Aircraft filling coefficient at 75 percent and positive trend
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OLBIA. From 19 connections today 30 June operational to 62 scheduled from the beginning of August, as many as last year. Aircraft filling coefficient at 75 percent and positive trend. Olbia is optimistic. After the very long closure, the “Costa Smeralda” airport falls in the summer program. Late, short, marked by last minute, ever-changing rules and a difficult-to-read global scenario. But for the data “there is a great desire for Sardinia”, assures Silvio Pippobello, CEO of Geasar, the company that manages the airport. «Private flights started first, whose movements are close to those of a year ago, then territorial continuity and domestic flights, finally international ones – he explains – today planes travel 75% full, and in mid-July we will check it with the 90% of active connections, up to 100% at the beginning of August ».
Mario Garau, responsible for the development of the Geasar routes, recalls that “in the last seven years Olbia has grown by 6% per year, reaching 3 million passengers in 2019 with progress on the seasonal adjustment profile”. For this reason too, he explains, “2020 is the year zero, we all find ourselves repainting a new scenario”. «In terms of destinations we have not lost compared to last year – he explains – the companies operating in Northern Europe, from Brussels Airlines to Air Baltic, are slipping away, but others increase their presence. In the past there were more international passengers, this year 60% of the traffic will be national “. “In July we expect a 50% drop compared to 2019, in August 22%, but in September and October it will be more contained – reveals Garau – we therefore plan to end the year with a 50% drop in traffic”.
The lion’s share will be made by Italy, then Germany, France, England, Switzerland, Holland and Austria. The reference carrier will be easyJet, followed by Alitalia and Volotea, which activates three new connections for it: Bologna, Pescara and Trieste. Among the novelties the line with Warsaw operated by Lot, that of Blu Panorama with Milan Malpensa and Corendon for Nuremberg. The numbers were at the center of the “Olbia Airport off-block – Summer 2020 and scenarios for the future” webinar, staged this afternoon from the airport. With the top management of the airport, national and regional representatives of the airport supply chain and tourist accommodation. (Handle).
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