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Brussels Airlines

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Web site www.brusselsairlines.com
Destinations 120
Alliance Star Alliance
Commenced operations25 March 2007
HeadquartersDiegem
Belgium
HubBrussels Airport
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About Brussels Airlines


Brussels Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium, based and headquartered at Brussels Airport. It operates to over 120 destinations in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia and also offers charter services, maintenance and crew training.

Lufthansa scraps 1,300 flights in 48-hour strike

Feb 16,2020 7:56 am

The Union has warned that further strikes could come "at any Time "

Lufthansa has cancelled 1,300 flights after it lost a last-minute legal bid to halt a strike by Cabin Crew .

The two-day action over pay and conditions began at midnight local Time . About 180,000 passengers are set to face travel disruption.

The UFO union said it would hit all Lufthansa flights from German airports.

Flights by Lufthansa's other airlines including Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian Airlines , and Brussels Airlines are not affected, the airline said.

Lufthansa has cancelled 700 flights on Thursday and 600 on Friday, amounting to about one-fifth of its planned flights over the 48-hour period.

Thousands of passengers are set to face disruption

It said it regretted the inconvenience caused, adding: "We will do everything we can to minimise the impact of this massive strike on our customers. "

On Wednesday, a Frankfurt labour court rejected Lufthansa's application to prevent The Strike , which is part of a long-running dispute at the airline.

Lufthansa has said passengers travelling between German airports can exchange their tickets online for rail tickets. Other passengers will be offered alternative flights.

The Union 's vice-president, Daniel Flohr, has warned that further strikes could come "at any Time ".



lufthansa, air travel, aerospace, companies, strike action

Source of news: bbc.com

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