https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Airline passengers across Europe may face decreased compensation rights for delayed and cancelled flights, after the EU Council controversially agreed to raise thresholds for airline compensation. https://www.thelocal.it/20250606/passenger-compensation-for-flight-delays-set-to-decrease-in-europe Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:23:39 +0200 passenger-compensation-for-flight-delays-set-to-decrease-in-europe Budget airline Ryanair said it won’t add any new flights to Sicily this summer as part of a dispute with Sicilian authorities over a boarding tax applied to passengers departing from regional airports. https://www.thelocal.it/20250218/ryanair-halts-plans-to-boost-sicily-flights-in-new-row-over-boarding-tax Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:14:52 +0100 ryanair-halts-plans-to-boost-sicily-flights-in-new-row-over-boarding-tax More than 100 Alitalia flights were cancelled on Tuesday as airline staff and air traffic controllers called a four-hour nationwide strike. https://www.thelocal.it/20200114/italy-flights-cancelled-air-traffic-control-strike Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:43:55 +0100 italy-flights-cancelled-air-traffic-control-strike Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) said on Wednesday it was in talks with Delta Air Lines and EasyJet over a rescue of troubled airline Alitalia. https://www.thelocal.it/20190214/italy-railways-company-ferrovie-dello-stato-delta-easyjet-alitalia Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:47:50 +0100 italy-railways-company-ferrovie-dello-stato-delta-easyjet-alitalia The board of struggling Italian airline Alitalia has approved a tie-up proposal with the Emirati carrier Etihad Airways, a company statement has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140614/alitalia-board-gives-green-light-to-etihad-deal Sat, 14 Jun 2014 12:30:00 +0200 alitalia-board-gives-green-light-to-etihad-deal