ITA Airways has reached an agreement with six unions and professional associations for up to 180 voluntary employee departures, 46 fewer than the 226 positions initially identified as surplus. The agreement, signed under the procedure provided by Italian Law 223/1991, sets out income support for eligible staff who formally express no objection to leaving. It does not specify a single departure date or confirm how many employees will ultimately participate.
Eligible employees can receive Italy’s NASpI unemployment benefit for up to 24 months, supplemented by the Air Transport Solidarity Fund to as much as 80% of the reference salary. A one-off payment from ITA, which varies according to the timing of departure, can raise total support to as much as 90–92% of the reference salary during the NASpI period. Travel concessions on ITA Airways are also retained.
The agreement establishes a voluntary route for the workforce reduction; the terms do not provide for compulsory departures. ITA linked the restructuring to organisational changes and its integration into Lufthansa Group. The maximum of 180 departures is a ceiling, rather than a confirmed final headcount.