
Brussels Airlines began the year with a rise in the number of passengers. In January, 8% more people flew with the airline than in the same month last year. Both its flights in Europe and its flights to North America and Africa contributed to the growth. If you are looking for Brussels Cheap flights Tickets, you can book these tickets from our website in the section of online booking.
In January 2017, 513,062 people flew on Brussels Airlines, which is 38,103 (+8%) more than in January 2016. The European network brought in 6.6% more travelers, while the African network brought in only 5.6% more. Because Toronto was added, there were 58.2% more people on Brussels Airlines' flights to North America.
In January 2017, 7 percent more flights were made by the Belgian airline than in January 2016.
The number of available seat-kilometers (ASK) went up by 16%, and the number of revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) went up by 12%. Because of this, the seat load factor went down a little to 65%. The freight load factor went up by 2.7% to reach 63.9%.
In addition to its regular flights, Brussels Airlines also does a lot of group and holiday flights for tour operators. The numbers in this press release do not include the number of passengers for this event.
Note to news desks:
Brussels Airlines will now report its monthly passenger and freight numbers in the same way that the Lufthansa Group does.
Month
Month
Month-to-month change in percent
2017's January
2016's January
Flights
5,689
5,293
+ 7%
Total Passengers
513,062
474,959
+ 8%
— Passengers Europe
402,922
377,823
+ 6.6%
— Passengers Africa
82,042
77,656
+ 5.6%
— People travelling in North America
16,394
10,364
+ 58.2%
— Passengers Middle East
11,704
9,116
+ 28.4%
Available seat-kilometers
1,289,554,497
1,110,140,962
+ 16%
Revenue Passenger-Kilometers
885,869,288
793,431,418
+ 12%
How many people are on a plane?
65.0%
67.3%
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