Milan Bergamo Airport also formerly known as Orio al Serio International Airport ando officially called Il Caravaggio International Airport after the iconic Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi known as Caravaggio who worked in the nearby town of Caravaggio, located in the municipality of Orio Al Serio, 5 km from the centre of Bergamo and 50 km from Milan, one of Ryanair's three main operating bases, along with Dublin Airport and London Stansted Airport is evaluating direct air connections to South Asia.
The Milan metropolitan area and the provinces of Lombardy are home to tens of thousands of residents of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani and Sri Lankan origin and the Il Caravaggio International Airport sees underserved potential for South Asia as a destination having a relevant opportunity to serve numerous travellers residing in the area and coming from this Asian region.
It says Northern Italy, especially the Lombardy region is home to some of the largest South Asian communities in Europe with about half of all Indian nationals in Italy residing in the northern and central regions.
Currently, there are not direct flights to that Asian region, but Il Caravaggio International Airport is evaluating this option to expand its international routes.
Direct connections could lead to increased passenger traffic and new business opportunities and a potential notable revenue for the Lombard air hub . Taking in consideration this opportunity, Milan Bergamo Airport is actively working to find airlines and partners that can make these direct connections possible.
The airport said that in the absence of nonstop flights from Milan Bergamo to destinations in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, travellers must currently rely on one - stop itineraries and for that Middle Eastern hubs always took advantage.
Over the past two years, Gulf - based airlines have launched or expanded services at Milan Bergamo Airport specifically, with a eye on transit demand to South Asia.
Director of Commercial Aviation, SACBO, the company manages the Italian airport, Giacomo Cattaneo said that it is important to recognize the immese potential these markets hold for both business, leisure and diaspora travel, and Milan Bergamo Airport is committed to enhancing its airport services.
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