Aircraft strike 8 January 2024: flights guaranteed and cancelled

Once the Christmas truce ends, trade union unrest returns to the transport sector. it begins immediately after the Epiphany strike on January 8, 2024, lasting 24 hours, with companies in the handling sector in Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa, and Florence and security companies in Rome Fiumicino and Venice. Below is all the information about the strike and guaranteed and canceled flights.

AIRLINES STRIKE 8 JANUARY 2024: GUARANTEED FLIGHTS

Regarding the airstrike on Monday, January 8, 2024, Enac (National Civil Aviation Authority) said what guaranteed flights were available, specifying that during the day it still had to be done:

• all flights from 7:00 in the morning to 10:00 a.m. and by hours 18:00 to 21:00 by protective time slots;
• connecting flights with islands (Sicily, Sardinia, etc.) with one daily frequency;
• all government, military, emergency, medical, humanitarian, and rescue flights.

And they must also be insured.

• Arrival at the destination of all domestic flights operating at that time the start of the strike;
• the departure of all flights scheduled at times before the start of the delay and delayed for reasons beyond the control of the parties;
• all intercontinental connections soon, including transits through domestic airports;
• overflights of national territory and overflights of Italian airspace.

In addition to the above flights, all other connections that the airlines can make due to the forecast of participation in the strike of employees are allowed.

AIRLINE STRIKE JANUARY 8, 2024: FLIGHTS CANCELED ITA AIRWAYS

After the announcement strike on January 8, 2024national airline ITA Airways announced that there may be some changes to flight operations. The company was forced to cancel 20 domestic flights scheduled for the 8th, fortunately, they managed to guarantee all international flights.

Here is a list of canceled ITA Airways flights:

Az 1288 Naples – Milan Linate
Az 1289 Milan Linate – Naples
Az 1290 Naples – Milan Linate
Az 1299 Milan Linate – Naples
Az 1351 Milan Linate – Trieste
Az 1352 Trieste – Milan Linate
Az 1576 Milan Linate – Cagliari
Az 1577 Cagliari – Milan Linate
Az 1641 Milan Linate – Brindisi
Az 1644 Brindisi – Milan Linate
Az 1652 Bari – Milan Linate
Az 1653 Milan Linate – Bari
Az 1713 Milan Linate – Catania
Az 1714 Catania – Milan Linate
Az 1764 Palermo – Milan Linate
Az 1765 Milan Linate – Palermo
Az 2034 Rome Fiumicino – Milan Linate
Az 2037 Milan Linate – Rome Fiumicino
Az 2038 Rome Fiumicino – Milan Linate
Az 2059 Milan Linate – Rome Fiumicino.

For any flights canceled by other companies (Ryanair, Easyjet, etc.) wait for the relevant communication to be sent directly to the affected passengers.

JANUARY 8, 2024: PUBLIC TRANSPORT STRIKE PALERMO, PISTOIA, COSENZA

Not only planes: the day 8 January 2024 will also be characteristic for some public transport strikes declared at the local level.

• ON Palermo for 4 hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the workers of the AMAT company, which operates local public transport, will cross their arms.
• ON Pistoiaagain for 4 hours from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm Autolinee Toscane employees stop by all over the province.
• Finally in the province Cosenza the employees of IAS Scura from Corigliano-Rossano are on strike, for 24 hours.