As Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet also returned to the issue of public transport. It’s regarding a “part of the solution”, he assures. For this reason, “We are working on strengthening the service. That means more trains and accessible services.”
“Most workers already get 100% reimbursement for their trains and there are freebies for children. I want to extend that to young people,” he assures. Concretely, “we want young people up to 26 to be able to benefit from very strong reductions, as quickly as possible. And we want to reduce fares during off-peak periods. Fares are already attractive but we still need to strengthen the train as the backbone of the mobility of tomorrow.”
The Minister for Mobility also spoke once more regarding the overflight of Brussels. He is putting forward new proposals this week. “We are going to prevent the noisiest planes from arriving here and we are going to discourage companies from flying early in the morning, late at night. All of this will be reflected in standards, in the pricing of airport services, we are working on it. “he assures while emphasizing: “There is one element that I cannot change: the geographical location of an airport located too close to a densely populated area.”
