General strike. No plane will leave this European airport

The mood in Brussels has still not improved. Another, tenth strike has been announced and will take place in the coming days.

The first difficulties due to the employees’ strike will start on Sunday, March 8, 2026. On that day, city transport will be paralyzed. A few days later, the strike will also cover air traffic.

Strikes will paralyze air traffic

Due to the general strike, Brussels Zavantem Airport has decided not to operate any flights departing on March 12, 2026. Any day now, the airport will contact passengers who were planning to fly to Brussels that day.

Arrivals will also be canceled

The airport announced it would not be processing any departures. Passengers who planned to fly from Brussels on that day will not have this opportunity.

The published statement also states that difficulties may also affect arrivals. At the moment, it is not known which arrivals will be canceled, but tourists must expect serious difficulties.

Charleroi airport no announcement

So far, Charleroi airport has not published any information about planned disruptions.

Not just the airport

Brussels Zavatem Airport announced that in addition to disruptions to airline services, strikes are also planned that will cover public transport. There may be complete paralysis and many streets blocked.

Why is Brussels on strike?

The decision to go on a general strike was made due to the federal government’s delay in the issue of wage indexation. The general strike is to last for 24 hours. He is supported by the three largest trade unions in Belgium.

This is not the first such strike organized recently. For exactly the same reasons, there was a strike on November 26, 2025. Then all airports, roads and trains were blocked.