Italy wishes to inform that Catania International Airport will reopen on 1 November 2025, and delivery operations in Sicily have returned to normal.

Aviation worker unions announce strike at airports: Media sources report on October 20 that aviation workers’ unions plan to stage a 24-hour nationwide strike at airports in Italy, beginning at 00:00 local time on October 29. The strike has been called due to working conditions, shifts, and operational safety at airports. Ground handling operations at Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate are expected to be affected during the strike. Swissport Italia workers will also strike at Milan Linate Airport. Pisa and Florence airports, as well as Rome Fiumicino Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport, will also be affected.

Aviation workers plan strike at Rome Airport: Media sources reported on October 8 that the FAST-Confsal union has planned a strike against the Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) management company at Rome Fiumicino International Airport (IATA: FCO) in Fiumicino, Italy. The strike will take place from 12:00-16:00 local time on October 13. The strike was called over demands for higher salaries and improved working conditions.

The designated operator of Italy, Poste Italiane, wishes to inform Union member countries and their designated operators that, in the light of the new import requirements introduced by the US executive order of 30 July 2025, it is suspending the acceptance of open and closed transit items containing goods destined for the United States of America. This measure will be effective from 25 August 2025 and until further notice, in accordance with article 17-013 of the Convention Regulations. Any transit or misrouted items containing goods that are destined for the United States and arrive at Poste Italiane’s international mail processing centres will be returned to origin.