The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, a pound 30 million Italian scheme to support the establishment of new air passenger connections from and to the airports in the Sardinia region.
The purpose of the scheme is to improve the mobility of the residents of Sardinia, which qualifies as a remote region within the meaning of EU state aid rules, as well as the connectivity between Sardinia and other regions in Europe.
With a view to those objectives, the scheme also aims at increasing air passenger traffic to and from Sardinia outside of the tourist season, when connections are scarce.
Source: Cyprus News Agency