Charleroi Airport (BSCA) has closed its doors to all departures for the second day in a row over ongoing strike action by the airport's security personnel, the airport management announced on Tuesday afternoon.
The press release specifies that the decision is linked to the desire to preserve the safety of passengers. "It will therefore no longer be possible to access or enter the airport terminal”, added the management of BSCA.
"Our task is to protect the safety of passengers and staff while ensuring the continuity of the airport. We, therefore, deplore what is happening at BSCA", said Filip Pellens, manager of Security Masters.
According to him, the decision to entrust the security screening of Charleroi Airport to two security companies instead of one was taken by BSCA Security: "We only found out about it when the contract was published", said Filip Pellens.
Day two of strike action
For the second day in a row, the airport is experiencing major disruptions following the strike by security personnel from the company Security Masters, who are usually responsible for screening passengers.
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Its agents have been denouncing for several weeks BSCA Security’s desire to split a future passenger screening between two companies, fearing that this decision could lead to competition between the personnel of the two service providers, which could worsen working conditions for staff.
Monday's first strike on Monday also led to chaos at the airport. Travellers could not get on their scheduled flights and after 16:00 the airport closed to all departing passengers.
