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 Travellers from New York arrived in Italy's Milan Malpensa airport on the route's first Covid-tested and "quarantine-free" flight on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210404/first-passengers-take-covid-tested-flights-from-us-to-milan Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:42:13 +0200 first-passengers-take-covid-tested-flights-from-us-to-milan 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 Troubled airline Alitalia is planning to make 2,400 staff redundant and cut some salaries by almost a third, trade union sources said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170317/calls-for-strikes-as-alitalia-plans-to-cut-one-fifth-of-its-staff Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:53:22 +0100 calls-for-strikes-as-alitalia-plans-to-cut-one-fifth-of-its-staff A light aircraft crashed and caught fire in northern Italy on Wednesday, killing the one person on board. https://www.thelocal.it/20161006/light-aircraft-crashes-and-catches-fire-in-northern-italy-killing-one Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:18:56 +0200 light-aircraft-crashes-and-catches-fire-in-northern-italy-killing-one An Italian lawyer is suing Emirates airline after spending a nine-hour flight crushed by an overweight passenger in the seat next to him. https://www.thelocal.it/20160922/italian-lawyer-sues-airline-after-flight-next-to-fat-passenger Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:31:24 +0200 italian-lawyer-sues-airline-after-flight-next-to-fat-passenger A passenger on board a Rome-bound flight sparked a bomb alert – because they were suspicious about two other passengers, Moroccans, who were praying. https://www.thelocal.it/20160630/praying-moroccans-spark-bomb-alert-on-rome-bound-flight Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:24:57 +0200 praying-moroccans-spark-bomb-alert-on-rome-bound-flight A Singapore Airlines plane caught fire on Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after turning back from a flight to Milan following an engine oil warning message, the carrier said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160627/panic-as-milan-bound-flight-catches-fire-upon-emergency-landing Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:25:23 +0200 panic-as-milan-bound-flight-catches-fire-upon-emergency-landing A passenger was removed from an easyJet flight in Pisa after another passenger complained of “suspicious behaviour”. https://www.thelocal.it/20160407/easyjet Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:54:17 +0200 easyjet Six suspected members of a trafficking network were arrested in Greece as they prepared to fly seven Iraqi migrants to Italy in a light aircraft, Greek police said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160318/italy-bound-migrant-smuggling-flight-grounded-in-greece Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:20:37 +0100 italy-bound-migrant-smuggling-flight-grounded-in-greece An Alitalia pilot was forced to abort landing at a London airport on Monday as the jet was battered by gale force winds. https://www.thelocal.it/20160209/alitalia-pilot-aborts-landing-as-uk-storm-bounces-jet-off-runway Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:07:12 +0100 alitalia-pilot-aborts-landing-as-uk-storm-bounces-jet-off-runway An easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Venice’s Marco Polo airport on Friday after the plane’s pilot became ill. https://www.thelocal.it/20151009/easyjet-plane-forced-to-land-in-italy-after-pilot-falls-ill Fri, 09 Oct 2015 17:41:42 +0200 easyjet-plane-forced-to-land-in-italy-after-pilot-falls-ill A Blue Air plane was forced to make an emergency landing after one of the jet’s tyres burst while taking off from Turin, sending passengers, including Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari, into a panic. https://www.thelocal.it/20150608/panic-as-tyre-bursts-on-blue-air-flight Mon, 08 Jun 2015 19:00:38 +0200 panic-as-tyre-bursts-on-blue-air-flight Passengers will endure flight cancellations and severe delays on Friday as Alitalia staff and air traffic controllers go on strike. https://www.thelocal.it/20150319/alitalia-strike-italy-braced-for-travel-chaos-on-friday Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:11:54 +0100 alitalia-strike-italy-braced-for-travel-chaos-on-friday UPDATED: Italian authorities on Monday released a Pakistani man who was removed from an easyJet flight to Britain minutes before take-off after it was discovered he was travelling on a fake passport. https://www.thelocal.it/20150119/pakistani-on-suspect-passport-sparks-easyjet-alarm Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:30:00 +0100 pakistani-on-suspect-passport-sparks-easyjet-alarm An Italian woman was arrested by police in Geneva when trying to board an easyJet flight to Venice, reportedly after a spat about the size of her hand luggage. https://www.thelocal.it/20140912/italian-arrested-over-flight-hand-luggage-row Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:02:00 +0200 italian-arrested-over-flight-hand-luggage-row A flight attendant suffered a broken hip and another was knocked unconscious during an easyJet flight to Naples on Monday after the plane hit heavy turbulence, spreading panic among passengers, British media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140904/two-hurt-as-naples-bound-plane-hits-turbulence Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:06:00 +0200 two-hurt-as-naples-bound-plane-hits-turbulence A plane was evacuated on Monday evening moments before take-off from an Italian airport, after passengers noticed smoke filling the air. https://www.thelocal.it/20140715/smoke-prompts-plane-evacuation-in-italy Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:43:00 +0200 smoke-prompts-plane-evacuation-in-italy A plane flying from Rome was hit by lightning on Wednesday morning, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140220/alitalia-flight-struck-by-lightning-bolt Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:48:00 +0100 alitalia-flight-struck-by-lightning-bolt