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Taxe aéroportuaire

L’aéroport de Charleroi peut-il absorber la hausse des taxes passagers en Belgique sans perdre de vols ?

Le modèle belge de l’aviation low cost entre dans une phase plus difficile. Ryanair a déjà averti qu’elle pourrait retirer environ 1,1 million de sièges de Charleroi en 2026 et 1,1 million supplémentaire en 2027 si la charge fiscale augmente comme prévu.

Belgium Impulse Editorial·4 July 2026·3 min read·
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En 30 secondes

  • Charleroi Airport a accueilli environ 10,5 millions de passagers en 2024, soit une hausse d’environ 11,7 % par rapport à 2023.
  • Ryanair a averti d’une baisse d’environ 1,1 million de sièges à Charleroi en 2026 et de 1,1 million supplémentaire en 2027 si les taxes augmentent.
  • Charleroi a instauré une taxe locale de 3 € par passager en 2026, qui s’ajoute au débat sur la taxe fédérale sur l’aviation.
  • Brussels Airport reste le plus grand aéroport de Belgique, avec plus de 23,6 millions de passagers en 2024.

Chiffre clé

1,1 million Ryanair a averti d’une baisse d’environ de sièges à Charleroi en 2026 et de 1,1 million supplémentaire en 2027 si les taxes augmentent.

Brussels Airport Company

Le sujet est

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Brussels

area whose businesses could be affected by reduced route availability

Pourquoi c’est important

area whose businesses could be affected by reduced route availability

About

The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Region, and Belgium. The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions in its European Quarter.

South
Organisation

Charleroi Airport

airport facing higher passenger taxes and possible flight losses

Pourquoi c’est important

airport facing higher passenger taxes and possible flight losses

About

Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA), informally called Brussels-Charleroi Airport, Charleroi Brussels-South or Charleroi Airport, is an international airport located in Gosselies, part of the city of Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium. The airport is 7 km north of downtown Charleroi and 46 km south of the city of Brussels.

, exploité par Brussels South Charleroi Airport SA, un aéroport régional wallon situé à
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Gosselies

location of Brussels South Charleroi Airport

Pourquoi c’est important

location of Brussels South Charleroi Airport

About

Gosselies is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

et le deuxième aéroport passagers de Belgique après
Organisation

Brussels Airport

Belgium's largest passenger airport, used as comparison

Pourquoi c’est important

Belgium's largest passenger airport, used as comparison

About

Brussels Airport is the main international airport of Belgium. It is located in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, 12 km northeast of Brussels. Also informally known as Brussels-National Airport or Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Brussels Airport handled more than 26 million passengers in 2019, making it the 26th-busiest airport in Europe.

à Zaventem. Son centre de gravité commercial est le court-courrier low cost, avec
Organisation

Ryanair

dominant carrier warning it could cut seats from Charleroi

Pourquoi c’est important

dominant carrier warning it could cut seats from Charleroi

About

Ryanair is an Irish ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. It is the largest airline in Europe by scheduled passengers carried, fleet size, and total flights. Globally, it is the largest airline by international passengers carried, the third-largest by market capitalisation behind Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, and the fifth-most profitable by net income.

comme compagnie dominante et
Organisation

Wizz Air

low-cost carrier also present at Charleroi

Pourquoi c’est important

low-cost carrier also present at Charleroi

About

Wizz Air, legally incorporated as Wizz Air Holdings plc, is a Hungarian ultra-low-cost airline group headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 2003 by its current CEO, József Váradi, the company operates an exclusive Airbus fleet and is the world's largest operator of the Airbus A321neo aircraft.

également présente. Le déclencheur politique est la politique belge de taxation de l’aviation : une hausse de la taxe fédérale sur les passagers défendue par
Personne

Jan Jambon

federal finance minister defending the planned passenger tax increase

Pourquoi c’est important

federal finance minister defending the planned passenger tax increase

About

Johan "Jan" Martin Jozef Jambon is a Belgian businessman and politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) who has been serving as a Deputy Prime Minister and as the Minister of Finance, Pensions, National Lottery and Federal Culture Institutions in the De Wever Government since February 2025. Before that, he served as Minister-President of Flanders from 2019 to 2024. He replaced Kris Peeters as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2007.

, combinée à une taxe communale de
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Charleroi

municipality introducing a local passenger tax and city linked to the airport economy

Pourquoi c’est important

municipality introducing a local passenger tax and city linked to the airport economy

About

Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not far from the border with France. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

de 3 € par passager au départ instaurée en 2026. La question économique est de savoir si ces taxes augmentent les recettes publiques et les signaux-prix environnementaux sans nuire à la base de trafic de l’aéroport, aux emplois locaux et à la connectivité.

Contexte

L’histoire aéronautique de Charleroi est un cas de développement régional post-industriel. L’aéroport a été transformé d’une modeste infrastructure régionale en une grande base low cost après l’arrivée de Ryanair à la fin des années 1990, puis l’installation de Charleroi comme sa première base continentale européenne en 2001. Cette croissance a donné à la Wallonie un deuxième pôle aérien aux côtés de l’aéroport cargo de

Lieu

Liège

location of Wallonia's cargo airport

Pourquoi c’est important

location of Wallonia's cargo airport

About

Liège is a city and municipality in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and the capital of the eponymous province. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands and Germany. In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It is still the principal economic and cultural centre of the region.

et a aidé Charleroi à se diversifier au-delà de l’industrie lourde. Mais le modèle a toujours été exposé à deux pressions : l’examen par l’UE des aides publiques aux aéroports et aux compagnies aériennes, et la capacité des transporteurs low cost à déplacer rapidement leurs avions lorsque les redevances aéroportuaires ou les taxes augmentent.

Context & what happens next

Impact

Regional — L’impact est concentré en Wallonie, en particulier à Charleroi et dans l’économie plus large du Hainaut. Charleroi Airport n’est pas seulement un aéroport : il structure des exploitants de parkings, des sociétés de navettes, des hôtels, des prestataires de nettoyage, des assistants en escale, des concessions commerciales et la zone d’activités de l’Aéropole. Une forte réduction de capacité se ferait sentir localement avant d’apparaître dans les données du PIB national.

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Voix & réactions

What the main actors are doing

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Gouvernement fédéral et partisans de la politique fiscale

Jan Jambon et les partisans d’une taxation plus élevée de l’aviation soutiennent, en substance, que le transport aérien devrait contribuer plus équitablement aux finances publiques et aux coûts environnementaux. Leur position est que quelques euros par passager restent modestes par rapport au coût total du voyage et que la Belgique ne devrait pas sous-tarifer durablement l’avion simplement pour conserver la capacité des compagnies aériennes.

Charleroi Airport, Ryanair et intérêts économiques locaux

Le camp de l’aéroport voit l’empilement des taxes comme un problème de compétitivité. Les compagnies low cost comparent Charleroi avec des aéroports en France, aux Pays-Bas, en Allemagne, en Italie et en Europe centrale. Si la charge totale par passager augmente, les avions peuvent être redéployés ailleurs, laissant la Wallonie avec moins de lignes, des revenus aéroportuaires plus faibles et un risque pour l’emploi local.

Groupes environnementaux et défenseurs du rail

Les milieux environnementaux considèrent généralement les taxes sur l’aviation comme une correction nécessaire, car les vols court-courriers bénéficient d’avantages fiscaux par rapport à la route et au rail, notamment sur le carburant. Leur préoccupation est que les aéroports présentent toute hausse de taxe comme une menace pour l’emploi tout en ignorant les coûts climatiques et l’existence d’alternatives ferroviaires sur certaines lignes.

Passagers en Wallonie, à Bruxelles et dans le nord de la France

Les voyageurs jugent surtout la question à travers le prix et la praticité. Une petite taxe peut être acceptable si les lignes restent disponibles, mais un horaire réduit pourrait pousser les passagers vers Zaventem, Lille, Luxembourg ou Eindhoven, ajoutant des coûts de train, de navette, de carburant ou de parking qui ne sont pas visibles dans le prix du billet.

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Organisations

Charleroi Airport

airport facing higher passenger taxes and possible flight losses

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airport facing higher passenger taxes and possible flight losses

Background

Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA), informally called Brussels-Charleroi Airport, Charleroi Brussels-South or Charleroi Airport, is an international airport located in Gosselies, part of the city of Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium. The airport is 7 km north of downtown Charleroi and 46 km south of the city of Brussels.

Personnes

Jan Jambon

federal finance minister defending the planned passenger tax increase

In this story

federal finance minister defending the planned passenger tax increase

Background

Johan "Jan" Martin Jozef Jambon is a Belgian businessman and politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) who has been serving as a Deputy Prime Minister and as the Minister of Finance, Pensions, National Lottery and Federal Culture Institutions in the De Wever Government since February 2025. Before that, he served as Minister-President of Flanders from 2019 to 2024. He replaced Kris Peeters as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2007.

Organisations

Ryanair

dominant carrier warning it could cut seats from Charleroi

In this story

dominant carrier warning it could cut seats from Charleroi

Background

Ryanair is an Irish ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. It is the largest airline in Europe by scheduled passengers carried, fleet size, and total flights. Globally, it is the largest airline by international passengers carried, the third-largest by market capitalisation behind Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, and the fifth-most profitable by net income.

Lieux

Hainaut

area whose businesses could be affected by reduced route availability

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area whose businesses could be affected by reduced route availability

Background

Hainaut, historically also known as Heynault in English, is the westernmost province of Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.

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Walloon Brabant

area whose businesses could be affected by reduced route availability

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area whose businesses could be affected by reduced route availability

Background

Walloon Brabant is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut. Walloon Brabant's capital is Wavre; however, the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud is slightly more populous.

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Brussels

area whose businesses could be affected by reduced route availability

In this story

area whose businesses could be affected by reduced route availability

Background

The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Region, and Belgium. The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions in its European Quarter.

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Gosselies

location of Brussels South Charleroi Airport

In this story

location of Brussels South Charleroi Airport

Background

Gosselies is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Charleroi, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Organisations

Brussels Airport

Belgium's largest passenger airport, used as comparison

In this story

Belgium's largest passenger airport, used as comparison

Background

Brussels Airport is the main international airport of Belgium. It is located in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, 12 km northeast of Brussels. Also informally known as Brussels-National Airport or Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Brussels Airport handled more than 26 million passengers in 2019, making it the 26th-busiest airport in Europe.

Organisations

Wizz Air

low-cost carrier also present at Charleroi

In this story

low-cost carrier also present at Charleroi

Background

Wizz Air, legally incorporated as Wizz Air Holdings plc, is a Hungarian ultra-low-cost airline group headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 2003 by its current CEO, József Váradi, the company operates an exclusive Airbus fleet and is the world's largest operator of the Airbus A321neo aircraft.

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Charleroi

municipality introducing a local passenger tax and city linked to the airport economy

In this story

municipality introducing a local passenger tax and city linked to the airport economy

Background

Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not far from the border with France. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

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Liège

location of Wallonia's cargo airport

In this story

location of Wallonia's cargo airport

Background

Liège is a city and municipality in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and the capital of the eponymous province. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands and Germany. In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It is still the principal economic and cultural centre of the region.

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