The head of Italy's civil
aviation authority ENAC responded Friday to threats by Alitalia
that it would leave Fiumicino airport following problems with
service and delays.
ENAC President Vito Riggio said the authority would help
the company "in legitimate ways" but added "if (Alitalia) leaves
Fiumicino, it means it leaves Italy".
Riggio made his comments prior to a meeting between members
of airport management company ADR and Alitalia over the question
of Fiumicino.
"I don't think they (Alitalia) want to go somewhere else,
because there's nowhere else to put them and they're set up to
work from Fiumicino. They have a terminal that's all theirs and
there are plans to improve it even more. If there are other
suggestions we'll give them to ADR and will watch to make sure
they're done," Riggio said.
A meeting of ENAC's board of directors scheduled for Friday
didn't take place due to lack of a quorum.
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