The Extraordinary Administration of Alitalia-SAI began, as of yesterday 14 October 2025, sending dismissal letters affecting around 2,000 employees, who are still formally on the payroll of the former flag carrier and placed on the Extraordinary Redundancy Fund (Cassa integrazione straordinaria, Cigs). The notification of the dismissals comes just before the expiry of the social safety net, set for the end of October.

No extension to Cigs, Government pushes for Naspi and Air Transport Sector Fund

The decision to proceed with the dismissals (the letter is dated 13 October 2025) was reached after the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies rejected the joint request from the sector trade unions to grant a further extension of the Cigs. The Government instead suggested using the available resources of the Sector Fund for Air Transport (FSTA) to consider an extension of the Naspi unemployment benefit beyond the two-year duration ordinarily provided.

The unions' appeal: "Suspend the dispatch, it destroys hopes"

Faced with the start of the procedure, Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Ugl Trasporto Aereo issued a joint statement yesterday, 14 October, strongly contesting the timing and asking the Extraordinary Administration to immediately suspend and reconsider the sending of the letters.

The trade union federations emphasize that this measure "destroys the hopes" of workers still on Cigs "of being rehired by companies in the sector", effectively preventing the "recognition of the skills acquired over the years while employed by Alitalia". The unions reiterate that the refusal to grant a further Cigs makes a thorough dialogue with institutions necessary in order to address a "social tragedy of this magnitude".

Decisive meeting at the ministry on Thursday

The social partners and institutions will meet again tomorrow, Thursday 16 October 2025, at the Ministry of Labour to try to find solutions that avert immediate employment outcomes and define concrete transition paths for highly specialized staff, whose redeployment within the aviation sector is the central issue of the dispute. The meeting is considered crucial to discuss the use of Fsta resources and active labour market policies for redeployment. Usb has also announced a workers' sit-in at the Ministry of Labour for tomorrow morning.

Attached below to this AVIONEWS, we publish the full version of the dismissal letter to personnel on Cigs dated 13 October 2025.