Rail passengers heading to Rome-Fiumicino airport face significant disruption later this week. Live passenger-information screens operated by infrastructure manager RFI now carry yellow alerts warning that «trains could be delayed or altered» from 21:00 on Thursday 23 July until 20:59 on Friday 24 July due to a nationwide strike by FS Italiane, Italo and regional operator Trenord. The 24-hour action, organised by the Filt-Cgil and Uiltrasporti unions, coincides with one of the busiest outbound weekends of the Italian summer. Although the flagship non-stop Leonardo Express between Roma Termini and Fiumicino is included in the list of «trenitagli garantiti», only two trains per hour will run in each direction during the protected time-bands (06:00-09:00 and 18:00-21:00). Outside those windows, service is «subject to confirmation» and may be replaced by buses. Long-distance services on the high-speed Rome–Milan corridor will also be thinned, forcing business travellers to reroute via the slower Tyrrhenian coastal line or take early-morning departures. Freight trains are exempt, but priority handling for perishable goods means passenger services could still experience cascading delays once the strike ends. Airport operator ADR is advising passengers to allow an extra 60–90 minutes for landside-to-airside transfer and to pre-book taxis where possible, as ride-hailing availability is expected to tighten. Airlines have been authorised by ENAC to waive change fees for flights departing Rome on 23–24 July. For multinational firms moving executives or critical technicians through Rome, the safest mitigation is either to travel to the capital the night before or to book a car service directly to the airport. Travellers holding Trenitalia or Italo tickets for cancelled trains can claim a full refund or rebook within 10 days without penalty.
