Warning: do not travel with checked luggage to Rome (FCO)!
Warning!
Do not travel with checked luggage to Rome, Italy (FCO). There is a very, VERY high chance that your luggage will be mishandeled by disgruntled airport personel.
See several news sources:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/eu...handlers.reut/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/italy/stor...142450,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6932570.stm