«The numbers of passengers at Calabrian airports are growing and this is an undeniable fact, but at what cost to citizens’ pockets and, above all, how long will this effect last? It is necessary to understand whether we are building a solid system or a bubble destined to burst as soon as public money runs out.” This is what is stated by the regional councilor of the Democratic Party, Giuseppe Falcomatà, who yesterday morning filed a question for immediate response addressed to the President of the Regional Council to clarify the real effectiveness and sustainability of the air transport incentive policies in Calabria.
«From the analysis of the data – explains Falcomatà – a worrying picture emerges from an economic point of view. Between municipal surcharges paid by the Region (around 6.5 euros per passenger), funds paid to Sacal (14 million in 2025 alone) and marketing campaigns of the “Destinazione Calabria” tender (9 million for the first three quarters of 2025), the quantification of the incentives paid by the Region for the current year is close to 37 million euros. If we compare this figure to the increase in passengers, we discover that the Calabria Region is spending almost 50 euros for each single traveller, a disproportionate figure if compared with the average of the other Italian regions which does not exceed 10 euros”.
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