Many Belgian residents are flying out this weekend from Airport in Zaventem, either to go home for Christmas or on holidays during the two week school vacation period.
The Thomas Cook group, which includes Neckermann, said that there has been a sharp increase on the number of bookings this year compared to previous years.
There are 15% travellers this year, it said, than last year. The most popular destinations are warmer climates such as Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
On Friday morning, the airport serviced its 24 millionth passenger, the first time that threshold has been reached. The last record was reach in 2015 when the airport saw 23.5 million come through.
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