ALITALIA, struggling under extreme financial difficulties, found itself in even more trouble last week, when, on Thursday it had to cancel 141 flights, mostly international, following a four hour walk out by cabin attendants. The airline”s pilots are also in a confrontational mood threatening a boycott unless they are quickly given proper resting rooms onboard long haul flights. Union leaders are planning a general strike for all Italian public sector workers on 18 March.
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