Rome Fiumicino’s independent information portal reports that ground personnel at Cagliari Elmas airport (operator SOGAER) are observing a 24-hour strike today, 17 September. The walk-out, registered with the Ministry of Transport, affects overtime and supplementary duties, potentially slowing baggage handling and apron services for all airlines operating between Sardinia and mainland Italy. Although the action is local, ripple effects are felt across the network: several Milan- and Rome-bound flights have switched to ‘guaranteed service’ status, while some low-cost carriers are pre-emptively consolidating services. Under Italian law, essential time-bands (07:00-10:00 and 18:00-21:00) must be protected, but outside those windows delays or cancellations are likely. Business-travel programmes with same-day return trips to Cagliari—common in the aerospace and renewable-energy sectors based in Sardinia—should rebook or allow overnight stays. HR teams should remind assignees that EU 261 compensation may not apply if the carrier can show the disruption stems from a “wild-cat” labour action beyond its control. The strike is part of a broader calendar of aviation labour unrest leading up to a national transport protest on 26 September and multiple ENAV (air-navigation-service) stoppages on 30 September, underscoring persistent volatility in Italy’s aviation labour relations.
Source: Fiumicino.it
