BRU Aviapartner baggage handlers on strike - 25/26 Oct
Oct 26, 2018, 1:52 am
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BRU Aviapartner baggage handlers on strike - 25/26 Oct
FYI - BRU Aviapartner baggage handlers are on strike from yesterday. BRU airport website states all BA flights today are cancelled, and so far at least an IB one too.
I don't have further info at the moment, but I thought it was an info to share.
I don't have further info at the moment, but I thought it was an info to share.
Oct 26, 2018, 3:12 am
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This action also apparently includes the ground staff who do push back from the gate and so on, and is more of an issue than just getting bags on and off the aircraft.
Oct 26, 2018, 7:48 am
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BA has also cancelled the 7.05 flight (BA389) on 27th Oct.
Basically all airlines using Aviapartner cancelled all flights from and to BRU, today. The airport landside departure area look quite messy with a giant queue for the shared aviapartner's desks; I also spotted an angry BA customer's twitter - about the lack of any BA representatives - reported by an online newspaper.
Maybe some mod could change the title in "BRU Aviapartner on strike - 25/26 Oct" as it involves not only baggage handlers?
Basically all airlines using Aviapartner cancelled all flights from and to BRU, today. The airport landside departure area look quite messy with a giant queue for the shared aviapartner's desks; I also spotted an angry BA customer's twitter - about the lack of any BA representatives - reported by an online newspaper.
Maybe some mod could change the title in "BRU Aviapartner on strike - 25/26 Oct" as it involves not only baggage handlers?
Oct 26, 2018, 7:58 am
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SATURDAY UPDATE: strike continues through to Sunday, see below for updates.
Work stoppage at baggage handler Aviapartner
Update Friday 26/10 – 12:30
As a result of a work stoppage at baggage handler Aviapartner, no flights are handled by Aviapartner on Friday 26 October, until 27 October 6 am.
Advice to the passengers
The following airlines are handled by Aviapartner on 26 October 2018. Kindly contact your airline for extra information.
Local departing passengers are requested not to wait in the terminal but to go home and contact their airline via their call centre or on their website. Baggage from cancelled flights cannot be retrieved today. The baggage will be sent on to its destination. We therefore ask departing passengers to file a missing baggage claim at their destination at the local Lost & Found partner of the airline in question. Passengers who do no longer wish to fly to their destination can contact the Lost & Found ‘Welcome services’ desk at Brussels Airport. More information is available here: https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/lostbaggage
Information for arriving passengers
Baggage cannot be retrieved today. Arriving passengers will be given a token which they can use to file a baggage claim.
We do everything in our power to limit the impact of this action and apologize for any inconvenience.
Update Friday 26/10 – 12:30
As a result of a work stoppage at baggage handler Aviapartner, no flights are handled by Aviapartner on Friday 26 October, until 27 October 6 am.
Advice to the passengers
The following airlines are handled by Aviapartner on 26 October 2018. Kindly contact your airline for extra information.
- Aer lingus
- Air Baltic
- Air Europa
- Air Serbia
- Air Transat
- ANA - All Nippon Airways
- BMI Regional
- British Airways
- CSA Czech Airlines
- EasyJet
- El Al
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- FlyEgypt
- Hop!
- Iberia
- KLM
- Royal Air Maroc
- Ryanair
- SAS
- Sun Express
- TAP Portugal
- Travel Service
- TUI fly
- Tunisair
- Turkish Airlines
- Vueling
- Pegasus
- Nouvelair Tunesia
Local departing passengers are requested not to wait in the terminal but to go home and contact their airline via their call centre or on their website. Baggage from cancelled flights cannot be retrieved today. The baggage will be sent on to its destination. We therefore ask departing passengers to file a missing baggage claim at their destination at the local Lost & Found partner of the airline in question. Passengers who do no longer wish to fly to their destination can contact the Lost & Found ‘Welcome services’ desk at Brussels Airport. More information is available here: https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/lostbaggage
Information for arriving passengers
Baggage cannot be retrieved today. Arriving passengers will be given a token which they can use to file a baggage claim.
We do everything in our power to limit the impact of this action and apologize for any inconvenience.
Last edited by corporate-wage-slave; Oct 26, 2018 at 11:55 pm
Oct 26, 2018, 3:44 pm
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Strikes continues until 28th October at 6am.
Update Friday 26/10 – 7:15 pm
As a result of a work stoppage at baggage handler Aviapartner, no flights are handled by Aviapartner until Sunday 28 October 6 am.
Advice to the passengers
For the following airlines, there is no baggage handling by Aviapartner. Kindly contact your airline for more information on your flight.
Local departing passengers are requested not to wait in the terminal but to go home and contact their airline via their call centre or on their website.
Baggage from cancelled flights cannot be retrieved today.
The baggage will be sent on to its destination. We therefore ask departing passengers to file a missing baggage claim at their destination at the local Lost & Found partner of the airline in question.
Passengers who do no longer wish to fly to their destination can contact the Lost & Found ‘Welcome services’ desk at Brussels Airport. More information is available here: https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/lostbaggage
Information for arriving passengers
Baggage cannot be retrieved today.
Arriving passengers will be given a token which they can use to file a baggage claim.
We do everything in our power to limit the impact of this action and apologize for any inconvenience.
As a result of a work stoppage at baggage handler Aviapartner, no flights are handled by Aviapartner until Sunday 28 October 6 am.
Advice to the passengers
For the following airlines, there is no baggage handling by Aviapartner. Kindly contact your airline for more information on your flight.
- Aer lingus
- Air Baltic
- Air Europa
- Air Serbia
- Air Transat
- ANA - All Nippon Airways
- BMI Regional
- British Airways
- CSA Czech Airlines
- EasyJet
- El Al
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- FlyEgypt
- Hop!
- Iberia
- KLM
- Royal Air Maroc
- Ryanair
- SAS
- Sun Express
- TAP Portugal
- Travel Service
- TUI fly
- Tunisair
- Turkish Airlines
- Vueling
- Pegasus
- Nouvelair Tunesia
Local departing passengers are requested not to wait in the terminal but to go home and contact their airline via their call centre or on their website.
Baggage from cancelled flights cannot be retrieved today.
The baggage will be sent on to its destination. We therefore ask departing passengers to file a missing baggage claim at their destination at the local Lost & Found partner of the airline in question.
Passengers who do no longer wish to fly to their destination can contact the Lost & Found ‘Welcome services’ desk at Brussels Airport. More information is available here: https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/lostbaggage
Information for arriving passengers
Baggage cannot be retrieved today.
Arriving passengers will be given a token which they can use to file a baggage claim.
We do everything in our power to limit the impact of this action and apologize for any inconvenience.
Oct 26, 2018, 11:54 pm
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Yes it looks like this wasn't just a 24 hour stoppage as first advertised, it continues through Saturday and on to Sunday morning at least. SN Brussels Airline which does its own handling (via an internal company) is not directly affected but there seems to be a lot of delays for them too.
Oct 27, 2018, 7:17 am
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Yes it looks like this wasn't just a 24 hour stoppage as first advertised, it continues through Saturday and on to Sunday morning at least. SN Brussels Airline which does its own handling (via an internal company) is not directly affected but there seems to be a lot of delays for them too.
Aviapartner: Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air Baltic, Air Europa, Air Serbia, Air Transat, All Nippon Airways, BMI Regional, British Airways, CSA Czech Airlines, Easyjet, El Al, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, FlyEgypt, HOP Airlines, Iberia, KLM, Meridiana Fly, Nouvelair, Onur Air, Pegasus Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Ryanair, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Sun Express, TAP Portugal, Transavia, TUIfly, Tunisair, Turkish Airlines, Vueling
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Oct 28, 2018, 3:25 am
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Yes it looks like this wasn't just a 24 hour stoppage as first advertised, it continues through Saturday and on to Sunday morning at least. SN Brussels Airline which does its own handling (via an internal company) is not directly affected but there seems to be a lot of delays for them too.
However... as he has 2 laptops, he tends to check in his bag. So, he now has no idea where his bag/laptops are! One of laptops is from the client, and will be a right PITA to get replaced if his bag doesn't turn up.
*I'd have been out of there in no time and on a train to somewhere were hotels were available
