The Flemish counterpart of the CNE went further this afternoon: he believes that “The company sends staff to a war zone”. What Brussels Airlines refutes: “All the precautions are taken, the staff will not spend the night there and will only fly to daylight”. The company also specifies that she “Work with volunteers and we found enough to operate the two flights per week “.
On the side of the Belgian Cockpit Association, the association which represents the Belgian pilots, it is estimated that the first concern is the safety of passengers. For its president, Alain Vanalderweireldt, “There have been times when there were a little questioning but it can be said that Brussels Airlines applies the precautionary principle, and gives the pilots the possibility of not ensuring a flight if they do not feel in the right conditions to do so. But not for political reasons. At Brussels Airlines, those who go there are voluntary and are in conditions of safety and risk assessment which are reasonable”.
Has the airline encouraged the staff by offering them financial compensation, as the Flemish union says? “No, there is no bonus”, Nico Cardone Rooms. “But if the flight is canceled in the short term, because we know that the situation is very volatile, the cabin staff receives compensation for the compensation that they would normally receive per hour of flight.”
Will the flight of tomorrow be disturbed or not? Answer tomorrow morning.
