Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at Brussels Airport after luggage handlers went on strike over workload and pay demands.
Several hundred passengers had to spend the night in the airport after their planes were left stranded.
Update work stoppage Aviapartner: no flights are handled by Aviapartner on Friday 26 October, until 27 October 6 am. Check if your flight is handled by Aviapartner on https://t.co/B4iUaQ1nsw. pic.twitter.com/lc31woWFak
— Brussels Airport (@BrusselsAirport) October 26, 2018
By noon on Friday, more than 100 flights had been cancelled.
Some passengers had to line up for hours, hoping to get a flight at the start of the autumn holiday season.
The Aviapartner luggage handling company serves major companies like Ryanair, TUI, easyJet and British Airways.
