Hundreds of flights across Italy are canceled amid air transport strike at peak of tourism season

Hundreds of flights across Italy were canceled Saturday, forcing travelers at the peak of tourist season to make alternate plans, after air transport unions went ahead with a planned work stoppage two days following a train strike that paralyzed rail service, Report informs via Associated Press.

National carrier ITA said it canceled 133 flights, most of them domestic but a few to European destinations such as Madrid, Amsterdam and Barcelona. Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Vueling canceled dozens of other flights due to the strike from 10 am to 6 pm Striking workers included pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers and airport personnel.