Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)

Brussels Airport against Charleroi Airport before European court

Share

Brussels Airport on 29 November filed a request to intervene in support of the European Commission before the European Union Court, reports L’Echo on Tuesday. The management of the national airport intends to oppose the appeal of the Sowaer (owner of Brussels South Charleroi Airport) which disputes the upward revision of the airport fees in Charleroi.

The European Commission criticises the Walloon Region and Sowaer for granting disguised State aid to BSCA via a fee for the use of airport infrastructures which does not correspond to market prices. The European Commission has therefore condemned the management company of Charleroi Airport to repay 6 million euros arrears of fees and fixed the fees at 15 million euros from 2015, against 3 million euros previously.

Brussels South Charleroi Airport filed several appeals against that decision.

The new action by Brussels Airport is introduced as a part of Sowaer’s appeal to the European Union Court.

This post was published on 24 January 2017 17:00

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

Published by
André Orban

Recent Posts

Romanian airline Dan Air files for insolvency amid €10 million environmental debt

Romanian carrier seeks protection from creditors as total liabilities reach €25.4 million; flight operations face…

23 October 2026

Jetstar bans passenger after he inflates life jacket during safety demonstration

Jetstar and Qantas have banned an Australian social media personality from flying with their airlines…

23 October 2026

Flemish Government suspends new Brussels Airport flight plan over noise concerns

The Flemish Government has invoked a conflict of interest against the proposed changes to flight…

23 October 2026

Brussels Airport to expand border controls as EES delays persist, government registration kiosks remain offline

Brussels Airport will add eight manual border-control positions for arriving passengers by the end of…

23 October 2026

Typhoon Champi forces cancellation of more than 600 flights in Taiwan

Typhoon Champi has disrupted air travel across Taiwan, forcing the cancellation of more than 600…

23 October 2026

Copenhagen Airport faces major security queues after new screening requirements

Copenhagen Airport (CPH) is experiencing major queues at security screening after new requirements introduced by…

23 October 2026