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Demonstration in underwear for the former flight attendants of Alitalia
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Dozens of former Alitalia flight attendants had a flash mob protest at Rome’s Capitoline Hill today, and it was quite a performance. Demonstration in underwear for the former flight attendants of Alitalia
Dozens of former flight attendants of the defunct Italian airline Alitalia stripped off their uniforms Wednesday, wearing only underwear, during a protest in central Rome
Dozens of former Alitalia flight attendants had a flash mob protest at Rome’s Capitoline Hill today, and it was quite a performance.
They started by taking off their overcoats to reveal their full Alitalia uniforms. They then removed their jackets, then skirts, and then high-heeled shoes, before eventually just being in undergarments (or night gowns, or something).
The barefoot ex-flight attendants stood in silence, and then shouted “we are Alitalia!” You can see much of the protest for yourself below.
Long in financial trouble, the decades-old Italian airline made its last flight on October 14.
A new airline, ITA, began flying the next day, using some of Alitalia's planes.
It also bought the Alitalia brand, but is taking over fewer than 3,000 of Alitalia's 10,000 employees.
Union officials say those who will work for ITA are being hired at significantly lower pay scales.
