TARGET

The Traffic Development Policy aims at ATTRACTING INCREMENTAL TRAFFIC to our station.
The incentive system hereafter exposed is conceived to be a guideline for such development, to regulate it according to TRANSPARENT AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY PRINCIPLES, making the best possible use of the Airport infrastructures.
SYSTEM (GUIDELINE):
• TRANSPARENT
• EASILY ACCESSIBLE
• FAIR
• NON DISCRIMINATING
• WELL DEFINED IN TIME
• ORIENTED TO AWARD INCREMENTAL TRAFFIC
• MEETING WITH BUSINESS AND PRIVATE INVESTORS’ REQUIREMENTS
• ORIENTED TO BE MORE AWARDING THE LARGER INVESTMENTS ARE
• SPECIALLY INTERESTED IN STRATEGICALLY RELEVANT INITIATIVES
• ONLY ADDRESSED TO SCHEDULED CONNECTIONS 1
• AWARDING FLIGHT OPERATIONS BEYOND PEAK HOURS
PARAMETERS
The most commonly used parameter to accord incentives is a pre-fixed AMOUNT per DEPARTING PASSENGER (DEPAX), multiplied by the NUMBER OF PASSENGERS taken as valid and responding to the standards required in that case.
The incentive amount:
• Is EX POST, i.e. it is granted at the end of EACH IATA SEASON referred to as in the contract
• Is assessed after it has been VERIFIED that all the pertinent REQUIREMENTS and OBLIGATIONS concerned with that specific category are fulfilled.
VALIDITY
This Policy will be applied starting from IATA WINTER SEASON 2008/09 until further notice .
APPLICATION CASES ( separate, not to be combined)
1. NEW DESTINATIONS
2. ALREADY EXISTING DESTINATIONS
3. NEW STRATEGIC BASE
4. LONG-HAUL DESTINATIONS
1 if a connection obtains clearances as a charter connection, it will be included in the incentive scheme only if:
• Operated regularly, for the whole IATA season , to strategically relevant destinations;
• There are evident obstacles that do not allow the carrier to get a scheduled-flight slot (e.g. blocked bilateral agreements).

1.
NEW DESTINATIONS

Range of application:
Start-up of new scheduled connections, having at least 2 WEEKLY ROTATIONS (2/7).
By NEW DESTINATIONS we mean the ones that are not connected to BLQ by a direct scheduled flight or those that have not been served in the 2 last IATA seasons.

2.
EXISTING DESTINATIONS

Range of application:
The incentive system is only applied to INCREMENTAL TRAFFIC.
By INCREMENTAL TRAFFIC we mean the difference between the number of passengers departing from BLQ, transported by a single Airline, to a given destination, within a given period of time, and the corresponding number of passengers transported within the same period of time during the previous year.

3.
NEW STRATEGIC BASE

Range of application:
New strategic base of a Carrier
By NEW STRATEGIC BASE we refer to the case when important traffic volumes are developed by a Carrier in a short space of time, aiming at the best possible use of the airport infrastructures and at the best distribution of traffic over “off-peak hours”.

4.
LONG-HAUL FLIGHTS

Range of application:
For the peculiar commercial and operative features, a different incentive scheme is conceived for long-haul connections, considering their primary strategic relevance.
By LONG-HAUL CONNECTIONS we mean all the flights reaching destinations outside Europe2 and outside the STATES of the MEDITERRANEAN BASIN.
This incentive scheme will be applied to Carriers who operate regular, long-haul connections with a minimum of 1 weekly rotation, reaching a minimum of 15 rotations per year.
2 Including European Russia

The scheme, the obligations and the incentive system of this policy can be required by authorized Carriers and Authorities to:
Aeroporto G. Marconi di Bologna
Aviation Business Development
v. Triumvirato 84
40132 BOLOGNA
Tel. +39 051 6479693
Fax +39 051 6479731
aviationbusiness@bologna-airport.it
c.a.
Dott. Antonello Bonolis

With the summer’s solstice party….Saturday June 21st from the 5.00 pm to the 11.00 pm.

Via Caduti di Cefalonia, via Oberdan and via Altabella will be the festivity incomes where we’ll be received from Bologna medieval guards…

The town will be wrapped by the glamour of Celtics and the mystery of the Templars, in a striking atmosphere which will invade the center roads, where a time the towers, symbol of power and wealth were erected……

There will be the artisan ancients to show us the techniques of their job, flag players, drums, clarions, duels of Celtic evoking.

From 5.00 pm and with reply every time in Salo’ square, close to Prendiparte Tower, we’ll be present at the show: “ The Hawks’ empire: singings and jokes to the Federico II court”.

For the opportunity the tower will be opened: two excellence personalities will guide us to his discovery, the owner Matteo Giovanardi and the actor Massimo Corengia, which will play the keeper and his clumsy assistant, up on the 12^th floor to admire the town and the medieval roads…

It will be the opportunity to admire also an exposure of predaceous living of the falconer Freddy Mazzocchi.

Everything taken from a toast and a tasty banquet…. (entry to payment € 15.00 – in place reservation).

And still: from 5.30 pm”The puppets show” for the little ones; at 6.00 pm with reply at 9 pm, in Piazzetta Sant’Alo’ the fascinating “Concert of Celtic music” will be the background to the joyous atmosphere.

They will not lack the Scottish typical dances and the tales for children.

At the Corona D’Oro Hotel from 6.30 pm will be there the Conference about “The Templar places in Bologna” and follow the play in historical suit.

A good item of news also for the mothers: the “Nannies in Party” will entertain your children in Piazzetta Sant’Alo’.

In other words, a party not to be lost!

We are sure the VolaBologna friends will be as always receptive and numerous.

LiveBologna and………Prendi… Parte

The new variation can enable the airport to have new horizons and they has also approved to clear to built in future when asked a new 96000sqm termina, an airport hotel, mall/ shops, a conference center and a new gate to the closest motorways.

In 2007 Bologna airport has managed 4,37 million passengers, too close to the maximum capacity admitted, now they can plan new investments and talks for ahve new traffic. Contacts are reported in progress with AirBerlin, EasyJet and Air Berlin.

Heathrow was the main task for most of us and someone wants to go in the downtown.

Weather was partly cloudy and overcast in some times but generally was surely mostly better than normal Brit days.

Good choice of airplanes, good airlinmes, Heathrow is again a gem in the contest of worldwide top leading airports.

Nice the dinner had so close to our accommodation in Pimlico and the night was different for many of our group, someone to the pub or in Piccadilly Circus.

Night and early morning so horrible, heavy rain and low clouds. Something better after 10am and in general we went to live the downtown from Vic Station, Buckingham Palace, The Mall, Trafalgar Square, The Parliament and Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London and the Tower Bridge. 

Flight back home was at 8:40pm and we have began to go to Gatwick by 6 catching the Southern rail line train, the cheapest too.

One hour of delay, a pint of cider or beer in the inside pub and boarding delayed by one hour due to congestion and late incoming aircraft arrival.

Weekend terminated with our landing in Bologna at 12:40am.

It was a great weekend, first trip from the launch of VolaBologna.

Its not a brand new opening, but its a part of terminal which has get a new expansion in term of surface available coupled by a new landside shaping styling.

It has continued to work because it house more than 2 dozen of check in desk and stopping them can it mean to stop part of the airport operations.

The new area have an expanded area at level 0. A new stair and escalator for convoying passengers upstair after check in. A new mezzanine where airlines and tour operator will have offices. Cleaning all the lounge and expanding it now they will use in full the check-in. In the past the limited space have formed many troubles and at same time check-in opening wasn’t too possible.

They has spent 3 million € for this new face lifting and expansion using new styling technologies such as a large use of steel, glass and alucobond.

Host time to time they allows when without guests to visit this tower and show the beauties inside available.

11 floors separes the ground floor until the top of this tower built by Prendiparte family and than used as a prison for a quite bit, signs left by the prisoneers are today again visible.

VolaBologna aviation society in his 2008 activity calendar have planned this event with aim to to show to the members and non members this important jewel present in town not open generally to the public at all times.

Joining the top where a beautiful terrace can be used also for a drink party, guests can admire especially in late afternoon the beautiful Bologna.

More than 60 peoples has participated to this beautiful event that on April 20 2008 was set up by the aviation society. A tour guide have explained everything about this great place and than they went for terminate the evening in the closest hostaria Pane Vino e S.Daniele where a buffet was been prepared for all the guest that has participate to the visit.

Pictures about this visit can be found at:

http://www.volabologna.it/it/chi-siamo/il-perche-di-volabolognait/eventi/anno-2008/20042008/

or

http://www.volabologna.it/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1317

Bologna until two years ago they has the full control with 60%, after to have selled 25% of shares to Regione Emilia Romagna and than refused to pay losses matured in 2006. After that they has reduced to 16,9% and now they lefts the asset.

Of course now there is competition between them, due to also the decision matured in Bologna airport management with new business plan recently released to go towards the low cost market.

In the local press published in Forlì in these days many article have spoken about this conflict situation.

Four times a week on mondays/tuesdays/thursdays/saturdays with MD82s and in 130 minutes you can hop from Italy to Denmark.

www.flysas.com about informations and bookings