Roberto Occhiuto, President of the Calabria Region declared: “When I took office I inherited an immobile airport system, almost collapsing. In a few months we placed Sacal under the control of the Region and finally made it operational. At the same time we have built a modernization plan for all Calabrian airports.
Two years ago the Reggio Calabria airport was in a coma, without any prospect of development and with flights to Rome and Milan at risk of being cancelled. We saved those connections, we doubled them, and a few months ago we officially presented Ryanair’s landing on the shores of the Strait with Eddie Wilson, whom I thank for his new visit to our Region. Today Reggio Calabria is a hub for the Irish airline, it has 8 new routes and in these first weeks record numbers of arrivals and departures have been recorded. I am very happy with the collaboration with Ryanair which in this summer season has also strengthened the routes from the airports of Lamezia Terme and Crotone: the first airline in Europe is now present in Calabria with 30 connections.
The target
Our goal is to grow the entire regional airport system, to bring more and more tourists to Calabria and also to give new opportunities to our fellow citizens. With Ryanair we have started a journey that will bring great and positive news for our Region in the coming months and years.” Marco Franchini, Sole Director of SACAL declared: Ryanair confirms itself as an intrepid and reliable travel companion, capable of making even minor airports take off towards increasingly ambitious destinations, an engine of growth and a model of tourism development and beyond. From today the entire regional territory will be able to benefit not only from travel at advantageous fares but from the great opportunity of being connected to the most beautiful European capitals.
