Alitalia has had to cancel more than 100 flights today due to a strike by airline employees. Unions called the strike in support of Alitalia, Air Italy, Blue Panorama, Air Dolomiti, and Neos employees. Despite the strike, Italian law guarantees that military, humanitarian, emergency, and rescue flights must continue and that ENAV employees who manage Italy’s air traffic control are prohibited from striking.  

Also, flights deemed essential to Sicily, Sardinia, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, and several north-to-south routes cannot be canceled.