no flights will leave due to the security staff strike

The Belgian Charleroi airportvery close to Brussels and the second largest airport in Belgium, has closed its facilities for all outbound flights this Wednesday for a strike of your security personnel.

The chaos in Charleroi began on Monday when airport security went on strike, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded due to lack of agent as they missed their flights.

The airport had to close its doors this Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. and it was expected to reopen this Wednesday, but it has not been possible. According to the Belgian media Le Soir unions have reached an agreement and it is expected that Charleroi is running at full capacity this Thursday.

The origin of the strike is in the unhappy company staff Security Masterwhich manages security at Charleroi airport, after its management reported that it will divide the service concession between two companies, since they fear that this decision will lead to a worsening of their working conditions and remuneration.

The airline TUI Fly, which had planned to operate two flights to Tenerife and Murcia from Charleroi, has diverted them to Brussels international airport and informed passengers of the change.

The strike by security personnel these days has generated huge lines at security checkpoints, which have ended up extending to the outside of the crowded facilities.

This has meant that hundreds of passengers have not been able to board on time, causing delays in several flights, which is why it has been decided to suspend flights out of Charleroi, but those of arrivals are maintained.