Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

Rome-Fiumicino: tenths of passengers left on the ground due to Alitalia's overbooking

Rome, Italy - The carrier refunded travellers that couldn't depart

Tenths of passengers, between 50 and 100, yesterday have been left on the ground at Rome-Fiumicino airport due to Alitalia's overbooking. Too many tickets sold more than the actual seat availability and so the people, about to depart for Istanbul, Caracas, Boston and Athens, couldn't get on their planes. According to some witnesses they would have been left for hours without any information. The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107946
Rome, Italy, 08/03/2009 11:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AirlinesItaly. Palermo Airport asks for more transportation

Burrafato (Gesap): "It is essential that connection services are adequate to demand"

More checks on taxi drivers and an extra train. The Municipality of Palermo and the Region of Sicily are trying to respond to the demand for greater mobility from the Gesap company, that controls the "Falcone-Borsellino"... more

AirlinesTokyo airport tests road drones

Objective is to make cargo vehicle fully operational by the end of 2025

A driverless vehicle towing freight containers zooms along the asphalt of the parking area. It happens at Japan's Tokyo-Haneda International Airport. A joint experiment conducted by the airline All Nippon... more

AirportsItaly. Reorganization 2i Aeroporti (2): who is Asterion

Sustainability, ecological transition, sustainable mobility and much more

One billion Euros, 63 million passengers and 758,000 tons of goods. This is the turnover generated by the Italian company 2i Aeroporti, of which the Spanish investment fund Asterion Industrial Partners,... more