Fishboy1947 Posted June 16, 2023 #1 Share Posted June 16, 2023 There is a nationwide airport services strike scheduled for June 20. Apparently baggage handlers called the strike and other air related unions joined them. We are due to land on June 20 and am very concerned that our flight will be cancelled. But the airline indicates that they are operating normally and have not reacted to the strike call Will the airlines wait until the last minute to cancel? Will flights continue into Italy regardless of the strike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted June 16, 2023 #2 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Yes, the airlines will wait as long as they can, hoping for a resolution of the strike. This does happen, strikes are called and then rescinded all the time. If going a day earlier is possible for you, I would get on the phone with the airline and see if they will move you to a flight on June 19th. If they won't, I would be prepared with a list of alternate flights you want if/when the flight is actually cancelled. I would consider flights into other parts of Italy or to contiguous countries from which you can get a train into Italy. While full flights are great for the economics of airline companies, they leave them with little flexibility when something goes wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vineyard View Posted June 16, 2023 #3 Share Posted June 16, 2023 (edited) Afar Magazine yesterday had an article outlining strikes in multiple countries planned for this summer including Italy, LHR, Germany and possibly France. If you change your flight be sure to check that you aren’t trading problems. The actual dates were listed for LHR and Italy, but I do not have that available to post. ‘In addition to airport strikes, the article also discussed ‘all public transportation’ strikes occurring - I am not certain if they are scheduled on the same dates. We were in Venice 3 weeks ago and there was a 24 hr transportation strike. Edited June 16, 2023 by Vineyard View 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare frantic36 Posted June 16, 2023 #4 Share Posted June 16, 2023 9 hours ago, Vineyard View said: Afar Magazine yesterday had an article outlining strikes in multiple countries planned for this summer including Italy, LHR, Germany and possibly France. Thank you for mentioning Afar Magazine. I have just checked them out and they provide lots of interesting discussions and useful information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vineyard View Posted June 17, 2023 #5 Share Posted June 17, 2023 2 hours ago, frantic36 said: Thank you for mentioning Afar Magazine. I have just checked them out and they provide lots of interesting discussions and useful information. You are welcome! They are a very good publication imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted June 18, 2023 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) This strike is still on according to the Ministry of Transportation web pages. Some reports indicated a window for flight arrivals, however, for flights arriving between 7 - 10 AM, which would include most of the direct flights from the States. Has anyone been updated by their airline? Edited June 18, 2023 by euro cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add1227a Posted June 18, 2023 #7 Share Posted June 18, 2023 I contacted American Airlines yesterday and they said they have no information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishboy1947 Posted June 18, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 hour ago, add1227a said: I contacted American Airlines yesterday and they said they have no information. Same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted June 18, 2023 #9 Share Posted June 18, 2023 It could be that you're in the 7 - 10 AM window, which would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishboy1947 Posted June 20, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Flew from Philadelphia to Venice, landed 9:30 AM on June 20. No problems, no indication of any strikes in Venice airport. Fast customs and baggage claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted June 20, 2023 #11 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Glad it worked out for you, there was a strike today so lots of other folks weren't as lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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