Loading...Airline passengers will face challenges as a 24-hour industrial action in Italy is to go on Tuesday. As payment and working conditions of aviation staff do not meet their expectations.
The Italian airline company, Alitalia, is due to cancel the majority of departures on May, 21. Some morning flights on Wednesday are grounded as well.
Consequently, the company has to ground about 300 flights. The airline company expects to have all the destinations at 7-10am and 6-9pm, local time.
The airline has cancelled approximately 300 flights in total. The company has grounded six departures on May, 21 with the routes to London and Milan among with another four flights operating the route Heathrow and Rome, and a flight to Heathrow and Milan Linate.
Moreover, the first flight on May, 22 in the morning from Heathrow to Rome has been grounded. Alitalia has released a statement claiming to operate aircraft with bigger number of seats on local and international destinations to minimize their passengers’ inconvenience. Customers having tickets on yet not cancelled flights are asked to check before heading for the airport.
EasyJet, British budget Airline Company, has grounded 30 flights to and from Italian airports on Tuesday. Though the airline is not to be blamed for the situation it has apologized for the inconvenience caused. And they do their best to deal with the consequences of the industrial action.
Passengers flying from Italian airports on Tuesday 21 May to plan their travelling minding extra time for airport security check ups due to long lines.
British Airways is influenced by the aviation strike in Italy on Tuesday leading to cancelled and delayed flights. It is out of its control. The representatives of the company keep their finger on the pulse to give their customers with latest information.
Taking into consideration the number of delayed and cancelled flights from Manchester on Sunday afternoon airline companies have great losses in the amount of millions of pounds including expenses for lost revenue and passenger care.
Major European Airlines have urged the airlines in question to demand airports and air traffic control organizations which are responsible for the recruitment of the staff to make up for the losses caused by strikes. As such policy discriminates regulations of passengers’ rights.
