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Transport strike 21 October: hundreds of flights cancelled, buses in fits and starts, train strike revoked

Strike by Enav controllers and hundreds of flights canceled today 21 October. Difficulties also for public transport in Rome

Transport strike 21 October: hundreds of flights cancelled, buses in fits and starts, train strike revoked

Transport aereo on tilt for the strike of the air traffic controllers Enav with hundreds of canceled flights Trouble for the public transport strike in the city like Rome. Train strike called off. The transport strike on 21 October creates inconvenience and difficulty almost everywhere, but let's see what is happening and how the abstentions from work are articulated.

Air transport strike October 21: hundreds of flights cancelled

In Rome Fiumicino airport there are 150 total cancellations at departure which however are not causing repercussions such as queues at the desks or expectations, thanks to the advance information to their passengers by the airlines, the rescheduling of flights and the rerouting of passengers on the first available flights. Ansa writes it at 11:26 on Friday 21 October.

After the first guarantee slot – between 7 and 10 – there are few passengers, starting from 10, in Terminal 1, which appears half-empty, compared to the usual images in the morning operating slot. The company Italy Airways canceled 190 domestic and international flights throughout the day (here the list), on the entire network and has “activated an extraordinary plan to limit i passenger inconvenience, informed, as well as on the web, 5 days before today's unrest by rebooking the largest possible number of travelers involved in the cancellations on the first available flights: 20% will be able to fly on the same day today". In turn, Ryanair – reads the company's website – has canceled more than 600 flights to and from Italy. In detail, among others, Lufthansa, Vueling, Brussels, KLM, Lufthansa, British, Iberia, Tap, Air France, Easy Jet, Sas, Finnair, Wizzair, Swiss, Norwegian flights have been cancelled. From 18 to 21 starts the second protected time slot. 

Rome public transport strike: protected times and slots

Transport strike a Rome for today Friday 21st October. Arms crossed from 8,30 to 12,30 are the workers enrolled in the Usb union in the Roma Tpl consortium. The protest will be only in Rome Tpl. Peripheral lines at risk. Regular service, therefore, on the Atac lines. Protest also in cotral where the strike will be for 24 hours. The demonstration was called by the Faisa and Cisal union in Rome and its province. There is therefore a risk of repercussions on traffic throughout the day on the front of the public transport. In particular, in addition to the buses, the former Roma Lido and Roma Viterbo will stop. The state of agitation is set to start at 00:01 on 21 October. From 5.30 to 8.30 the service will return to normal for the so-called ranges of guarantees; new blocks then from 8.31 to 16.59 and then from 20.01 to 24.00. In the middle the second guarantee band from 17.00 to 20.00.

Train strike lifted in Veneto

The secretariats of the Veneto of the unions Filt-Fit-Uilt-Ugl-Fast-Orsa have revoked the staff strike of Trenitalia and Rfi, initially scheduled from 9 to 17 on Friday 21 October 2022. This was announced by Trenitalia itself. The rides, therefore, should take place regularly and without inconvenience for travelers and commuters.

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