Airport strikes in Italy could cause flight chaos next week

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Holidaymakers visiting Italy have been warned of flight disruption after employees voted for strike motion.

Airline trade workers, together with pilots, flight attendants and floor workers are posed to stroll out on 16 January, virtually per week earlier than the Winter Olympics are attributable to end.

Vueling and easyJet workers who’re members of the USB union are anticipated to strike between 1pm and 5pm. Different easyJet workers, alongside these working for ITA Airways, will take motion for the complete day.

Knowledge from Cirium, an aviation analytics agency, suggests 314 ITA flights are scheduled on 16 February.

Floor workers and baggage handlers are additionally anticipated to strike on the identical day at Brescia Montichiari, Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa airport.

Subsequent month, workers at Enav, which manages Italian airspace, are anticipated to strike on 7 March.

Negotiations are ongoing with the Italian authorities’s Strike Assure Fee.

The physique has requested that the unions change the date of the walkout to maintain an everyday strike schedule throughout the Winter Olympics. No settlement has but been reached.

EasyJet and ITA Airways each confirmed to The Unbiased that they’re awaiting info as as to if the strikes can be postponed and can be in contact with their clients accordingly.

Officers are attempting to maneuver the strike dates so they don’t disrupt the Winter Olympics.

“Within the decision adopted at yesterday’s assembly, the Strike Assure Fee notified the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport of the concrete threat of hurt to freedom of motion throughout the air transport protests referred to as for February 16 and March 7,” an announcement from authorities mentioned, in line with Italian information company Ansa.

The Fee has proposed rescheduling the strikes to the interval between 24 February and 4 March.

The Unbiased has contacted the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for extra info.

Strike motion can also be deliberate for later within the month. From 9pm on Friday 27 February, Italian state railway workers will stroll out for twenty-four hours, affecting regional, high-speed and Intercity trains.

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