Property buyers investing in Calabria in the toe of southern Italy are calling on the UK’s airlines to launch more convenient routes into the increasingly popular region via an online Petition.

Sponsored by local property specialists, InCalabria Ltd, the I-Petition has been launched to meet the ‘unprecedented’ level of demand the company has experienced for details about alternative flights and routes in to the area’s main airports at Lamezia Terme and Reggio di Calabria.

Frances Petroni, the Daily Telegraph’s ‘Mentor’ for Southern Italy has also agreed to support InCalabria’s online petition to bring more airlines to southern Italy. Frances commented:  'I will CERTAINLY sign your petition and I know some other people who will do the same. I will spread the word. It is a real problem having so few choices of flights. It would be great to have more.'

The I-Petition, entitled ‘ChoicetoLamezia’ calls on the UK airlines to launch flights from the Midlands, North of England and Ireland to Lamezia Terme airport as thousands of people are currently unable to secure convenient flights from these areas.

This comes at a time when an industry study has claimed air passengers based outside south-east England are avoiding London's congested airports by making greater use of regional airports instead

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said growth at Britain's regional airports has outstripped Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted since the start of the decade. Passenger numbers at smaller airports grew 7% per year between 2000 and 2006, according to the industry regulator, while the capital's flight hubs have averaged 3%.

Annual passengers at the UK

's regional airports now exceed 100 million, nearly triple the total in 1990.

'Regional airports have put themselves firmly on the map as gateways for travel to and from the regions they serve,' said Harry Bush, director of economic regulation at the CAA.   The fastest growing regional airport in Britain is Bristol, followed by Liverpool, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Prestwick and Southampton.

Dennis Onstenk, Director of InCalabria Ltd concludes, ‘We are confident that accessibility to Calabria will improve, just as it has done with other southern Italian regions like Apulia and Sicily. With this Petition, however, we hope to kick-start that process sooner rather than later - for everyone’s benefit.’

The Petition for more flights to Calabria can be signed at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Choicetolamezia or by visiting http://www.incalabria.com

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Note to Editors:

Italy has been named as the most popular holiday destination in Europe in a new poll of British tourists. .According to Saga, the country is the first choice of 14 per cent of holidaymakers, potentially making it a good option for overseas investors. The broad appeal of Italy was further highlighted after it was named the preferred option for both 25 to 44-year-olds and people aged above 55.

 

 

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