Assaeroporti, which represents airports in Italy, welcomed the inclusion of a  €500 million (US$614 million) fund in the recent budget by the Italian Government aimed at compensating Italian airport operators for damages suffered as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Assaeroporti president Fabrizio Palenzona said the government must now follow up on the support by launching further interventions to safeguard jobs and ensure optimal conditions to restart traffic post-pandemic.

Assaeroporti is the Italian airports association and it represents the interests of 33 airport operators for 42 airports.