A dense fog this morning caused delays in arrival and departure to the Rome airport of Fiumicino. As announced by Airports of Rome, because of weather conditions, 8 flights landing at Fiumicino airport have been moved at Ciampino airport. At the moment the fog is thinning.

More than a dozen flights from Leonardo da Vinci Rome airport accuse delays, with peaks of more than 2 hours as in the cases of those headed to Frankfurt, Zurich and London, while others (Monaco, 4 to Milan, Geneva, Verona, Catania, Paris, Nice, Barcelona, Casablanca, Miami) have delays between 30 minutes and 1 hour and a half.

Are estimated around 600,000 passengers in transit at Fiumicino and Ciampino Airport before and after Easter. Only the “Leonardo da Vinci Airport” will reach daily peaks of traffic over 120,000 travelers.

Below is the tips of Rome Airport for the journey, and speed up the airport operations.

For those who are leaving Rome:
-      to speed up the check-in, by the handler, it is essential to reach the airport well before the scheduled time of departure. It’s the carrier to dictate the timing according to the destination that determines also the type of identification document, of which it is advisable to check in advance the validity and suitability.

-    Always are dictated by the airline the size and weight allowed for hand luggage and hold baggage, which is a good idea to make identifiable outside, and preferably inside, with individual data – name, surname, address temporary and permanent Telephone number – in addition to personalize them with labels and stickers that will facilitate the immediate recognition.

-     On board, for safety reasons, it is allowed to bring: a bag, electronic equipment, coat or raincoat, umbrella folding, crutches or other walking aid, baby cribs, etc..

-    Special restrictions, in accordance with European Directive of November 6, 2006, are reserved to the liquid, which must be in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 100 milliliters (1/10 of a liter) or equivalent (eg 100 grams) and then placed in a re-sealable plastic bag of a capacity not exceeding 1 liter (ie with dimensions such as 18 x 20 cm).

-    Those who had not with him, can find the plastic bags transparent information desks of Rome Airport, in Fiumicino, eight, some of which are manned 24 hours 24. Rome Airport operators are also contactable through 32 interactive totems distributed on the four terminals and outdoor areas.

For those arriving in Rome:

Once off the plane, see screens of information, to know the number of the tape and the baggage handler who is entrusted the responsibility of the case. For information on links to and from Rome, you can contact the eight manned Info Point. Operators are also contactable through 32 interactive totems distributed in the Terminal and outdoor areas.

On 4 December, was inaugurated the new connection to Abu Dhabi four times a week: Wednesdays and Saturdays at 21:45, Tuesday and Sunday at 11.15.

Thanks to high-speed connections, via Abu Dhabi with Etihad Airways partner, Alitalia is able to increase its offer to Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Peninsula and Southern Africa, “allowing customers to reach the tourist destinations of Australia, Thailand, Oman, Bahrain, South Africa and many other countries. ”

On December 11, Alitalia has also activated the new link between Rome and Yerevan, capital of Armenia and one of the industrial centers, cultural and scientific most important area of the Caucasus.
The flight Rome – Yerevan is operated with 2 weekly flights: departure from Rome Fiumicino airport on Tuesday and Friday at 22:20 and arriving in Yerevan at 05:15 (local time).
From Armenia the plane in Alitalia livery takes off on Wednesday and Saturday at 06:05 (local time) to land in Rome at 07.30, an ideal time to allow passengers to continue from Rome Fiumicino Airport to all other domestic destinations , international and intercontinental network of Alitalia.

The connection Rome – Fortaleza will be active from next January 14, 2013. Finally, the new connection Rome Fiumicino – Prague will run from January 29, 2013 with a double weekly.

Aeroflot and Turkish Airlines will introduce from this month, the third daily flight from Rome to Moscow and Istanbul respectively.

As for Alitalia, the intercontinental and international Network expands with 3 new destinations from Rome Airport ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’. In fact, the company will introduce the current month the flight Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) – Zurich and provides up to two daily flights to the Swiss city that represents one of the most popular business.

In December, however Alitalia prepares to land in the Middle East with the new connection to Abu Dhabi, which has four weekly flights in code share with the carrier Ethiadh Airways. This new route will allow passengers to reach the United Arab Emirates also other destinations such as Australia, and other locations in continuation to Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Also in December will open a new route from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Yerevan, capital of Armenia (twice a week), thus strengthening its presence in the countries of the Caucasus, where the carrier already work with the target Tbilisi.

Moreover, Alitalia in the development plan of the international and intercontinental network recently announced the future activation of new direct links to Fortaleza and Prague.

Rome airport state that the Ciampino airport will be closed for repair works from 23.30 on September 23 to 23.30 on October 2nd. All flight operations will be transferred to Fiumicino airport.

We recommend that all passengers departing and arriving in Rome Ciampino to check flight status by contacting the airlines of reference.

Here are the links:

Ryanair http://www.ryanair.com

Wizzair http://www.wizzair.com

From Fiumicino Airport on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday

Four times a week, the flight departs at 12:00 from Rome Fiumicino, with arrival in Bahrain at 18:15. The return is at 2:00 from Bahrain, arriving at Fiumicino airport at 6:45. These times allow you to use the numerous connections through our hub in Bahrain, but also to reach the airport of Rome easily, from any Italian city.

You can find information on Gulf Air visiting the website: www.gulfair.com

At the Fiumicino Rome airport “Leonardo da Vinci” each year 38 milions of baggage arriving/departing, and transit. These are bags of all types: hard suitcases, soft bags, backpacks, luggage and bulky oversized boxes, sports equipment, strollers, etc..

In case of loss of baggage, everyone (even your own) luggage is managed, controlled and monitored by an advanced computer system: ‘Worldtracer’. Each bag that turns into a cargo airplane is labeled at the start, and thus began their journey. It is the WorldTracer who shall follow it and find it, thanks to the interconnection between carriers and airports around the world.

What can “risk” a bag on his journey from the check-in?

The main critical issues can arise when it must be transferred from one plane to another (for example during a “transit”), but many can be the causes of what is called in airport slang “Left Behind”.

There may be inaccuracies recorded on the ticket issued by the company, or labeling errors during check-in, which determines the momentary confusion, but there may be other reasons: a wrong position, an inaccuracy at the airport, any restrictions volume or weight, or weather-related phenomena.

But what happens to lost luggage?

The responsibility for baggage handling at the Fiumicino Rome airport “Leonardo da Vinci” is a matter of seven handling company, which also operate the so-called bags “mishandled”.
When a passenger opens a loss report, the office of Lost and Found handler reference, starts the procedure and the baggage is assigned a bar code that identifies it with all the data relevant for research aimed on return, as quickly as possible, the luggage to its rightful owner.

Fiumicino Airport, however, focuses exclusively on so-called “baggage Tagless”, without a ticket with a flight number and destination. On average, more than 90% of these bags will still be returned to its rightful owner.

Useful tips for travelers

In a world increasingly uniform, it can happen to own a bag, with shape, color and brand name similar of our unconscious and unknown traveling companion.
Therefore we recommend:

to label the bag with an object of distinction/recognition (a ribbon, an adhesive, etc.), which will help you and other travelers to recognize your luggage and avoid the unfortunate situation to find ourselves, once arrived at the hotel, perhaps after a shower, with a suitcase different from ours.
Write and/or update the labels on the suitcase with all our personal details (name, address and temporary address, phone, email, etc..).

If lost, these small steps will greatly help the personnel to get you reunited with your precious cargo to souvenirs and clothing.

The Azerbaijan Airlines  develop flights between the international Rome airport of Fiumicino  and the Airport of Baku. This flight will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with Airbus A 319 configured for 114 seats (24 in business and 90 economy class).

The Baku Airport, which is under total redesign will be completed by the end of 2013, thanks to its geographical location lends itself as a “HUB” in the Caucasus region, connecting point between Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

From April and throughout the summer season, Air Transat, Canada’s largest airline company dedicated to the leisure segment with non-stop flights from Italy to Canada, will bring to seven flights a week the Rome-Toronto connection. They go up to six flights a week, the connections to Montreal.

News for those who fly for the United Kingdom, from March 25, the Monarch Airline, which specializes in leisure travel, will operate new flights from Birmingham and London – Luton, with affordable rates. Monarch operates five weekly flights to Birmingham and four to London – Luton.

Blue Panorama Airlines flying to Seychelles

Blue Panorama Airlines announced that from February 14, 2011, has launched the only direct link from Italy to the Seychelles Islands. The flight with departure from Milan Malpensa Airport and Rome Fiumicino Airport, linking our country to the fascinating island of Mahe.

Up to 9 April 2012 the flight will operate every Tuesday; every Monday from April 16. The choice of these week-days is not random but due to the study of tourism demand for this destination, particularly for travel wedding for which Blue Panorama Airlines wanted to reserve the best day of operation. In high season, from July, is expected to double its operations to meet the growing demand for this destination, always from Milan and Rome airport, including flights on Wednesday.

The service is operated by Boeing 767-300ER of Blue Panorama Airlines in configuration 12 business seats and 260 economy.