Airport strike FCO on Sept. 13

When there is a strike involving the security screening of passengers and luggage, it usually means that a majority of employees that staff the security positions at the airport will go out on strike. It’s very rare that all security employees will strike. In any case, the airport will continue to function with supervisors and a skeletal staff to perform the security work.

Even during a strike, under Italian law airports must be functional so that all flights scheduled from 7am until 10am and between 6pm and 9pm are able to depart and land.
What this means for you is that the slowdown in screening passengers for departing flights will not begin until 10am. From 10am and onward, the security lines will begin to lengthen as the impact of the strike is felt.

Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) Security manages security at FCO Airport. ADR says it sells a “Fast Track” Pass that allows passengers holding the pass to skip the long lines everyone else uses. It may be worth looking into. The website is: www.Airport-Assist.com
I have used the Fast Track Pass at Milan’s Malpensa airport and it was a very fast process at the airport. We were directed to a separate line for both the passport check and the luggage security screening. We were also the only people in the “line” so there actually was no line.

That pass was only €15 and I would have paid much more for it once I saw how much time it saved. It took less than 5 minutes instead of 60-90 minutes to get through Passport control and Security.

In Italy strikes are often called off a day or two before they are scheduled to occur. Since this one was just announced, the likelihood of it being cancelled is quite small.

Good luck!

Wow! Thank you for an incredibly helpful response! There are six people in my group on my same flight and this has helped us so much! That also helps explain why we didn’t know about this Airport strike before. I knew about the train strike before I got here and we were able to navigate around that but this one caught me off guard.

Thank you also for the fast track information. We will definitely be getting that. Once again, thank you for this invaluable response.

I’m glad you got the info in time for it to help you.
Cheers!

Hi, Giangilberto from Milan, actually, there are two separate strike announcements for September 13th at Fiumicino, not just one: ADR Security (a 24-hour strike) and Aviation Services (from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM). The latter handles ground operations, meaning the staff responsible for boarding, baggage, and ramp assistance.
Your flight departs at 11:00 AM, exactly when the second strike window begins, so the issue isn't just security, it also involves the personnel who load your luggage onto the plane.
My advice is to arrive early to accomplish two things before 11:00 AM: first, clear security during the guaranteed time slot (7:00 AM – 10:00 AM), and second, drop off your bags before the ground handling strike starts.
I fully agree with all the valuable advice Kenko gave you, I’ll just add a small correction: the strike wasn't announced just now, FAST-CONFSAL called for it back on July 9th, so the odds of a last-minute cancellation are harder to read than that.
In any case, keep a close eye on the official Ministry of Transport website, where all strikes are announced or cancelled, if the strike is called off, it will disappear from that register, so it's the place to check right up to the day before.
Here is the link:

https://scioperi.mit.gov.it/mit2/public/scioperi

Thank you for this link! We will check it often!