Here you can experience nuisance during a national strike: fewer buses at De Lijn, NMBS warns of crowds | National Day of Action

The line warns of nuisance throughout Flanders for bus and tram services. Overall, 60 percent of De Lijn’s buses will run. For the trams, this is 40 percent.

60% of buses and trams run on Ghent’s city network. In Antwerp it is 50 percent. Finally, 40 percent of the coastal trams also run.

De Lijn advises travelers to alternative services to check via the route planner on the website. “Rides that are being canceled are already there. Very few other rides will be cancelled, because drivers who are on strike are required to let them know, and they have. If a bus or tram still fails, it is because a driver has become ill,” said spokeswoman Ine Pieters.

Also the STIB network in Brussels will be severely hindered, it sounds. “It is impossible to already know the personnel participation in the action, but we expect significant nuisance,” spokeswoman An Van hamme said. “Due to the passage of the manifestation in the city center, several lines can be interrupted or diverted.” To find out which lines do run, travelers can the websiteconsult the mobile app or social media channels.

The NMBS will put in a number of extra trains on Monday for the expected crowds due to the trade union demonstration in Brussels.

The railway company calls on travelers to prepare well for their journey and advises to avoid peak hours (arrival in Brussels-North between 9 and 11 am and departure in Brussels-South between 12.30 and 16.00) if possible. To see how busy it is on each train, travelers can consult the NMBS app.

The three unions expect tens of thousands of people at the Brussels North Station on Monday at 11 a.m. There, the demonstrators gather to demand higher wages. The demonstration follows the traditional north-south axis in Brussels and so there will be hindrance to traffic to be.

Police in Brussels warn of traffic disruption from 9.30am and advise drivers to avoid the center.

Not only trade unionists, but also poverty and socio-cultural organizations would join. The culture sector will participate with a separate delegation, advocating for more government investment, a better artist status and strong public broadcasters.

Brussels Airport cancels all departing passenger flights on the national day of action. “We cannot guarantee the safety of travelers,” spokeswoman Nathalie Pierard told VTM NIEUWS.

The airport operator feared mainly for security screening issues† The security personnel at Zaventem had already announced their strike, but on Sunday evening it turned out that even fewer personnel would be present than expected. As a result, waiting times threatened to extend even longer than the estimated eight hours.

Passenger flights can land and cargo flights are also possible.

Also a number of catering businesses at the airport may be closed.

Also the Charleroi . airport expects possible disruptions and calls on travelers to be present at least three hours before departure. No inconvenience is expected at the airports of Ostend and Deurne, they will even accommodate extra flights.

Furthermore, the port of Antwerp may expect an impact from trade union actions, but has taken this into account as a preventive measure in its port planning, so that everything should run as smoothly as possible.

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Services will also be disrupted in the public sector. The Wage Standard Act does not directly apply to civil servants, but they are also affected by the declining purchasing power.

Finally, nuisance is expected at some city services. Waste collection in Brussels may have been disrupted. The city of Antwerp also expects disruption to city services. Garbage collection is not insured on Monday and the recycling centers are also closed. Actions are also possible at childcare: the parents were notified in advance. For other city services, the impact remains unclear.

The Flemish employers’ organization Voka fears significant disruption on the national day of action next Monday. “A survey shows that some private sector companies will be hit very hard and will be forced to shut down production, although that is certainly not the case for every company,” it said.

The trade unions recognize that the action is widely supported, in both the private and public sectors, but they received no signals from large companies that would come to a standstill.

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