Category - Europe

17
Jan

Travel Alerts from Ottawa

Switzerland ? Exercise normal security precautions World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) will take place from January 25 to 29 in Davos in the canton of Graubunden, south-east Switzerland. Special security measures will be in place. Security zones will be identified and barriers erected in the region and between Zurich and Davos. Restricted […]

16
Jan

Italy: Planned strikes for Jan 27

Several transport bodies in Italy have announced possible strike action on January 27. Alitalia: 13h30-17h30 Gesap Palermo: 12h00-16h00 Meridiana PilotsL 24-hours Società Aeroportuali Lazio: 13h10-17h30 A strike must be announced and because of the “announcement effect”, a strike call can cause considerable disruption, even though the strike itself is cancelled. Travelinfo.ca

9
Jan

Italy: Strikes planned for January 2012

From e-travel alerts: 9 Jan – 10 Jan Rome- Strike will disrupt public bus services on Jan. 9-10, 2012. 13-14 Jan: Countrywide-Airport and airline personnel may strike up to 24 hours. Hours will likely vary by facility and company. Confirm your flights. 29 Jan Rome – Bus and metro strike on Jan. 29, 2012 27 […]

15
Dec

France: Security staff strike in French airports on December 16th

Netglobers.com Unions of companies in charge of airport security have called for a strike in all French airports on Friday, December 16th. The strike is likely to cause long queues at security checks which might trigger flight delays. However, negotiations to advert the strike are on-going. The strike was called by the CFTC as well […]

9
Dec

Portugal: Update: Strike Cancelled

TAP pilot strike cancelled A planned strike by TAP pilots, planned for December 9-12 has been cancelled. The airline posted a notice on its website advising that more information will be made available as soon as possible. For more details visit http://www.flytap.com/Portugal/en/Homepage

7
Dec

Italy: December Planned Strike Update

December 15, 2011 Trenitalia personnel will be on strike for 24 hours, from 9 PM of December 15th to 9 PM of December 16th. December 16, 2011 Local Transportation personnel will be on strike for 24 hours, at different times depending on the specific location (no further details are available). December 16, 2011 Meridiana personnel […]