The strike by security forces on Monday resulted in the closure of Brussels-Zaventem airport, where all flights from Belgium’s busiest airport were canceled amid a nationwide mobilization of unions for wages. «All departing flights are canceled on June 20 (…) We urge all passengers not to arrive at the airport on MondayThe airport operator, Brussels Airport, wrote on its Twitter microblog. A total of 232 flights were canceled, except for a few transfer flights, which affected about 30,000 departing passengers, according to an airport spokesman.
Inbound commercial flights also suffer, one in four flights. On the other hand, all cargo transportation is preserved. «I have not seen my wife for 4 months, because I was working. I was to meet him this morning in Istanbul. Maybe spend a few days at the hotelAlexander Zaikin, a Ukrainian who works in the merchant navy, told AFP in the airport lounge, where several hundred passengers were looking for solutions to find accommodation or a new flight.
Passengers are advised to contact their airline to change their route. Some of the German TUI tour operator departing from Brussels airport was redirected to other regional airports in Belgium. Belgium’s three largest trade unions, the FGTB (Socialist), the CSC (Christian) and the CGSLB (Liberal), called for a national action day on Monday to protect wages and purchasing power.
In this context, part of the staff of the security company G4S operating in Zaventem decided to go on strike, which had already forced the Brussels airport last Wednesday, June 20, not to advise to leave this airport. At the end of the morning, a big trade union demonstration was planned in the center of Brussels, where the organizers said that they expected up to 70 thousand people. Other protests by aviation crews, particularly Ryanair և Brussels Airlines, will have to disrupt this part of Belgium for several days from Thursday.
Source: Le Figaro
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