Elmas Airport's summer takes off: a record-breaking season is expected
In 2024, the milestone of 5 million passengers was reached, this year the aim is to go beyond. The flight offer increased by 7%, here are all the newsVideo di Virginia Devoto
Having reached the historic milestone of 5 million passengers last year, Cagliari airport is heading towards a new record in the 2025 summer season, which takes off on Sunday 30 March.
As for the offer, it is undoubtedly the best season ever, with an offer that grows by 7% compared to 2024.
The numbers
Over 1.4 million seats offered in international markets, 109 connections to 25 countries operated by 39 airlines, 75 scheduled (31 domestic and 44 international) and 44 operated with charter flights.
The summer of Mario Mameli will offer a program with over 26 thousand flights. Ryanair queen of the Cagliari airport, with 21 destinations to 12 countries.
What's new
The expansion strategy in the Scandinavian market, very important for the tourism development of Sardinia, is consolidated. After the success of the connection with Gothenburg, introduced last year, Summer 2025 will see the activation of two new strategic routes to two important European capitals: Stockholm, operated by Ryanair with two weekly flights, and Copenhagen, served by SAS with the same number of flights.
More flights to Great Britain, with British Airways EuroFlyer serving London Gatwick airport up to 10 times a week. Vueling will increase its operations to Barcelona by more than 20%.
More flights also on the Cagliari-Zurich route with the strengthening of the Edelweiss schedule which, after the success of the route operated for the first time last winter season, will include a daily connection during the high season.
Smartwings will increase its flights to Prague by more than 50% compared to last summer, reaching five weekly flights. Austrian Airlines will increase its flights to Vienna by more than 25%. Easyjet will double its flights to Lyon, while Volotea will increase its flights to Marseille by 80%. Also on the German market, Eurowings will increase its flights to Stuttgart by more than 20%.
In Italy
On the domestic market front, the news concerns the opening of new routes to Pescara operated by Ryanair and Catania served by Aeroitalia, in addition to a significant increase in connections in territorial continuity regime. With Aeroitalia 20 flights per day to and from Rome Fiumicino, 16 to and from Milan Linate. The total is over a thousand flights in territorial continuity.
In the video by Virginia Devoto, the interview with David Crognaletti – Sogaer commercial director.
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