Hello,

I just got an email from Brussels Airlines saying there is a national demonstration the 20th of june. Unfortunately I have a flight that day, and I am really worried that I will not be able to go Brussels airport and reach my flight since I am traveling to the airport from Rotterdam.

Does anyone here have any advice on what I should do? Reading news articles about it online, the strikes and demonstrations seems pretty extensive, are they usually a big problem, and do they usually affect public transport that much? I am contemplating just buying a new return ticket from Amsterdam instead.

VRT is warning against flying that day: [https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2022/06/15/\_don\_t-fly-from-brussels-on-20-june/](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2022/06/15/_don_t-fly-from-brussels-on-20-june/)

From [https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2022/06/belgium-labor-unions-call-for-nationwide-strikes-and-demonstrations-june-20](https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2022/06/belgium-labor-unions-call-for-nationwide-strikes-and-demonstrations-june-20):

>the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB-MIVB) have confirmed they anticipate significant disruption to public transport services in Brussels as a result of the strike. TEC, the public transport operator in the Wallonia region of Belgium, states disruptions are possible on the network as a result of the strike. Disruptions are also likely on national rail services operated by SNCB-NMBS and public transport services in the Flanders Region operated by De Lijn.

4 comments

  1. If the flight is really important then go to the airport on the 19th and sleep there.
    If you have money to “spare” buy a lounge access and when it opens next day (hoping it’s not affected by the strike) you take a shower there, and eat what you want/need!

    You’ll have passed the security control on the 19th 😅
    Not the perfect solution but I’ve seen people sleeping there overnight

  2. I would personally not risk it. It’s going to be chaos because of all the strikes, so expect delays, possible cancellations and tons of stranded people.

    If you have a connecting flight out of Rotterdam, I’d look into booking a Thalys to get there: http://www.thalys.be

  3. Just take the Thalys instead, it’s a hell of a lot faster as well…. Unless I understood you wrong (as in flying from Brussel to Rotterdam).

  4. Cancel it, you’re entitled to a full refund (no damages though) and rebook via another airport if it’s important.

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