Brussels Airport has canceled all flights departing tomorrow amid a national strike, according to a statement. Arrivals into the airport are also set to be impacted as security staff and ground crews join a walkout on Thursday in protest over the new government’s agenda to reform the labor market and pensions regulations, Reuters reports. Over 500 flights may be impacted by the strike, with 269 departures and 266 arrivals recorded at the airport last Thursday alone, according to flight tracking data from the airport.

Aviation sector strikes are on the rise: The infamous Boeing seven-week-long machinist strikewas brought to an end last November after halting most jet production operations. Belgium’s Charleroi Airport canceled all flights for some time back in September and October due to a joint union strike, citing security concerns caused by staff shortages. Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport employees held a one-day strike in early September before concluding it after the government assured them that any plan to lease the airport to a foreign investor would not move forward without the union's consent.

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