Baggage delays due to strike at Rome airport

Wednesday, 06 Aug, 2014 0

Hundreds of passengers have been kept waiting for their luggage in Rome due to a strike by Alitalia baggage handlers.

Staff reduced their working time at Fiumicino airport on Tuesday, as the strike over proposed jobs cuts due to a merger deal with Etihad entered into its second day.

Angry Alitalia passengers soon took to Twitter to vent their frustration as hundreds of bags were left on luggage carts, reported Il Messaggero.

Etihad CEO James Hogan arrived in the capital on Tuesday with the aim of clinching a deal that could see it buy almost half of the troubled airline, a move that will mean over 2,000 job losses.

Etihad is expected to invest an estimated €560 million for a 49% stake in Alitalia but it is asking for 2,171 jobs to be cut.



 

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