Hundreds of flights across Italy cancelled as strike hits peak tourism season

Hundreds of flights across Italy cancelled as strike hits peak tourism season
Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Hundreds of flights across Italy have been cancelled, forcing travellers at the peak of tourist season to make alternative plans, after unions went ahead with a planned work stoppage two days after a train strike paralysed rail services.

Summer in Italy is often the peak season for transport strikes, stranding commuters and tourists as unions press demands for better work contracts and conditions.

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