Johan Decuyper, CEO of Skeyes: “Belgium is becoming one of the most expensive skies to control in Europe”
Johan Decuyper, CEO of Skeyes, explains how the health crisis has not been a restful period for air traffic controllers and comments that it has made the Belgian skies expensive to watch out for.
By Eric Renette
Aith airlines grounded for months, airports deserted by tourists and businessmen alike, the air sector has been suffering since the start of the pandemic in 2020. One might think that, on the contrary, for air traffic controllers sky, this unusual calm was a moment of pause and relaxation for nearly two years. Quite the contrary. For the public company in charge of air traffic control in Belgium, no flights means no money coming in. And when the public service guarantee continues, planes or not, Skeyes is working at a loss. Johan Decuyper, the CEO, nuance however.
With an almost deserted sky, airports in pandemic mode, it must have been particularly calm for air traffic control?
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