SINTESI DEL PROGETTO
AIR TRANSPORT IN THE ADRIATIC REGION IS EVOLVING FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM OF INTRAREGIONAL CONNECTIVITY PREVAILS. NEW AIR LINKS WITHIN THE ADRIATIC REGION COULD CONSIDERABLY IMPROVE MOBILITY AND ACCELERATE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION PROCESSES. MOREOVER IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AIRPORTS LIKE CITIES ARE NEVER STATIC. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING IN FORM AND FUNCTION. HISTORICALLY, AIRPORTS HAVE BEEN UNDERSTOOD AS PLACES WHERE AIRCRAFT OPERATE, INCLUDING RUNWAYS, CONTROL TOWERS, TERMINALS, HANGERS AND OTHER FACILITIES WHICH DIRECTLY SERVE AIRCRAFT, PASSENGERS AND CARGO. THIS TRADITIONAL UNDERSTANDING IS GIVING WAY TO MUCH BROADER VISION: IN ADDITION TO THEIR CORE INFRASTRUCTURES AND SERVICES, AIRPORTS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT NON-AERONAUTICAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES, AS EXTENDING THEIR COMMERCIAL REACH AND ECONOMIC IMPACT WELL BEYOND AIRPORT BOUNDARIES. THE PROJECT WANTS TO ESTABLISH DIRECT AIR CONNECTIONS IN THE PROGRAMME AREA THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE,