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The national strike of air traffic workers in Italy, which took place on Saturday, has resulted in the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights, as reported by the news agency ANSA and RAI.
According to the unions, which called for the strike, almost all the workers expected to participate in the action joined the protest.
They are demanding a new collective contract, six years after the expiration of the previous agreement.
Participants also included ground staff responsible for passenger registration services.
Only at Italy's major airports in Rome, Milan, Naples, and Venice, hundreds of flights have been canceled, affecting over 250,000 passengers.
The Consumer Protection Association Codacons believes that the damages caused by flight cancellations amount to millions of euros.
In addition to ground staff, pilots from Malta Air, operating Ryanair flights in Italy, and pilots from Vueling Airlines have also participated in the strike.
This is the second time within a week that such a large-scale strike has been held in Italy.