Black Saturday for those who have to travel by plane. Sardinia practically isolated due to the strike called from 10 to 18.

About fifty flights have already been cancelled, but the list is constantly being updated and it is a day full of uncertainties between departures and arrivals. A thousand flights at risk throughout Italy.

Until this morning, the cancellation of 28 flights to and from Cagliari was made official, 15 to Olbia and 4 to Alghero.

To cross their arms are the workers of handling, loading and unloading of luggage, and check-in staff.

The protest was proclaimed by the trade unions Filt Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Ugl Ta to request the renewal of the sector contract, which had expired for six years.

There will be "250 thousand passengers departing" from Italian airports who risk being grounded due to the strike, which has so far led to the "cancellation of about a thousand flights", says Codacons.

Among the airlines, Ita Airways "was forced to cancel 133 domestic and international flights", informs the carrier on its website. But he explains that he has "activated an extraordinary plan" to limit passenger inconvenience, by rebooking as many travelers as possible on the first available flights, so "40% will be able to fly on the same day".

To complicate the picture even a sit-in of workers who join the strike in Elmas, the unions predict a membership of about 90%.

«Even in the last meeting, the employers' association Assohandlers rejected the requests of the trade unions, including the contractual increase of 270 euros and a one-off fair for the contractual holiday, reiterating, once again, their position on the reduction bands for the increase in night hours and the elimination of the three days of sick leave; themes that they reiterated in the various meetings», reads a joint note from Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti.

(Unioneonline/L)