Eight months after opening a new FBO at Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA), Execair has reported that the shortcomings of its neighbours in the business aviation arena are helping to boost business.

A spokesman for Execair Brussels Charleroi, which was opened in conjunction with BSCA, said: “As the partial slot system has been introduced at Brussels Main, and traffic gets heavier, general aviation movements have become more and more restricted. In fact, on current trends, Brussels Main expects traffic levels currently in line with London Heathrow.”

Execair decided to offer Charleroi as a quick and easy alternative to Brussels main in June of last year. BSCA is planning to transform the airport over the next ten years, which includes the construction of a new terminal building, as well as the current project of extending the runway from its existing 2,500 metres to over 3,200 metres in length.

Meanwhile, having acquired the UK's Corporate Handling East Midlands (CHEM) in September of last year, an Execair spokesman said: “The acquisition of CHEM is in line with our strategy to further expand the Execair product in the UK and Europe.

“The aim is for East Midlands to provide an Execair service to the central belt and the North of England, not currently covered by our Birmingham base.”