Passengers inside the terminal, gates and baggage area of Brussels Zaventem Airport

General view of the gates area in Brussels Airport with illuminated signs for the gates and the luggage belt area, while passengers collect their baggage. There are some Christmas Trees installed in the airport. Morning departing and arriving passengers are seen carrying their luggage inside the terminal and the gates area of Brussels Zaventem Airport BRU at the Belgian capital while other wait or are boarding with the aircraft parked and connected with a jet bridge or airbridge outside of the building. Departures and Arrivals are in a mixed space in the same area. Many European airports suffered from flight delays and cancellations during the summer of 2022 as staff shortage wave and the strikes hit during the busy summer travel season with increased demand for air travel. The recovery for the aviation industry, tour operators and airlines after the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic was rapid in 2022. Brussels, Belgium on November 19 2022