02:52 pm - Friday
Ryanair exposes Region Lazio's false claims
Milan, Italy - Regarding the noise at the Roman airport of Ciampino
(WAPA) - "Ryanair, Europe’s low-fares airline, today (23nd January) called on Regione Lazio to accept the factual findings of the official noise report conducted at Rome-Ciampino Airport which confirmed that there is no noise issue for the surrounding region, and to admit that they commissioned a false and biased (Cristal) report into noise pollution in order to call for unlawful and unnecessary flight reductions at Ciampino airport.
The airline highlighted that the official report into noise at Rome-Ciampino airport, which was undertaken by the AdR and the independent Airport Technical Committee, found that:
• Just 100 households, which were built in 1997 (before new legislation governing noise pollution was introduced), are affected by noise. These 100 homes will receive noise reduction improvements, paid for by AdR.
• Air pollution levels around Ciampino were in line with that of a medium sized town, with private cars being the main cause of these normal levels of air pollution.
• The unlawful 30% reduction in capacity imposed at Rome-Ciampino in July, 2007, did not reduce noise levels in the area and so this restriction on flights had no effect on noise in the Ciampino area.
The carrier confirmed that calls by the Regione Lazio to further reduce the capacity at Rome-Ciampino Airport are unlawful and unnecessary and are designed solely to remove competition, choice and Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares from the Rome market".
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Direttore Clara Moschini