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Hundreds of flights across Italy are canceled amid air transport strike at peak of tourism season (abcnews.go.com)

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ROME -- Hundreds of flights across Italy were canceled Saturday, forcing travelers at the peak of tourist season to make alternate plans, after air transport unions went ahead with a planned work stoppage two days following a train strike that paralyzed rail service.

Summertime in Italy is often the peak season for transport strikes, stranding commuters and tourists alike as unions press demands for better work contracts and conditions. This year, the strikes are taking their toll amid a tourism boom following two years of pandemic losses.

National carrier ITA said it canceled 133 flights, most of them domestic but a few to European destinations such as Madrid, Amsterdam and Barcelona. Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Vueling canceled dozens of other flights due to the strike from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Striking workers included pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers and airport personnel.

The website of Naples' airport showed dozens of flights canceled starting at 10 a.m., a similar scene at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport.

”Yeah, it got canceled. It was ITA Airways to Catania," lamented Stefania Spatola from Philadelphia, who was traveling with 35 members of her family. "All our flights got messed up. It’s horrible. It’s really, really horrible.”

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[-] DiatomeceousGirth@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago

Good. That's exactly when a strike should happen. Need to actually hit the companies when it will hurt

[-] NeoMoss@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

[-] Dagnet@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Who the hell travels with 35 members of their family? Sounds like pure chaos and suffering!

[-] yeather@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

This is such an Italian thing, go there and watch them pile into small vans and onto scooters.

[-] supercriticalcheese@feddit.it 12 points 1 year ago

It's a family of 35 Philadelphians based on OPs article. I am not sure if it's better or worse though.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I feel like it depends on if you think they'll start fighting if their board. Cause I can garentee you if every member of my extended family was herded into one area without an easy way of wandering off people would start fighting for fun. Admittedly we're also primarily descended from Scots and Irish.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

It's the McAllister family!

[-] Sabzero@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, talk about burying the lede. This is the story right here. 35 family members!

[-] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago

In Catania there was also a fire near the landing airstrip so a lot of flights were cancelled due to security reasons rather than for strikes. If I were a tourist, I would boycott Italy anyway until the government changes.

[-] fearout@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I know that it’s right wing, but I haven’t heard much about what Italy’s new government has actually been doing for the last year or so. Do you have any specific examples of damaging policies/laws? Or something that’s planned to take effect?

[-] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just a few headlines from the latest months:

[-] fearout@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks. Holy shit, but kinda not surprised by any of those, all seem to be the standard right-wing talking points

[-] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 0 points 1 year ago

Agree... we should not normalize though, it is not normal and not acceptable. We are humans and we are no longer living in caves.

[-] pacology@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The Catania example is a little unfair because the airport caught on fire like two days ago and they are down to one functioning terminal out of three.

But it’s Italy in the summer time so people will go on strike.

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