The Airport in Charleroi cancels all arrivals and departures on March 31 due to a strike. Earlier, flights on that day were also canceled by the airport in Brussels.
According to VRT television, trade unions have announced a general strike in protest against reputation plans for wages and pensions federal government.
The employees responsible for the transport of luggage and security staff are to strike mainly. It is not clear yet whether air traffic controllers will take part in the strike.
Airports in Belgium are canceling flights
The airport in Brussels also announced that it had decided to cancel all departures, “to ensure the safety of passengers and staff and avoid long queues”.
A total of 244 flights that were to start from the Brussels airport ZaVent on Monday, March 31, were canceled.
Among the issues that trade unions are fighting, there is the protection of automatic pay indexation, pensions and better working conditions.
Government Belgium He recently introduced a reform increasing the retirement age from 65 to 66 from January 1, 2025, and then to 67 to 2030 people born before January 1, 1960 can still retire at the age of 65.
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