Five million passengers in 2024 for Cagliari airport.
The record number was celebrated this morning with a prize ticket to New York given to Gioele, four years old, from Alghero: he is the 5 millionth traveler of the year .
An " important milestone" underlined Monica Pilloni , president of Sogaer, which "must be considered a starting point". And in fact Maurizio De Pascale, president of the Chamber of Commerce , the major shareholder of Sogaer, goes a little further: "This is a stage - he said - let's say that in the future we can reach 7.5 million in Cagliari and 12.5 million in Sardinia. Maybe in five years".
The regional councilor for Tourism Franco Cuccureddu has taken up the assist: «Numbers that I don't know if I subscribe to - he explained with caution - but we will certainly work to reach these goals. The Sardinian airports are promoting some great initiatives for tourism in Sardinia».
Also present was Transport Councillor Barbara Manca : «The passenger - she observed - has won an intercontinental trip. And this is also a path that we are following above all to get ever closer to the large international hubs» .
Manca also spoke about flights during the Christmas period: "We have had an increase in flights on the current ministerial decree - he underlined - and in addition we have also had very important data to monitor the progress of flights. Let's say that the critical Christmas period is not over yet, but today we are monitoring it very carefully thanks to this new data on bookings that we did not have before and that we have requested and obtained from the companies".
The maxi tariffs? «Let's say that unfortunately the world of transport is not exempt from the dynamics of all other economic sectors. Precisely for this reason we think that territorial continuity is important to ensure that residents do not suffer these market effects. In the meantime, there are programs for 2025, one of these is support for carriers that will bring new routes to Sardinia. For intercontinental connections, it is necessary to have a company that can guarantee them. What we want to do in the next call for tenders is to try to enhance this aspect as well».
(Online Union)