ITALY: A STRIKE BY ALITALIA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HAS CAUSED DISRUPTION AT ITALY'S MILAN AND ROME AIRPORT

Record ID: 342280

  • Title: ITALY: A STRIKE BY ALITALIA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HAS CAUSED DISRUPTION AT ITALY'S MILAN AND ROME AIRPORT
  • Date: 21st February 2005
  • Summary: (BN10) ROME, ITALY (FEBRUARY 21, 2005) (REUTERS) 1. SLV ROME AIRPORT DEPARTURES LOBBY 0.04 2. SV WOMAN CARRYING BAG 0.18 3. SLV PASSENGERS LINED UP FOR CHECK-IN 0.22 4. CU ALITALIA LOGO 0.24 5. SLV PASSENGERS AT ALITALIA INFORMATION DESK 0.28 6. SV PASSENGER LOOKING AT DEPARTURES INFORMATION SCREEN 0.30 7. CU SCREEN SAYING FLIGHT CANCELLED 0.33 8. MCU (English) PASSENGER, JUAN NADAL, SAYING: "The reason for making a strike makes a problem to the people. For this (reason) people make a strike. Some strike have a good reason, other strikes have no reason. I don't know exactly what is the reason for the people of Alitalia to make a strike. That is a problem." 0.50 9. SLV DEPARTURE GATES 0.53 10. SLV/SV OF PASSENGERS WAITING IN CHECK-IN HALL (2 SHOTS) 1.03 11. CU SUITCASES 1.06 12. PAN/CU WOMAN CHECKING DEPARTURES INFORMATION SCREEN/SCREEN (2 SHOTS) 1.18 13. MCU (English) PASSENGER, CHARLES HARRISON, SAYING: "I suppose one has to put up with it, we were hoping to get home earlier, now we'll be getting home late. It's been a problem, we don't know what we are going to find when we get to Madrid." 1.32 14. SLV/SV OF PEOPLE IN WAITING HALL PEOPLE SITTING IN WAITING HALL (4 SHOTS) 1.49 15. CU WOMAN SLEEPING IN WAITING HALL 1.53 16. SLV MAN SITTING AND READING 1.55 17. MCU (English) PASSENGER, HELEN MOLTSIMIOTIS, SAYING "Because of the delay, I want to go home but it's okay." 2.03 18. SLV PEOPLE IN AIRPORT HALL 2.07 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 8th March 2005 12:00
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  • Location: ROME, ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Reuters ID: LVAA7DSD9VDBX04VEFBDABVPRZDW
  • Story Text: A strike by Alitalia flight attendants has caused
    disruption at Italy's Milan and Rome airports.



    A 24-hour strike called by Alitalia flight
    attendants has led to at least 90 flights being cancelled
    on Monday (February 21, 2005) from Italy's Rome and Milan
    airports.

    The Italian flagship airline is planning to cut the
    number of flight attendants by 900 units as part of a
    broader Welfare plan which will also move another 700
    employees from
    Rome to Milans airport.

    "I don't know exactly what is the reason for the
    people of Alitalia to make a strike. That is a problem,"
    said Juan Nadal from Caracas who was delayed and needed to
    take a different plane in order to complete his homeward
    journey.

    Fifty of the flights cancelled are expected to be
    international, with 28 national flights cancelled and 12
    intercontinental, causing many passengers to seek
    alternative routes.

    "I suppose one has to put up with it, we were hoping
    to get home earlier, now we'll be getting home late. It's
    been a problem," said Charles Harrison from Gibraltar.

    Another strike is expected next Monday (February 28)
    as flight attendants continue their dispute over the
    renewal of contracts.


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