Widespread disruption is expected to air and ground transport services in Italy due to planned industrial action on Friday 16 June 2017.
Widespread disruption is expected to air and ground transport services in Italy due to planned industrial action on Friday 16 June 2017.
The following airlines have issued guidance to passengers. Due to the widespread nature of the industrial action there may also be disruption to ground transportation services. Continue reading “Ground transport strikes in Italy Friday 16 June”
The planned strike by BA cabin crew has been cancelled.
British Airways has confirmed this afternoon that the planned industrial action by some London Heathrow cabin crew from Friday 16 June 2017 to Monday 19 June 2017 has been cancelled.
This means that all flights from all airports are due to operate as scheduled and there will be no planned cancellations. This also means that any changes to bookings over the planned strike period can only be made in accordance with the fare rules at the time of booking.
This does not preclude the possibility of any further industrial action but Unite, the union which represents BA cabin crew, is required to give 14 days’ notice to BA.
Update 16 June: A further 16 days’ industrial action has been called for Saturday 1 July to Sunday 16 July
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Air Traffic Controllers in Italy are due to take industrial action on Sunday 28 May 2017, which is likely to cause disruption to flights.
Air Traffic Controllers in some regions of Italy are due to take industrial action on the afternoon of Sunday 28 May 2017, the weekend of the late May bank holiday in the UK.
The strike will take place between 1pm and 5pm local time. This is likely to cause disruption with delays and cancellations, albeit on a smaller scale than originally thought. As a consequence the following airlines have issued guidance for affected passengers.
Please note that this page does not provide live flight information so any cancellations that will be listed are proactive cancellations made in advance, and do not necessarily include any delays/cancellations made on the day.
You can check live flight information on the websites of Gatwick, Heathrow and London City airports.
Continue reading “Disruption due to Air Traffic Controllers’ strike in Italy on Sunday 28 May 2017”
A number of trade unions representing employees of Alitalia are due to take industrial action on Wednesday 5 April 2017.
As a consequence, a substantial number of flights have been cancelled on Wednesday. In addition, there are a number of cancellations on Tuesday 4 April 2017 and Thursday 6 April 2017.
The background to the dispute is that Alitalia is currently in negotiations with its shareholders and banks over the airline’s future. Management have proposed a new business plan which would involve substantial redundancies which trade unions are protesting against.
Alitalia has published guidance for affected passengers which includes details of its rebooking policies. A full list of cancellations is also available here.
If your flight is cancelled you have the option of a refund or an alternative fight up to Friday 14 April 2017.
The cancellations include the following flights between London Heathrow and London City Airports and Milan and Rome.
Please note that these are pre-planned cancellations. There may well be additional cancellations due to other operational issues on the day.
You can check live flight information on the websites of Heathrow and London City airports on the day of travel.
Continue reading “Cancellations due to Alitalia Industrial Action Wednesday 5 April 2017”
Air Traffic Controllers in Italy are due to take industrial action over a period of four hours from 12:00 to 16:00 GMT on Monday 20 March 2017.
This is likely to cause disruption with delays and cancellations. As a consequence the following airlines have issued guidance for affected passengers.
It is also understand the certain unions represent airport workers are also taking industrial action on Monday. As such, there may be disruption to some airport ground services.
Please note that this page does not provide live flight information so any cancellations listed are proactive cancellations made in advance, and do not necessarily include any delays/cancellations made on the day.
You can check live flight information on the websites of Gatwick, Heathrow and London City airports.
Continue reading “Air Traffic Controllers strike in Italy on Monday 20 March 2017”
Air Traffic Controllers in certain regions of France are due to take industrial action at various times between Monday 6 March to Friday 10 March 2017.
The French Civil Aviation Authority has asked airlines to reduce their schedules accordingly.
This will cause delays and cancellations to flights to and from the UK that pass through French airspace, principally flights to and from France, Spain and North Africa.
Airlines are likely to minimise the impact of the strike by circumventing French airspace where possible.
The following airlines have issued guidance on rebooking options for passengers.
Please note that this page does not provide live flight information so any cancellations listed are proactive cancellations made in advance, and do not necessarily include any delays/cancellations made on the day.
You can check live flight information on the websites of Gatwick, Heathrow and London City airports.
Continue reading “Air Traffic Controllers strike in France: Monday 6 – Friday 10 March 2017”
A number of trade unions representing employees of Alitalia are due to take industrial action on Thursday 23 February 2017.
As a consequence, approximately 60% of Alitalia’s domestic and international flights are cancelled on Thursday 23 February and there are further cancellations Friday 24 February.
These include the following flights between London Heathrow and London City Airports and Milan and Rome.
Please note that these are pre-planned cancellations. There may well be additional cancellations due to severe weather in the U.K. caused by Storm Doris. In addition, some airport ground facilities in Italy may also be affected by industrial action.
Continue reading “Alitalia – London Heathrow & City cancellations due to strike action”
The planned strike action by British Airways’ “Mixed Fleet” cabin crew at London Heathrow on Christmas Day & Boxing Day have been called off.
Unite, which represents the cabin crew, has called off the strikes following discussions with BA at ACAS. This is not the end of the dispute as a new offer tabled by the airline has to be presented to union members for approval.
However, the strikes are off and all flights will operate as scheduled.
If you have changed your bookings with BA because your flight was at risk of disruption your revised booking will still stand and you do not need to revert to your original booking.
For the latest news on the cabin crew strike, please visit our strike information page.