Fiumicino airport in Rome gets a new boarding area. The new facility, inside Terminal 1, will open to the public on 19 May and will be on three floors, covering 37,000 square metres.
With up to 23 new boarding gates, the number of passengers transiting the capital’s main airport is expected to increase by more than six million annually.
Fiumicino wins its 5th Airport Service Quality Award
The new Fiumicino Airport A Pier has a large concourse with premises for food and retail outlets. Primarily lit by natural light. it also has nursery services, a business area, photovoltaic systems. Holding all the major international environmental and eco-sustainability certifications, makes it one of the facilities which has earned the Airport Service Quality Award for the fifth consecutive year for Leonardo da Vinci Airport.
New jobs in and serving the airport
Investment in the new facility totalled nearly €400 million, and 100 new jobs are planned, including cleaning staff, handling services, and passenger assistance. At least 10,000 jobs are also planned in the industries and services that revolve around the new pier, such as shops, airport services, and tour operators.
