Flights at risk for 24 hours on Friday, May 19, 2023, due to a nationwide aviation strike. Both the personnel of the handling services (ground assistance) and that of various airlines crossed their arms. Several trade unions have called for it due to the non-renewal of the national collective agreement which has been expected for 6 years now. Here are the timetables, the guaranteed flights and those canceled for those who have to fly on the day of strike of planes due to Friday May 19 2023.
Air strike: which flights are guaranteed? What about the deleted ones?
The strike, as communicated by the Air Transport and Licensing Directorate of the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC, which supervises civil air transport), concerns the personnel of the ground service and of various airlines. Here are the times:
- workers of handling companies for 24 hours;
- the driving staff of Air Dolomiti for 24 hours;
- the staff of the low cost Volotea from 13 to 17;
- the ground crew of American Airlines need Emirates from 12 to 16;
- workers in the aviation, airport and related airport sectors for 24 hours.
The list of canceled flights ITA Airways
ITA Airways he announced the cancellation of 111 domestic flights, of which 109 on May 19, the other two the day before and the day after. "We have activated an extraordinary plan to limit the inconvenience of passengers", explains the Italian company, "by rebooking the largest possible number of travelers involved in the cancellations on the first available flights: 68% will be able to fly on the same day as the strike".
Air strike: the list of guaranteed flights on Friday 19 May 2023
Enac itself has published the list of guaranteed flights. These are all state, military, emergency, health, humanitarian and relief flights. As well as flights, including charter flights, scheduled to depart in the time slots 7-10 and 18-21; all charter flights to and from the islands duly authorized or notified prior to the date of the strike.
The reasons for the strike on Friday 19 May 2023
The reason for the strike is about failure renewal of the national collective agreement been waiting for 6 years now. “The situation – declare the unions in the joint note Filter Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltransport e Ugl Air Transport – has now become unacceptable. It is necessary to arrive as soon as possible to a contractual renewal that restores purchasing power to wages and dignity to the thousands of workers in Italian airports who face their work every day with professionalism and seriousness, unconditionally absolutely inadequate and with insufficient salaries ". "We are ready to fight on this aspect and, if our requests are not listened to, Friday's strike - conclude the same trade unions - will be only the first action to claim right at the beginning of another hot summer for transport plane, with the concrete risk of compromising the continuity of airport services to users".
Flight cancellation or delays: how to request a refund?
Those who will suffer inconvenience and will see their flight moved or worse canceled will be able to request a refund, as required by the Community Regulation.
How to do? First of all, you need to keep the ticket and then draw up the so-called European form, available to the public on the companies' platforms. So you can ask for a refund yourself. Otherwise, you can turn to specialized professionals.
