Brussels Airport will eventually have to find a new location rather than continuing to expand at its present site, according to Didier Gosuin, minister for economy in the Brussels-Capital Region.
Last week the government of Flanders invoked a conflict of interest over the new rules in the Capital Region on aircraft noise. The airport is located in Zaventem, in the Flemish Region, and the new lower limits will force more aircraft to take off and land over Flanders, mobility minister Ben Weyts said.
Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport, discussed the issue on VRT’s current affairs programme Terzake. “This is a major problem for the airport and the airlines,” he said. “The number of fines will increase fivefold after 1 January, so a number of passenger flights will have to be cancelled.”
Lees verder op FlandersToday.eu