STRIKES are due to take place at a popular holiday destination this month - and it could affect your summer flights. There's nothing worse than turning up at the airport for your holiday, only to find out your trip has been delayed or cancelled . Win one of 8 incredible holidays to Florida, Spain, the Caribbean and a Kent safari by voting in The Sun's Travel Awards - enter to win here But that could be happening to people heading to Italy this summer, with airport staff planning walkouts.
Baggage handlers have planned their strikes at a number of Italian airports on July 5. This is likely to prevent luggage from being loaded on and off planes and in turn result in lengthy delays. Handlers at Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa are set to walk out for 24 hours, making life difficult for passengers heading to and from the north Italian city.
Meanwhile, baggage staff at both Venice Marco Polo, and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi are holding a strike of their own, between 1 and 5pm on the same day. Air traffic controllers (ATC) at Marco Polo will also down tools between 1 and 5pm, which could well cause delays and problems for passengers. They aren't the only strikes planned in Italy this summer either, with ATC staff at Milan Linate and Bergamo Orio al Serio airport planning another walkout later in the month.
On July 21, again between 1 and 5pm, passengers have been warned that they could be hit by delays or cancellations due to the industrial action. For anyone who may be planning to he.