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BIRGI CLOSED INDEFINITELY. PEOPLE OF TRAPANI PROTEST

Written by Luca Sciacchitano - 22/03/2011

The operations of commercial aircraft landing and takeoff at the airport of Trapani are suspended indefinitely because of military operations starting from the base of 37 or dell'areonautica military wing who also runs the terminal in common with Vincent Florio. That is why Ryanair has decided that all scheduled flights at least until 28 March inclusive will be operated by Palermo-Punta Raisi. To embark passengers have two choices: go private vehicles at the airport of Palermo or go to airport, and at least two hours before the scheduled boarding, then be transferred by bus to the terminal for the Falcone and Borsellino ' boarding the flight after the rechecking of the electronic check-in, check-in baggage if baggage, security checks. The bus, which will be duly indicated in the airport in Trapani part strictly 40 minutes before the scheduled flight.
A solution which should not be down to politicians, workers and Confindustria seeking to reopen the civilian airport in unison from Trapani. The mayor Girolamo Fazio has sent a note to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, to Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, the Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, calling the airport open again: "We can not afford the closure of the civilian airport - he says - for weeks, months, since this would destroy our economy and lay on the streets hundreds of families, workers between the airport and all induced connected to it, accommodation and transport. " Senator Antonio D 'Ali (PDL) claims that the airport should be reopened as soon as possible "even in part, with a distribution of flights between Palermo and Trapani," while the president of Confindustria Trapani, David Durante, said: "We can not show great concern about the negative economic impact and employment that this area is likely to pay heavily. "

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