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title: "Belgian airports cancel all departing flights on March 31 due to strike"
description: "March 24 (Reuters) - Both main airports serving Belgium's capital, Brussels Airport and Charleroi Airport, have cancelled all flights departing on March 31 due to a one-day nationwide strike, they said on Monday."
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# Belgian airports cancel all departing flights on March 31 due to strike

> March 24 (Reuters) - Both main airports serving Belgium's capital, Brussels Airport and Charleroi Airport, have cancelled all flights departing on March 31 due to a one-day nationwide strike, they said on Monday.

By Reuters · Published 24 March 2025, 23:49 SAST · Updated 24 March 2025, 23:49 SAST

## Key points
- In a dramatic twist of fate, Brussels Airport braces for chaos as ground crews and security staff join the second strike against the government's labor reforms, proving that when it comes to pensions and paychecks, even the skies aren’t the limit for discontent.
- A second strike is underway in response to the new government's labour market reforms.
- Brussels Airport faces disruptions as ground crews and security staff join the protest.
- The walkout targets proposed changes to pensions and labour regulations.
- The ongoing unrest reflects widespread discontent with government policies.

## Content

The strike is the [second](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3P40DI&linkedFromStory=true) planned over the new government's labour market reforms.

Brussels Airport said arrivals would also be affected as ground crews and security staff join the walkout in protest at the [new government](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL5N3OR2BF&linkedFromStory=true)'s proposal to reform pensions and the labour market.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer, Charlotte van Campenhout; Editing by Jan Harvey)