambitious sustainability goals, e.g. through the European Green Deal project Stargate, and continue to diversify its activities by focusing on innovation and cooperation.

Brussels Airport is the second most important economic engine in Belgium, good for 64,000 direct and indirect jobs and is owned and operated by Brussels Airport Company. The shareholders are a consortium of private investors (75%) and the Belgian State (25%).Follow Brussels Airport on TwitterLinkedinInstagramTikTok and Facebook.  

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