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Black summer for flights, less inconvenience in Italy

2022-07-03T13:53:11.232Z


The sector has broken down, the last three months better than 2019. Three factors make flights difficult for the ENAC president Pierluigi Di Palma: 'Covid, strikes and staff shortages'. Unique differences in the airports of Bergamo and Venice (ANSA)


 The inconvenience caused by the strikes and the lack of employees that involved foreign and low cost companies are not involving Italy

"except in a derivative way" because "the policy adopted and the government allowed with the layoffs and with 800 million you help retain airport staff "that other countries now have difficulty finding.

This was stated by

the president of Enac Pierluigi Di Palma

who ensures the commitment of the organization "alongside" travel rights and reports that the sector has restarted: "in the last 3 months the data are better than in 2019".


    "And Italy - he explains - had prepared itself for this". 

Three factors make flights to Europe difficult - explains Di Palma - "the strikes, Covid and now the shortage of personnel, almost a perfect storm".

"Recently a plane arrived from England in Florence without travelers because they had not passed the anti-covid checks to get on board".

But the main issue now appears to be that of personnel.

For companies that fired during the period of the covid blockade "it is now difficult to find new employees.

At Heathrow a handling worker took 19,000 pounds, now you can't find it at 30,000.

And it is not easy to train new staff.

The fact is that those who have been fired have also felt betrayed "." In Italy we have chosen a different life and the government has chosen to help the sector - he says - by providing layoffs and aid for 800 million.

This made it possible to retain airport personnel and to guarantee ground services ".

On the difficulties of carriers, based in other countries, ENAC has fewer weapons.

"At the moment, the inconveniences are only in the Bergamo airports, where Ryanair operates, and in Venice,

but the last three months have instead recorded growth - analyzes Di Palma - I will take the example of Palermo which in May marks a + 7% and in June a + 4%.

There is a growth especially in the South due to the loyalty of Italians, who choose to take a holiday in the country, to which are also added foreign tourists.

But Fiumicino is also 90% compared to 2019, well above initial expectations.

After all, I had foreseen that the recovery would be U-shaped, with a strong restart even if with a stasis a little longer than the crisis of the Twin Towers.

And that's what happened. "Certainly - he assures - attention remains high to monitor the difficulties that could come from other countries.

it is a growth especially in the South due to the loyalty of Italians, who choose to take a holiday in the country, to which also foreign tourists are added.

But Fiumicino is also 90% compared to 2019, well above initial expectations.

After all, I had foreseen that the recovery would be U-shaped, with a strong restart even if with a stasis a little longer than the crisis of the Twin Towers.

And that's what happened. "Certainly - he assures - attention remains high to monitor the difficulties that could come from other countries.

it is a growth especially in the South due to the loyalty of Italians, who choose to take a holiday in the country, to which also foreign tourists are added.

But Fiumicino is also 90% compared to 2019, well above initial expectations.

After all, I had foreseen that the recovery would be U-shaped, with a strong restart even if with a stasis a little longer than the crisis of the Twin Towers.

And that's what happened. "Certainly - he assures - attention remains high to monitor the difficulties that could come from other countries.

with a strong restart even if with a stasis a little longer than the crisis of the Twin Towers.

And that's what happened. "Certainly - he assures - attention remains high to monitor the difficulties that could come from other countries.

with a strong restart even if with a stasis a little longer than the crisis of the Twin Towers.

And that's what happened. "Certainly - he assures - attention remains high to monitor the difficulties that could come from other countries.


Source: ansa

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