Various trains in Italy are canceled at the weekend – chaos is inevitable.Image: EPA
May 27, 2026, 11:47 amMay 27, 2026, 12:26 p.m
A national strike day is coming up in Italy. This has an impact on schools, the healthcare system, public companies and transport, as the Italian authorities report. Air, train and even road traffic are affected. So if you’re traveling to Italy at the end of this week, you’ll need some nerve.
According to that Touring Club Switzerland (TCS) Train connections will be affected from Thursday 9 p.m. to Friday 9 p.m. The SBB recommends that affected travelersto postpone the trip.
In fact, the Italian train company has announced that some minimum services will continue to be provided. Some regional trains run from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Normal operations are scheduled to resume on Saturday. However, a high volume of passengers is to be expected.
Air and car traffic also affected
According to Italian media, air traffic is also affected by the strike. It is said that airport staff will be on strike until midnight on Friday. There could be disruptions to national and international air traffic.
Italian air traffic is also affected by the strike.Image: keystone
“As things stand, the strike in Italy announced for Friday will have no impact on our flight operations. “We therefore plan to operate all flights to and from Italy regularly,” wrote Swiss in response to a request from Watson.
Many travelers are likely to take to the road this weekend.Image: www.imago-images.de
Because air and train traffic are disrupted, the authorities fear that more travel will shift to the roads this weekend. But here too there are restrictions: “Implications are expected for traffic management, toll booths and associated services, with possible delays and restrictions on the most important national transport axes,” the “Quotidiano Nazionale” quotes the police.
That’s why there’s a strike in Italy
The strike at the end of the week is being organized by the Italian unions. They complain about the worsening economic conditions. Real wages have fallen by 7.5 percent in the last five years. That’s why the unions are calling for compensatory measures.
The Italian unions are dissatisfied.Image: www.imago-images.de
Public health problems and the increase in involuntary part-time work in Italy are also highlighted. The unions also complain that the military is being given more budget while employees are facing drastic economic problems. You write in a message:
“The war is reflected in wages that are losing value, in the hollowed-out public health system, in impoverished schools, in the reduced welfare state, in rising rents, in rapidly rising prices and in gasoline, which is putting ever greater strain on families.”
(leo)