Another Coronavirus problem

Sadly I’m in sorta the same situation- my dream Italy trip is now a complicated mess! My flight is suppose to arrive in Venice on March 14th- but was just reading that British Airways are canceling those flight and telling customers- I haven’t heard anything. Getting through to customer service is a joke right now! Anyway I think the Italian government is in a scramble with how to handle this! Hope you, me and fellow travelers get some help!

At the moment there are no limits on train travels, except in few little towns in Veneto (Vo') and Lombardy (Codogno). You can travel in and out Veneto whenever you want, like in any other Italian Region.

According to British Airways, they are still running flights to Northern Italy.

https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/incident/coronavirus/latest-information?dr=&dt=British%20Airways%20%7C%20Book%20Flights,%20Holidays,%20City%20Breaks%20%26%20Check%20In%20Online&scheme=&audience=travel&CUSTSEG=&GGLMember=&ban=%7C%7CP1M%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7CHOME%7C%7C%7C%7CL4%7C%7C%7C%7Canonymous-inspiration%7C%7C%7C&KMtag=c&KMver=1.0&clickpage=HOME

(Edited)BA has suspended some of its flights to Northern Italy through March
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/02/28/coronavirus-british-airways-reduces-flights-to-italy-seoul-and-singapore/?fbclid=IwAR2-ozSlrAhVVznoi-hr-ECGOvNlJa4rt0B8r46xRpvX_-sIt6jQX6UfKro

Jackie, just to be clear - I don't think this is all flights. I heard they were cancelling flights to Northern Italy in March due to lower demand, but I've seen nothing that says all flights.

I cut and pasted the article from an Italian news agency. That’s what was reported on their site. Things have changed since this morning and I’ve edited the post. Thanks

Phyllis, as suggested by BA, be sure to have your contact info entered into "Manage my booking" so that they can contact you versus the other way around. At this point, they're likely dealing with customers whose flights are much sooner than yours, and it's very possible that they don't have final flight plans for 3/14 yet. They're not specifically saying that they're cancelling ALL flights to Northern Italy/Venice at this time - key word here is "some" - and reportedly will be using smaller craft on select Italian routes to accommodate a drop in passenger numbers. Yours may be one of those so hang in there!

They may also need to see where things are at in another week or so; fluid situation, ya know?

https://www.thelocal.it/20200228/easyjet-and-british-airways-cancel-flights-to-italy-over-coronavirus-fears
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/28/easyjet-to-cancel-flights-and-impose-pay-freeze-amid-coronavirus-fears-italy

No train cancellations. no transport bans.
The only quarantine is a few small towns (1000-2000 population each) that nobody has heard of south of Milan.

Trying to block transport in and out of a region or big city requires thousands of personnel, which unlike China, European countries do not have. Too many roads and rail lines.
Equally border closures in Western Europe are unenforceable where borders go through urban areas.

That said, things are changing from day to day. 16th March is in current conditions unpredictably far in the future.

By the way, going to Vernazza in early March is not likely to impress your friends. Empty, no ferry, limited services, no greenery. Why don't you visit historic Lucca instead?