Forty-two families from Dilbeek, Lennik and Roosdaal have taken legal action against the Belgian state over aircraft noise linked to a heavily criticised approach route into Brussels Airport. The case centres on repeated landing noise over residential areas in the Flemish Brabant communities west of Brussels, where residents say the pattern has disrupted daily life and severely affected quality of living.
The plaintiffs are linked to the citizen collective Bruegelvogelvrij, which has campaigned against the route for months. Residents describe the overflights as a persistent problem rather than a one-off nuisance, with aircraft passing overhead on several consecutive days.
The lawsuit adds pressure to a long-running dispute over Brussels Airport’s arrival procedures and noise footprint. Lennik’s local government had already indicated it was preparing its own legal move over rising aircraft noise, while the new case pushes the issue further into the courts and increases scrutiny of the authorities responsible for managing the route.