Brussels South Charleroi, the most accessible airport in Belgium, welcomes on Saturday 5 December 2009 the return of the Earth Challenge WWF pilots. The ULM will land between 2pm and 3pm at the airport. The Earth Challenge WWF has been a major success in the world of aeronautics. Under the supervision of meteorologist Luc Trullemans, 7 pilots have covered 28,000 kilometres between Sidney, Australia and Belgium. They have flown over about 20 different countries.

1. Charleroi, 4 December 2009
Press Release
Saturday: Brussels South Charleroi welcomes the Earth Challenge
WWF on its tarmac!
Brussels South Charleroi, the most accessible airport in Belgium, welcomes on
Saturday 5 December 2009 the return of the Earth Challenge WWF pilots. The ULM
will land between 2pm and 3pm at the airport.
The Earth Challenge WWF has been a major success in the world of aeronautics.
Under the supervision of meteorologist Luc Trullemans, 7 pilots have covered 28,000
kilometres between Sidney, Australia and Belgium. They have flown over about 20
different countries.
Target: To give an overview of the effects of global warming with a view to the
important climate convention to be held in Copenhagen. The project is supported
by the Federal Department of Science Policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
President of the European Parliament.
The second part of the expedition connected Bangkok with Charleroi, where the
route covered Burma, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, United
Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and lastly Europe.
The pilots of the Earth Challenge WWF, navigated by Michel De Maegd, will land on
Saturday 5 December, between 2pm and 3pm at the previous terminal of Brussels
South Charleroi Airport.
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For more information:
In Belgium, Sylvie Claessens: Tel.: +32 (0)473 73 80 52
About the expedition: Michel De Maegd: Tel.: +32 (0)474 98 56 96/ mdemaegd@rtl.be
Brussels South Charleroi Airport: David Gering, Tel.: +32 (0)478 72 70 70
For more information: www.usf.be