National transport strike from 26 to 28 February: stop flights Ita, EasyJet and FS, Italo, Trenord trains with guaranteed strikes and refunds

Three days of inconvenience in the transport sector: on Thursday 26 February, due to the 24-hour strike (guarantee periods will be respected), workers in the airline, airport and airport-related sectors will cross their arms, Ita Airways has announced the cancellation of 170 planes, about 55% of daily operations (and some flights on 25 and 27 February), even EasyJet will have to cancel dozens of flights. On the evening of Friday 27 February, rail transport strikes begin and will end on the evening of Saturday 28 February with impacts on the circulation of trains of FS Italiane, Italo and Trenord.

On Thursday, workers in the airline, airport and airport-related sectors will be on strike for 24 hours (from 0:00 to 23:59) proclaimed by Cub Trasporti. On the same day there will be a strike of ITA Airways staff - proclaimed by Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uilt-Uil, Ugl T.A,,, Anpac, also for 24 hours (from 0:01 to 24) and a strike of EasyJet pilots and flight attendants proclaimed by Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uilt-Uil, Ugl T.A,,, Anpac for 24 hours (from 0:01 to 24).

The Enac, the national civil aviation authority, lets it be known that during strikes there are protection time slots, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in which flights must still be operated. That is, all flights, including charter flights, scheduled to depart during the 7 a.m./10 a.m. and 6 p.m./9 p.m. time slots; all charter flights to/from the islands regularly authorised or notified prior to the date on which the strike is declared. On Enac's website there are some flights connecting with the islands with a single daily frequency that must be guaranteed. However, the arrival at destination of all national flights in progress at the time of the strike must be guaranteed. The departure of all flights scheduled at times prior to the beginning of the strike and delayed for reasons beyond the control of the parties must also be ensured, as well as the arrival at destination at national airports of international flights with an estimated time no later than thirty minutes before the beginning of the strike.

Detailed information on the operation of one's flight can be requested from the airline of reference and cancelled planes can be viewed on the websites of the two companies.Ita Airways has invited all travellers who have purchased a ticket for the day of the strike to check the status of their flight, before going to the airport, on the ita-airways.com website, in the Flight Info section, or by contacting the travel agency where they purchased their ticket. Passengers who have purchased an Ita Airways ticket to travel on 26 February, in the event of cancellation or change of schedule of their flight, may change their reservation without penalty or request a refund of their ticket (only if the flight has been cancelled or has been delayed by more than 60 minutes or more than 5 hours) no later than 8 March 2026 by calling +39 06 85960020 from Italia and abroad, or by contacting the travel agency where they purchased their ticket.

The national strike of 24 hours of the staff of Ita Airways and EasyJet, is accompanied with garrisons from 10 am to 4 pm in the airports of Rome Fiumicino, Milan Linate and Naples, announce Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl Trasporto Aereo and Anpac considering that "the negotiations in progress have not produced the expected results" for the renewal of the two national collective labour contracts. "The workers of Ita Airways have the right to the renewal of the collective labour agreement that expired in December 2024," they claim in a unitary statement. "An inadequate contractual framework both in terms of salary and labour protection. In these years in which the company has grown, traffic at Italian airports has exceeded pre-covid levels while inflation has severely eroded wages, it is necessary that Ita Airways' personnel have their labour contract renewed with concrete recognitions in line with the demands in the platform'.