Rome Airport cutting capacity by 40%

tmount

tmount

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via Business Traveller, due to an unfortunate fire Rome Airport is cutting back on capacity to 60%. This is the result of a “destructive fire” back in May.


Picture courtesy of DailyMaiil.


The bright side is that Terminal 3 is primarily reserved for Domestic and Schengen (e.g EU) flights. But the fact remains, if you have the option of traveling via Rome, you would be wiser to choose a different transfer point.

From a personal note, I haven’t been in Rome in a few years, but last I was, I felt like the hotel was rather spread out. Mind you, I flew in and out of–I think–T5.

In reality, this will hurt Alitalia most, which is unfortunate, because I’m sure that they could use all the help they can get.

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smittytabb

smittytabb

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That is most unfortunate. I flew in and out of there a few days after the fire. My AA flight from ORD to FCO actually did fly into Terminal 3, but out of Terminal 5 FCO to ORD. I was concerned about delays but there were none at all.
 
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