KM Airlines flight to Brussels cancelled due to national strike of airport security workers

Brussels Airport, the largest airport in the country, asked airlines to review schedules because strike would lead to a reduction in security screenings. KM will offer refund or free change of flight

By: maltatoday.com

Sep 27 2024
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KM Airlines flight to Brussel

A national strike by Belgian security workers will affect operations at Brussels Airport, leading to the cancellation of flight KM421 between Brussels and Malta, scheduled for Tuesday, 1 October 2024.

KM421 from Brussels to Malta was scheduled to depart at 20:05 local time on Tuesday, 1st October.

KM Malta Airlines will offer a full refund of the ticket cost for those who wish to cancel their booking, or a free date change to an alternative travel date.

Passengers may contact KM Airlines customer service centre on 00356-21356000 or the travel agent with whom they made their booking. “KM Malta Airlines sincerely apologise for this inconvenience beyond the airline's control,” the airline said.

Brussels Airport, the largest airport in the country, had asked airlines to review their schedules because the strike would lead to a reduction in security screenings.

The airport said a large number of security staff would be expected to participate in the strike and predicted a major impact on airport operations that day.

Brussels Airlines' base is located at Brussels Airport and is one of the hub airlines of Lufthansa Group.

A spokesperson for Brussels Airlines said it would need to cancel 80% of its 203 flights scheduled for the day. Passengers would be offered an alternative flight schedule with a flight on an earlier departure date, later departure date or on the same day through another Lufthansa Group hub.

Some 2.4 million passengers and 18,600 flights travelled through Brussels Airport last month, according to the airport.

October’s strike will come less than a month after flight traffic from Belgium’s Charleroi airport, a major hub for the budget airline Ryanair, was snarled by multiple days of strikes by that airport’s employees.