BRUSSELS — Hundreds of passengers have been left ******** at Brussels International Airport after luggage handlers went on ****** over workload and pay demands.

Overnight, several hundred passengers had to spend the night in the airport after their planes were left ********. By noon on Friday, well over 100 flights had been cancelled. Some passengers had to line up for hours, hoping to still get a flight at the start of the autumn holiday season.

The Aviapartner luggage handling company serves major companies like Ryanair, TUI, EasyJet and British Airways.