2024-01-02 19:00:32
Nuisance from planes The Flemish employers’ association Voka gave a favorable opinion, during a public inquiry, to the request for a new environmental permit for Zaventem airport, it said on Tuesday.
The current permit granted to Brussels Airport, manager of the international airport, runs until July 2024. One year before this deadline, a request for renewal of the environmental permit was submitted to the Flemish authorities, this time For an undetermined time. On December 10, the public inquiry concerning this renewal began. It aims to collect everyone’s doubts and comments until January 8.
After analysis, Voka said it was satisfied with the new plans. The employers’ organization underlines in its argument that the airport located in Flemish Brabant generates 2% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and welcomes 317 companies. Some 24,000 employees work there and some 40,000 indirect jobs depend on it. Brucargo, the freight section of Brussels Airport, is also of particular importance in guaranteeing economic activities, insists the association.
“Renewing the Brussels Airport permit represents, in our opinion, an excellent solution to ensure the future of the second largest economic center in Flanders, the economic gateway and the center of logistical activities of the province of Flemish Brabant” , commented the managing director of Voka – Chamber of Commerce of Flemish Brabant, Kris Claes. In this matter, the Flemish employers’ association is in fact represented by this chamber and by the Voka Metropolitan, active in Brussels. “We support the objectives of Brussels Airport regarding both noise pollution (caused by planes, editor’s note) and sustainability,” he concluded.
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