An ATC strike has been declared in Italy for tomorrow Friday, the 25th of June 2010, from 1000 hours to 1400 hours local time.

This strike will affect Air Malta flights KM612/3 Malta/Reggio/Rome return, KM628/9 Malta/Milan/Malta and KM638/9 Malta/Torino/Malta.

In the event that the strike will materialise, Air Malta will operate its flights as follows:

Passengers travelling to Reggio Calabria will be accommodated on KM1308 departing Malta at 0915 hours local time. Passengers booked to travel to Rome are being offered to travel on KM614 to Rome which is planned to operate as per normal schedule departing Malta at 1815 hours local time

The Amsterdam/Malta flight KM397 will pick up passengers coming to Malta from Rome leaving Fiumicino airport at 1425 hours local time. Consequently, Air Malta flight to Manchester KM146/7 will leave Malta at 1745 hours local time.

Air Malta flights to and from Torino KM638/9 has been rescheduled to leave Malta at 2045 hours local time. Due to rotation of aircraft the Malta/Palermo flight KM668/9 will depart at 2220 hours local time.

In the eventuality that this ATC strike is called off, the above-mentioned flights will operate as per original schedule.

KM626 to Milan has been rescheduled to depart Malta at 0750 local time to enable the aircraft to land before strike action commences. KM627 from Milan will leave Malpensa airport as soon as strike action is over at 1410 hours local time. These timings will still stand should the strike action is withdrawn.

Air Malta would like to apologise to its passengers for any inconvenience they may encounter which are totally beyond the airline’s control and urges its client due to travel on the above mentioned flights to contact flight enquiries at Malta International Airport on tel: 50043333 or the Call Centre on 21662211 for further information on flight arrival / departure times.

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