Belgium’s mobility minister, Georges Gilkinet, has put forward a proposal to reduce noise pollution caused by air traffic at Brussels Airport by around 20 percent starting in October 2024. The draft ministerial decree, which was presented during inter-cabinet consultations on July 14, is based on adjusting the existing quota count (QC) system that governs the maximum noise level for each aircraft type taking off and landing at Brussels Airport.
The biggest proposed change is that no aircraft noise would be permitted between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time for either landings and takeoffs. In addition to the night curfew, the average noise level would be reduced by 30 percent between 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., 20 percent between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., and 7 percent between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. There would be different QCs for weekdays and on Sundays and public holidays, during which the oldest and noisiest types of aircraft would not be allowed to operate.
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