Despite the closure, the number of pas- sengers in July was in line with the pre- vious year. The Turkish Airlines’ new opening to the East is certainly among the most important news of 2011. The thrice- weekly flight to Istanbul, which opened in August, offers passengers the oppor- tunity to reach many destinations of the ICCSAI. IT RANKS THIRD AFTER MALPENSA AND VENICE international network of the airline. In April was inaugurated the new passengers with reduced mobility hall, Airport among the Best located at the Departures Level. The new area, more comfortable, improved Connected Airports in in furniture and expanded in space, is available to passengers with reduced The low cost flights too continue to grow mobility and beautified with a selec- by Lorenzo Villa tion of images of the Mole in collabo- ration with the Cinema Museum.. his year ICCSAI, the Inter- Turin Airport offers links to the To strengthen relations with the territo- national Centre for Competi- major European hubs of Amsterdam, rial productive realities goes the agree- “Ttiveness Studies in the Avia- Brussels, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, ment between Fiat Auto Var and SAGAT tion Industry, has put Turin Airport on Madrid, Monaco, Moscow, Paris and fot supply Fiat vehicles for the assistance the podium of best connected italian air- Rome, allowing passengers to reach of flight operations. The dealership has ports" said the new CEO Fausto Palom- any destination in the world through provided to Turin Airport four FIAT Panda belli. “Turin Airport placed 3rd after connecting flights. 1.3 Multijet 16V DPF 75 Cv 4x4 Cross Malpensa and Venice airports for rea- The 2011 year of Turin Airport was Euro 5, equipped with specific equipment chability of the European GDP. Within opened by the satisfactory results achie- on board requirements ensuring better two hours from Turin is reachable the ved in 2010: 3.5 million passengers performance and security for drivers. 40% of European GDP, 73% within four carried, as the best ever. Group reve- hours". The study also inserts Turin Air- nues amounted to € 66.5 million, with port among the Italian airports that have net profit of € 4.4 million and a scale of benefited most from the development of investment of € 9.5 million. low cost carriers, together with Bologna, In 2010, celebrated the 2 Treviso, Lamezia Terme, Trapani, Genoa million passengers from Turin, and was and Forli, registering in 2010 a growth of launched the new airport’s website. over 10%. Currently the offer of low cost In April, Turin Airport and flights at Turin has reached 30%. celebrated 40 years of the company at On international level, Turin Airport the airport, after the first flight to has received the ACI Europe – Best Air- Frankfurt in April 1971. For the occa- port Award in 2007 and 2008, while in sion, an Airbus 321 with a vintage 2009 qualified for ISO 9001/2008 certifi- livery landed in Turin. Since 1971 till "The newcomers reinforced the cation, thus confirming SAGAT’s commit- now Lufthansa has added two more historical collaboration between ment to providing passengers and com- destinations from Turin, Monaco and SAGAT and FIAT cars equipped for panies with efficient, top quality services. Dusseldorf, for a total of 76 weekly fli- airport use, in the wake of the ongoing Turin Airport lies 16 km from the city ghts during the summer of 2011. modernization of the car fleet of our centre and it’s situated at the centre of an "Lufthansa in Turin stands for relia- airport, which now consists of over 30 important network of transport links, bility and represents a window to the FIAT vehicles" declared the SAGAT making it extremely easy to reach both by world", said Maurizio Montagnese, CEO Palombelli. public transport, bus and train, and by President of the Sagat - Turin Airport. “People are the main resource of the the dual carriage way which links up On 28 June 2011was composed the company: in recent years I’ve seen great with the ring road and the motorway new Board of Directors, with the con- cohesion and strong sense of responsibi- network, providing direct access to the firmation of Maurizio Montagnese as lity starting from managers to operators most important president (also recently appointed pre- working in the yard”, concludes Monta- cities in the region sident of Turismo Torino e Provincia) gnese. “People who have allowed us to of and the appointment of Fausto Palom- win for two consecutive years (2007- and southern belli as CEO. 2008) ACI Europe Best Award.” France and the In July of this year was completed the In August 2011 passengers at Turin main mountain second part of maintenance Airport were over 2.5 million (+ 4% and ski resorts works’, with the airport closed to flight over 2010), with a continuous growth of during the winter. operations between 15 and 19 July only. low cost passengers.

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