Brussels Airlines to cancel around 700 flights over summer holiday

The emblem of Brussels Airways is seen on the entrance of the corporate headquarters, close to the Worldwide airport of Zaventem, through the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak in Diegem, Belgium Could 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS, July 4 (Reuters) – The Belgian subsidiary of Lufthansa (LHAG.DE), Brussels Airways, is cancelling near 700 flights over the summer season vacation interval, round 6% of these scheduled, to cut back workload and keep away from strikes, the airline stated on Monday.

“We’re assembly the calls for of the unions at present and we hope it could rule out additional actions (this summer season),” Brussels Airways spokesperson Maaike Andries emailed. “For long-term options, we’ll organise a gathering with the unions on August 23.”

The cancellations would result in 10.2 million euros ($10.66 million) in misplaced income, the airline added.

Pilot and cabin crew unions of Brussels Airways held a three-day strike final month, after complaining that the stress of labor was too excessive and that the corporate had been conscious of the state of affairs for round a yr however did not alleviate it.

Throughout Europe strikes and employees shortages are forcing airways to cancel 1000’s of flights, inflicting hours-long queues at main airports, dashing hopes of a primary summer season vacation for a lot of after COVID lockdowns. learn extra

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Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Marine Strauss; Modifying by Toby Chopra and Louise Heavens

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