Too few agents at Brussels Airport ensures long border controls: « A disaster for the image of our country »
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The police at Brussels Airport are short of no fewer than 126 agents, said the Interior Minister Bernard Quitin (MR). And no dog comes off in recruitment campaigns.
Especially passengers from outside Europe, who landed at Brussels Airport, have to deal with the heavy and leaning staff shortage at the aviation police. Regularly, for longer than an hour, there must be a regular than an hour, due to too few agents to quickly check all passengers. « A disaster for the image of our country, » said Quintin himself a few weeks ago.
Heavily short
But improvement does not seem immediately for tomorrow. According to figures from the Interior Minister Bernard Quintin (MR), the aviation police are struggling with Brussels Airport with a shortage of no fewer than 126 agents, on a staff framework of 534 agents. Moreover, that severe deficiency is not evident. Still, Despite « numerous recruitment campaigns », Quintin in the Chamber, barely or no new candidates, are present for a job at the Aviation Police at Brussels Airport.
However, in recent weeks, Quitin has repeatedly promised that there will be no long lines on Brussels Airport this summer. Where he will find additional agents so quickly, many is a mystery. Also the police unions. They suspect that agents in the railway and port police – who have a license border inspector – will almost be sent to Brussels Airport this summer. « As a result, problems arise again at the railway and port police, » said Joery Dehaes of police union ACV. (WER)
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