2023-07-15 12:10:26
A thousand flights departing from and arriving at Italian airports were canceled on Saturday due to a strike by ground staff demanding the renewal of their collective agreement. About twenty relate to Switzerland.
In Italy, approximately 250,000 domestic and international travelers are affected by the stoppage of handling and check-in agents scheduled between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the call of an inter-union. They are demanding the signing of a new collective agreement, which expired six years ago.
Transport Minister Matteo Salvini called for the “common sense” of the strikers not to prolong their movement and “not to harm millions of other workers and tourists”.
Twenty flights with Switzerland canceled
Swiss travelers to Italy are also affected by these cancellations. The Swiss company has canceled 20 flights between Switzerland and Italy, in particular between Zurich and Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples and Palermo.
From Geneva, a trip to Catania was canceled, as well as an Easyjet flight to Cagliari, Sardinia.
Almost 2,000 people are affected by the Swiss cancellations. The company says it has anticipated the situation as much as possible and invites passengers to check the status of their flight online.
Malta Air and Ita Airways particularly affected
At Fiumicino-Leonardo Da Vinci airport in Rome, around 200 flights were canceled, notably to Copenhagen, Stockholm, Barcelona or Palma de Mallorca, as well as Palermo or Catania in Sicily.
The companies Malta Air, which operates routes on behalf of Ryanair, Ita Airways (ex-Alitalia) and Vueling, whose pilots have decided to join the movement, are particularly affected.
Nearly 150 flights were canceled at the two Milan airports, Linate and Malpensa, around thirty at Turin-Caselle, as many at Palermo.
>> Details from 12:30 p.m. on the situation in Italy:
A thousand flights canceled in Italy due to a strike / Le 12h30 / 56 sec. / today at 12:32
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