Belgian state convicted for excessive airport noise

The Brussels Court of Appeal last month ruled in favour of 93 families from the eastern edge of Brussels in their fight against aircraft noise. The appeals court has ordered the Belgian state to compensate the families for the excessive use of runway 01 at Brussels Airport in the period 2004-2011, reports De Tijd.

According to the Brussels association against aircraft noise Wake Up Kraainem, the Court of Appeal confirmed that the Belgian state was in the wrong when it failed to “take legitimate action against the intensive use of runway 01.”

The compensation amount is not yet known, and the families have yet to demonstrate that they have a right to it.