UK passengers hit by Italian ATC walkout
Air traffic control strikes in Italy will disrupt flights in and out of the country today.
Members of five unions will strike between 1pm-5pm local time (12 noon-4pm GMT), with national carrier Alitalia cancelling 40% of its flights, including services between Rome-Heathrow, Rome-London City as well as the service between London City and Milan Linate.
British Airways and EasyJet have warned passengers to expect delays and cancellations. BA said it doing all it can to reduce disruption, including using larger aircraft where possible.
Ryanair has cancelled 40 flights.
Morning and evening schedules between 7am-10am and 6pm-9pm are likely to be unaffected.
More chaos could be on the cards next month, when unions have called for a strike at Alitalia on April 5 over plans to cut jobs and salaries.
The airline’s management is meeting with the Italian government and union members today to discuss the planned cuts.
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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