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It’s a tough week for travelers and commuters in Italy. Following the strike of Trenitalia and Italo staff on July 13 that paralyzed rail traffic, there will be a strike tomorrow, July 15, by employees of airport services companies and flight crews of Vueling and Air Malta (Blick reported).
When asked by Blick, Swiss spokesman Michael Stief confirmed that 20 Swiss flights – 10 return flights each – have been canceled tomorrow. About 2,000 passengers were affected.
Flights from Zurich to Milan-Malpensa (2 times), Venice (2 times), Florence (2 times), Rome, Naples and Palermo have been cancelled. The flight from Geneva to Catania has also disappeared. Affected customers who provided their phone number or email address at the time of booking have already been contacted and rebooked if requested.
The strikes also affect Italian state airline ITA Airways. This affects 133 flights. This includes tomorrow’s return flight between Zurich and Rome.
Edelweiss was almost unaffected
Swiss sister company Edelweiss was almost unhurt. Edelweiss spokesman Andreas Meier explains that the flight from Zurich to Catania is expected to be delayed by about half an hour in the afternoon alone. Flights to Cagliari, Olbia, Bari and Lamezia (both operated by Switzerland) and morning flight to Catania will not be affected as flight times are outside the strike window. Airport employees want to leave work from 10 am to 6 pm.
Very high passenger numbers expected
Switzerland had to cancel flights again due to strikes in Italy. In early May, twelve flights to Italy were canceled due to a strike. After all, international rail traffic to Italy is flowing again. SBB advises passengers to reserve a seat, as demand is expected to increase due to flight strikes.
For the Swiss, the number of passengers will weaken a little due to the Italian strikes tomorrow. Today, July 14th, and Friday, July 21st, Switzerland expects the highest number of passengers in a single day this year. About 17,000 passengers are flying today and next Friday with Swiss alone.
Source :Blick
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