Brussels Airport lowers airport charges by 5.2%
Investment plan of more than € 550 m
Brussels Airport Company has fixed the charges for the use of the airport for the period 1 April 2016 - 31 March 2021, in close consultation with the airlines and the Airport Regulator. The charges in 2016 will drop by 5.2% in comparison with the current regulated airport charges. Via the airport charges, Brussels Airport Company will give a financial stimulus to airlines that operate aircraft with a lower noise impact.
The airport charges at Brussels Airport are set in compliance with the legal requirements set out in the operating licence of Brussels Airport Company. After the consultation period with the airlines and the Airport Regulator, the charges were fixed for the coming 5 years. These charges drop on average by 5.2% in 2016 to a fee of 26.38 euro per local departing passengers and to 16.76 euro per departing transfer passenger. From 2017, the charges will increase annually by 1.7% above inflation in the context of the Brussels Airport investment plan.
"The airport charges at Brussels Airport can be reduced thanks to the strong increase in the number of passengers at our airport in 2014 and 2015 and the continuous attention paid to cost control. Thanks to this drop in charges, Brussels Airport strengthens its competitive position. In comparison with the large airports around us in the Netherlands, France or Germany, our airport remains substantially cheaper for airlines and therfore also for passengers. It offers the airlines the chance to grow further at Brussels Airport and to create jobs in Belgium", says Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport Company.
The charges are determined by four factors: a fixed fee per departing passenger per flight and a variable fee per flight linked to the weight of the aircraft, an environmental factor and the time of take-off or landing.
In the framework of its environmental commitment and the efficient use of the airport infrastructure, Brussels Airport Company is gradually implementing a rebalancing between the various fees. This is translated in an annual shift between passenger taxes and landing and take-off charges. This stimulates airlines to strive for a higher passenger load factor. Via the airport charges, Brussels Airport Company will also give a financial stimulus to airlines that operate aircraft with lower noise impact or that only fly during the day. The aircraft generating the most noise will pay up to 2.8 times more for take-off and landing than the most silent aircraft. Flights during the day are also 3 times cheaper than night flights.
Brussels Airport Company is investing more than 550 million euro in the infrastructure until 2020, to offer passengers and airport partners an even more efficient and modern environment and to adapt the capacity and the quality of the airport to their increasing needs. To achieve all this, the charges are set to rise annually by 1.7% in addition to the increase for inflation.
Detailed information about the airport charges is available on the Brussels Airport website.