Belgium is already experiencing widespread travel disruption this morning due to the start of a nine-day train strike. At 10 p.m. tonight, Friday, February 21, a nationwide railway strike officially begins. It will go until 10 p.m. on March 2.
To make matters worse for travellers, airport employees will go on strike every month on the thirteenth until further notice. More strikes and large-scale rallies are anticipated to affect travel throughout Belgium, possibly extending well into the spring.
Continue reading for tips from Euronews Travel on surviving Belgium’s travel interruption. From 10 p.m. on February 21 to 10 p.m. on March 2, travellers should anticipate considerable disruptions to their journey in Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, and other major cities. This disruption will affect trains, buses, trams, and metro services.
“We understand and regret that this strike may interfere with your travels,” the Belgian National Railway Company (SNCB) said in a statement. “Under staff availability, we will implement an alternative service to deal with the limited number of trains operating. Due to the strike by the majority of SNCB employees and those working on train infrastructure for Infrabel and HR-train, Belgium’s rail network may come to a near-complete halt.
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