The pastel-painted villages and cliffs terraced with lemon groves of Italy’s Amalfi Coast entice some 5 million vacationers a yr.

However whereas the shoreline is dreamy, the journey there’s not. The simplest strategy to attain cities like Amalfi and Positano is to fly into Naples airport after which take a time-consuming mixture of trains and buses to succeed in your last vacation spot.

Travellers will probably be glad to listen to that it is going to be simpler to succeed in the UNESCO-designated area this yr as a more in-depth airport is about to start out worldwide flights.

Salerno Costa d’Amalfi Airport is getting a facelift and opening as a business airport with flights beginning as early as July 2024.

Learn how to attain the Amalfi Coast in 2024

This yr, travellers will have the ability to attain the Amalfi Coast through the newly reopened transport hub.

Salerno Costa d’Amalfi Airport is located 45 kilometres southeast of town of Amalfi. It’s also 21 kilometres from Salerno which is at present used as one other entry level to the shoreline the place guests arrive by prepare and alter onto native buses.

The airfield was in-built 1926 and has served as a navy airport, flying faculty, firefighting centre and personal airport through the years.

In 2007, modifications have been made to open up the airport to business flights, however in 2016 it closed fully.

Now, Salerno Costa d’Amalfi will open to worldwide companies once more from summer season this yr.

The runway has been prolonged and work is underway on a brand new passenger terminal which will probably be accomplished by 2027.

What airways will fly to the Amalfi Coast in 2024?

On 11 July, Spanish funds airline Volotea will launch business flights from Salerno Costa d’Amalfi Airport.

The corporate has already introduced 4 companies connecting the shoreline with Cagliari, Verona and Catania in Italy and Nantes in France.

Nantes and Cagliari flights will start in July whereas Verona and Catania are scheduled to start out in September.

Authorities say the event will proceed till 2043, by which period the airport hopes to course of some six million passengers a yr.

The challenge has been welcomed by tourism and hospitality companies alongside the shoreline, however there are additionally issues in regards to the influence of accelerating customer numbers on the realm’s infrastructure and pure setting.