The ultimatum of Alitalia in Fiumicino: “Without serious investments leave the airport” – The Republic

Milan – Without a serious investment plan for the relaunch of Fiumicino, Alitalia will leave the airport in Rome. The warning comes by directly by CEO of the former national airline, Silvano Cassano, who says: “If Fiumicino will continue to focus on low cost airlines and mediocre services – said in a statement -, Alitalia will be forced to shift its growth elsewhere “. A tough stance that comes along with the counting of the damage suffered by the carrier as a result of the fire that broke out on May 7 last year at Fiumicino airport: Alitalia has since lost 80 million Euros, but can calculate “the total amount of damage only when the airport will start operating to pre fire. “

On the other, the statements come in another day of tension for salo Rome: Alitalia has blocked all of its flights take off for a fire in a pine forest near Fiumicino. Via Twitter, the company has said: “Fire near airport #fiumicino. Placed block all takeoffs. They follow updates”.

According Cassano “Fiumicino airport is not yet an appropriate infrastructure to serve as the hub of a company with our ambitions.” The manager then reiterated that the recovery plan of the company is “complex, in one of the sectors to greater competition in Italy and around the world”, but the problems of the Roman airport “stem from years and years of inadequate investment and planning and are now Structural hope less attention to finance and more attention to the market and the needs of the passengers. ” Because of the fire, he continues to, “we had a difficult period, but we gave up in any controversy and we focused entirely on the service to passengers, to reduce the inconvenience.”

Now, however, Alitalia is ready to go on the offensive determined to obtain compensation for damages “for the cancellation of thousands of flights and for a multitude of operational problems that have highlighted the fragility of the airport infrastructure as a whole. The recent reopening Terminal 3 has in fact decreed the end of the emergency phase but not the end of many problems and limitations that still have heavy impact on airport operations. ” Cassano then recalled that “Alitalia is the only airline to have its hub in Fiumicino and possessed 50% of the total number of flights the airport”.

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