Plane spotters asked to help reporting suspicious activity around Brussels Airport

[luchtzak]

PLANE SPOTTERS ASKED TO HELP REPORTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AROUND BRUSSELS AIRPORT

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussel ... -activity/

[luchtzak]

Het nieuws - het journaal ? With Ivan

[Apuneger]

Het nieuws - het journaal ? With Ivan

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Best regards,
Ivan

[Passenger]

VTM was also at Brussels Airport today, to interview a few spotters (including... yes).

The VTM cameras spotted... Amare!

http://nieuws.vtm.be/vtm-nieuws-donderdag-02032017-19u
see as from 25 minutes 25 seconds

[sn26567]

The interviews made by VRT were also on RTBF La Une (Bottie and Apuneger included, and translated in French ! )

https://www.rtbf.be/auvio/detail_aeropo ... id=2190963

http://m.deredactie.be/#!/snippet/58b7f ... c934419e6d

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[luchtzak]

The interviews made by VRT were also on RTBF La Une (Bottie and Apuneger included, and translated in French ! )

https://www.rtbf.be/auvio/detail_aeropo ... id=2190963

http://m.deredactie.be/#!/snippet/58b7f ... c934419e6d

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http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/video ... /1.2906176#

[Passenger]

VRT has now published the story in English, to please the non-Belgian Luchtzak members:

http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.engli ... /1.2906151

Belgian police have asked plane spotters for help in securing Brussels Airport. The daily Het Nieuwsblad reports that spotters at Zaventem are well informed about the goings on at the airport and see an awful lot.

Plane spotters enjoy observing and photographing airplanes in the vicinity of the runways. Police believe they could play a crucial role in keeping tabs on the 1,245 hectares of land at the airport. Belgian aviation police have now taken the step of contacting plane spotters and requesting their assistance.

"These guys are there anyway. They possess large telescopic lenses. We're simply asking them to notify us if they see anything suspicious" says the federal police's Peter De Waele. "We're making the same request of everybody working at the airport. For instance if they notice a vehicle in the area with two individuals who are not plane spotting, but keeping an eye on the airport or the runways, people can report this to us. Then we'll take a look to see what is actually happening."

[luchtzak]

Collection and personal note

https://www.aviation24.be/website/plane-sp ... -spotters/

[galaxy]

http://nieuws.vtm.be/binnenland/politie ... igspotters

[sgowl65]

http://bruxelles.lacapitale.be/51981/ar ... -laeroport

[MHG]

This is certainly a smart idea although not really a new idea.

In München (MUC) this is done for many years already.
Belgian Police should get in touch with Police at MUC airport regarding their experience with Spotters as "vigilant observers".

[on5rz]

DIW - chooze gewoon ne goeie hobby ;

https://www.facebook.com/deidealewereld ... 813596981/