(Finance) – “The recovery of air traffic a Fiumicino between Easter and May 1st exceeded expectations “. Interviewed by The Corriere della Sera, Marco Troncone, to of Adr, takes stock of the resumption of tourism and it is said optimistic about the future, indicating the possible date that could mark the return to normal.
“Overall, we have come totwo thirds of pre-Covid air travel, since it improves in the short-medium range with peaks of 85% “, he explains. Traffic from the United States is reaching significant volumes. And if Asia and South America manage to solve the health crisis, summer 2023 it could mark the full return to normality. ”
Meanwhile, it airport is enhanced: “on 18 May we will inaugurate the extension of the Terminal 1 for domestic flights and in the Schengen area with a new landing stage from 23 gate “. Always looking to the sustainability and the decarbonisation goal, with respect to which Troncone says “we hope to accelerate with respect to the 2030 deadline”.
The synergy with RFI is then strategic: “Strengthening direct access to Fiumicino – underlines Troncone – also with trains of High Speed it doesn’t just mean increasing capacity but to let intermodality take off “.
Troncone also talked about the impact of war in Ukraine: expressing “the utmost solidarity with the civilians involved”, the CEO underlined how the effects of the conflict are at the moment “are limited”. “Already in 2019 – he continues – traffic from Russia weighed on 3% and in the forecasts for 2022 it was 1% of the budget “.