Salerno-Amalfi Coast Airport Opens, Boosting Southern Italy Tourism

SALERNO, ITALY - JULY 11: A general view of Salerno Costa d'Amalfi airport on July 11, 2024 in Salerno, Italy. First takeoffs and landings at Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport after the runway expansion works. The Salerno Costa d'Amalfi airport received a public investment which made it possible to plan a new airport system program with national and international routes. The proximity to tourist destinations such as Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Amalfi Coast and the Sorrento Peninsula, the Cilento coast, Capri, Paestum and Velia and the cities of Naples, Salerno, Caserta and Benevento, makes the airport an important alternative to the airport of Capodichino. Vincenzo De Luca, governor of the Campania Region and Matteo Salvini Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, have announced new investments that will allow the expansion of the airport's reception facilities and transport with the extension and construction of the Salerno metro. (Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images)