28.03.23

VOLOTEA STARTS ITS ENGINES IN THE RUN UP TO THE SUMMER AND INAUGURATES THE NEW EXCLUSIVE MILAN BERGAMO-ASTURIAS

Volotea, the low-cost airline serving small and medium-sized European cities, is investing in Milan Bergamo airport, and this year is offering 6 destinations; 3 in Italy and 3 abroad. Since its inaugural flight in 2012, on a local level, the airline has transported more than 405,000 passengers, and today, Tuesday 28 March, it launched its new route to Asturias (with departures every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday). 6 April will see the opening of the new route for Lyon (2 flights per week, every Thursday and Sunday), while 13 April will mark the opening of the route to Nantes (every Monday and Thursday). The three new international routes, all operated exclusively by the airline, are in addition to the domestic routes to Lampedusa, Pantelleria and Olbia, all due to open in May. For 2023, From left to right, at the centre of the image; Giacomo Cattaneo, Director of Commercial Aviation for SACBO, Valeria Rebasti, Country Manager Italy & South-eastern Europe for Volotea, and Isabel Garana, Director of the Spanish Tourism Organisation in Milan. the airline is offering more than 146,000 seats from Milan Bergamo Airport. Over more than ten years of activity, as well as having recorded excellent operational performance that reflects its seriousness and care for its passengers, Volotea has increased tourist flows through the airport, generating collateral income for the local area.

15.03.23

FLYDUBAI TOUCHES DOWN IN MILAN-BERGAMO

Flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, touched down in Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY) to a water cannon salute and warm welcome by the airport officials. This marks the start of flydubai’s five-times weekly operations to the city, growing its network in Italy to four points including Catania, Naples and Pisa. Flights to Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY) started on 10 March with a five-times weekly service. The carrier will increase the frequency to a daily service from 18 April 2023. Emirates will codeshare on these routes and the flights will operate from Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB), offering travellers more seamless connections through Dubai’s international aviation hub. 

08.03.23

MILAN BERGAMO AIRPORT PREPARES TO WELCOME THE PARTICIPANTS OF BGY AIRPORT GRANFONDO

Two months before BGY Airport Granfondo, due to take place on Sunday 14 May 2023, starting and finishing in the heart of Bergamo, Milan Bergamo Airport is preparing to welcome the participants of the event for cycling enthusiasts from one of the 39 countries connected with direct flights. Participants of BGY Airport Granfondo will be able to take advantage of the services offered by the first Bike Friendly airport in Europe, in particular the bike room, which is situated in the arrivals area of the terminal and set up for technical and logistic support. The traditional Granfondo, a spring event that for more than 25 years has brought cycling enthusiasts from all over the world to the streets of Bergamo, has enthusiastically partnered with BGY airport precisely thanks to the attention focused on the world of cycling with a view to multimodal travel. Those arriving from regions in central and northern Italy, as well as from bordering areas will be able to take advantage of the bike room in Milan Bergamo Airport, before reaching the start line of the event in the vicinity of the Gewiss Stadium and the Lazzaretto, in the heart of the city of Bergamo. The partnership between BGY Airport, which has been voted as the best airport in Europe in the 5-to-15-million-passenger category, and the Granfondo promises to see a unique spectacle of cycling and of colour in the year of “Bergamo Brescia Capital of Culture”.

06.03.23

MILAN BERGAMO AIRPORT PREPARES TO WELCOME THE PARTICIPANTS OF BGY AIRPORT GRANFONDO

For the second year running, Milan Bergamo Airport has been recognised as the best European airport in the 5-to-15-million-passenger-per-year category by ACI, the International Airport Association, once again receiving the much-desired Airport Service Quality Award. The award is assigned on the basis of opinions expressed by passengers in almost 500,000 interviews gathered by ACI regarding their travel experiences in approximately 300 of the world’s best airports. As well as the Airport Service Quality Award, the International Airport Association has added two more awards that qualify Milan Bergamo as the Most Enjoyable Airport in Europe and Easiest Airport Journey in Europe. These awards are yet further evidence of the commitment of SACBO employees and airport operators, who collaborate on a daily basis to offer services that meet passenger expectations, thus earning their praise.

06.03.23

THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SALVINI INAUGURATES THE 20-MILLION-EURO RYANAIR MAINTENANCE HANGAR AT BERGAMO

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transportation Matteo Salvini today (Monday 6 March) inaugurated the 4th and 5th Ryanair maintenance hangars at Milan Bergamo Airport. These two new hangars represent a further 20 million euros in investment from Ryanair at Bergamo Airport and will create more than 100 new highly paid jobs in the aeronautical engineering sector for the Lombardy region. The Deputy Prime Minister Salvini was welcomed in Bergamo by the Managing Director of the Ryanair Group Michael O’Leary, the president of SACBO Giovanni Sanga, the Managing Director of SACBO Emilio Bellingardi, the president of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority Pierluigi Di Palma and local authority representatives. The official inauguration ceremony also saw the participation of the Mayors of Bergamo and Orio Al Serio, and numerous important guests. Ryanair has invested more than 50 million euros in its 5 latest-generation maintenance hangars, which currently provide 250 highly paid jobs in the aeronautical engineering sector in Bergamo and the Lombardy region. These two new hangars will allow Ryanair to transfer a significant proportion of its internal maintenance of Boeing 737s to Bergamo, while the Ryanair fleet at Bergamo Airport will increase to 24 aircraft in summer 23 (an investment by Ryanair of more than 2 billion dollars in Lombardy). Ryanair continues to grow and invest in Italy, where for summer 23 it will be basing 98 aircraft, providing support for more than 3,000 direct jobs in its bases and its 30 Italian airports. In 2023, Ryanair plans to transport more than 56 million passengers to and from Italy, thus consolidating its position as number one in the Italian market.