Industrial action on Oct. 25 including a 4-hour air traffic controller strike and a 24-hour work stoppage by Italian trade unions working in the aviation section will impact travelers Oct. 24-26.
Alitalia flights will continue to operate as scheduled during peak times between 7 am to 10 am and from 6 pm to 9 pm local time, but Alitalia has been forced to cancel a number of other flights from late on Oct. 24 through early morning Oct. 26. A list of cancelled flights can be found at:
https://www.alitalia.com/en_it/fly-alitalia/news-and-activities/news/info-strike-25-october/cancelled-flights.html
and
https://www.alitalia.com/en_it/fly-alitalia/news-and-activities/news/info-strike-25-october/cancelled-flights-2.html
To mitigate the disruption Alitalia is using larger aircraft on select flights to accommodate impacted travelers. Affected customers can rebook their travel at no additional cost or penalty, or ask for a full ticket refund if the flight is cancelled or the delay on departure exceeds 5 hours.
American, British Airways and Iberia also issued waivers for travelers who want to move travel to/from Italy away from Oct. 25. Other carriers could also offer waivers.
Please contact your Adelman travel consultant for additional information.