Fire at Rome's FCO

[chiaro di Luna]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/romes-fiumicino-fire-airport-gradually-reopens-after-large-blaze-1500089

 

[chiaro di Luna]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/romes-fiumicino-fire-airport-gradually-reopens-after-large-blaze-1500089

Anyone flying into FCO?

 

[Chris]

Yikes! Not until next week. Happy to miss this, and all the complications of being diverted to another airport!

 

[chiaro di Luna]

Yikes! Not until next week. Happy to miss this, and all the complications of being diverted to another airport!

I go in a week & half terminal 3. At least I'm prepared there could be some diversion.

 

[Heidi]

Wow! Thanks for the head-up chiaro! I arrive Terminal 3 next Wednesday morning. They appear to have managed to work through the initial chaos but I'm certain there will be some impacts - but nothing like the horrible disruption of being diverted to other airports...

 

[chiaro di Luna]

http://www.wantedinrome.com/news/commuter-chaos-at-romes-fiumicino-airport/

posted on fb this morning.

 

[Pauline]

From the article: "Only about 50 per cent of flights are operating to and from Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Friday 8 May, the day after a major fire gutted a section of Terminal 3, which is used for international flights."

Not good in such a prime travel time! They should have things organized by the time you all fly.

 

[chiaro di Luna]

but those lovely shops are gone where I buy my balsamic duty free

 

[chiaro di Luna]

http://thepointsguy.com/2015/05/fire-at-rome-fco-heres-how-to-reroute-to-get-home/#

another post today re: FCO

 

[chiaro di Luna]

From Air Canada's website:
May 10, 2015
Rome (FCO)
Airport facilities constraints
Airport:
Rome, Leonardo da Vinci Int'l (Fiumicino), Italy (FCO)
Event:
Air Canada is kindly asking all passengers to check-in online at AirCanada.com. Due to airport facility constraints, we are temporarily operating from Terminal 5 with limited check-in counters.
Air Canada and Air Canada Express advise that flights to, from or connecting through the airport(s) listed may be delayed or cancelled due to the event described.

When:
All day, May 10, 2015

Hoping this is back to normal in a week. Atleast they are keeping us updated.

 

[Pauline]

Not good! I think @Chris is flying there soon. Hope it all gets worked out!

 

[Chris]

I fly tomorrow Wednesday afternoon. Surely by then, they will have their act together!

 

[chiaro di Luna]

I do not see any travel alerts today. Safe travels.

following link was from end of last week. hope it is improving by now

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/tra...al-leaving-thousands-passengers-stranded.html

 

[chiaro di Luna]

Chris, can you report in? How was your arrival at FCO?

 

[Pauline]

@chiaro di Luna - if you type "@" before the name, a list of users with similar names pops up and you can select who you are mentioning. Then they get an alert - so they know they have been mentioned.

@Chris should have arrived in Rome today! I hope the airport is back to normal.

 

[Chris]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/romes-fiumicino-fire-airport-gradually-reopens-after-large-blaze-1500089

Chris, can you report in? How was your arrival at FCO?

Patience! I'm still at heathrow waiting for my Rome flight. I'm very tired and probably won't report til tomorrow morning.

 

[chiaro di Luna]

Sorry Chris.

 

[Chris]

I saw no evidence of a fire. Of course I was just finding my luggage and a taxi after 20+ hours of travel so it's possible I missed something

 

[chiaro di Luna]

May 17, 2015
Rome (FCO)
Airport facilities constraints
Airport:
Rome, Leonardo da Vinci Int'l (Fiumicino), Italy (FCO)
Event:
Air Canada is kindly asking all passengers to check-in online at AirCanada.com. Due to airport facility constraints, we are temporarily operating from Terminal 5 with limited check-in counters.
When:
All day, May 17, 2015
What to do:
Customers are asked to check Flight Status, or call Air Canada's automated flight information system at 1-888-422-7533 to ensure their flights are not delayed or cancelled.

View information on Air Canada policies in the event that:

• a flight is delayed by 2 hours or more
• a flight is cancelled

I'm arriving at FCO on May 17th.
Air Canada has not had an advisory for a few days, but this appeared this morning. And we are delayed by 1 & 1/2 hours.

Also, thanks to Heidi and others for reporting back.

 

[chiaro di Luna]

We were delayed by a couple of hours leaving Toronto due late arrival of our plane from Europe. Got off plane, down several steps, on bus to terminal 3 FCO to clear customs. Very few in EU line. Hundreds in all other passport lines. Only a couple of agents working for first part. Was in line more then 1. 1/2 hours. Luggage was already removed so had to search floor fjor it. RomeCabs still waiting for us, but unpleasantly said he waited over 2 hours. Not a nice welcome to Rome. Anyway, no sign of fire on arrival.