Nationwide Strike to Ground All Flights at Brussels Airports on 12 March
Belgium Completes Emergency Repatriation of 432 Citizens from the Middle East
Strikes, Maintenance Costs Push Brussels Airlines Profit Down 50 % Despite Record Traffic
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12 March national strike will shut down all passenger departures at Brussels and Charleroi airports
A nationwide trade-union protest on 12 March will halt every departing passenger flight at Brussels Airport and shut down all traffic at Charleroi. Airlines are re-booking passengers, while corporate travel managers are diverting critical trips. The walk-out highlights the growing labour-strike risk in Belgium’s transport infrastructure.
Belgium launches multi-leg airlift to repatriate 560 citizens stranded in Middle-East conflict zone
Belgium has begun a multi-stage evacuation to bring home some 560 nationals stranded in the Gulf after regional airspace closures. Military transports, charter aircraft and EU partner flights are being used in a rolling air bridge, with the first group landing safely at Brussels Airport on 8 March. The operation highlights the need for robust corporate traveller-tracking and crisis-extraction plans.
Saudi logistics firm SAL buys Aviapartner Liège for $32.7 million, strengthening Belgium’s role in global air-cargo chains
Saudi Logistics Services (SAL) will purchase Aviapartner Liège for $32.7 million, giving the Gulf group a strategic cargo-handling base in the EU. The move could enhance Belgium’s attractiveness for time-critical pharma and e-commerce flows and generate new assignment opportunities in the logistics sector.