Brussels Airport - 60th birthday

This year, Brussels Airport celebrates its 60th birthday. Since the summer, Brussels Airport has been celebrating this anniversary with a variety of activities, such as handing out free cakes to passengers on July 5th.

As part of the celebration, a new campaign kicked off on 1 October, which sees famous Belgians “jumping for joy” on posters. This includes sprinters Kevin

Borlée and Élodie Ouédraogo, master chocolate-maker Pierre Marcolini, author Pascale Naessens as well as Eurovision song entry “Blanche.”

Unfortunately for the airport, the campaign launched during a period of significant passenger disruption. In October, a strike by staff of handling agents Aviapartner saw 960 flights cancelled and 115,000 travellers affected.