Tonight from 00:00 till 7:00 (and from 23:00 till 7:00 on the following days), the Brussels region will fine overflying aircraft exceeding the nighttime noise limits2.
Based on projections by newspaper De Tijd1, airlines might face likely fines comprised between €5,000 and 10,000 (€1,300-62,000 are the minimum/maximum). However it is unlikely that the fines will reach the maximum limit: Ryanair calculated its fines might be €6,000. Thomas Cook estimated they would be in the €1,200-2,000 range. And a flight scheduled at 06:50 will not reach Brussels before 07:00 and will thus avoid being fined, unless it exceeds the daytime limits.
Looking at tomorrow’s 11 flights before 07:00, following airlines will face a fine (x times a fine between brackets):
TUI fly (3) – Lufthansa (1) – Brussels Airlines (4) – KLM (1) – SWISS (1) – HOP! (1)
Fines might thus be between €55,000 and 110,000 in total (minimum €14,300- maximum €682,000)
| Flight for: 22/02/2017 based on Brusselsairport.com | |||||
| 06:00 | TB3051 | Boa Vista | Scheduled | 06:00 | … |
| 06:05 | TB3261 | Malaga | Scheduled | 06:05 | … |
| 06:15 | SK2594 | Copenhagen Kastrup | Scheduled | 06:15 | … |
| 06:15 | TP611/SN6401 | Lisbon | Scheduled | 06:15 | … |
| 06:15 | TB3113 | Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia | Scheduled | 06:15 | … |
| 06:20 | LH2295/SN7065/A31423 | Munich | Scheduled | 06:20 | … |
| 06:25 | SN2711/LX4551 | Geneva | Scheduled | 06:25 | … |
| 06:25 | SN3153/SQ2803 | Milan Malpensa | Scheduled | 06:25 | … |
| 06:30 | SN2701/LX4531 | Basel Mulhouse EuroAirport Swiss | Scheduled | 06:30 | … |
| 06:30 | TB3181 | Gran Canaria/Las Palmas | Scheduled | 06:30 | … |
| 06:35 | KL1720 | Amsterdam Schiphol | Estimated | 06:35 | … |
| 06:35 | A54311/AF5354 | Lyon St Exupery | Scheduled | 06:35 | … |
| 06:50 | SN3631/UA9943 | Paris Charles De Gaulle | Scheduled | 06:50 | … |
| 06:50 | LX771/SQ2971/SN5101 | Zurich | Scheduled | 06:50 | … |
(1) De Tijd uitgelegd: hoe hoog zijn de boetes
(2) – In zone 0 : day Lsp (7-23h) = 55 dB(A) / night Lsp (23-7h) = 45 dB(A)
– In zone 1 : day Lsp (7-23h) = 60 dB(A) / night Lsp (23-7h) = 50 dB(A)
– In zone 2 : day Lsp (7-23h) = 65 dB(A) / night Lsp (23-7h) = 55 dB(A)
Zone 2 is the extreme East of the Brussels Region, Zone 1 is a small area next to it, and Zone 0 covers the majority of the Region.
