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Ilva workers’ protest disrupts fuel supplies to Puglia airports
Ilva workers in Taranto blocked access to an Eni refinery as part of a protest that began on Monday.
The blockade stopped fuel trucks from leaving the refinery, with 37 trucks reported stuck there on Monday evening.
Bari and Brindisi airports warned that jet fuel was unavailable, though Bari has other suppliers.
Brindisi reported no available fuel, except a small reserve for emergency and official flights.
Pilots were told to arrive with enough fuel for their onward journeys, and the warning was in effect until 8 a.m.
Wednesday.
Unions called for another 48 hours of strikes, so the disruption is expected to continue.
The blockade is also affecting diesel deliveries to Taranto’s public transport operator, which warned that it would make significant changes to its service.
Ilva workers’ protests outside an Eni refinery near Taranto are disrupting fuel supplies to airports in Bari and Brindisi.
The airports issued alerts warning pilots that jet fuel was unavailable.
Brindisi faces a more critical shortage because Bari has other fuel suppliers.
Aeroporti di Puglia said the alerts were in force until 8 a.m. Wednesday and that it was monitoring the situation.
Unions called for a further 48 hours of strikes, extending the protests that began Monday.
- Who
- Ilva workers are protesting outside the Eni refinery; unions Fim, Fiom, Uilm and Usb called further strikes.
- What
- The protest has blocked fuel tanker access, disrupting jet fuel supplies to Bari and Brindisi airports.
- When
- The strike began Monday. The airport alerts were in force until 8 a.m. Wednesday.
- Where
- Outside the Eni refinery near Taranto, along the Jonica 106 highway; the affected airports are Bari and Brindisi in Puglia.
- Why
- The unions called strikes, but the sources do not state the reason for the protest.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Ilva workers’ strike began, disrupting traffic on the Jonica 106 and Bari-Taranto highways.
37 fuel tankers were blocked at the refinery.
Airport alerts warned pilots about the fuel shortage.
Fim, Fiom, Uilm and Usb called a further 48 hours of strikes.
- Blocked tankers
- 37 on Monday evening
- Affected airports
- Bari and Brindisi
- Alert end time
- 8 a.m. Wednesday
- Further strike
- 48 hours
- Unions
- Fim, Fiom, Uilm and Usb
What people are saying
The situation is constantly monitored by the company in relation to the evolution of the protest and the restoration of normal supply conditions
Sources
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