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Brussels Mobility Alert: BXL Tour Bike Race and ‘Welfare Not Warfare’ Rally Close City Arteries and Divert Airport Buses
A major cycling race and a 10,000-strong peace protest paralysed central Brussels on 14 June. Key roads were closed for the BXL Tour until 13:00, and Airport Bus R26 was detoured from 13:00 to 18:00 as the ‘Welfare Not Warfare’ demonstration set off from Brussels-North station. Business travellers to Brussels Airport faced longer transfer times and widespread public-transport changes.
De Lijn Diverts Airport Express Buses Today Amid Demonstration Near Brussels-North
A protest near Brussels-North has forced De Lijn to reroute its airport express buses for five hours on 14 June, skipping several central stops. Business travellers should expect longer transfer times to Brussels Airport and review alternative routes.
Eurodac Glitch on Day-One of Migration Pact Causes Delays Across Belgium
The revamped Eurodac asylum database crashed on 12 June, the very day the EU migration pact entered into force, preventing Belgian authorities from uploading fingerprints and lengthening airport queues. Although EU IT agency eu-LISA promises a rapid fix, mobility planners should expect knock-on delays in Brussels over the next few days.