The Flemish Minister for Mobility, the liberal Lydia Peeters, is in the crosshairs of environmental organizations for a flight she made this Tuesday from Brussels to Antwerp to attend the restart of the Flemish regional airports, supported financially by the Flemish government.
Peeters took advantage of a press flight organized by the Flemish aeronautical entrepreneur Philippe Bodson, boss of the company ASL Group. The company, which has small business jets, offers since deconfinement the possibility for individuals to take part in collective private flights between Brussels and Ibiza.
It’s a very bad signal
Outraged by this jump in the air flies carried out by the minister, the organization Greenpeace wonders if it is aware of global warming in progress. Bond Beter Leefmilieu and WWF also criticized his action. “It’s a very bad signal“, reacted for his part the Flemish deputy Imade Annouri (Groen).
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“I accepted this proposal to participate in a press flight because business flights are an essential pillar of the activity of our regional airports“, defends Lydia Peeters.”So I wanted to draw media attention to the restart of these airports“.
According to her, ASL is also an example to be followed by this sector since the company offsets its CO2 emissions, she added.
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