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Five-day national railway strike to hit Belgian and cross-border trains from 25 January
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Brussels Airport trials ultra-cold supply chain for life-saving cell and gene therapies
Brussels Airport has launched a pilot corridor that equips the hub with cryogenic storage, GPS-tracked containers and a biomedical rapid-response team to move human cells and blood used in personalised cancer therapies. The initiative aims to set a global standard for transporting ‘living medicines’, reducing risk and transit times for pharma firms and hospitals. For mobility managers it signals new opportunities—and compliance duties—for staff relocations in Belgium’s fast-growing life-sciences sector.
Ryanair to cut 2.2 million seats on Belgian routes as federal and local passenger taxes soar
Facing a new €3 municipal tax at Charleroi from April 2026 and a federal duty rise to €10 in 2027, Ryanair plans to remove 2.2 million seats from its Belgian schedules over the next two years. The retrenchment threatens connectivity, raises travel costs for businesses and expatriates, and intensifies the policy battle over green taxation versus air-industry competitiveness.