Giuridico e Amministrativo

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✈ Air Transat increases Rome Fiumicino-Toronto flights with an added Sunday frequency from June 29, 2025, departing at 12:35 PM and landing at 4:20 PM, operational until October 19. During peak season, up to 20 direct flights weekly from Italy. Rome-Toronto 5 times a week in May, daily from June 9; Rome-Montreal starts with 2 weekly flights in April, 5 in May, and daily from June 15. Venice-Toronto and Venice-Montreal frequencies also rise. One weekly flight on the Lamezia-Toronto route.

🖤 Antonio Barreca, Director General of Federturismo, commented on the impact of Trump's tariffs on Italy's tourism economy, stating there is no concern yet. Assessments will be made post-summer to understand the tariffs' effects on tourism. Despite a slowdown in arrivals for the Jubilee, spring bookings appear promising, with expectations to catch up by June and grow in the summer.

📍 easyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis announced the reopening of their base at Rome's Fiumicino Airport after 10 years. Italy is their second market, with 21 million seats, and since 2008, they've transported 30 million passengers from Fiumicino. Five new routes to Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Zurich, and Brussels are now available, competing with Lufthansa but offering lower fares. This summer, easyJet will operate up to 56 daily flights from Rome, offering over 1.4 million seats and hiring 150 new workers as part of an investment in Italy, including a new base at Milan Linate with 5 aircraft and 22 routes.

🏠 Spain officially closed its Golden Visa program on April 3, ending the chance for non-EU citizens to gain residency through financial investments. Operational since 2013, the program issued 14,576 residencies, 95% of which were for real estate purchases with a minimum investment of €500,000. The closure was primarily due to housing cost increases in major cities like Madrid and Barcelona, influenced by foreign investment. Top beneficiaries were from China, the USA, and the UK.

🚩 Antonio Barreca, director of Federturismo, remarks no concern over potential impacts of Trump's tariffs on Italian tourism economy. A decline in arrivals for the Jubilee is noted, but spring bookings look promising, with expectations to recover by June and grow in the summer. The effects of tariffs on tourism will be clearer post-summer.

💸 London Heathrow Airport experienced a blackout last month, forcing a one-day closure. Following criticism of the emergency response, Heathrow introduced a plan including more airport partners for assistance and backup mobile phones.

📌 Federalberghi Veneto welcomed the extension of the deadline for mandatory catastrophe insurance policies for businesses, approved on March 28 by the Council of Ministers. President Massimiliano Schiavon praised the delay but criticized the current wording of the law for increasing costs without actually improving coverage for tourism businesses. The association highlighted the need for policies to cover actual natural disasters that might occur in specific Veneto locations, noting the inadequacy of current provisions, especially for sea-caused disasters, and the lack of clarity regarding insurance costs between landlords and tenants. Schiavon calls for a revision of the law to ensure it is effective without burdening entrepreneurs.

✈ Russian airlines are set to decommission at least 200 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, which is about 30% of their roughly 700 Western-made planes, due to a lack of spare parts resulting from sanctions after the Ukraine invasion. These aircraft also require mandatory modifications as per FAA and EASA directives, but sanctions prevent the import of the necessary parts. Currently, only 10% of Russian flights are operated with local aircraft, with hopes to increase the production of MS-21 and SJ-100 models, though none have been received by airlines yet.

💸 Starting on April 2, the UK requires EU citizens to use the Electronic Travel Authorisation (Eta) for entry, with stays up to 6 months. Applications are exclusively online or through the UK government's website and are confirmed within 3 working days. Eta, linked digitally to the passport, costs 10 pounds, rising to 16 pounds from April 9, and allows multiple trips for 2 years or until the passport's expiry if sooner.