Brussels Airport faces flight cancellations following industrial action by Alyzia staff

A strike involving ground handler Alyzia is set to cause widespread flight cancellations and disruption at Brussels Airport.

FTMQ Travel, written by our newsroom8 October 2026 at 01:000 views

A strike involving ground handling provider Alyzia is expected to cause severe flight disruptions at Brussels Airport, Aviation Pros reported. The industrial action is set to result in widespread schedule alterations for airlines operating at the facility. [1]

According to reports by the Traveler, AOL, Wales Online, and Birmingham Live, approximately 140 flights are set to be cancelled at Brussels Airport as a result of the disruption. The cancellations will affect several services, including routes to and from the United Kingdom. [2][9][10][11]

In addition, Aviation24.be reported that Brussels Airlines will cancel around 40 percent of its scheduled flights on Friday due to the ongoing operational issues caused by the Alyzia strike. [8]

A strike by ground handler Alyzia is disrupting flights at Brussels Airport.
Around 140 flights are expected to be cancelled, impacting routes to the United Kingdom.
Brussels Airlines is cancelling roughly 40 percent of its Friday flights.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Alyzia Strike Participation to Disrupt Brussels Airport FlightsAviation Pros, 22h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Travel warning as 140 flights set to be cancelled at Brussels Airporthttps://www.thetraveler.org/, 1d ago
[3]Mumbai Airport News: Shift of 265 International Flights to Navi Mumbai Put on HoldAviation Jeta, 1d ago
[4]Civil Aviation Ministry Asks Mumbai Airport & Airlines To Come Up With A Win-Win Plan Over Shifting FlightsFree Press Journal, 1d ago
[5]Delta Air Fired 15 Ground Workers at Miami Airport After Investigation into Potential Fraud On Cuba FlightsPaddley Too, 1d ago
[6]Navi Mumbai Airport Flight Shift Put On Hold: Airlines Get Relief As 33% International Flights StayBusiness Today, 1d ago
[7]Navi Mumbai Airport Flight Shift Put On Hold: Airlines Get Relief As 33% International Flights StayBusiness Today, 1d ago
[8]Brussels Airlines cancels around 40% of flights on Friday due to Alyzia disruptionAviation24.be, 2d ago
[9]Brussels Airport chaos as 140 flights set to be cancelled - UK routes affectedAOL.com, 1d ago
[10]Disruption at Brussels Airport as UK routes among 140 flights set to be cancelledWales Online, 1d ago
[11]Disruption at Brussels Airport as UK flights among 140 to be cancelledBirmingham Live, 1d ago

Background

[12]Brussels South Charleroi Airport on Wikipedia
[13]Theban–Spartan War on Wikipedia

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