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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.
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By Reuters
24 Mar
Brussels Charleroi Airport strike, all departing flights canceledepa11674331 An empty area at the Terminal 1 of Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) as private security agents go on strike over working conditions, in Gosselies, Belgium, 22 October 2024. Due to an ongoing action by the security sector and the lack of staff to ensure security operations, all departing flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport on 22 October have been cancelled, however all arrivals will proceed as planned, according to announcement by the BSCA, one of the main Hub in Europe of Ryanair. This is already the second action of security sector in one month at BSCA. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

The strike is the second 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's proposal to reform pensions and the labour market.

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

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