Euronews · Feb 13, 2026 · Collected from RSS
The industrial action was set to impact between 25,000 and 27,000 air passengers.
Published on 10/02/2026 - 13:09 GMT+1•Updated 13/02/2026 - 18:37 GMT+1 Nationwide strikes that threatened to disrupt hundreds of flights on Monday have been halted. The industrial action planned for 16 February and another walkout on 7 March would have impacted travel for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has blocked the strikes, saying that mobility needs to be guaranteed during the "event of global importance". The rescheduled dates for the strikes have not yet been announced but will likely be between 24 February and 4 March. A strike of rail transport workers is set to go ahead later in the month. Here’s what travellers need to know. Nationwide air transport strike in Italy postponed Severe disruption was set to impact air transport on Monday 16 February, causing headaches for holidaymakers heading to Italy’s ski slopes and the Winter Olympics. The same strikes will be rescheduled for alternative dates. Staff of flagship carrier ITA Airways planned a 24-hour walkout from midnight. Flights across Italy’s airports, including Milan Malpensa, Milan Linate, Rome Fiumicino, Venice Marco Polo and Verona Valerio Catullo Airport, would have been affected. Unions representing pilots, flight attendants and ground staff planned to participate in the strike. Italian aviation legislation means there are still guaranteed time slots when services must operate. These are from 7am to 10am and from 6pm to 9pm. However, ITA had 314 flights scheduled on 16 February, according to data from Cirium, with nearly 70 per cent of departures outside the guaranteed hours. The industrial action could have impacted between 25,000 and 27,000 passengers, in addition to potential cancellations or disruptions on the days before and after the strike. Vueling flight attendants and easyJet pilots and flight attendants also planned a 24-hour walkout for Monday. Veuling and easyJet crew who are members of the USB union were set to strike between 1pm and 5pm. A strike by ground staff from Airport Handling and ALHA was planned at Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa airports on 16 February as well. Next month, staff at ENAV, the national air traffic control services provider, were planning to strike on 7 March. This has also been suspended. The ministry of transport is expected to propose the period between 24 February and 4 March for the strikes instead, to coincide with the pause between the Olympics and Paralympics. Italy rail strikes expected at end of February More travel chaos is expected to hit at the end of the month. Staff of the Italian state railway Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) will walk out for 24 hours. The strike will begin at 9pm on Friday 27 February and end at 8.59pm on Saturday 28 February. Regional, high-speed Frecce and Intercity trains are all likely to be impacted.