- Protests by lorry drivers disrupted jet fuel supplies at Italian airports.
- Crotone and Reggio Calabria airports ran out of aviation fuel.
- Major motorways and port access points experienced severe traffic jams.
- The government approved €126m in aid for hauliers farmers and fishermen.
- Road blocks near Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast impacted visitor access.
- At least seven airports issued notices warning of limited Jet A1 availability.
- Two regional airports in Calabria were severely disrupted.
- Hauliers are striking against diesel prices reaching up to €2.30 per litre.
- Officials proposed a €150m aid package for road hauliers.
Italian hauliers have largely suspended their road blockades and protests after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government approved a €175.2 million emergency aid package targeting high fuel costs. Protests by Italian road hauliers over diesel prices disrupted jet fuel deliveries at airports including Crotone and Reggio Calabria with restrictions also imposed in Naples. The blockades affected food distribution and wider economic activity in the south raising concerns for the tourism sector.
On October 22, 2026, the Council of Ministers approved a decree-law adding €106 million in tax credits for truck drivers (bringing total transport aid to €540 million combined with previous measures), alongside €60 million for farmers and €10 million for fisheries.
Roadblocks and strikes across Sicily, Calabria, and the Campania/Naples region began winding down as haulier representatives called off demonstrations and accepted dialogue.
The week-long stoppage over soaring diesel prices had severely bottlenecked food and fuel supply chains, halting pasta and buffalo mozzarella production, and temporarily draining aviation fuel at airports in Crotone and Reggio Calabria.
Deliveries and supermarket restocking operations are gradually returning to normal across southern Italy, though supply chains are still recovering from the backlogProtests by lorry drivers had disrupted jet fuel supplies at several Italian airports particularly in the south. At least seven airports issued notices warning of limited Jet A1 availability and advising pilots to uplift extra fuel elsewhere where possible. Wizz Air noted operational limitations that could affect flights to and from Italy.
Operations at two regional airports in Calabria have been severely disrupted due to missed deliveries of aviation fuel caused by widespread truck driver blockades. Hauliers are striking against soaring diesel prices reaching up to €2.30 per litre and high living costs. The blockades choked major transit routes like the A1 and A30 motorways and ports.
Gas station pumps ran dry in parts of Naples and southern regions and aviation fuel has run out at airports in Crotone and Reggio Calabria. Major motorways and port access points experienced severe traffic jams.
Road blocks near tourist zones like Pompeii the Amalfi Coast Sorrento and Capriimpacted local deliveries private transport and visitor access.
