Flights Cancelled Ahead of Strike By Ground Handlers in Italy [May 30]
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Flights Cancelled Ahead of Strike By Ground Handlers in Italy [May 30]
Airport ground staff have scheduled a 24-hour strike for tomorrow/Friday. Milan and Venice airports are expected to be affected.
Alitalia and Meridiana works are also planning to strike at various times tomorrow.
Buses and trains may also be affected by the strike.
EasyJet has already cancelled some flights.
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articl...+in+italy.html
Ryainair is monitoring the situation: http://ryanair.com/ie/notices/140529...-strike-italy/
Vueling is changing departure times of 2 flights: http://vuelingnews.com/2014/05/29/un...-2014/?lang=en
Alitalia and Meridiana works are also planning to strike at various times tomorrow.
Buses and trains may also be affected by the strike.
EasyJet has already cancelled some flights.
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articl...+in+italy.html
Ryainair is monitoring the situation: http://ryanair.com/ie/notices/140529...-strike-italy/
Vueling is changing departure times of 2 flights: http://vuelingnews.com/2014/05/29/un...-2014/?lang=en
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experienced one of those at MXP a few years ago. i think those are the people who drive the skywalks and the busses between the terminal gate and the plane. the strike was called about an hour before the plane landed.
if that is the group, you can't get there from here.
if that is the group, you can't get there from here.
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Any advice grateful regarding Strikes in Venice
My parents have been flown home this morning due to this... They were supposed to fly home tonight, so very disappointed to have lost a day of there trip. They had a whole day planned and are gutted as you can imagine.
They were told at 10:30PM last night that they had to leave at 6am the following day so had to start packing immediately...
Does anyone know if they could get any compensation for this... It's so unfair... If they had wanted a 4 day break they wouldn't have spent a small fortune on another night in the hotel!
Thank you!
They were told at 10:30PM last night that they had to leave at 6am the following day so had to start packing immediately...
Does anyone know if they could get any compensation for this... It's so unfair... If they had wanted a 4 day break they wouldn't have spent a small fortune on another night in the hotel!
Thank you!
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The union isn't going to compensate them, nor is the Italian govt.
Presumably they asked the hotel to not be charged for the final night and that request was turned down.
Did they have travel insurance? Some insurance will cover strike-related travel changes. You might also check w/the credit card company used to book the hotel.
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My parents have been flown home this morning due to this... They were supposed to fly home tonight, so very disappointed to have lost a day of there trip. They had a whole day planned and are gutted as you can imagine.
They were told at 10:30PM last night that they had to leave at 6am the following day so had to start packing immediately...
Does anyone know if they could get any compensation for this... It's so unfair... If they had wanted a 4 day break they wouldn't have spent a small fortune on another night in the hotel!
Thank you!
They were told at 10:30PM last night that they had to leave at 6am the following day so had to start packing immediately...
Does anyone know if they could get any compensation for this... It's so unfair... If they had wanted a 4 day break they wouldn't have spent a small fortune on another night in the hotel!
Thank you!
The best way to prepare for those issues is travel / trip interruption and cancellation insurance (or self-insuring), and other options include requesting a distressed travelers rate from a hotel if staying longer. Or, accept the airline's assistance and leave early, in this instance.
Last edited by JDiver; May 30, 2014 at 3:25 pm
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It sounds to like they didn't even have an unused night. If I read it correctly, they were planning on flying out at night on their last day of the trip and instead had to fly out early in the morning. So they feel like their last hotel night was wasted, since they'd booked it in order to have that last day of the trip, but the hotel doesn't owe them anything.
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What I am implying is that they don't really have any leverage. By going on strike during a recession/depression you make things worse which in fact may lead to bankruptcy of the business and total loss of jobs.
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Not at all. They can strike as long as they want I suppose.
What I am implying is that they don't really have any leverage. By going on strike during a recession/depression you make things worse which in fact may lead to bankruptcy of the business and total loss of jobs.
What I am implying is that they don't really have any leverage. By going on strike during a recession/depression you make things worse which in fact may lead to bankruptcy of the business and total loss of jobs.
there has been pretty much a global recession since 2008. no raises for 6 years?