Strike call threatens Alitalia plan to cut Milan operations

10/31/2007 10:53:03 AM

Italian labour unions have called a 24-hour strike of air transportation workers in the northern region of Lombardy for November 26 to protest Alitalia’s plan to scale back its operations from Milan's Malpensa airport. Troubled state-run airline Alitalia recently announced that it had no option but to downsize its operations from Malpensa in favour of routes using the Rome hub, Fiumicino. The move has sparked a major debate within Italy, with Milan's regional and city politicians strongly criticising the strategy as unfairly favouring Rome. The planned strike is the latest in a string of labour actions to hit Italy's national airline.   Cargonews Asia

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