Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
From 1 April onwards, airlines that travel to Brussels Airport with noisy and polluted planes will have to pay more than they would if they used modern planes.
  "The loudest and most polluting aircraft will pay up to 20 times more than the quietest and most modern aircraft," the airport said. And for the first time, nitrogen oxide emissions will also be taken into account. According to the Belgian news agency, which added, "Brussels Airport sets airport fees for five years at a time. These are the fees that airlines must pay to use the airport operator's services, such as landing and take-off, parking and baggage handling, and are indexed at 11 percent on average. .

The so-called terminal fee, a government-imposed fee paid by airlines for the services of Skies, the Belgian air navigation and traffic service provider, will also be changed on April 1. These fees will now be based on the aircraft's noise, emissions, distance traveled (to discourage short-haul flights) and flight time.

“On average, station fees will become 25 percent cheaper to 40 percent more expensive, depending on performance and the time of day,” said Belgian Mobility Minister Georges Gilkennet. “For the oldest, noisiest and most polluting aircraft, the charge multiplies depending on the time of day.”