Help Needed Strikes April 22?

[Amy]

My son and DIL are flying into Malpensa the morning of April 22. They plan to get a train to Bergamo that morning. I just took a look at the official calendar of strikes, and see a lot for the 22nd. Can someone confirm this? I’m also wondering how this might affect the trains from Malpensa into the Centro. Thank you!

 

[joe]

Hi Amy -

Scioperi - mit2

scioperi.mit.gov.it

Have Google Translate enabled.
Many strikes on this day, according to the site.
If it was me, I'd just change plans and not take chances....

 

[Andrew]

I found this page from the Malpensa Express site about the previous general strike on March 8, indicating that from Malpensa a substitute bus went to Cadorna station. The link to the list of guaranteed trains basically shows commuter trains completing their runs before 9 a.m.

 

[Amy]

Thank you, Joe and Andrew. I’m encouraging them to get a cancellable hotel near Cadorna for that night. However, if the airport unions are also involved, who knows if they’d even get there that day!