Cheaper domestic flights and the ability to travel more easily , both in the rest of the country and in Europe . This is what the measure of the Sardinia Region provides, which confirms for the next few years the aid for tickets not covered by territorial continuity, extending it to all routes and airports within the European economic area. During the last session of the Council, the regional councilor for Transport, Barbara Manca , confirmed the measure, extending it also to the years after 2024.
According to the provisions, all citizens residing on the island will be able to request a 25% refund on the ticket price , starting from a cost of 100 euros , and they will be able to do so online on the IT platform “ SardegnaTrasporti ”. The measure is contained in a specific resolution of the regional council, proposed by the councilor. «Social aid for air transport becomes a structural measure that we want to become an integral part of the air mobility offer intended for Sardinian citizens – comments the Transport Councilor Barbara Manca - After the changes we made last June, the number of applications submitted , compared to the experimental period between December 2023 and June 2024, has grown by a good 12 times , going from around 47 thousand euros to more than 570 thousand euros of refunds requested. This was possible by extending the group of beneficiaries and increasing the amount of the refund that can be paid. Our goal is to provide all available resources, currently around 5 million euros per year, so as to make the contribution a real integration of territorial continuity".
The intervention was launched for the first time in December 2023. The current Council expanded the group of beneficiaries by extending it to all citizens residing in Sardinia with a resolution approved on 28 June 2024. On that occasion, the amount of the reimbursement was increased to a fixed 25% on all routes starting from 100 euros and up. With today's resolution, the social support instrument for air transport is confirmed en bloc as in its latest version and is extended over time, without interruption, until new provisions .
The contribution is up to a maximum of 125 euros with a ticket cost of 500 euros. The reimbursement includes all taxes and charges invoiced by the carrier to the user and includes services such as extra baggage and priority boarding. The Sardinia Region continues to work so that in the future the concession to Sardinians will be transformed into a direct discount to be applied at the time of purchase. In the coming months, the Department of Transport will also intervene on the simplification of the procedure for accessing reimbursements and transform the procedure into a direct discount to be applied at the time of purchase.
(Online Union)
