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Argentina’s Corporacion America has launched takeover bids for the companies that manage Italy’s Florence and Pisa airports. On Feb. 27 it acquired a 33.4 percent stake in ADF, the company that manages the Florence airport, for 40 million euros.
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New direct air link between Florence and Prague. The flight will be carried out from April 1 by Czech Airlines with four weekly flights and prices from € 119 round trip. The new flight will also connect with other destinations like Moscow, Budapest and Warsaw. In our report David Vitàsek, country manager for Czech Airlines, speaks about the new flight.
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The expansion of the airport terminal in Florence goes on. After the “Arrival hall”, opened in December 2011, it’s made operational the new “Departure hall” of 2,600 square meters: the official opening is scheduled for next July 24. Marinò Biagio, CEO of Adf, has underlined the company’s desire to speed: “We wanted to start the operation of the new hall check in advance and we did it”.
The Airport of Florence Amerigo Vespucci gives the business travellers the great opportuity to organize a meeting or an event in one of its best halls, the Masaccio Lounge, entirely renovated and provided with any kind of technical equipment. The Florence Airport is one of the most important European hubs for business travellers.
Niki from Vienna to Florence now available. Six flights a week in 2012 summer schedule. Florence is Niki’s fifth destination in Italy. Niki, the Austrian airline belonging to the airberlin group, is expanding its international route network with a new connection from Vienna to Florence. NIKI will fly to the Tuscan city six times a week.
To create a third airport core after Rome and Milan, probably with the future project of a joint-venture between Pisa and Florence. The governor of Tuscany, Enrico Rossi, purchased from Monte dei Paschi di Siena the 5% of Airport of Florence share on Friday, just before Stock Exchange closed, spending about 5 million Euro.
The Italian airport system closes 2011 with a growth in passenger traffic up 6.4%, corresponding to over 9 million passengers in 2010. In North-central part of the Country, good results by Pisa Airport, Galileo Galilei (+11.3%), and by Florence airport Amerigo Vespucci (+9.8%).
From March 25 new direct flights will be enabled between the airport of Florence Amerigo Vespucci and the cities of Paris and Madrid. The agreement between Vueling and Florence Airport was signed yesterday. Travelers will enjoy a special rate of 39.99 euros each way.
The Florentine politics fights on the new runway for the airport of Florence. ADF, the management company of the airport, few weeks ago said that the only sustainable solution was to build a new runway parallel to the highway A11. But the president of the province, Andrea Barducci preferring the oblique runaway, also endosed by the governor of Tuscany Enrico Rossi.
Growth in passenger traffic in December at the airport of Florence. The performance of the number of passengers showed a positive 4.5%, compared to the same period of 2010. A total of 1,906,099 passengers recorded in 2011, up almost 10% over the previous year.
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