Taranto – A letter to the president of Puglia airports and to theCouncilor for Transport and Mobility of the Puglia Region by the President of the Province, Rinaldo Melucci, after the data published on Apulian airports. From January to May, 3,061,236 passengers passed through with an increase compared to the same period of the previous year of 6 percent for the Bari airport, 4.1 percent for the Brindisi airport and even 22.7 percent. for the “G. Lisa” of Foggia.
“These brilliant results are sadly echoed by the total absence of the “M.” Airport. Arlotta” of Taranto – Grottaglie which, despite having the longest runway in southern Italy and a recently renovated and modernized connection network, continues not to be taken into consideration” writes Melucci referring to the total lack of interest in this regard on the part of the Puglia Region and the Puglia Airports company.
The failure to open Taranto Airport – Grottaglie “M. Arlotta” to scheduled flights, it strongly penalizes the social, industrial and tourist development of the Ionian territory. The scheduled arrival of some delegations at the airport in question on the occasion of the upcoming G7 summit demonstrates once again the validity of the airport’s infrastructure and the security connected to it.
The President of the Province also recalled once again that the Puglia Region recently requested delegation to the Services Conference only for the “G. Lisa” of Foggia, considered a regional airport, and did not do a similar thing for the “M. Arlotta” considered a national port for its importance at a strategic level.
“Ultimately – concluded Melucci in the letter – I hope that the Taranto – Grottaglie airport can finally host airliners to satisfy the countless requests coming from the industrial, entrepreneurial sector and private citizens of the Ionian area, currently forced to go to the airports of Bari and Brindisi, which are on average more than 100 kilometers apart.”.
