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This article was published on May 3, 2015 at 8:10.
Milan
“The first Expo to May was a positive day, even beyond our expectations.” Commissioner unique event Giuseppe Sala yesterday drew a very first budget of the World Exhibition opened Friday morning in Milan, trying to shift the focus from fighting that on the afternoon of May 1 had devastated the center of the city, and bring it to the event that the whole country has been waiting for and which could, until the last, many doubted.
But not only on May 1 all the national pavilions are open to the public (although there are unfinished parts or fix), but also the flow of visitors in the first two days was very intense, with queues both long, both at the entrance of many pavilions: yesterday would be at least 220 thousand, according to a statement by Mayor Giuliano Pisapia, who commented: “I record numbers that leave us excited.” Friday would be about 200 thousand instead.
It does not provide numbers on the inputs instead Commissioner Hall, but said that ticket sales have reached 11 million Friday night. “I can only say that the first day inputs were many – he said – but I do not know quantify, because we decided, as a method, not counting revenue, but tickets sold.” Underlying this choice, he explained, is the conviction that the counting system based on inputs – including credits and free tickets – is not reliable as the one based on tickets sold, which correspond to a string of billing, is a number sure. In addition, Hall said he does not want to “fall into the trap and in the debates on the inputs that always accompanies great events. To my I said you have to sell and just. And ticket sales have surged between Thursday and Friday, mainly due to purchases of the individual, on average 200-300 a day. Positive signs that reveal to room “that Italians are warming towards this event.”
enthusiasm shared by the Minister for Agriculture Maurizio Martina, who called the Friday “a great day. Expo won his initial challenge: open well and to understand its potential. ” The opening concert in Piazza Duomo with Bocelli, Thursday evening, was attended by 20 thousand people live on TV by 6 million viewers (27% audience share), while the opening ceremony of May 4 million people ( 32% of the share). Despite the challenges that our country is facing, the minister added, “May 1 here Italy has done something great. The violent have been isolated and have lost because they failed to overshadow the festive message launched by Expo. “
However, the Commissioner said Hall,” now begins for us a different script. ” All efforts so far concentrated in arriving in time to May 1 with the inauguration of the halls, must now turn to improve as much as possible the experience of visitors in the exhibition site. “These first days are very delicate – said Sala – will help us to develop the car.”
If it is true that on Friday the national pavilions are open, it is also true that the “race” in recent weeks to close the yards he has left some traces in small logistical inefficiency and failure to completion of minor work. For example, the signs that guarantees Hall, will be completed within 48 hours, and street furniture like benches and other elements which may serve to facilitate the visit by the people. “Another key aspect is the cleaning – says Hall -: the site looks okay and clean, even this night, after the first day, we worked a lot, but I know this is an important parameter for visitors and we have to improve. In any case are small things, we have not received reports of serious failures or malfunctions. “
A problem for those who visited the site these days is then that of the controls at the four gates of access, long, in “airport-style”, which create long lines and some discomfort. “I do not believe that controls are too hard – hit back room to those who pointed out that could be an obstacle – but based on experience will decide how to proceed.” For example, it is likely that will be organized dedicated inputs for certain categories, such as the staff working in the site or journalists.
On the security front, Mr Hall stressed that the system set up for the Expo site is sufficient to ensure adequate coverage in each time slot, or the events that took place Friday afternoon in Milan, during the procession of the Expo No, make it necessary to change it. “We can provide over a thousand men between vigilantes and soldiers at every hour of the day,” he explained. To 1,500 private security (which are divided into two shifts of about 750 employees each), are in fact added a contingent of 600 men with whom in recent days it was decided to strengthen controls.
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