The Christian and socialist trade unions are holding a day of action today against the De Wever I government's austerity and reform plans. Much disruption is expected also in our skies.
Brussels Airport says there is a big impact on the airport that the company that runs the aviation hub enormously regrets
At Zaventem, no flights are leaving today due to the national union protest action and half of incoming flights have been cancelled Ihsane Chioua Lekhli, spokeswoman of Brussels Airport told VRT News.
‘That means that of the 66,000 people who were going to travel normally today, only 21,000 can still arrive at the airport.’
The bad news about the cancellations was communicated late yesterday because security company G4S only let it be known in the late afternoon that it could not guarantee services, Ms Chioua Lekhli explains.
As a result, Brussels Airport ‘had to take the difficult decision, together with the airlines’, to cancel the flights. 'After all, we could not guarantee that passengers would be checked by security staff. This time, the cancellation came a day in advance, but of course we prefer to communicate this much earlier so that people can adjust their plans.’
No flights at Charleroi Airport
Not only all departing flights, but also all arriving flights at Charleroi Airport are cancelled on Tuesday due to industrial action.
Before the weekend the airport announced that all departing flights would be cancelled on Tuesday. Now it has emerged that the airport cannot welcome any arriving flights either. Airlines will contact affected travellers, airport authorities say.