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Alitalia and Air Italy strike, flights canceled

December 13, 2019
Workers from Italian airline Alitalia, workers and unions from all sectors coming from all over Italy, particularly from the South (Mezzogiorno) gather for a protest in downtown Rome on Dec. 10, 2019, against the industrial crisis, the closure of factories, lay-offs and for public and private investment, best working conditions and social protection. — AFP
Workers from Italian airline Alitalia, workers and unions from all sectors coming from all over Italy, particularly from the South (Mezzogiorno) gather for a protest in downtown Rome on Dec. 10, 2019, against the industrial crisis, the closure of factories, lay-offs and for public and private investment, best working conditions and social protection. — AFP

MILAN — More than 300 flights were canceled on Friday in Italy due to a planned one-day strike by workers from Alitalia and Air Italy.

Alitalia said in a statement that 315 flights were canceled on Friday, with another 40 canceled on Thursday night and Saturday morning. It was not immediately clear how many flights were canceled at Air Italy.

The 24-hours strike, which involves pilots, flight attendants and ground personnel, was called by three unions to draw attention to what they called "the ongoing crisis at Alitalia and Air Italy."

The strike was felt most in Sardinia, with about 30 flights canceled.

Money-losing Alitalia has been under special administration since 2017 when employees rejected a restructuring plan that would have laid off 1,700 workers out of an approximately 11,000.

The government has so far looked for buyers without success.

Unions plan to meet on Tuesday with Economy Minister Stefano Patuanelli.

A potential consortium of buyers for the ailing carrier fell apart last month after Atlantia, which operates Rome's airports, pulled out. — AFP


December 13, 2019
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