Thousands stranded in Italy and Belgium as strikes ground flights
by Agence France-Presse in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#6D06X)
Airline and airport staff action comes at busiest travel time and amid record heatwave in Europe
Strikes by airport and airline staff have grounded hundreds of flights and left thousands of travellers stranded in Europe at the height of the busy summer tourism season.
In Italy, about 1,000 flights, both domestic and international, were cancelled as a result of the strike by ground crew, according to airport and airline authorities.
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