01.10.24

SACBO PRESS RELEASE ON THE REOPENING OF THE RUNWAY AT MILAN BERGAMO AIRPORT

SACBO has announced that the runway at Milan Bergamo Airport reopened at 7.30 p.m. local time. Operations returned to normal with the landing of the Norwegian flight from Helsinki. The runway had been closed since 8.00 a.m. due to a 450-m section of runway being put out of action due to the bursting of the four tyres on the rear undercarriage of Ryanair flight FR 846 during landing from Barcelona El Prat. None of the 161 passengers or the crew were harmed. 

The works to repair the runway surface commenced following removal of the aircraft stranded on the runway, thanks to the intervention of specialised technicians under the supervision of SACBO personnel and the Fire Brigade. The process required the milling of the damaged surface, followed by asphalting and the restoration of runway markings, after which the runway was tested before flight operations were allowed to recommence. 

“Works that would have normally taken much longer were carried out in just over six hours”, stressed Giovanni Sanga, president of SACBO. “Excellent teamwork, which began with the immediate intervention of the Fire Brigade and the contribution of SACBO technical and operational staff, as well as the specialised companies appointed. We would like to express our compassion and our gratitude to the waiting passengers, many of whom were forced to abandon their travel plans, for their understanding. We would particularly like to commend the support provided by the airport handling staff. Our gratitude also goes to the law enforcement agencies present in the airport, and to all the workers involved in airport services”. 

01.10.24

RUNWAY OPERATIONS MILAN BERGAMO AIRPORT

At 7:55 AM (local time) on Tuesday, October 1st, Ryanair flight FR 846 from Barcelona El Prat, carrying 161 passengers, experienced the bursting of all four rear landing gear tires during the landing phase. The damage did not compromise the landing maneuver and did not cause any issues on board, nor were there any consequences for the passengers. After the immediate intervention of the Orio al Serio Fire Department and securing of the aircraft, which remained stationary on the runway, the passengers were safely disembarked and escorted to the terminal.

Due to the aircraft remaining on the runway, operations were suspended, and a NOTAM was issued stating that the runway would not reopen before 5:00 PM (local time). Departing flights were delayed, and arriving flights were either diverted or canceled.

The tire burst caused damage to the runway over a length of 450 meters. The damage affected the surface of the pavement, which was scratched to a depth of about one centimeter. Therefore, it was necessary to plan the pavement restoration through urgent work entrusted to a specialized company in order to restore the runway to full operational capacity.

The reopening of the runway is contingent on the removal of the aircraft and the completion of the pavement restoration work.

13.09.24

INAUGURATION OF THE NEW RUNWAY FOR THE BERGAMO AERO CLUB THE RENOVATION WORKS WERE PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT BY SACBO

The Bergamo Aero Club has officially inaugurated its own 12/30 runway, 714 metres in length and 18 metres wide, which - together with the taxiway surface - has been renovated and resurfaced by SACBO with an investment of approximately EUR 800 thousand in accordance with a project organised by the SACBO Infrastructure Directorate and implemented by the company Artifoni. The works also included the updating of signage for the runway, the taxiways and the aircraft apron.

The project involved improvements and increases in efficiency for aeronautical operations and ground handling achieved with an update of the declared runway distances, the elimination of the starting points at runway heads 12 and 30, a new configuration for the runway strip and the construction of a runway end safety area for both heads.

01.08.24

VOLO INAUGURALE MILANO BERGAMO SALERNO

Prende il via oggi il primo volo diretto tra l’aeroporto di Milano Bergamo e Salerno, porta d’accesso per la Costiera Amalfitana ed il Cilento.

Il collegamento, operato da Ryanair, è programmato tre volte a settimana ogni martedì, giovedì e domenica.

Il volo è già in vendita per la prossima stagione invernale sempre tre volte a settimana ogni lunedì, venerdì e domenica.

30.07.24

SACBO INVESTE OLTRE 4 MILIONI PER INTERVENTI DI MITIGAZIONE AMBIENTALE

Il Consiglio di amministrazione di SACBO ha approvato il piano per la realizzazione di interventi di mitigazione ambientale su edifici residenziali ricadenti nei Comuni dell’intorno aeroportuale e risultati avere necessità di isolamento acustico, sulla base delle valutazioni effettuate dall’Istituto per le Tecnologie della Costruzione del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. Il relativo bando, il quarto in aggiunta ai precedenti che hanno permesso di intervenire finora su circa 550 abitazioni per un investimento complessivo di 10 milioni di euro a carico di Sacbo, prevede un ulteriore stanziamento di 4,1 milioni a beneficio di 211 unità abitative situate nei Comuni di Bergamo (62), Grassobbio (43), Orio al Serio (99) e Seriate (7).

La somma investita da Sacbo e’ ripartita in interventi di sostituzione degli infissi (per un valore corrispettivo di 2.785.000 euro), per migliorare il fono-isolamento, e installazione di impianti di climatizzazione (per 1 milione 313mila euro).