Treviso Airport has issued a notice warning passengers that a 24-hour national strike involving air-traffic controllers, ground-handling staff and airline crews is scheduled across Italy on Thursday 26 February 2026. Flights may be delayed or cancelled, and minimum-service exemptions have yet to be confirmed. (trevisoairport.it)
Although the industrial action is two days away, Irish corporate travel agencies report that Ryanair, Aer Lingus and ITA Airways have begun pre-emptively cancelling rotations between Dublin, Cork and Italian hubs to reposition aircraft and protect weekend schedules. Travellers booked on 26 February flights are being offered date changes or refunds, but fare protection is limited to the original routing.
Whether you decide to rebook, reroute or wait out the disruption, VisaHQ can take one headache off your list: their Dublin team can fast-track Schengen visa applications, passport renewals and supporting documents entirely online, often in as little as 48 hours. Check the latest requirements or start an order at https://www.visahq.com/ireland/ and avoid embassy queues before the strike complicates appointments.
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The strike coincides with Milan Fashion Week and several pharmaceutical conferences in Rome and Bologna, raising stakes for Irish exporters and event attendees. Supply-chain managers using belly-hold cargo on passenger flights should expect back-logs and consider forwarding via Paris or Frankfurt.
Under EU261 rules passengers are entitled to rerouting or reimbursement but not compensation, because strikes by external staff are deemed “extraordinary circumstances.” Experts recommend that travellers keep boarding passes and cancellation notices, as some airlines may dispute claims.
Firms with urgent meetings are advised to shift to virtual attendance or reroute via Zurich, Munich or Vienna and continue by rail. If travel is essential, plan for ground-transport bottlenecks: Italy’s rail unions have threatened sympathy action, and taxi availability at Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino could be tight.
Although the industrial action is two days away, Irish corporate travel agencies report that Ryanair, Aer Lingus and ITA Airways have begun pre-emptively cancelling rotations between Dublin, Cork and Italian hubs to reposition aircraft and protect weekend schedules. Travellers booked on 26 February flights are being offered date changes or refunds, but fare protection is limited to the original routing.
Whether you decide to rebook, reroute or wait out the disruption, VisaHQ can take one headache off your list: their Dublin team can fast-track Schengen visa applications, passport renewals and supporting documents entirely online, often in as little as 48 hours. Check the latest requirements or start an order at https://www.visahq.com/ireland/ and avoid embassy queues before the strike complicates appointments.
The strike coincides with Milan Fashion Week and several pharmaceutical conferences in Rome and Bologna, raising stakes for Irish exporters and event attendees. Supply-chain managers using belly-hold cargo on passenger flights should expect back-logs and consider forwarding via Paris or Frankfurt.
Under EU261 rules passengers are entitled to rerouting or reimbursement but not compensation, because strikes by external staff are deemed “extraordinary circumstances.” Experts recommend that travellers keep boarding passes and cancellation notices, as some airlines may dispute claims.
Firms with urgent meetings are advised to shift to virtual attendance or reroute via Zurich, Munich or Vienna and continue by rail. If travel is essential, plan for ground-transport bottlenecks: Italy’s rail unions have threatened sympathy action, and taxi availability at Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino could be tight.
