Belgium air traffic resumes after air control strike ends

Belgian airports resumed operations on Wednesday after air traffic controllers ended a two-day strike and agreed to resume negotiations with operator Skeyes. While flights are moving again, airports are still dealing with congestion caused by the disruption.

June 03, 2026

Reuters

Belgium air traffic resumes after air control strike ends

An Air Belgium aircraft prepares for takeoff on the runway courtesy of Bornil Amin/Unsplash via Wix.

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Traffic at Belgian airports resumed on Wednesday morning after a strike of local air traffic controllers ended though the backlog caused congestion, Brussels International Airport said on its website.

Labour unions and air traffic control operator Skeyes reached an agreement to resume talks, a spokesperson for Skeyes said.
The strike lasted from Monday, 9 p.m. local time, until Tuesday, 9 p.m., the spokesperson said.
The dispute was related to arrangements for a planned "digital air control tower".
The country's main airports in Brussels, Charleroi and Liege were disrupted.

-Reporting by Inti Landauro/Reuters