Regional airports

Following on from the previous post, it has been apparent for a long time that the real motor for the growth of tourism to the Italian regions has been the low cost airlines - Ryanair and Easy Jet above all.

And it seems that in the very near future Rome will be served by another low cost destination, Viterbo.

There is local pressure to reduce the number of flights to Ciampino.

While some may be redirected to Fiumicino, Latina and Frosinone were also considered.

The former loses out due to its poor road connections, while the latter means a huge cost moving military personnel.

To think that a few have blamed some of the troubles of Alitalia on Italy having too many regional airports.