Italy’s Alitalia grounds more than 300 departures

It’s being reported by The Independent that troubled airline Alitalia has cancelled half its flights for 21 May – following Italian workers decision to strike for 24 hours. Overall, more than 300 departures have been grounded, with the carrier hoping to operate all flights during the peak times between 7-10am and 6-9pm, local time. Alitalia has said that six flights between London City and Milan have been grounded along with four flights between Heathrow and Rome, and a single round trip between Heathrow and Milan Linate. In March, 95 domestic and international flights were cancelled due to strike action by