2023-11-18 18:55:32
Some 450 people took part in a disaster exercise organized by Brussels Airport on Saturday. The event, which is held every two years, lasted approximately 6 hours and “went very well“, rejoiced the airport’s managing director, Arnaud Feist.
The disaster simulation exercise was intended to test, on the one hand, the functioning of internal and external procedures and, on the other hand, the effectiveness of the special emergency and intervention plan (BNIP). This exercise is part of the airport’s EASA certification, which every international European airport must meet.
The exercise simulated a collision between a military helicopter and a taxiing aircraft. This scenario also made it possible to trigger and thoroughly test the provincial emergency and intervention plan. The disaster simulation exercise, which lasted approximately 6 hours, “went very well and did not impact the operational activities of the airport“.
Every two years, Brussels Airport organizes a disaster exercise aimed at testing emergency and safety procedures in conditions as real as possible. This year the exercise was organized by the airport in partnership with all external emergency services including the fire service, emergency medical services, federal police, defence, relevant local authorities and the planning department. emergency from the governor of Flemish Brabant.
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