Brussels Charleroi will close for 11 weeks from August 15, 2028, to October 31, 2028, for repairs on its only runway. The runway has not been fully renovated in 40 years, but it was extended from 2,550 to 3,200 metres in 2019. Unions expressed worries about the return of traffic to the airport, enhanced by Ryanair’s earlier decision to downsize its Charleroi operations over higher aviation taxes in Belgium. The airport is currently served by Ryanair, Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines, Air Corsica, and Volotea, ch-aviation data shows.