According to figures recently published by Assaeroporti, Italy’s airports welcomed over 164 million passengers in 2022. That is more than twice as many as were handled in 2021 and, more impressively, only 15% fewer than the 193 million achieved in 2019. In September and October, the number of passengers passing through the country’s airports was […]
February 14, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Italy’s ‘new’, government-owned airline, ITA Airways (IATA code AZ, same as its predecessor Alitalia), officially launched operations on Friday 15 October. The airline plans to operate with 52 Airbus aircraft this winter (seven A330-200s, 27 A320s and 18 A319s). The airline’s future fleet plans appear to be 100% focussed on Airbus aircraft, including the A220-series. […]
October 18, 2021 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
During the last couple of years, some €40m Euros has been spent on refurbishing Milan Linate Airport. In 2019 the airport was completely closed for three months while the runway was rebuilt and since then there have been major improvements to the airport’s only terminal building, creating a brighter and more open environment for passengers. […]
October 8, 2021 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
Italy welcomed almost 193 million passengers through its airports in 2019, making it Europe’s sixth busiest country for air traffic demand after the UK (300m), Spain (275m), Germany (248m), Turkey (209m) and France (201m). Last year traffic fell by 73% to just under 53m with pre-pandemic traffic in January and February accounting for 44% of […]
October 5, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis