Military Steps In To End Albania ATC Strike After Flight Chaos Advertisement: Flights at Tirana International Airport resumed today after a strike by the local air traffic controllers that started on Wednesday. The strike has technically not ended, but flights have still resumed because the Albanian government sent in the military on the grounds of national security. Replacement staff members were also brought in from Turkey and Greece. Air Albania was one of the airlines that had to cancel flights out of Tirana. Photo: Getty Images Two-day strike brings chaos to skies over Albania Albania’s only airport in Tirana has seen severe disruption this week, with almost all commercial flights canceled for two days. Some flights resumed today, but they were operating with severe delays. The situation should stabilize by the afternoon now that the Albanian government has brought in replacement staff from Greece and Turkey for the controllers on strike.