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Liege Airport limit set at 55,000 movements per year
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LIEGE Airport will be restricted to 55,000 movements per year by the Walloon Government but there is room for negotiation, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The Walloon Government has now decided on the terms of the 20-year environmental permit that was first contested by the cargo specialist in September 2022, because of limits on flights and noise.
This is a more favourable outcome than the maximum limit of 50,000 aircraft movements per year for aircraft over 34 tonnes set by the original permit.
But Liege Airport's 2020-2040 master plan, approved in December 2020 by its board of directors, foresees 67,000 movements at its peak and no limitations on night flights.
In a press release on January 30, the Walloon Government said: "Liege airport will thus be limited to 55,000 movements per year, excluding less than 34 tonnes and/or less than 19 passengers, which represent 15 per cent of current movements.
"Nevertheless, and in accordance with the legislation in force, Liege Airport can respond to the incomplete nature of the impact study to justify a request to increase the number of movements fixed in the system."
The original permit also included an obligation to reduce aircraft noise by 5 per cent per year from 2024 as well as a noise quota on night flights.
In its most recent statement, the government said it had introduced a noise quota with a gradual decrease in the level of noise allowed after 11pm up until 2033.
Liege Airport said in a statement: "Liege Airport takes note of the Walloon Government's decision and salutes the work done by both the administration and the members of the Government. For the companies and the thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the airport ecosystem, this decision is a positive signal.
"Liege Airport's Board of Directors and management will take the time to analyze the new permit in detail and decide, if necessary, what action to take."
The airport added it is already taking an active role to reduce its impact on the environment.
Earlier this month, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe said the permit would curb cargo volumes at Liege Airport, and see it lose business to competitors.
The airport registered a double-digit percentage decline in air cargo volumes last year.
The Walloon Government has now decided on the terms of the 20-year environmental permit that was first contested by the cargo specialist in September 2022, because of limits on flights and noise.
This is a more favourable outcome than the maximum limit of 50,000 aircraft movements per year for aircraft over 34 tonnes set by the original permit.
But Liege Airport's 2020-2040 master plan, approved in December 2020 by its board of directors, foresees 67,000 movements at its peak and no limitations on night flights.
In a press release on January 30, the Walloon Government said: "Liege airport will thus be limited to 55,000 movements per year, excluding less than 34 tonnes and/or less than 19 passengers, which represent 15 per cent of current movements.
"Nevertheless, and in accordance with the legislation in force, Liege Airport can respond to the incomplete nature of the impact study to justify a request to increase the number of movements fixed in the system."
The original permit also included an obligation to reduce aircraft noise by 5 per cent per year from 2024 as well as a noise quota on night flights.
In its most recent statement, the government said it had introduced a noise quota with a gradual decrease in the level of noise allowed after 11pm up until 2033.
Liege Airport said in a statement: "Liege Airport takes note of the Walloon Government's decision and salutes the work done by both the administration and the members of the Government. For the companies and the thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the airport ecosystem, this decision is a positive signal.
"Liege Airport's Board of Directors and management will take the time to analyze the new permit in detail and decide, if necessary, what action to take."
The airport added it is already taking an active role to reduce its impact on the environment.
Earlier this month, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe said the permit would curb cargo volumes at Liege Airport, and see it lose business to competitors.
The airport registered a double-digit percentage decline in air cargo volumes last year.