News / 'Thousands of jobs threatened' by bid to ban night flights at Brussels Airport

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Liege could be the big winner from a proposed night flight ban at Brussels Airport, outlined in a draft decree that has left the Belgian gateway fuming.

On Friday, Belgium’s transport minister, Georges Gilkinet, presented the draft decree’s proposals, which include a ban on night flights between 11pm and 6am, aimed at limiting environmental and noise pollution from the airport.

Currently the airport is allowed a maximum of 16,000 night slots a year, including up to 5,000 night take-offs. In 2022, there ...