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Brussels Airport expects disturbances due to Friday’s national demonstration

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Next Friday, 16 December, Brussels Airport expects a lot of disruption. The unions are organizing a national day of action to acquire more purchasing power. The management of the airport has asked airlines to cancel as many flights as possible in order to avoid chaos.

On 9 November, there was already a day of demonstration, the unions are repeating their claim for more purchasing power next Friday with a new walk through Brussels.

Many staffers working at the airport will join the union’s call to protest. Most of them working at baggage handling and at the security check points. Vital for any airport, hence the airlines have to reduce their capacity by 70 percent.

Brussels Airlines, the airport’s biggest operator, will suspend about two-thirds of its scheduled flights. The airline’s medium-haul network is mostly affected, and aims to maintain its long-haul network.

This post was published on 11 December 2022 13:28

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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