The action is part of the international ‘Make them pay’ campaign, which is being carried out in 13 countries and aims to impose significant taxes on the most frequent users of air transport, as well as to ban private flights , portal reports. BRF.be .
The police were on the scene but did not intervene. Passengers on a private flight were escorted out the back door.
“Private jets are a climate, social and economic injustice,” said Sebastian Gonzato of Scientists Rebellion. According to him, a private jet user emits 1,000 times more CO2 per year than the average Belgian. Aviation is necessary, but it must be kept to a strict minimum.
More than 23,000 private jet flights to and from Belgium were made in 2021, according to industry body the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA). Most fly to Brussels Airport, which had more than 8,000 flights in 2021. It accounted for 5% of all departures.
EBAA data shows that nearly 87% of private jet flights do not cross European Union borders. France, the UK and Germany are the most popular destinations for small passenger cars. The ten most popular routes include Brussels-Paris and Antwerp-Amsterdam. At European level, almost a third of private jet flights do not exceed 500 kilometres. London-Paris, Rome-Milan and Zurich-Geneva connections are particularly popular, although there are direct train connections between these cities.
