Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Brussels Airport will cancel all outgoing flights on October 14 due to a national strike by Belgian unions, ensuring passenger and staff safety.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Brussels airport said on Tuesday it will cancel all outgoing flights on October 14 due to a national strike organised by Belgian unions to protest against a savings plan put forward by the government.
"Due to the national trade union action on Tuesday 14 October, in which the staff of the security service provider are participating, we unfortunately expect a major impact on our airport operations," Belgium's main airport said in a statement.
"In order to guarantee the safety of our passengers and staff, we have decided, in consultation with the airlines, not to allow any departing passenger flights to take place on 14 October."
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by GV De Clercq)
All outgoing flights from Brussels airport are being canceled on October 14 due to a national strike organized by Belgian unions to protest against a savings plan.
The flight cancellations will occur on October 14.
To guarantee the safety of passengers and staff, the airport has decided, in consultation with airlines, not to allow any departing passenger flights on that date.
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