Italy Travel Advisory on October 26: Transport and Rail Strikes in Several Places from October 28 to 30 Require Attention
According to the official strike calendar checked on October 26, travellers planning to visit Italy in the coming days should watch for a series of registered industrial actions. Information registered with Italy's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport shows that railway customer service staff in Bologna, Reggio Emilia and Rimini will hold a regional strike from 9 p.m. on October 28 to 9 p.m. on October 29; employees of AIR Campania in the Naples area will stage an 8-hour local public transport stoppage on October 28. The registered information also includes notice of a nationwide general strike on October 30 involving specific actions in the rail and port sectors. However, Italy's civil aviation regulator ENAC has made clear that October 30 to November 5 is a protected period during which aviation strikes are prohibited, so strike registrations involving aviation still need clarification at the regulatory level and should not be taken to mean airports will shut down entirely. Practical advice for travellers: when taking trains or city buses in Italy from October 28 to 30, check carriers' latest notices in advance and allow more generous transfer times; travellers who have already booked flights need not panic over the strike registrations but should still watch for airline notifications. Italy's strike registration system is relatively transparent, with all kinds of stoppage information published in advance, and travellers who make good use of official channels to verify can usually avoid most of the impact.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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