Update 17 July: The 24hr ATC strike planned for July 21 has now been CANCELLED.
Controllers at all the ACC sectors were planning to take part, and additional strikes were planned at the local level at at the following airports: LIRA/Rome Ciampino, LIRF/Rome Fiumicino, LIEE/Cagliari, LICC/Catania, LICA/Lamezia, LICJ/Palermo, LIBP/Pescara, LIPZ/Venice
But now the strike has been cancelled. Normal ops now expected at all ACC’s and airports across the country.
Further reading:
- All the latest official information about Italy ATC strikes can be found here. Just make sure you have your Google Translate tool enabled on your browser!
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