News: Ryanair flights hit by Belgian strike
Flights > News > # 1321 (18/06/2007)
All flights in and out of Ryanair's Belgian hub at Charleroi airport were grounded on Friday after security staff walked out in a wildcat strike.
A row over the privatisation of public sector security personnel caused the disruption, which began at dawn.
Ryanair commuters would have been impacted the most as the airline uses the airport - which is situated 35 miles south of Brussels - as one of its main European hubs. The strike did not affect Brussels' main international airport.
Ryanair said the last-minute action called by the Ministry of Equipment Transport Union (MET) had led to about 45 of its flights going to and from other European destinations being cancelled.
Ryanair spokesman, Peter Sherrard, said: "This is the second time in the past 12 months that an illegal strike has disrupted Charleroi in this way.
"The MET have shown contempt to travellers, but the Wallonia's regional government is to blame for not having contingency plans in place under such circumstances to prevent the whole airport grinding to a halt."
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