Yet another Friday of strikes in Italy. Friday 24 November those traveling by plane could suffer severe inconvenience due to one air transport strike announced by the unions Flai, Usb, Ost Usb, Cub. The protest will involve workers of airport handling services companies, employees of air transport companies in the handlers sector, workers in the aviation, airport and related airport sectors. At the same time, workers from the Northern Regions will also go on strike, in another protest called by CGIL and UIL.
Air strike November 24: all the information
Enac, the national civil aviation body, reports that the strike will last 24 hours: it will start at 00:01 on November 24th and will end at midnight on the same day. Two are foreseen, as established by law guarantee bands: from 7am to 10am and from 18pm to 21pm, during which flights must still take place.
Air strike November 24: Ita Airways cancels 42 flights
Ita Airways has canceled 42 domestic flights, of which 36 are scheduled for November 24, 2023. However, international flights that remain operational are guaranteed. The airline says other flights scheduled for Friday may be modified or delayed.
Through a note, Ita Airways “invites all travelers who have purchased a ticket for the day of the strike, to check the status of your flight, before going to the airport, on the site ita-airways.comIn section Flight Info, or by contacting the travel agency where they purchased the ticket".
Passengers who have purchased a ticket to travel on November 24, "in the event of cancellation or change to the time of their flight, they will be able to change your reservation without any penalty or request a refund of the ticket (only if the flight has been canceled or has been delayed by more than 5 hours) no later than November 29th, by calling the toll-free number from Italy 800 93 60 90 | from abroad +39 06 8596 0020, or by contacting the travel agency where they purchased the ticket", adds the company.
The other strike on Friday 24 November
But on Friday there will not only be the air transport strike. CGIL and UIL have promoted a mobilization to "raise wages, to extend rights and to counter a budget law that does not stop the dramatic impoverishment of workers, male and female pensioners and does not offer a future to young people", the acronyms say trade unions.
The protest will concern the workers of the regions of Northern Italy: Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Trentino Alto Adige, Val d'Aosta and Veneto.
For the day of "general strike will take place 40 events“. The general secretary of Uil, Pierpaolo Bombardieri, will participate in the Brescia procession, which will leave at 9.30 from Piazza Garibaldi to reach Piazza Vittoria. The general secretary of the CGIL, Maurizio Landini, will be in Turin.
