FLIGHTS CANCELLED AS BELGIUM HIT BY NATIONAL STRIKE

A national strike over a government savings plan grounded flights and disrupted public transport in Belgium on Tuesday, with tens of thousands expected to join a demonstration in Brussels.

Brussels airport — Belgium’s largest — cancelled all departures as security workers downed their tools.

The strike is the last in a series to hit the European country since Flemish nationalist Bart De Wever took office as prime minister in February.