Breda International Airport in Bosschenhoofd wants to expand its social role in the region during times of crisis, director Jan Voeten said. He gave the possible temporary reception of refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Europe as an example, stressing that this would not concern regular asylum-seeker reception. Voeten said the airport has space and could place beds in aircraft hangars or elsewhere on the site. He referred to the airport’s rapid conversion into one of West Brabant’s largest vaccination centres during the coronavirus crisis as evidence that it could respond quickly. The airport is willing to temporarily put its own business activities in the background, he said.