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(Alliance News) - Due to a threatened work stoppage at Italian airports, travellers have to be prepared for delays and cancellations of numerous flights on Sunday.
Several trade unions called on staff of the air traffic control company ENAV as well as the low-cost airlines Ryanair Holdings PLC, easyJet PLC and Volotea to take part in the four-hour work stoppage, according to notices from the trade union confederations.
The reason is a dispute over workers' rights, working conditions and the payment of minimum wages in the industry.
easyJet has cancelled flights from Milan's Linate airport to Berlin and from Rome-Fiumicino to Amsterdam because of the strike. Ryanair said it had been forced to cancel some flights because of the strike at ENAV. Passengers had already been informed, the airline said.
According to ENAV, the work stoppage will last from 2 pm to 6 pm local time. Flights between 7 am and 10 am and 6 pm to 9 pm will not be affected.
With work stoppages looming, Italy Tourism Minister Massimo Garavaglia called during the week for everything to be done to avoid inconvenience in the recovering sector.
"An unrest among air traffic control staff threatens to block the most dynamic sector of the economy, which is currently driving the country's growth to a significant extent. To block transport is to block the country," said the politician from the far-right Lega party, which is considered pro-business.
source: dpa
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