Passengers using Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) faced delays this morning as employees of Sogaer, the airport management company, began a 24-hour strike over the outsourcing of ramp services. According to the Ministry of Transport’s strike observatory, the industrial action started at 00:01 on 29 September 2026 and affects all overtime and extra-hours work until further notice. The walk-out coincides with the end-of-season tourist exodus from Sardinia, piling pressure on airlines that had already reduced frequencies after the peak summer schedule. So far ITA Airways has cancelled eight mainland rotations, while Ryanair has warned of possible last-minute gate changes. While flights covered by essential-service rules (early-morning mainland connections and all intercontinental legs) are operating, mobility managers should advise travellers to arrive at least three hours before departure and to travel cabin-only where possible. Companies with project teams on Sardinia’s renewable-energy sites may need to extend hotel stays or charter seaborne alternatives via Civitavecchia. The dispute will go to arbitration next week; if talks fail, unions have threatened a 48-hour strike in October, potentially overlapping with the Italia Rail strike and compounding mobility headaches.
Source: Fiumicino.it strike bulletin
