During the 24 hour strike of the air traffic controllers and the capacity of the air traffic in Belgium has been halved. Reports that an air traffic controller skeyes (ex-Belgocontrol).
ACV-Transcom places a large question that in half and expect there to not flown will be.The reduction was decided on the basis of information about how many air traffic controllers during the strike to work will be. Thanks to the halving safety can be guaranteed, according to skeyes.
The halving applies to both departing and landing flights on planes. It is, finally, Eurocontrol (the European air traffic controller) that decides how the available volume of air traffic in the Belgian airspace will be divided.
The capacity can be further adjusted. Anyway, there will be Wednesday, much less flights to Belgium are carried out than normal.
Charleroi Airport, closedIt is the last few days it has become clear that the activities of the airport of Charleroi, a strongly disturbed would be by the strike. As expected, the management is under more roadblocks in the area. The airport therefore chose security for the traveler: all activities will be suspended Wednesday. Travelers are advised to directly contact their airline.