As a young commercial airport, Brussels South can tailor its expansion around the latest requirements of airlines and passengers. It can also be much more cost effective. Considering that time and costs are important factors for airlines to decide which airports to use, Brussels South is indeed well placed to attract new carriers. Benefits to airlines Terminal air navigation and taxiing are not congested. Block times are reduced.
Ground handling is fast and efficient.
All this translates into much shorter turn-around times than at most major airports, and thus higher aircraft utilisation. At many European hub airports, one third of flight departures are routinely delayed more than 15 minutes. While these delays are obviously not all of the airports doing, this shows the advantage of operating from an unconstrained facility. Regional airlines, for example, carry a majority of business passengers who must travel at peak hours and are very time sensitive. On the cost side, landing, passenger and ground handling charges are significantly lower at Brussels South Charleroi Airport than at larger airports.