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Here's what to be prepared for when you next fly to Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200807/what-to-expect-when-youre-flying-to-italy Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:30:05 +0200 what-to-expect-when-youre-flying-to-italy Pack an extra face mask and cut back on hand luggage: the Italian government has introduced new coronavirus precautions for anyone taking a flight in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200615/italy-new-rules-on-flying Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:38:51 +0200 italy-new-rules-on-flying Air Italy, the country's second-biggest airline, has suspended operations and can't guarantee any flights beyond the end of the month. https://www.thelocal.it/20200211/air-italy-liquidation Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:41:18 +0100 air-italy-liquidation 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 Some 200 international and domestic flights have been cancelled this week ahead of yet another strike at Italy's troubled Alitalia airline. https://www.thelocal.it/20191007/alitalia-strike-200-flights-to-and-from-italy-cancelled Mon, 07 Oct 2019 17:59:44 +0200 alitalia-strike-200-flights-to-and-from-italy-cancelled Italian airline Alitalia has begun cancelling scores of international and domestic flights in preparation for a 24-hour strike on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190520/alitalia-strike-half-of-flights-to-and-from-italy-cancelled Mon, 20 May 2019 14:57:44 +0200 alitalia-strike-half-of-flights-to-and-from-italy-cancelled Italy's antitrust authority on Thursday slapped fines on low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air over their cabin baggage policy. https://www.thelocal.it/20190222/italy-fines-ryanair-wizz-air-over-cabin-bag-fees Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:55:01 +0100 italy-fines-ryanair-wizz-air-over-cabin-bag-fees 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 Budget airline Ryanair announced on Friday September 14th that it has reached an agreement with flight crew unions in Italy to provide employment contracts under Italian law. https://www.thelocal.it/20180914/ryanair-deal-with-italian-pilots-concluded-but-strikes-to-go-ahead Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:41:19 +0200 ryanair-deal-with-italian-pilots-concluded-but-strikes-to-go-ahead Italian pilots have approved an agreement over working conditions with Ryanair in the first such deal the strike-hit low-cost aviation giant has fully concluded. https://www.thelocal.it/20180828/ryanair-reaches-historic-agreement-with-italian-pilot-union Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:16:47 +0200 ryanair-reaches-historic-agreement-with-italian-pilot-union The Italian government is proposing that the state take a 51 per cent stake in the struggling airline and make it a flagship of 'Italo character'. https://www.thelocal.it/20180719/italian-government-wants-to-renationalize-alitalia-airline Thu, 19 Jul 2018 18:57:24 +0200 italian-government-wants-to-renationalize-alitalia-airline Italy's competition authority (AGCM) on Thursday hit Ryanair with a €1.85 million fine for mass flight cancellations late last year and failing to adequately inform affected passengers of their rights. https://www.thelocal.it/20180608/italy-fines-ryanair-for-mass-flight-cancellations Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:25:33 +0200 italy-fines-ryanair-for-mass-flight-cancellations Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew based in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Italy said on Monday they would go on strike this summer unless the low-cost airline accepts their demands by a June 30th deadline. https://www.thelocal.it/20180529/ryanair-italy-routes-threatened-by-summer-strike Tue, 29 May 2018 15:59:57 +0200 ryanair-italy-routes-threatened-by-summer-strike Lufthansa emerged as the number one candidate to take over Alitalia on Monday after an Italian government minister called the German airline's bid the "most promising". https://www.thelocal.it/20180416/lufthansa-offer-alitalia-most-promising Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:59:42 +0200 lufthansa-offer-alitalia-most-promising Troubled Italian airline Alitalia said Tuesday that it has received three takeover offers, including one by a consortium led by British low-cost carrier EasyJet. https://www.thelocal.it/20180411/easyjet-and-two-other-airlines-in-the-running-to-take-over-alitalia Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:14:51 +0200 easyjet-and-two-other-airlines-in-the-running-to-take-over-alitalia Meridiana, an airline based in Sardinia, launched its bid on Monday to become Italy's leading carrier with a new name: Air Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180219/air-italy-meridiana-new-airline Mon, 19 Feb 2018 15:28:37 +0100 air-italy-meridiana-new-airline The British Chancellor on Wednesday raised the possibility that a 'no deal' Brexit scenario could ground flights between the UK and other European countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20171011/why-are-people-worried-about-flights-being-grounded-by-brexit Wed, 11 Oct 2017 19:28:36 +0200 why-are-people-worried-about-flights-being-grounded-by-brexit Italy’s civil aviation authority is preparing sanctions against Ryanair over the airline’s handling of mass flight cancellations. https://www.thelocal.it/20171006/italys-civil-aviation-authority-prepares-sanctions-against-ryanair Fri, 06 Oct 2017 15:22:04 +0200 italys-civil-aviation-authority-prepares-sanctions-against-ryanair Budget airline Ryanair is ready to make a bid for a majority stake in Italy's Alitalia if administrators of the troubled carrier undertake four key reform steps, its CEO said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170627/ryanair-says-ready-to-make-alitalia-bid-if-shake-up-comes Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:42:31 +0200 ryanair-says-ready-to-make-alitalia-bid-if-shake-up-comes Italy's competition watchdog on Friday fined British Airways and Etihad Airways for failing to adequately inform customers booking online that return legs of roundtrip tickets would be cancelled if they failed to travel on the outward journey. https://www.thelocal.it/20170623/italy-fines-ba-etihad-over-no-show-ticket-rules Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:17:03 +0200 italy-fines-ba-etihad-over-no-show-ticket-rules