(Finance) – SAC, the management company of theCatania airportis preparing to transfer a large part of its own operations in the military airport of Sigonellaafter the go-ahead from the Italian Defense Minister, Guido Crosettoat the conclusion of an interview with the governor of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani.
The hijacking of air traffic from the Fontanarossa airport it will take place with the coordination of the Italian Air Force and will not involve US forces stationed there. One took place in the afternoon organizational meeting to implement the solution that appeared most suitable for cope with hardships caused by the reduced activity of the Vincenzo Bellini airport in Catania, after the fire that broke out inside Terminal A in the night between Sunday 16 and Monday 17 July.
Nino MinardoPresident of the IV Defense Commission of the Chamber, defined a common sense solution the use of the Sigonella military airport to deal with the emergency caused by the fire at the Catania airport, which could help avoid whole weeks of chaos in the Sicilian airport system. The decision to divert part of the air traffic from Catania to Sigonella was taken after the Gesapmanager of the Palermo airport, had declared not be able to accept more flights not operable from the Fontanarossa.
In today’s day, ITA Airways has rescheduled the flights on the Comiso airport, while Ryanair continued to operate from Trapani, where it has one of its Italian bases. In the meantime, at Catania airport the activities concentrated at Terminal C will gradually increase, going from two flights per hour to four and then up to 7 departures per hour.
Terminal A will be closed at least until 25 July.