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Possible impacts of Belgium's national industrial action on our Brussels flights on 12MAY26

Finnair flight disruptions are possible at Brussels Airport on 12 May 2026 due to national industrial action in Belgium.

Due to the national industrial action of Belgium's 3 main union confederations FGTB/ABVV, CSC/ACV and CGSLB/ACLVB, staffing levels for security control at Brussels Airport will be severely impacted on 12 May 2026, affecting mostly departing flights.

Because the situation regarding your flight is still uncertain, we want to offer you the option to change your travel date free of charge up until the day of departure. You can change your travel date to any date between 9 to 15 May 2026. If your flight experiences disruptions, we will arrange an alternative flight connection for you if needed in any case. 

To avoid last-minute changes to your travel plan, you can modify your booking easily in Manage booking by following these steps: 

  1. Select Change flights for free option.
  2. Choose Continue to change flights.
  3. Read the instructions and select continue.
  4. Choose your new travel date and continue.
  5. Select a new travel date marked with €0.00 and choose Change dates.
  6. Select your preferred new flight and continue.
  7. Review your trip and contact details and select continue to confirm.
  8. Share your feedback. 

Additional information:  

  • If you are unable to change your flight in Manage booking, please contact our customer service.
  • To change award flights and flights you have upgraded, please contact our customer service.
  • If you have travel extras associated with your booking, we will move them to your new flight, depending on availability.
  • After changing your travel dates, you can continue adding more travel extras in Manage booking or the Finnair app.
  • If the travel extras you’ve purchased are missing from your new flights, you can submit a refund request for those from the Refund form.
  • Please note that if you choose to change your flight voluntarily before any possible disruption related cancellation, you are not entitled to customer care services such as hotel accommodation.
  • If you purchased your ticket through a travel agent, you need to contact them directly to make the change.
  • If your flight is part of a travel package purchased from a tour operator, please note that the flight change option we offer does not apply to your booking. 

If there are changes to your journey, we will contact you personally via SMS and/or email. Please go to Manage booking and check that we have your current contact information. You can find your flight details in Manage booking and Finnair app. We monitor the situation closely and will update this page with any new information. We are very sorry for the uncertainty and harm this situation may cause you, and we will do our best to minimise the impact on your journey. 

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