It will not be easy, Friday February 9, travel by plane. One is expected air transport strike by the trade unions Ost Cub Trasporti, Osr Usb private work, Adl Varese and Flai transport and services, which will involve the entire sector, including airport operators and ground staff. Italy Airways, in response to this strike, announced the cancellation of 48 domestic flights, while maintaining all intercontinental flights regularly. Even employees of airport services companies associated with Assohandlers will join the protest, together with the airline's flight crew Air Dolomiti, who however will strike for 4 hours, from 12pm to 30pm.
Air strike on Friday 9 February: here is the list of guaranteed flights
THEENAC (National Civil Aviation Authority) has issued thelist of guaranteed flights during the strike days, establishing that the following flights must be operated regularly on Friday: all those, including charter flights, scheduled for departures in the time slots between 7 and 10 am, and between 18 and 21 pm; all charter flights to and from the islands, duly authorized or notified before the strike announcement date; all state, military, emergency, medical, humanitarian and rescue flights. Finally, the following connecting flights with the Italian islands which have only one daily frequency, with the exclusion of continental traffic:
- EasyJet 3583 Milan Malpensa – Olbia
- EasyJet 3584 Olbia – Milan Malpensa
- RyanAir 4561 Milan Malpensa – Cagliari
- RyanAir 4562 Cagliari – Milan Malpensa
- Vueling 6534 Barcelona – Catania
- Vueling 6535 Catania – Barcelona
- Volotea 1778 Verona – Olbia
- Volotea 1135 Rome Fiumicino – Olbia
- Volotea 1134 Olbia – Rome Fiumicino
- Volotea 1745 Verona – Catania
- Volotea 1511 Ancona – Palermo
Aircraft strike 9 February, Ita Airways: 48 domestic flights cancelled
Due to the 24-hour strike scheduled for Friday 9 February 2024, as mentioned, Ita Airways was forced to cancel 48 domestic flights, while still managing to guarantee all international and intercontinental flights (with the exception of flights AZ 221 and AZ 222 from London to Milan Linate and return).
The company invites passengers who have purchased a ticket for the day of the strike to check the status of their flight before going to the airport, via the company website in the Flight Info section, or by directly contacting the travel agency from which they purchased the ticket.
In case of cancellation or change of flight time, passengers will be able to change your reservation without any penalty or request a refund of the ticket no later than Tuesday 13 February 2024. For assistance, you can contact the toll-free number from Italy 800 93 60 90 or from abroad +39 06 8596 0020, or contact the agency directly of reference travel.
