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Brussels Airport to cancel all departing flights on April 29 due to national strike

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The disruption at Brussels Airport due to the national strike planned for Tuesday, April 29, will be even greater than initially anticipated. The airport announced that all tomorrow’s departing flights will be cancelled.

Under normal circumstances, approximately 470 flights carrying 66,000 passengers would operate at Brussels Airport tomorrow. However, due to the industrial action organised by the ACV/CSC and ABVV/FGTB trade unions, passenger assistance teams at many airlines will now scratch their heads to reschedule, reroute or refund the affected passengers.

Brussels Airport apologized for the inconvenience.

The nationwide strike is being held in protest against the policies of the federal De Wever government and is expected to cause widespread disruption across multiple sectors throughout Belgium.

This post was published on 28 April 2025 18:40

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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