January 9th and 10th 2026 promise to be particularly difficult days for those who have to travel or organize their daily lives. Planes, trains and local public transport will be involved in a series of strikes that risk creating widespread disruption throughout Italy, making the start of the year anything but simple for commuters, travelers and families.
Friday 9 January: stop in the airline sector
The most critical day will be Friday 9 January, with the aviation sector at the center of the protests. EasyJet hostesses and stewards will fold their arms for 24 hours, while Vueling staff will stop for 8 hours, from 10am to 6pm. Added to these are the workers of Assohandlers, who will be stopped from 1pm to 5pm, and the staff of Swissport Italia and other handling operators at Milan Linate and Malpensa airports, with a full day stop. The consequences could concern check-in, boarding and baggage handling, with chain cancellations and delays.
Local transport and regional inconveniences
Also on January 9, the strike will also affect local public transport in various cities. In Sardinia, the ARST will be absent for the whole day in the provinces of Cagliari, Sassari, Nuoro and Oristano, while in Termoli the Gtm staff will stop for four hours. Situations that will make daily travel complex, especially for students and workers.
Trains at risk
The railway sector will enter a delicate phase between Friday and Saturday. On the evening of January 9th, the RFI workers involved in infrastructure maintenance will go on strike, with an 8-hour abstention. The repercussions will be felt especially on Saturday 10 January, when there could be delays and cancellations on regional, long-distance and high-speed trains throughout Italy.
The school strike is postponed
The two days should also have been sensitive for the world of education. In fact, a national strike by the Ministry of Education staff was expected which could have affected the regular teaching activity in nursery schools, nursery schools, primary and secondary schools with possible disruptions and partial closures which would have put many families in difficulty. The strike, however, will not take place on January 9th and 10th but has currently been postponed to January 12th and 13th.
