Brussels airport paralyzed, flights from here will be canceled on October 1

Brussels Airport announced on September 27 that all flights departing from the airport on October 1 will be canceled due to a nationwide strike by security, cleaning and hotel service staff in Belgium.

Brussels airport is paralyzed, flights from here will be canceled on October 1. (Source: Brusselsairport)

The strike at Brussels Airport on October 1 could affect 50,000 passengers, according to industry experts.

The strike, organised under the banner of “Race to the Bottom”, is a collective action against rising workloads and deteriorating working conditions. Unions have called on airport workers and subcontractors to join the strike, with plans to gather at the airport entrance at 10am.

The unions highlighted a range of unresolved issues, including: high work pressure; poor maintenance of airport infrastructure; lack of public transport; inadequate facilities for staff, lack of basic amenities such as staff rest areas; no negotiations with the airport operator despite repeated concerns, unions claim management has taken no action; despite the airport operator continuing to make profits, unions claim staff have been abandoned.

The union is pushing for urgent improvements in working conditions and more open dialogue with Brussels Airport Company (BAC).

Meanwhile, on the BAC side, the announcement said that incoming flights could continue to a certain extent, but some flights would also be cancelled.

Previously, on September 13, another strike also paralyzed airports in Brussels.

The strikes come as unions and airport management have been negotiating for months to improve working conditions for employees.

According to aviation24.be, the strike is part of a wider European action against the growing pressure on workers in various industries, with aviation being hit hardest by rising demand and staff shortages. The protest signals a call for systemic change in how workers are treated, not just at Brussels Airport but across the entire aviation industry.

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