2023-10-16 14:30:44
We requested the reaction of the Federal Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo). “I recognize everyone’s right to contest a change that has occurred, but in this case, there is nothing wrong“, reacts the minister to the desire of the Flemish government to bring the matter before the Consultation Committee.
He recalls that the transition to satellite guidance is a European obligation, a procedure “much more precise“. And to explain that “we wanted to recreate the roads as they previously existed“. “If there is a small shift, simply correct the curve“, explains the minister.
The minister asked the DGTA, the General Directorate of Air Transport, “to objectify the question“. “If a reference point needs to be moved, we will move it to put things in the right order“, he assures.
Georges Gilkinet defends the advantages of satellite guidance. “As long as it works, we can also take appropriate measures in relation to the populations flown over.“, he explains.
Would we have wanted to favor one region more than another? “There is no community maneuver of any type“, answers Georges Gilkinet. “There is just confirmation that we must act to reduce the pressure on the populations being flown over.“, he adds.
Compared to the criticisms of Flemish Minister Ben Weyts (N-VA), “It’s clear that there are going to be elections. For the N-VA, it is good to agitate the community spectrum“, replies the Federal Minister of Mobility.
The minister explains that he is working on other avenues to reduce the nuisance for the populations being flown over. And to the Flemish parties, adds Georges Gilkinet, “I also ask them, “if they are so attached to reducing noise to agree to work on the avenues that I put on the table and which aim to reduce the pressure on all the populations overflown“.
Thus, there is on the table a proposal to reduce short-distance flights in Belgium and another to review the “count quotas”, that is to say the maximum noise quotas for planes, quotas which do not have not been seen for a long time. “The Flemish parties represented in the federal government have been very critical of the proposals put on the table“, recalls Georges Gilkinet.
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