Italy: nationwide ENAV air traffic control strike on 21 November 2026 (13:00–17:00, moved from 6 November)

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Last Updated: 24 September 2026, 08:39

Major air transport (air traffic control)

FILT-CGIL and UGL-TA have called a four-hour nationwide strike at ENAV, Italy's air navigation service provider, on Saturday 21 November 2026 from 13:00 to 17:00. The action was originally proclaimed for 6 November, withdrawn, and re-filed with the transport ministry on 23 September for the new date.

What to expect: because ENAV controls air traffic across the country, departures and arrivals at every Italian airport can be delayed or cancelled during the four-hour window. Flights in the protected bands 07:00–10:00 and 18:00–21:00 and the flights on ENAC's guaranteed list operate normally; airlines usually announce cancellations a few days before.

A separate four-hour strike by ENAV staff at Bari airport remains scheduled for 6 November.

This alert was originally created on 13 September 2026.

Public Impact

✈️ Airport

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Effective Dates

Saturday, 21 Nov 2026

Updates

Sep 24, 2026

✎ Update

The strike is back on with a new date: FILT-CGIL and UGL-TA have re-filed the nationwide ENAV air traffic control stoppage for Saturday 21 November 2026, from 13:00 to 17:00, after withdrawing the 6 November date. The Bari airport action on 6 November is unaffected.

Sep 21, 2026

🛑 Canceled

Withdrawn: the nationwide proclamation by FILT-CGIL and UGL-TA no longer appears in the transport ministry's strike register and the labour ministry's strike calendar lists it as revoked. A separate four-hour action at Bari airport on 6 November is still scheduled.

Sep 21, 2026

✎ Update

The nationwide ENAV air traffic control strike of 6 November has been withdrawn. The proclamation by FILT-CGIL and UGL-TA no longer appears in the transport ministry's strike register, and the labour ministry's strike calendar now lists it as revoked. A separate four-hour action by ENAV staff at Bari airport on the same day is still scheduled and is covered on its own page.

Organizers

Affected Locations

Italy (national)

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