Flights cancelled in Italy as workers at low-cost carriers strike
08/06/2022 14:07
MILAN, June 8 (Reuters) - Travellers faced disruption across
Italy on Wednesday as crews from Ryanair RYA.I , easyJet
EZJ.L and Volotea went on strike, coinciding with a stoppage
by air traffic controllers and prompting the cancellation of
hundreds of flights.
Around 360 flights have been cancelled with over 4,000
passengers involved, a spokesperson for the UIL Trasporti union
said on Wednesday.
Unions FILT-CGIL and UIL Trasporti called a four-hour strike
starting from 0800 GMT for Ryanair workers in Italy, complaining
about a cut in pay linked to on-board sales and tough labour
conditions at Europe's biggest budget airline. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2XI56Z
Pilots and flight attendants of easyJet were also striking
from 1100 to 1500 GMT.
To cope with another strike called by ENAV ENAV.MI flight
controllers on Wednesday, Italy's ITA Airways has re-routed
approximately 99% of its passengers, the airline said in a
statement.
Passengers across Europe have faced delays and cancellations
over the past week as airlines and airports struggle to cope
with a rebound in travel at the start of the summer season.
Ryanair ranked first for the number of passengers travelling
to and from Italy last year as Alitalia shrunk its network
before handing over to smaller ITA Airways.
(Reporting by Sabina Suzzi, Editing by Louise Heavens)
((sabina.suzzi@thomsonreuters.com; +39 06 80307734;))