Continuity at risk, the summit in Rome ends with no results.

"It was a technical meeting," the Ministry of Transport (MIT) announced, "which Minister Matteo Salvini did not attend." The meeting was limited to "digging deeper into the technical nature of the critical issues," which all remain related to fuel prices. But given that no political decision has yet been made, "we are leaving the release of the press release to the Region." This is what they said by phone from the capital regarding the meeting between Councilor Barbara Manca and the Rome offices, after Salvini on Tuesday raised the possibility of ticket increases, even on routes under Territorial Continuity. Or, alternatively, flight reductions.

The wait

In short, the alarm level remains high over the risk that the cost of jet fuel, the fuel used for airplanes, will continue to rise. And while Salvini, the other day, seemed almost resigned to the rising prices of airline tickets ("The airlines are asking me to raise prices. For now, I've managed to keep everything stable, but if the conflict continues, it will be complicated"), the Region is far less fatalistic. "The absolute priority," says Manca, "remains the protection of territorial continuity and public service obligations, both by fully guaranteeing the regular continuation of service and by safeguarding fares for citizens through the use of every possible means."

At the Ministry of Transport, "we reiterated," the councilor continued, "the Region's position" which "won't want any increases or fewer flights."