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"Those schlemiles are destroying the Ostend economy!" Marcel Buelens is angry.
"Die schlemielen maken de Oostendse economie kapot!"
Marcel Buelens is boos.
De ceo van de Oostendse luchthaven haalt zwaar uit naar actiegroep WILOO.
De Raad van State volgde hun protest waardoor lawaaierige nachtvluchten nu verboden zijn.
Voor alle duidelijkheid: nachtvluchten zijn nog altijd toegelaten in Oostende.
1.080 bewegingen per jaar of gemiddeld net geen drie per nacht.
Aan het aantal veranderde niets, wel aan de geluidsnorm.
Volgens de oorspronkelijke milieuvergunning 2004-2024 moesten alle nachtvluchten een QC 12 of minder hebben,
dat is het lawaai van een passagiersvliegtuig.
Maar in 2015 vroeg en kreeg de luchthaven een versoepeling.
Longread in Dutch:WILOO ging in beroep,
maar Vlaams minister van Leefmilieu Joke Schauvliege bevestigde in 2016 de beslissing van de provincie.
Daarop stapte de actiegroep naar de Raad van State.
Die vernietigt nu de beslissing van minister Schauvliege.
Reden: de minister ging in tegen het advies van haar eigen milieu-administratie,
maar motiveerde dat volgens de Raad van State onvoldoende.
Door de vernietiging van de versoepeling valt de luchthaven nu terug op de oorspronkelijke regeling.
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19. November 2018
Ostend Airport Hit With Freighter Night Ban
Belgium’s Ostend-Bruges Airport which only two years ago was was happy
to have set up a cargo cooperation platform with private and public partners (CargoForwarder Global 1. June 2016) and
who has in the meantime managed to attract various cargo carriers,
is now being faced with a night-ban for large and heavy freighters.
Very few restrictions in the initial stages
The airport was proud of the fact that they have for a long time held a 24/7 operating license
which enabled cargo carriers to operate into and out of the airport throughout the night.
This exemption ensured that the airport managers were able to attract cargo operators
who may well have not obtained slots at other airports.
For example: larger and older freighters such as the B747-400F have a QC of 24 at takeoff level but only a QC of 12 when landing.
This applies also to types such as the Antonov AN-124 and the AN-12 aircraft.
This was all OK for a time until the State Council stated that the general takeoff and landing QC level should be fixed at QC 12.
There were however some restrictions imposed to the 24/7 ruling.
These were mainly environmental (noise) restrictions to the 20-year license granted to the airport in 2004.
The State Council finding still however has to be ratified by the relevant Belgian ministry.
Their decision is still outstanding.
In the event that the QC12 is made law,
then there are quite some airlines which serve Ostend who will be banned from taking off between 23.00 and 06.00 hours.
They could however land in this time as their QC level would be estimated at the agreed QC12.
An ironical situation for the airlines concerned.
And - there are quite a few such as Western Global, Air Atlanta Icelandic, Kalitta Air, Air Cargo Global and others
who all operate older B747 freighters.
Antonov operators such as Volga-Dnepr, Ukraine Air, Antonov Airlines and others who fly the AN124, AN12 and IL-76 freighters
would also be obliged to stay on ground during the night time.
Has the last word been spoken on this?
Full story at
https://www.cargoforwarder.eu/2018/11/1 ... night-ban/
