Thanks for starting this... we're leaving June 27th and now I'm paranoid. Wouldn't care so much if we were to get "stuck" over there, though... ;) -- h.

geez! deffered = deferred! Sorry :)

hlocke1 ~ not to worry. The good folks at seekitaly.com will be back from vacation later this week and will update their website with new strike information. They do a really good job at that.

It is just people travelling this weekend who don't have the benefit of their help right now. I'd be panic stricken, too.

mollmatt ~ I neglected to note that the pilot's strike is moved to 26.06.05

Hi mollmatt. Well I went onto Google to see what I could find (as my info was from the International Herald Tribune, an internally respected newspaper. But you are right, of course, the Whatsoinrome shows different dates, sigh. The IHT only changes info once a day on their website, going along with the printing of the newspaper.

So, everyone will have to keep a close eye on the situation.

Rookie, thanks for the seekinitaly.com website. That is nice to know about.

Oh my, I should have used the edit button. An internationally not internally

Rookie, Thanks for giving me hope that my flight from London to Venice will not be effected. I leave this afternoon and was very nervous about that flight on Monday. Wish me luck!

Hi all: Decided not to take a valium...went for a glass of Brunello instead! WOW DO I FEEL BETTER...Bring on the pilots, the air traffic controllers, Sophia Loren and Luciano Pavorotti...I'm ready for them all!!

:)) :)) :))

Cheers, Jean! That's your inner Italian coming out.

Oops that should have been SALUTE !

Any NEW information re: June times and dates for strikes?

ENAV (ITALIAN AIR CONTROLLERS)strike scheduled for June8th, has been postponed...Now I just have to worry about hop to Bari on the 18th and return trip on the 23rd..

JEAN33437- This is great news, but were did you read that it was cancelled? I emailed our hotel (Locanda Orseolo)last night to let them know we'd arrive later than expected and to see if they had any current info. As far as they knew it was still confirmed to happen.

Rohani: go into the ENAV.com site...you will see a vertical scrolling news report...click on the one that starts with DIFFERITO SCIOPERO ETC...it's in Italian, but what it translates to (on babelfish) is that the strike has been postponed.
AIN'T LIFE GRAND !!

Thank you. As long as it's deferred! Have a nice trip. I leave tomorrow. :)

Argh! We are scheduled to take a train early in the morning of June 23. When does the 24 hour time period begin?

I just found the answer to my own question. :)

The train strike on the 23rd is scheduled from 2100 June 23 to 2100 June 24.

Dear Moldyhotels...keep the faith..perhaps the June 23rd strike will be postponed/cancelled...actually that is the day I leave Italy for home...

Seekitaly.com is back from vacation and has updated their strikes information.