The Brussels-Capital Region has missed the deadline to challenge the permanent introduction of the RNP 07L approach route at Brussels Airport before the Council of State, following an administrative error, according to French-language newspaper Le Soir.
Federal Mobility Minister Jean-Luc Crucke reportedly informed the office of Brussels Environment Minister Elke Van den Brandt on 17 July of the decision to make the approach route permanent. The notification should have been forwarded to Brussels State Secretary Ans Persoons, whose responsibilities include the issue. However, the letter was apparently not passed on, and Persoons only became aware of it on 6 November. By then, the 60-day deadline for filing an appeal had expired.
The missed deadline means the Brussels-Capital Region can no longer use this specific legal procedure to challenge the decision. The development is another setback for opponents of the flight path, which has been a source of continued controversy over aircraft noise above Brussels.
Source: Le Soir, 12 November 2026