A class action against Alitalia has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging, among other things, that Alitalia breached its contract with its customers and violated Regulation No. 261/2004 of the European Parliament and European Council by failing to pay compensation to certainAlitalia Airlines passengers whose flights were canceled or delayed three hours or more.Case Michael Gurevich and Elena Gurevich v. Compagnia Aereas Italiana, SPA d/b/a Alitalia AirlinesFull text of class action complaint available in pdf here>>.