Rome airport re-opens but flights still disrupted
Airlines are warning of further disruption to flights to and from Rome Fiumicino Airport today (Friday) after a fire yesterday.
Delays and some cancellations are expected as schedules are reorganised and congestion is relieved.
The airports was closed until midday Thursday after the fire, which which broke out in an underground baggage storage area in Terminal 3 shortly after midnight (10pm GMT).
Alitalia has set up two task forces in order to simplify service and to give information to passengers departing or transiting at Fiumicino.
As Terminal 3 has been condemned for airport operations, Alitalia and Etihad Airways passengers must check-in at Terminal 1 for all domestic, international and intercontinental flights.
To help passengers, yesterday Alitalia arranged some ferry flights (with only crew aboard) to short haul and long haul destinations.
Ryanair witched 12 of its services from Fiumicino to Rome’s Rome Ciampino Airport yesterday and is switching more services today.
Officials described the fire as ‘violent’ although there were no injuries, except for three people who suffered smoke inhalation.
The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, although an investigation continues.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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