Airports: Lupi, in Malpensa national strategic plan for North … – Corriere della Sera

17:55 Linate (Dow Jones) – ” Yesterday we presented the National Plan of airports which identifies 10 major traffic areas. Within these 37 airports were identified in the national interest; within them were then selected 11 national airports of strategic interest. Malpensa will be ‘Airport strategic North West. ” This was stated by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, Maurizio Lupi, during a press conference, noting that the plan was drawn up by “a decree of the President of the Republic and the process and ‘formal party last night. Nowadays the floor will be ‘sent to the Conference of the State, Regions and Cities’ must’ speak, then touch ‘to the parliamentary committees and, finally, will be’ signed by the Prime Minister and Giorgio Napolitano. today in Italy there are 112 airports without operating synergies and deep market distortions . needed a policy framework for the entire industry. ” “The plan,” he said Lupi, “and ‘also included the connection of Fiumicino, Malpensa and Venice High speed’ and this is not ‘done’ cause, as many say, it has asked Etihad, but because ‘ serves the country. Another theme in the plan relates to the balance of financial statements of companies ‘airport.’ Cause these ports remain strategic three poles must be respected: a system within the basin and incentives will be provided to those who joined; vocations of the airports must be identified by individual airports and the companies ‘need to draw up a detailed business plan. If you fail to comply with these stakes will no longer be’ considered to be strategic. ” The minister and ‘dwelt on Malpensa, recalling that, according to the agreements signed on 8 August between Alitalia and Etihad, “the Milan airport will have’ an international vocation and intercontinental and become ‘the hub of the European cargo. Objective for 2015 and ‘that from the current 200,000, passengers will become 500-600 thousand, an increase in long-haul flights from 11 to 25. ” lab / fch (end) AFX NEWS 0117: 55 October 2014