Brussels Airport counts 60 cancelled and 174 delayed flights, leaving thousands stranded
Eurostar axes 12 Brussels services on 27 November amid post-strike network constraints
Belgium’s 24-hour general strike grounds most flights and paralyses public transport
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Airlines scrap UK-Belgium services as strike ripple spreads beyond borders
British Airways, Ryanair and Eurostar cancelled services to and from Belgium as the 26 November strike spread through the transport network. The knock-on effect is disrupting cross-border supply chains and forcing firms to invoke duty-of-care and posted-worker compliance measures.
Euro Weekly: strike diverts 93 flights from Brussels to Maastricht and Düsseldorf
Nearly 100 incoming flights bound for Brussels were redirected to Maastricht and Düsseldorf as strike-related staff shortages bit. The diversions created extra immigration checks for non-EU travellers and could delay cargo clearance for several days.
EU’s SCIFA meets in Brussels to debate mutual recognition of return decisions
The EU’s Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum convened in Brussels on 26 November to discuss making one country’s deportation orders valid EU-wide and how to transition Ukrainians from temporary protection to longer-term residence. Belgian stakeholders hope the reforms will ease pressure on the national reception system and give employers clarity on foreign-worker status.