Air transport strike today, March 17: what to know
It is a Friday, March 17, 2023, full of unknowns for airport goers: different labor unions in Italy [...]
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It is a Friday, March 17 2023 full of unknowns for airport goers: different unions in Italy have called nationwide strikes that threaten to paralyze air traffic.
In fact, according to initial estimates, there are at least 100 thousand travelers affected by disruptions, cancellations and schedule changes.
From handling to Air Dolomiti
Each union, however, will mobilize on different times and durations throughout the day-our advice, therefore, is to contact your airline directly to find out the status of your flight and possible rebookings.
According to the National Civil Aviation Authority (Enac), the main mobilizations affect workers from airport handling enterprises and services (24-hour strike); airline, airport and airport-related workers (24-hour strike); 24-hour, Aviation Services and Aviation Services Assistance company workers, (4-hour strike from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.); the Air Dolomiti pilots, the Italian airline of Lufthansa Group (4-hour strike from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.).
The guaranteed flights
The Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa hubs will also be affected by the strikes: From 1 to 5 p.m., for example, employees will strike Atitech Fiumicino; while the staff of the company's Gh Catania, will stop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Also the Enac, on its website, published. the list of guaranteed flights during the day of Friday, March 17, 2023. For example, the following are definitely guaranteed all flights departing in the 7-10 a.m. and 6-9 p.m. time slots.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back