Fire in Rome FCO / Fiumicino airport terminal 3 (06 May 2015)
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Thank you all so much for the updates and rove312 thank you for the suggestion of looking at the flights status the last few days. Good point. We will also be sure to get there early for our flight when we leave out.
We are going into Rome and wanted to buy the Roma Pass at the airport but sounds too chaotic there already and their counter was at T3 so I will just wait till we get into the city to do that.
On our way out we are flying to a Schengen country so maybe they will process us through a different terminal than T5 *fingers crossed
We are going into Rome and wanted to buy the Roma Pass at the airport but sounds too chaotic there already and their counter was at T3 so I will just wait till we get into the city to do that.
On our way out we are flying to a Schengen country so maybe they will process us through a different terminal than T5 *fingers crossed
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Arrived at B4 and departed B11... the fire did some damage for sure (caught a glimpse at takeoff)
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Story in Italian: They plan to reopen concourse D at 11.59 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and have the airport 100% operational.
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Story in Italian: They plan to reopen concourse D at 11.59 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and have the airport 100% operational.
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Not personally, but according to multiple news sources it is going very well, 100% operative, over 150,000 passengers. Click on the upper right hand, "avanti" in the second link if you want to see for yourself.
http://m.repubblica.it/mobile/r/repu.../207516/206617
http://m.repubblica.it/mobile/r/loca...nata-119405307
http://m.repubblica.it/mobile/r/repu.../207516/206617
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We flew into Rome a couple weeks ago on a Delta flight. Our plane was parked far from the terminal and we were bussed to it.
It is a delay, so plan on that if you are connecting. We weren't. Immigration control and customs did not seem to be impacted.
The terminal still had a strong odor and the employees were all still wearing masks.
Other than that, it did not seem to have much of an impact.
It is a delay, so plan on that if you are connecting. We weren't. Immigration control and customs did not seem to be impacted.
The terminal still had a strong odor and the employees were all still wearing masks.
Other than that, it did not seem to have much of an impact.
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We flew into Rome a couple weeks ago on a Delta flight. Our plane was parked far from the terminal and we were bussed to it.
It is a delay, so plan on that if you are connecting. We weren't. Immigration control and customs did not seem to be impacted.
The terminal still had a strong odor and the employees were all still wearing masks.
Other than that, it did not seem to have much of an impact.
It is a delay, so plan on that if you are connecting. We weren't. Immigration control and customs did not seem to be impacted.
The terminal still had a strong odor and the employees were all still wearing masks.
Other than that, it did not seem to have much of an impact.
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I didn't want to start a new thread, but hoping anyone with recent experience can weigh in.
I'm considering flying the AA FCO-PHL flight at 11:35AM. How early do I need to be at the airport these days? Would arriving by train at 9:52 cut it, ignoring the potential for train delays? Or is ~1:45 not enough? I realize the train is a huge wildcard given that it departs from Venice earlier that morning, but let's ignore that part for now.
I'm considering flying the AA FCO-PHL flight at 11:35AM. How early do I need to be at the airport these days? Would arriving by train at 9:52 cut it, ignoring the potential for train delays? Or is ~1:45 not enough? I realize the train is a huge wildcard given that it departs from Venice earlier that morning, but let's ignore that part for now.