All passenger flights scheduled to depart on Monday from Brussels airport were canceled today due to a national strike in Belgium, but inbound and cargo flights will take place.
“Due to the national demonstration and the strike of a large part of the security personnel of G4S (airport surveillance company) on Monday, June 20, no passenger flights will leave Brussels airport,” the infrastructure said in a statement published in its ‘ website’.
The airport also advises passengers affected by these flights not to go to the terminals on Monday and to reschedule their air connections, since “only arrival and cargo flights will be carried out.” The restrictions planned for Monday could also cause “long waiting times” on Tuesday, said the Belgian capital airport, which “regrets the inconvenience” caused to passengers.
Several unions linked to the areas of security and baggage handling have already announced that they will join the national strike to demand an increase in purchasing power, but it is possible that some catering establishments will also close on Monday, the French broadcaster said. in public RTBF.
Ryanair pilots in Belgium also called for a strike between June 24 and 26, the same days as the strike of the airline’s cabin crew in that European country.
Source: Observadora
