Italy - Strike by air control staff disrupts flights - April 30, 2026

A four-hour walkout by air traffic control staff has triggered one of the country’s most disruptive aviation days this spring, grounding 464 flights and delaying a further 713 services as carriers and passengers scrambled to adapt. The industrial action is linked to ongoing disputes over pay, staffing levels and the pace of modernization in the air-traffic-management system. Unions representing controllers and technical staff have highlighted concerns about workload and fatigue as traffic volumes climb closer to, and in some cases exceed, pre-pandemic levels.

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