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Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday, prompting a lockdown of the Belgian capital and heightened security across Europe. Here's how the events unfolded.

After a significant influx in flight volume, Nav Canada air traffic controllers will now return to the Mirabel International Airport near Montreal.

Swissport Canada says it is eager to reach an agreement.

On Wednesday Vancouver Airport workers issued a 72-hour strike notice, meaning flights out of YVR could be impacted this weekend.

The main sticking points are salaries and work-life balance for the airplane refuellers.

Harjinder Badial, vice-president of Teamsters Local 419, says Friday's delays lasted anywhere from 20 minutes to three hours, because experienced ground crew were walking the picket line.

A spokesman for Teamsters Union Local 419 says the workers employed by Swissport vote 98 per cent to reject a new contract after turning down an offer by a 95 per cent margin in late July.

“Sunwing did not properly apply the terms and conditions of its Scheduled International Tariff, as required," the Canadian Transportation Agency ruled.

MONTREAL - A workplace accident killed a young mechanic at Montreal's Trudeau airport Friday.

A 21-year-old man has been killed in a workplace accident in Dorval near Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport.

About 700 baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, and other ground crew have been on strike since late July.

Dozens of Sunwing passengers contacted Global News about experiences on flights over the last four days. Sunwing said it regrets what happened to passengers.

The plane landed at 10:20 p.m. EDT but passengers weren't allowed to deplane until 3:40 a.m., Sunwing confirmed.  

Explosions rocked the Brussels airport and the subway system Tuesday, killing at least 34 and injuring many others.

Some flights were cancelled and many others delayed on Friday as a result of an apparent protest by workers facing job losses when a refuelling contract changes hands later this year.

The union representing 700 Swissport workers, who are contracted to service over two dozen of the airlines using Toronto Pearson International Airport, says its members are officially on strike. Workers walked off the job Thursday evening.

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) confirmed to Global News that baggage scales at Terminal 1 suffered a "technical issue."

Union representatives fear a switch to a centralized model will result in more than 100 layoffs and higher ticket prices for flyers.

Frank Saptel, a spokesman for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, says representatives sat down with mediators at 10 a.m.

The company says the accident occurred around 7 p.m. when a tanker truck struck a cement pillar.