A new chapter in the controversy between regional councilor Gianfranco Satta and Aeroitalia . It all stemmed from a Facebook post. Satta had reported his mishap aboard a plane departing from Fiumicino and headed to Cagliari. According to the former Agriculture Councilor's complaint , the plane stalled three times before takeoff . This reconstruction, however, has been harshly denied by the airline, which has promised legal action.
Today, Satta returns to the topic with a new post on social media: "I read with surprise, but above all with disdain, the harsh statement from Aeroitalia, which even went so far as to announce legal action against me for having told the truth. I was on board that plane," Satta writes, "along with numerous other passengers. Three times, I perceived what, from the cockpit, appeared to be a shutdown of the aircraft. When I asked for an explanation, I was told that it was a simple electrical problem . We were subsequently informed that we would have to change aircraft. These are the facts I personally experienced. I never stated that the plane was on the runway. I specifically wrote that we were still stationary on the apron, and fortunately, I emphasized that."
Satta counterattacks: "Passengers were not given sufficiently clear and detailed information about what was happening and the reasons that made this decision necessary. It is on this aspect that I continue to call for transparency . Furthermore, once we disembarked and returned to the airport, we had to retrace our steps to the gates in Terminal 1 without any indication of which gate was the new one, which wasn't even indicated on the information boards."
Finally, he relaunched the case by taking the matter to the Regional Council : "I have formally requested that the regional transport councillor, Barbara Manca, obtain all the information necessary to clarify what happened, including verifying any similar precedents, and report on the quality of the service offered by the operator."