Since 2018, a minimum train service has been planned in the event of a strike, depending on the staff of SNCB and Infrabel, the network manager, who indicated that they would work. The broad outlines of this alternative transport plan were communicated on Saturday by SNCB. Travelers are invited to consult regularly, the day before their departure, the alternative service that will be put in place, by planning their trip via the SNCB app or website.
The railway company “regrets the impact of this situation for travelers and particularly advises students taking exams to make arrangements to reach their accommodation on Sunday before 10:00 p.m., and those who planned to travel by train to their exam on Monday to anticipate their journey”.
Brussels Airlines cancels half of its European flights scheduled for Monday
Half of the European flights chartered by Brussels Airlines will not take off on Monday due to the action of the common union front, organized in the capital against the pension reform of the next federal government, the Belgian company announced on Saturday.
“This demonstration risks having a significant impact on, among others, the baggage handling companies at Brussels Airport. The airport management has therefore asked us to preventively cancel a significant number of flights”explains Brussels Airlines in a press release.
The company adds that it is trying to limit the impact of these cancellations by targeting flights for which it has “sufficient alternatives” for passengers, or by choosing those that are less popular. In addition, “we try to protect our long-haul flights as much as possible so that they can take place”, she wants to be reassuring.
Travelers affected by these cancellations and for whom the company has contact details will be contacted by Brussels Airlines and will be offered other flights. “Those who do not accept these alternatives can request other options via our ‘chatbot’ (user interaction software, Editor’s note) or our customer service, or request a refund of their ticket,” the company further specifies. Lufthansa group. “Those who booked through a travel agent will be asked to contact the agent for an alternative flight or refund.”
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The lucky ones whose journey is preserved “are asked to bring a minimum of luggage”, warns the company, which says it “regrets the situation” and apologizes to its customers.
The Brussels Airlines website allows you to check the status of a flight (maintained or canceled).
Announcements are multiplying in transport in view of the demonstration planned for Monday. In addition to air travel, train traffic will be disrupted as well as public transport networks in Brussels and Wallonia (Stib, Tec). On the SNCB side, one in three trains connecting major cities (IC) will run on Monday, the railway company announced on Saturday. Almost all trains scheduled during peak hours (P) will be stopped. For L and S trains, the proportion is estimated at 20%.
The unions fear that the new “Arizona” government will modify the conditions of access to the pension, for example by raising the retirement age for rolling staff, by eliminating the directors’ fees (on the basis of which the retirement is calculated) and the calculation of pensions on the basis of the entire career and no longer the last four years. All this would lead to lower pensions, delayed retirements and a deterioration in the conditions of workers at the end of their careers, denounces the common union front.
