STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 – The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization representing the leading U.S. airlines, today issued the following statement regarding Terminal 5 (T5) at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport:
“The U.S. airlines continue to work toward ensuring that all U.S. bound passengers from Italy are treated uniformly and have a seamless travel experience at Rome Airport. While much work has been done toward refurbishing T5, there is still much more that needs to be completed before being able to adequately accommodate passengers, including transportation of passengers en masse from T5 via buses to the satellite terminal gate area and convenient and safe access from the ramp and into the satellite.”
ATA airline members and their affiliates transport more than 90 percent of all U.S. airline passenger and cargo traffic. For additional information about the industry, visit www.airlines.org.
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