Italy-wide Strike Imminent on Sept 6.
Aug 17, 2006 | 9:04 am
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Italy-wide Strike Imminent on Sept 6.
Just announced today that there will be an Italy-wide transportation strike that will include all trains, planes, buses, and other modes of public transportation (ie..Vaporetto in Venice, Metro in Rome, etc...).
Not sure if this will affect Air Traffic Controllers so non-Alitalia flights might be landing in Italy. Just a heads up....
Not sure if this will affect Air Traffic Controllers so non-Alitalia flights might be landing in Italy. Just a heads up....
Aug 21, 2006 | 11:12 am
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Any reference sources?
Originally Posted by dg4255
Just announced today that there will be an Italy-wide transportation strike that will include all trains, planes, buses, and other modes of public transportation (ie..Vaporetto in Venice, Metro in Rome, etc...).
Not sure if this will affect Air Traffic Controllers so non-Alitalia flights might be landing in Italy. Just a heads up....
Not sure if this will affect Air Traffic Controllers so non-Alitalia flights might be landing in Italy. Just a heads up....
And I was planning to arrive FCO that day.
Any source for this new report? And any indication as to how likely this is (i.e. it is very likely there will be a strike, or possible that there may be a strike, etc.).
Thanks!
Aug 21, 2006 | 11:32 am
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Normally this site is helpful, but I don't see anything scheduled:
http://www.commissionegaranziasciopero.it/
On the left hand menu, click the bottom item, "elenco scioperi"
Scroll down to "transport aereo" (air transport), "Trasporto Ferroviario" (train transport), "Trasporto Pubblico Locale" (local public transit).
Remember, they use the European date format, so 02-08-06 is Aug. 2nd.
It might be too recent to be listed. There are news stories, like this one stating that they are planning a 24 hour strike of three unions: Anpac (commercial pilots), Anpav (flight attendants) and Avia (I think those are pilots)... and maybe Sult (transport workers).
Sult's website also talks about a 4 hour Sept. 18 strike at FCO, but that has a more limited target.
http://www.commissionegaranziasciopero.it/
On the left hand menu, click the bottom item, "elenco scioperi"
Scroll down to "transport aereo" (air transport), "Trasporto Ferroviario" (train transport), "Trasporto Pubblico Locale" (local public transit).
Remember, they use the European date format, so 02-08-06 is Aug. 2nd.
It might be too recent to be listed. There are news stories, like this one stating that they are planning a 24 hour strike of three unions: Anpac (commercial pilots), Anpav (flight attendants) and Avia (I think those are pilots)... and maybe Sult (transport workers).
Sult's website also talks about a 4 hour Sept. 18 strike at FCO, but that has a more limited target.
Aug 22, 2006 | 1:21 pm
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Any further updates? I am landing at MXP on the 11th and departing on the 18th (with some train travel in between).
Aug 22, 2006 | 1:45 pm
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Originally Posted by fastflyer
Any further updates? I am landing at MXP on the 11th and departing on the 18th (with some train travel in between).
(but if anyone wants to join me in the lounge at MXP the morning of the 12th for a drink, send me a PM)
Aug 22, 2006 | 1:46 pm
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As I live in northern Italy, I was listening to the Armed Forces Network Radio from US Army Garrison Vicenza. It was there that they made the announcement about the nationwide strike on Sept 6.
Aug 22, 2006 | 3:10 pm
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see on the website of ANPAC ( union pilots)
in italian...http://www.anpac.it/home.htm?language=ING
6 settembre: sciopero generale piloti ed assistenti di volo
in italian...http://www.anpac.it/home.htm?language=ING
6 settembre: sciopero generale piloti ed assistenti di volo
Aug 23, 2006 | 8:08 am
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Great 
... our MXP-LCA flight on CY (will the CY staff in Italy be on strike too?) is on 6 Sep and we were planning to take public transport (bus) to MXP on that day ... I presume the taxi drivers will be on strike too.
Time for plan B (hotel airport on the 5th) or plan C (rental car?
).
Here's another link regarding the strike.
... our MXP-LCA flight on CY (will the CY staff in Italy be on strike too?) is on 6 Sep and we were planning to take public transport (bus) to MXP on that day ... I presume the taxi drivers will be on strike too.Time for plan B (hotel airport on the 5th) or plan C (rental car?
).Here's another link regarding the strike.
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Aug 23, 2006 | 9:45 am
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Originally Posted by ashaboe
Time for plan B (hotel airport on the 5th) or plan C (rental car? ).
).Bear in mind that a transport strike in Italy doesn't mean that there will be no public transport running. The law requires that certain services are guaranteed even in the case of a strike. If I remember correctly, this includes some Malpensa Express train services.
Unfortunately, the Malpensa Express site doesn't indicate which services these are from its timetable.
I'm almost certain that the services in question are indicated on the timetables posted on the platforms (with a dagger or something to indicate 'servizi garantiti in caso di sciopero') however.
Aug 23, 2006 | 10:15 am
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Is the Malpensa Express listed in the yellow FFSS schedules? (sold at tobacchi stores for a few euro, updated every 6 months).
If so, could someone in Italy look to see if it is shown as running during the strike?
If so, could someone in Italy look to see if it is shown as running during the strike?
Aug 23, 2006 | 10:15 am
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Will it be over the next day (9/7/06?)
When they say '24 hour strike,' do they usually MEAN a 24-hour strike? We'll be arriving from LCA to FCO on Sept. 7th. Can we expect things to be back to normal then (airport express train, subways, busses, etc?)
Thanks,
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Thanks,
BB.
Aug 23, 2006 | 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by Gargoyle
Is the Malpensa Express listed in the yellow FFSS schedules?
Aug 23, 2006 | 5:45 pm
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So what can one do if booked to fly AZ on the 6th (which I am), do I wait until closer the date or go to an AZ ticket desk and ask to be put on flights the following/previous day?
Chances are the person dealing with the request won't even know of the strike...
Chances are the person dealing with the request won't even know of the strike...
Aug 23, 2006 | 7:03 pm
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Originally Posted by GVA
Chances are the person dealing with the request won't even know of the strike...
so I guess you're better off trying close to the date, although that leaves your plans uncertain.
Aug 24, 2006 | 3:14 am
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Originally Posted by ashaboe
... I presume the taxi drivers will be on strike too.
Time for plan B (hotel airport on the 5th) or plan C (rental car? ).
Time for plan B (hotel airport on the 5th) or plan C (rental car?
).I was recently informed there's a new Crowne Plaza near MXP that should not be too bad, but I have no first hand experience yet.